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Whether you're navigating concerns about desire, intimacy, sexual functioning, or exploring your sexuality, sex therapy offers a space to approach these conversations with curiosity instead of shame.
Sometimes a weekly therapy session isn't quite enough.
You may spend the week anticipating a difficult conversation, finally get to therapy, and find that much of the session is spent trying to explain what happened or recovering from the argument that brought you there. Just as you begin to get somewhere, the hour is over. You leave with a little more understanding, but the same patterns are waiting for you at home.
Couples therapy intensives offer a different way to approach this work.
Rather than spreading the conversation across multiple weeks, intensives provide dedicated, uninterrupted time to slow down, explore the dynamics that keep you stuck, and begin practicing new ways of relating to one another. With more time available, we can move beyond the immediate conflict and pay attention to what is happening underneath it.
My approach is direct, compassionate, and collaborative. I help couples look beyond who is right or wrong and understand how each person contributes to the patterns shaping their relationship. The goal isn't simply to resolve one disagreement. It's to develop a deeper understanding of yourselves, each other, and the relationship you are creating together.
Intensive Session Options
I offer couples therapy intensives in three different lengths, depending on your needs, goals, and availability.
90-Minute Intensive
A little more room to work. The 90-minute format allows us to move beyond the initial check-in and spend more time exploring a particular conflict, relationship pattern, or area of disconnection. It can be a good option for couples who want more depth than a traditional session without committing to a half or full day.
Half-Day Intensive | 3 Hours
Three hours gives us the opportunity to do more sustained relational work. We can identify recurring patterns, explore the emotional experiences underneath them, and begin working through issues that are difficult to address in shorter sessions. This format is particularly useful when couples feel stuck in a familiar cycle or want dedicated time to focus on a significant relationship concern.
Full-Day Intensive | 6 Hours
A full day offers the most extended opportunity for focused couples work. We have room to slow down, explore multiple layers of a relationship dynamic, revisit difficult conversations, and practice new ways of engaging with one another. This format may be especially helpful for couples navigating significant disconnection, longstanding conflict, or complex issues that deserve more sustained attention.
Intensives are structured with appropriate breaks and are tailored to the needs of each couple.
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More time to get beneath the surface.
In a traditional session, we often have to prioritize what needs attention most urgently. Extended sessions allow us to spend less time catching up and more time understanding the deeper emotional and relational dynamics driving the conflict.
Interrupt the cycle instead of revisiting it.
Many couples understand their arguments intellectually. They know what they fight about, and perhaps even why. But understanding a pattern and being able to respond differently in the moment are two very different things. Intensives give us more opportunity to slow down those moments and work with them as they happen.
Stay with difficult conversations.
Some conversations take time. One partner may need time to feel understood, while the other needs time to tolerate discomfort without becoming defensive or shutting down. Longer sessions allow us to stay with these experiences rather than rushing toward resolution.
Build momentum.
Weekly therapy can be valuable, but the space between sessions can make it difficult to maintain focus, particularly when couples are caught in longstanding patterns. An intensive creates a dedicated period of attention and commitment to the relationship.
Make room for meaningful change.
The purpose isn't to cram six weeks of therapy into one day. It's to create the conditions for deeper exploration, greater awareness, and new relational experiences that can continue developing long after the intensive ends.
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Intensives may be a good fit for couples who:
Feel stuck in recurring arguments or relationship patterns despite repeated efforts to resolve them.
Have difficulty making meaningful progress in traditional weekly sessions.
Want dedicated time to address a significant relationship concern.
Are experiencing emotional or sexual disconnection and want to better understand what's happening between them.
Are navigating a major transition, rupture, or period of uncertainty in their relationship.
Have demanding schedules or prefer to concentrate their therapy into fewer, longer appointments.
Are motivated to look at their own contributions to the relationship dynamic, not just what their partner needs to change.
You don't need to be on the verge of separation to benefit from an intensive. Some couples simply recognize that their relationship deserves more focused attention than they have been able to give it.
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Intensives aren't right for every couple or every situation.
They may not be appropriate when:
One or both partners are unwilling to participate or are attending primarily to satisfy the other person.
There is ongoing intimidation, coercion, fear, or abuse that makes conjoint therapy unsafe.
One partner is looking for a therapist to take their side, validate their position, or convince the other person to change.
There is an expectation that a single extended session will resolve longstanding relationship difficulties.
One or both partners are in an acute mental health crisis that requires a different level or type of care.
In some situations, ongoing weekly therapy or another form of support may be a better starting point. We can discuss whether an intensive makes sense during an initial consultation.
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An intensive is a larger investment of time and money upfront, but it offers something that weekly therapy cannot always provide: sustained attention to your relationship without having to repeatedly stop and start.
For couples who are already investing considerable time, energy, and emotional resources into trying to improve their relationship, an intensive can offer a more focused way to do that work.
Consider what it costs to remain stuck in the same patterns for another six months or year. The repeated arguments, the distance, the conversations that go nowhere, and the growing sense that neither person feels understood. These patterns have a cost, too.
An intensive isn't a guarantee of reconciliation, resolution, or lasting change. Meaningful change requires both partners to continue engaging with the work outside the therapy room. But having the time and space to understand what's happening between you can be an important place to start.
The investment isn't just in the hours spent in therapy. It's in the possibility of relating to one another differently.
Our Process
Schedule a Consultation
We'll begin with a brief consultation to discuss what's bringing you to therapy, answer your questions, and determine whether we're a good fit.
Understand the Bigger Picture
Together we'll explore the patterns, experiences, and relationship dynamics contributing to your concerns while clarifying what a more fulfilling intimate life would look like for you.
Create Lasting Change
Rather than focusing solely on symptom relief, we'll build the awareness, skills, and emotional experiences that create meaningful, sustainable change in your relationships and sexuality.
Build a More Connected Relationship With Yourself and Others
Whether you're attending individually or as a couple, therapy aims to help you experience greater confidence, authenticity, pleasure, and connection—both inside and outside the bedroom.
Work With Me
Sex can be one of the most meaningful—and vulnerable—parts of being human. If you're ready for open, honest conversations that lead to lasting change, let's start the conversation together.