COUPLES THERAPY INTENSIVE IN OVIEDO, FLORIDA AND VIRTUALLY
Go from disconnection to connection, faster.
You are tired of the same fights over and over.
Does it sometimes feel like you and your partner are speaking completely different languages? You say one thing, they appear to have interpreted something completely different in your tone, your words, or even a facial expression, and suddenly… it feels like you are no longer on the same team.
Maybe you’ve tried to talk about the same topic over and over again, only to be met with frustration, overwhelm, confusion or shut down. Perhaps you’re both walking on eggshells, trying to keep the peace until inevitably, one seemingly small moment brings the unresolved tension to the surface.
You want to feel close, connected, and understood by your partner. You want, more so need, to see change in your relationship, but how?
Enter… The Couples Intensive.
A couples therapy intensive is a focused, intentional way to accelerate the connection healing you have been looking for in your relationship. Instead of committing to weekly counseling sessions that might not fit in your busy schedule, you can set aside a dedicated block of time (from a few hours to a couple of days) to focus on intensive therapy. You can go deeper and get to the root of the problem faster.
What does the process look like?
After our initial consultation call, we will schedule a 90-minute pre-intensive meeting that can be done virtually or in-office to pinpoint your goals for your intensive. During the intensive, we will work together to help you and your partner dig deeper, truly hear each other, and experience a more genuine connection. The process will look different for every couple depending on where you are in your journey and relationship. After the intensive, we will schedule a post-intensive interview to reflect on how things have shifted since the intensive and how we can strengthen and amplify the positive changes and insights.
Why do a couples intensive?
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You might not have time in your busy schedule for another weekly appointment. An intensive is the perfect way to maximize your time in a very focused, intentional way while still making progress towards your relationship goals.
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For many people, it makes more sense to schedule one intensive instead of doing weekly therapy, or to schedule an intensive every few months as opposed to doing weekly or biweekly work. In the long run, this could also save you money because you don't have the limitation of a 50-minute session that can sometimes come to an end right when you are getting to the root of the issue.
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An intensive is for the couple that is looking for an experience that truly goes deeper than you have ever gone in discussions with your partner or during other forms of traditional couples therapy. You are fully committed to doing whatever it takes to grow, connect, and heal your relationship in a meaningful way that actually gets you to a place of feeling connected and more confident in your relationship and ability to handle conflict.
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Pre-Intensive Meeting
We start with a 90-minute session to develop your goals and get ready for the Couples Intensive.
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Personalized Client Workbook
You'll receive a workbook with activities, questions, and assessments that prepare you for the Intensive and allow you to track your progress.
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Personalized Intensive Session
This is where it all happens! Your Couples Intensive will happen over the span of a few hours or a few days depending on your selection. This session will be intentional and personalized for you and your partner.
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Post-Intensive Meeting
We will end with a 90-minute meeting to reflect on your experience and explore the next steps on your journey.
Learn about my approach:
I am trained in a few couples therapy approaches, namely IFS Couples Therapy, or Intimacy From the Inside Out (IFIO), Emotion Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), and Gottman Therapy.
I practice primarily from the perspective that people have many different “parts” of them that are often at odds with each other. There is a part of you that reacts with anger when you feel disrespected, and another part that might feel sadness beneath that anger, and yet a third part of you that disconnects you from strong feelings so that you are not overwhelmed.
In conflict, there are parts of us are often trying to get our needs met, albeit the need often gets lost in translation. You might have a part of you that gets very anxious when there is conflict, reaching out to your partner in an attempt to reconnect and soothe your fears. Your partner might perceive this anxious part as overwhelming, and might respond by shutting down or withdrawing further.
IFS helps you understand the role of these different parts of you with compassion, curiosity, and understanding, even the sides of you that feel scary or confusing. A common phrase in this approach is “all parts or welcome.” Couples that work with me often share a newfound sense of empathy and understanding for their partner’s and their own reactions, emotions, defense mechanisms and ultimately themselves through IFS therapy.
The goal is to help you and your partner slow down the conflict enough to give you an opportunity to pause and response instead of simply reacting to each other’s defense mechanisms. With the clarity, compassion, and confidence gained in a couples therapy intensive, your partner and you can discover an entirely different way of relating.
Investment and Options
6 hours
$1,500 (Saturday)
$1,350 (Weekday)
3-hour intensive plus two 90-minute sessions
6 total face-to-face hours
Personalized client workbook
9 hours
$2,250 (Saturday)
$2,025 (Weekday)
6-hour intensive in one day plus two 90-minute sessions
9 total face-to-face hours
Personalized client workbook
2 days
$3,000
Two 5-hour intensives over the span of two days
Two 90-minute sessions
12 total face-to-face hours
Personalized client workbook
FAQS
What others have wondered about couples intensives
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Please find the pricing listed above, depending on what option you choose.
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Some insurance plans may choose to reimburse a portion of individual therapy with an out-of-network provider. Most insurance plans do not cover couples therapy. Please call your insurance provider to get more information about your specific coverage.
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An intensive can be done one time or you can choose to come back for another intensive depending on your goals.
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Most clients that complete an intensive share that the focused, more intense experience accelerated their healing and progress towards their goal more so than they had seen in months or years prior.
More questions? Check out my FAQs page.
