Months of progress. One Weekend.

A therapy intensive is exactly what it sounds like: concentrated, immersive therapeutic work done over two days rather than spread across months of weekly or bi-weekly sessions. For the right person, it can rapidly shift things that have been stuck for years.

I offer weekend intensives out of my Denver office for individuals dealing with depression, trauma, and other significant issues; primarily men, though I do work with others when it's a good clinical fit.

Why an Intensive?

Weekly therapy works. It's also slow by design.

The standard model — 50 minutes, once a week — works well for many people. But it has a structural limitation: time is lost in “warming up,” and just as something real starts to surface, the session ends. You spend the next seven days reassembling your defenses before you do it again.

An intensive removes that ceiling. With 10–15 hours of uninterrupted work, we can go to places that weekly therapy takes months to reach, and stay there long enough for something to actually shift.

It's not a shortcut. It's a different format — one that suits certain people and certain problems particularly well.

Who this is for

This works well for people who:

• Have been in weekly therapy and feel like they've hit a plateau — something's not moving and they're ready to push through it.

• Are dealing with trauma that keeps resurfacing and want focused, uninterrupted time to actually process it.

• Are at a significant crossroads — life, relationship, identity — and need more than an hour a week to work through it properly.

• Have limited availability for weekly sessions but are ready to commit fully for a concentrated period.

• Want to do serious work but prefer the privacy and focus of a contained, time-limited format over an open-ended therapeutic relationship.

• Before — intake & preparation

  We start with a thorough intake conversation to understand what you're bringing into the intensive and how to use the time well. You'll know what to expect before you walk in.

• Day 1 (Saturday) — going deep

  We orient to what's most pressing, build safety and working rapport, and begin moving into the deeper emotional material. Sessions are broken into blocks with intentional breaks built in.

• Day 2 (Sunday) — integration

  We continue the work and spend time on integration — making sense of what shifted, what it means going forward, and how to carry it back into your life.

• After — follow-up session

  A follow-up session in the week or two after the intensive to consolidate gains and address anything that's continued to surface.

$2,000

Full weekend

• Pre-intensive intake consultation

• 10–15 hours of direct therapeutic work across two days

• All session materials and resources

• One follow-up integration session

• Superbill provided for out-of-network reimbursement

A 50% deposit is required to reserve your dates. The remainder is due before the first session. HSA/FSA accepted.

Common questions

• Is this right for me if I've never done therapy before?

  Possibly, but it depends. Intensives work well for people who are highly motivated and have some capacity for self-reflection. We'll talk through this in the intake conversation — I won't take someone on for an intensive if I don't think the format is the right fit.

• Is it emotionally overwhelming?

  It can be demanding — that's part of the point. But the pacing is deliberate, breaks are built in, and we move at a rate that's challenging without being destabilizing. Most people describe it as intense but manageable, and leave feeling lighter rather than wrecked.

• What approaches do you use in the intensive?

  I draw on psychodynamic therapy, EMDR, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and parts work depending on what's most useful for you. The extended format allows for deeper use of EMDR in particular, which benefits from uninterrupted processing time.

• What happens after the weekend?

  Integration is built into the format — we spend real time on Sunday making sense of what shifted. The included follow-up session a week or two later catches anything that continues to surface. Some people also choose to transition into weekly therapy afterward; others don't need to.

• How far out are you booking?

  I offer one intensive per month, so availability is limited. The best way to find out is to schedule a consult — if there's a fit, we'll find a date that works.

Intensives aren't right for everyone, and I take the intake process seriously. The first step is a free 20-minute consultation to talk through what you're dealing with and whether this format makes sense for you.

Or reach me directly at 970-821-7217