Welcome to Your Relationship Transformation
Are you ready to take a deep dive into your relationship? Whether you're seeking to strengthen your bond, reignite the spark, or learn how to navigate conflicts more effectively, couples intensives offer a powerful opportunity to make significant changes in a short amount of time. I am excited to offer specialized Couples Intensives, designed to provide a comprehensive, research-based look at the factors keeping your relationship stuck.
By engaging in a couples intensive, you’re choosing a format that’s more concentrated and direct than traditional weekly counseling sessions. Together, we will identify the challenges that have become roadblocks in your relationship, and work through them with a clear plan of action. If you're serious about change and ready for some hard work (and a bit of fun), this is the place for you.
What Are Couples Intensives?
Couples intensives are deep-dive therapy sessions designed to help you and your partner take a significant step forward in your relationship. Unlike weekly or bi-weekly sessions, intensives pack a lot of work into a shorter time frame, making them ideal for couples who want quick results. Over a few days, we will engage in concentrated, focused work that can bring clarity and new insights into your relationship dynamics. This approach is not only highly effective but also backed by over 50 years of empirically validated research.
Who Are Intensives For?
This format is best for couples who are:
Highly motivated: You and your partner are both ready and eager to make substantial changes.
Serious about improvement: You understand that successful relationships require effort, and you’re prepared to invest the time and energy needed.
Pressed for time: If weekly or biweekly sessions don’t fit your schedule or lifestyle, intensives offer an efficient way to dive deep in a condensed period.
Research-driven: You’re curious about what studies say about relationships like yours and are interested in incorporating scientific insights into your journey.
Ready for honest feedback: You’re open to receiving direct, candid insights from a third-party who has no bias or stake in your relationship, other than wanting you to succeed.
Looking for a supportive environment: You want a safe and non-judgmental space to practice new skills and behaviors that will enhance your relationship.
Why Choose a Couples Intensive?
A Couples Intensive offers many benefits over traditional counseling, particularly for those who may be in a busy phase of life or looking for an alternative to long-term therapy commitments. Some reasons couples prefer this method include:
Fast-Tracking Results: Instead of spreading therapy out over months or even years, intensives condense the work into a much shorter time frame, allowing you to make progress rapidly.
Efficiency: For couples unable to regularly attend in-office sessions due to geographic location or scheduling conflicts, intensives provide an efficient way to work through critical issues.
Research-Backed Insights: Every intensive starts with an online assessment that uses over 50 years of empirical couples research. This assessment will highlight areas where your relationship is strong, as well as areas where growth is needed. Together, we’ll use this data to focus our work and develop practical skills to enhance your relationship.
The Assessment: A Research-Based Approach
Each intensive requires an online assessment, which is rooted in the most thoroughly researched and validated couples therapy approaches available. The assessment will give us a comprehensive picture of your relationship dynamics, highlighting both strengths and weaknesses. With this detailed understanding, I can provide direct feedback on how you and your partner interact, communicate, and resolve conflict.
What Will We Focus On?
Strengthening connection: We will explore ways to deepen your emotional intimacy and strengthen your bond.
Conflict management: Learn and practice new strategies for managing conflict more effectively without escalating tensions or causing emotional harm.
Understanding patterns: Beyond just practicing new relationship skills, we will dig deeper to understand why you avoid using these skills in moments of stress. Together, we’ll explore where unhelpful patterns come from and why we sometimes choose to hurt the people we love most.
This combination of research-based assessment, direct feedback, and real-time practice makes a couples intensive a powerful tool for transformation.
Who Are Couples Intensives Not For?
While couples intensives can be incredibly effective, they are not the right fit for every situation. Couples intensives are not appropriate for:
Couples in relationship crisis: If you're in the midst of a major relationship upheaval or contemplating separation, this format is likely not the best solution.
Partners with opposing goals: Both partners need to be on the same page in terms of wanting to work on the relationship. If one person is unsure or ambivalent, traditional counseling might be a better fit.
Relationships with a history of intense anger or violence: Safety is paramount, and intensive therapy requires both parties to be in a space where they can engage productively.
Those who feel pressured to participate: Both partners must come to the table willingly and with an open heart.
A lack of willingness to change: If there is little interest in understanding or addressing unhealthy relationship patterns, an intensive won’t provide the desired results.
Ready to Jump-Start Your Relationship?
If you and your partner are ready to dive in, the next step is scheduling a conversation to determine if a couples intensive is the right fit for you. This initial consultation will allow us to discuss your goals and ensure that this approach aligns with your needs.
The Road Ahead
Once we decide to move forward, we’ll schedule your assessment and prepare for your intensive. Be prepared to work hard, have fun, and make lasting changes that will set your relationship on a new path. While it will be challenging at times, the reward of a stronger, more connected relationship is worth the effort.
Learn More
To learn more about how a Couples Intensive can help transform your relationship, please contact us. Let's work together to create a future where your relationship thrives!