A Full Day to Break the Cycle — Instead of Months of Weekly Sessions
You already know the argument. You could probably script both sides of it. Weekly couples therapy can help you manage that cycle — but managing it, one hour a week, can take months. A Couples Intensive is built for partners who are ready to actually break the pattern, not just take turns naming it.
Using the same Body History™ and Empathetic Conversation™ framework we use in ongoing couples work, the intensive compresses that process into one extended, focused day — enough uninterrupted time to get underneath the fight, see what’s actually driving it, and practice a genuinely new way of meeting each other before you leave the room.
Who this is for
This is a strong fit if you’re stuck in the same fight on repeat, navigating a specific rupture (a betrayal, a big decision, growing distance), or simply want fast, deep movement instead of a slow weekly process. It’s also a practical option if your schedules make weekly sessions hard to sustain, or you’re coming to this work from out of state and want to make the most of concentrated time together.
How it works
- Pre-intensive consultation. We map the pattern you’re both caught in, clarify what you each want out of the day, and confirm the intensive format fits where your relationship is right now.
- The 4-hour intensive. Working directly with each other — not just talking to me — you’ll use Empathetic Conversation™ to surface what’s really underneath the disconnection, with me guiding the process and stepping in only to open a door, not referee.
- Post-intensive integration. A follow-up session to reinforce what shifted, troubleshoot anything that resurfaces once you’re back in daily life, and decide whether ongoing weekly work, another intensive, or neither is the right next step.
What this isn’t
This isn’t couples mediation and it isn’t a one-time fix for a relationship either partner has already decided to leave. It’s a concentrated container for two people willing to stay in the room together and do the work.
Fee
$1,500 for a 4-hour Couples Intensive. Intensives are self-pay; visit Fees & Insurance for how out-of-network reimbursement works. Prefer weekly sessions instead? Visit Couples Therapy.
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