Couples Therapy Intensives
Emotionally Focused Therapy · One or Two Days
A year of weekly sessions, compressed into a weekend. For couples who can't wait for Tuesday at 6pm — because the wedding is in eight weeks, because trust just broke, or because life never has an open hour. One focused day or two, structured around how change actually happens.
AT A GLANCE
Quick Facts
- 1–2 days · 6 hours each day (5 clinical hours, with a 1-hour lunch break)
- $1,500 for one day · $2,900 for two days
- Saturday/Sunday, or custom days arranged with your therapist
- Built on Emotionally Focused Therapy — one couple, one therapist, no rotation
WHO THIS IS FOR
Three Different Rooms. Same Open Door.
Most couples find us through one of these doors. Wherever you're standing, the format works the same way — it just asks different questions once we're in the room.
Before the Wedding
You're counting down weeks, not months, and weekly sessions won't fit before the date arrives. A premarital intensive builds the skills and shared language a wedding doesn't — how you'll fight fair, repair after conflict, and talk about money, family, and the life you're actually building together.
After a Betrayal — or at a Fork in the Road
Trust broke, and weekly sessions feel too slow for how urgent this feels. Or you're somewhere quieter but just as serious: trying to figure out whether to stay or go. An intensive gives you sustained, focused time to get real answers — together, with support, instead of guessing alone for months.
No Room on the Calendar
Work, kids, two schedules that never overlap — weekly therapy keeps getting pushed to “next week.” A weekend intensive gets months of progress done in days, with no appointments to juggle, no momentum lost between sessions.
HOW IT WORKS
One Day, Structured on Purpose
Weekly therapy spends the first ten minutes of every session re-orienting. An intensive skips that entirely — we go deep in the morning, eat, and go deeper in the afternoon, without losing the thread to a seven-day gap.
- One therapist, one couple, start to finish. No rotating between other clients' crises — the day is entirely yours.
- Built on Emotionally Focused Therapy. We work the attachment cycle underneath the conflict, not just the surface argument.
- A real lunch break, not a coffee break. An hour to eat, walk, and let the morning settle before round two.
- One day or two. Two days is the default for deeper work; some couples — especially premarital — find one day is enough.
One Intensive Day — Repeated for Each Day Booked
| 9:00–12:00 | Morning session Mapping the cycle — what happens between you, and why it happens that way. |
| 12:00–1:00 | Lunch break Away from the room. Time to eat, breathe, and talk — or not talk — before the afternoon. |
| 1:00–4:00 | Afternoon session Working the repair — new moments of reaching for each other, practiced while it's fresh. |
THE APPROACH
Emotionally Focused Therapy, Built for Depth in a Short Window
EFT is structured around the attachment bond underneath conflict — which is part of why it compresses well into an intensive: the work is sequential, and a full day lets us move through it without the week-long gaps that slow things down.
De-escalate: See the Real Cycle
Most conflict isn't about the dishes or the in-laws — it's a pattern of reaching and protecting. We name yours clearly, together, often for the first time.
Restructure: Reach Underneath the Armor
Beneath anger or distance is usually fear, longing, or grief. We slow down enough for those softer truths to be spoken — and heard.
Consolidate: Practice the New Moment
Insight fades without practice. Before the day ends, you'll have lived a different version of reaching for each other — not just talked about it.
INVESTMENT
Pricing
Flat-rate pricing — no session-by-session billing. Private pay, out-of-network; a superbill is available if your insurance reimburses for out-of-network care.
| ONE-DAY INTENSIVE | TWO-DAY INTENSIVE |
$1,500 6 hours · 5 clinical hours | $2,900 12 hours · 10 clinical hours |
QUESTIONS
Before You Book
Can we do one day instead of two?
Yes. One day is often a good fit for premarital work or couples wanting a focused reset. Two days is typically recommended for betrayal recovery or stay-or-go work, where there's more ground to cover.
Does it have to be a Saturday and Sunday?
No. Weekends are the default because most couples' work schedules call for it, but weekday intensives can be arranged directly with your therapist if that fits your life better.
Will this replace ongoing therapy?
For some couples, yes — especially premarital intensives meant as a single, focused experience. For couples in crisis or deeper relational work, the intensive is often a strong start, with a handful of follow-up sessions recommended afterward to hold the progress in place.
What if we're not sure we want to stay together?
That uncertainty is a legitimate reason to book, not a reason to wait. The intensive format gives you focused time to get clarity either way — without the pressure of an open-ended weekly commitment while you're still deciding.
Does insurance cover this?
Intensives are private pay and out-of-network. A superbill is provided so you can submit for out-of-network reimbursement if your plan allows it — check with your provider beforehand for your specific benefits.
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Most Weeks, This Is the Work of Months
Not sure if a full intensive is the right call yet? Start with a free consultation — we'll talk through where you are and whether this format fits before you commit to anything.