Couples Therapy Intensives in Raleigh, NC
A couples therapy intensive is a concentrated, immersive experience designed for partners who need clarity, stability, and meaningful change more quickly than weekly therapy typically allows.
What’s Feeling Urgent or Overwhelming
Many couples consider an intensive when things feel too big, too painful, or too stuck to wait for weekly sessions. You may be navigating a crisis, a major rupture, or patterns that escalate quickly and leave both of you feeling exhausted, disconnected, or unsure how to move forward. It might feel like everything is happening at once — the distance, the tension, the misunderstandings — and you need focused support to slow things down and make sense of what’s happening.
Intensives are also a strong fit for couples with demanding schedules who want meaningful progress but can’t commit to weekly therapy. Whether the urgency is emotional or logistical, you’re not alone in this. When the load feels heavy, complex, or time‑sensitive, a therapy intensive can offer the space, clarity, and steadiness you’ve been needing.
How a Couples Intensive Can Help You Reconnect
A couples intensive offers several uninterrupted hours to understand your patterns, explore the emotions beneath them, and begin creating new ways of relating. This format allows us to go deeper than weekly sessions typically allow — slowing everything down so you can actually hear each other, understand what’s happening between you, and begin repairing the places where you feel stuck.
Whether you’re navigating a crisis, rebuilding after a breach of trust, managing demanding schedules that make weekly therapy difficult, or simply needing clarity about how to move forward, an intensive provides the structure, depth, and emotional steadiness to support meaningful, lasting change.
Intensive Format Options
Intensives are thoughtfully designed and tailored to your specific needs. They typically follow one of two format
One‑Day Intensive
3–6 hours total
Ideal for couples needing focused support, clarity, or momentum around a specific challenge.
Two‑Day Intensive
6–12 hours total
Designed for couples navigating more complex patterns, deeper ruptures, or situations that benefit from extended time and focused support.
To ensure the intensive is the right fit, and to prepare for our work together, at least one intake session is required (sometimes two). Intake sessions are scheduled separately and billed independently from the intensive itself.
Where I Can Support You Most
Communication challenges
Emotional disconnection
High‑stress or high‑achievement lifestyles
Recurring conflict cycles
Parenting and life transitions
Repairing trust and rebuilding closeness
The Approaches I Draw From
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Gottman Method
Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy (IBCT)
Systems‑based assessment and pattern mapping
These approaches help us understand what’s happening beneath the surface — not just what’s being said in the moment.
How We Begin Working Together
Getting started is simple and intentional, giving both of you clarity about what comes next.
step one
Start the Conversation
Schedule a free consultation where both of you can share what’s been difficult, what you’re hoping for, and get a sense of whether we’re a good fit.
step two
Deeper Understanding
Once you become a client, we’ll slow things down and explore your relationship patterns, emotional needs, and communication styles so you can understand where you feel stuck.
step three
Rebuild Connection
Together, we’ll create a personalized treatment plan to help you reconnect, strengthen trust, and build a more fulfilling relationship.
Take the first step toward feeling closer again.
Couples Therapy Intensives FAQs
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A couples therapy intensive is a focused, extended session (3–12 hours) designed to help you make deeper, faster progress than weekly therapy typically allows. It’s ideal for couples navigating crisis, high conflict, or significant ruptures.
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Intensives take place in my Raleigh office at 4082 Barrett Drive, a private and calming space designed to support deep emotional work.
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One‑day intensives (3–6 hours) work well for couples needing clarity or momentum around a specific issue. Two‑day intensives (6–12 hours) are best for more complex patterns, deeper ruptures, or situations that need more time and support to work through.
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Yes. At least one intake session is required to ensure the intensive is clinically appropriate and tailored to your needs. Some couples may benefit from two intake sessions. Intake sessions are scheduled separately and billed independently from the intensive itself.
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At this time, intensives are offered in-person to ensure the depth, safety, and emotional attunement required for this level of work.