Therapy Intensives
Sometimes weekly therapy is exactly what you need. Other times, there is something specific you want to work through and an hour at a time can feel like you are just getting started when the session ends.
Therapy intensives offer several uninterrupted hours to work directly with the patterns, experiences, and emotions that keep you stuck. Choose a 3-hour or 5-hour experience within a single day, with preparation and a one-hour follow-up included.
A traditional therapy session has natural limits. There is time to settle in, begin the work, and then often begin wrapping up just as something important comes into focus.
An intensive gives us room to stay with the work.
Several uninterrupted hours give us space to explore a meaningful difficulty, move beyond intellectual understanding, and work directly with emotion and entrenched psychological patterns.
The goal is not to rush therapy. It is to create enough space for depth. Some concerns will still need ongoing care; an intensive does not promise to resolve everything in one session.
Who Intensives Are For
An intensive may be a good fit when there is a particular issue, experience, or pattern you want to address more deeply.
You do not need to be in crisis to benefit from an intensive.
The Process
Intensive therapy is structured, but it is not rigid.
We begin by clarifying what you want to work on and identifying the experiences, beliefs, emotions, and patterns connected to it.
From there, the work may involve psychodynamic exploration of your history, mapping recurring patterns, working directly with emotion, processing significant experiences through EMDR when clinically appropriate, and paying attention to the ways your body responds as the work unfolds.
Because we have extended time together, we can follow important material without constantly watching the clock.
We meet beforehand to clarify your goals, determine whether an intensive is appropriate, and identify where we should focus.
We spend several uninterrupted hours on focused therapeutic work, with appropriate breaks and time to reflect. The pace is deliberate and responsive to your needs, with room to process and integrate what emerges.
An included one-hour follow-up session gives us time to review what emerged, identify what still needs attention, and talk about how to carry the work forward.
Intensive Format
Both formats offer focused individual therapy within a single day. We can discuss which duration fits your concerns and whether intensive work is clinically appropriate during a consultation.
3 Hours
$500
A concentrated therapeutic experience designed to address a specific emotional difficulty, unresolved experience, or recurring psychological pattern. Appropriate for clients who want to work more deeply than a traditional 50-minute session permits.
5 Hours
$750
A more expansive therapeutic experience offering additional time to explore interconnected patterns, process significant emotional material, and integrate emerging insights. Appropriate for more complex or layered concerns when additional time is clinically beneficial.
Each price includes the preparation process and a one-hour follow-up session, in addition to the intensive itself.
Going deeper does not mean forcing yourself through as much difficult material as possible.
Good intensive work requires pacing. We pay attention to your emotional and physical responses, take breaks, slow down when needed, and make sure there is time to integrate what is happening.
The purpose is meaningful, focused therapeutic work at a pace you can engage with.
An intensive is not automatically better than weekly therapy. It is simply a different format.
For some people, consistent weekly sessions provide exactly the rhythm and support they need. For others, having a concentrated period of time allows them to work through something that has remained stuck despite understanding it intellectually.
You do not need to set aside an entire weekend or commit to an extended course of therapy to explore this option. A consultation gives us a chance to talk about what you want to work on and whether a 3-hour or 5-hour intensive makes sense for you.
Schedule a consultation to talk about whether a therapy intensive is the right fit.