About Intensives
It can take time to work toward the core of the challenges in couples therapy. During a couples intensive, you and your partner will be able to participate in a focused and dedicated session to develop emotional intimacy, explore gridlocked issues, and ultimately deepen your relationship. Through this accelerated form of couples therapy, you will more rapidly learn how to de-escalate the negative cycles in your relationship and process emotional dynamics without the time pressure that comes with briefer, weekly sessions. Intensive couples sessions can also be helpful in working through complex and timely decisions that would otherwise require several weekly sessions to explore fully.
Intensives can be beneficial for couples who:
- Have busy schedules and cannot attend weekly couples sessions
- Struggle with finding weekly childcare to attend weekly couples sessions
- Want to process past the initial rapport/history sessions in a timely manner
- Desire to intensively explore complex or emotional issues
- Hope to learn communication tools quickly
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Outcomes
Couples can expect to walk away from these sessions with tools for better communication, a deeper emotional connection, awareness of how attachment styles and negative relationship cycles may impact conflict, and a clearer understanding of each other’s perspectives.
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Approach
Our approach is rooted in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, helping you and your partner remain present, navigate difficult emotions, and commit to actions that align with your shared values. In addition, our clinicians integrate Emotionally-Focused Therapy, an evidence-based couples therapy approach, that prioritizes understanding of attachment and negative cycles of conflict, real-time exploration of emotions, and integration of healthy communication practices.
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Packages
New Couples:
This intensive package is designed to provide new couples with a comprehensive understanding of their relationship dynamics, offering tools to build a strong foundation from the start. New couples intensive packages are available on select Saturdays and last from 6-10 hours. Intensive Saturday sessions will include:- Joint couples intake (approximately two hours)
- Individual perspective sessions (approximately one hour each for a total of two hours)
- Collection of family, relationship, and mental health history (approximately one hour each for a total of two hours)
- Attachment assessment and associated exploration (approximately two to four hours)
After completing this intensive Saturday session, couples can elect to start weekly couples sessions or the intensives for existing couples described below.
Existing Couples:
For couples who have already begun their therapeutic journey, this package focuses on deepening emotional exploration and addressing specific challenges or goals. Intensives for existing couples are offered weekly or biweekly only on weekdays and can be scheduled for 2-3 hours.
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Investment
Each hour of the intensive is designed to give you concentrated attention and expert guidance to make significant progress. For new couples, the Saturday intensives are $300 per hour, while existing couples can access weekday intensives at $250 per hour.