Intensive Couples Therapy
Sometimes it’s not that you don’t want to work on your relationship-it’s that there hasn’t been enough space to really sit with it.
Conversations get cut off, things carry over week to week, and it can feel like you’re circling the same patterns without fully getting through them.
An intensive session creates the time and space to approach things differently and move through what’s been getting in the way.
Intensive couples therapy is a focused, extended format designed for times when it makes sense to dedicate more space and attention to your relationship.
While weekly therapy offers consistency and ongoing support, intensives create an opportunity to step out of your usual rhythm and engage in the work more fully over a shorter period of time together.
This format allows us to stay with important conversations, understand patterns more clearly, and begin working through them without the natural pauses that come with week-to-week sessions.
Sessions are tailored to your needs with an individualized support plan to support your work after completing an intensive.
Why Choose an Intensive?
This May Be a Good Fit If You…
When Intensive Therapy May Not Be the Right Fit
There are some situations where a different level or type of care may be more appropriate. If any of these apply, reach out to Steve and he’ll help you toward the right next step.
What the Process Looks Like
Intensive therapy is structured but flexible, allowing us to understand your relationship, create a clear plan, and actively work through what matters most—all within a focused period of time.
Step 1: Preparation
Before you even walk in the door you’ll have already made progress. You’ll both get an online questionnaire that may take 90 minutes to fill out about your views on the relationship.
The nice thing is that because it’s electronic you can either fill it all at once or save as you go. Keep in mind all of your answers are private and your partner will not see them.
You fill them out, I run them through specialized software, and come out on the other side with significant information for our work together.
Step 2: The Interviews
The first 90 minutes we see each other will be all three of us in the room together. That’s when I’ll gain further information from both of you about your goals, the issues, and your story.
The next 90 minutes are one-on-one interviews with each partner to dive deeper with both partners. I find that people like this part in order to share their side of things and their story.
Step 3: The Analysis
Enjoy an hour lunch-break as a couple. By this time we’ll have gone through a lot, and you deserve to spend time with your partner to unwind and recharge for the next step.
As you enjoy lunch, I’ll be analyzing all of the data I’ve just collected from your online questionnaires, couple interview, and individual interviews to create your custom and personalized treatment plan.
Step 4: The Road Map
After lunch we’ll spend about 30 minutes going over the treatment plan created for your relationship. This will serve as a road map for not only the areas we need to work on, but how we’re going to do that.
Of course, this is your relationship and a collaborative process so you’ll be able to add or change things to make sure we’re fulfilling all of your needs.
Step 5: Tools & Strategies
After we have your treatment plan in place, we’re spending the next 2.5-16.5 hours (depending on the plan you choose) diving into the issues and conversations that we need to.
We’re addressing key issues, learning new tools and strategies, and setting you up for on-going success at home.
Step 6: The Check-Ups
Like your car, your health, or anything you want to take care of, maintenance is key. At the end of any marathon, you as a couple, and I, will have a great sense of what you’ll need moving forward.
Whether that’s any need for follow-ups, extra support, or checking-in down the road.
Investment
Intensive sessions are offered in a few different formats depending on your needs, availability, and the level of support you’re looking for.
Full-Day Intensive Therapy Session, $1,900
Best suited for couples who want to dedicate an entire day to focusing on their relationship. Ideal for those seeking preventative growth, premarital assessment & insight, or support around specific challenges within an otherwise solid foundation.
2-Day or 3-Day Intensive Therapy Sessions, $3,800
Best suited for couples in need of significant change or healing. These extended intensives provide the time and space to start working through deeply rooted patterns, address high levels of distress, and rebuild connection through a concentrated, transformative process.
Next Steps
If you’re considering an intensive, the best place to start is a brief consultation. We’ll use that conversation to understand your situation, answer your questions, and determine whether this is the right fit.
If it is, we’ll guide you through scheduling and next steps from there.