COUPLES INTENSIVES
A structured, time-limited option for couples who feel stuck and want clarity, traction, and a clear path forward.
Offered online across California and Tennessee and in person in Franklin, Tennessee
Is weekly couples therapy just not cutting it anymore?
You’ve shown up. You’ve talked it through. You may even understand the pattern. But things just aren’t shifting.
You feel stuck in the same arguments or emotional distance
The same conversations keep looping—sometimes loudly, sometimes in silence—and no matter how much you talk about it, the pattern doesn’t seem to shift. You may understand what you’re fighting about, but not why it keeps happening or how to interrupt it before things escalate or shut down again.
Progress feels slow, unclear, or hard to sustain
Even when things improve for a moment, the changes don’t seem to last. Without a clear map of what’s actually driving the dynamic, it can be hard to know what’s helping, what isn’t, or how to build momentum that carries forward beyond the session.
You’re in the right place.
Focused couples intensives offer something different than weekly therapy:
the time and structure to understand what’s actually happening between you and to begin shifting it intentionally.
What is an intensive?
A couples intensive is a short-term, structured therapy format designed to help you move out of stuck patterns when weekly sessions feel too slow or fragmented. Rather than spacing important conversations across months, the work is intentionally concentrated so we can understand the full picture of your relationship and respond to it with care and precision..
An intensive blends joint sessions with individual context, allowing space for both the relationship dynamic and each partner’s internal experience. This structure supports deeper insight, more accurate interventions, and a clearer sense of what’s actually needed—without rushing the process or forcing outcomes before you’re ready.
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Before We Begin
Before our first session, I review intake materials so our time together is focused and intentional from the start. This preparation allows us to begin the assessment in our first joint session, rather than spending valuable time orienting or backtracking.
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Intensive Session
The intensive includes a combination of joint and individual sessions. This allows me to understand both the relationship system and each partner’s internal experience, ensuring the work is accurate, balanced, and grounded.
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Integration & Follow-Up
We close with clear feedback, targeted interventions, and a plan for what comes next—whether that’s ongoing couples therapy, additional support, or a thoughtful pause.
What you get
TARGETED, Evidence-based INTERVENTIONS
RELIEF FROM BLAME-RELATED NARRATIVES
A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF RELATIONSHIP PATTERNS
CLARITY ON A PATH FORWARD
The structure
I use a single, structured couples intensive format. This allows us to focus on what matters most—understanding your relationship patterns and creating meaningful movement—without rushing or overwhelming the process.
If this format isn’t the right fit, we’ll talk about other options during a consultation.
I work with couples virtually across California, Arizona, and Tennessee, and in person in Franklin TN, serving the greater Nashville area.
If you’re considering longer-term support, you can learn more about couples therapy here.
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We begin with a 90-minute joint session focused on understanding your relationship patterns. We’ll review what brings you in now, identify recurring cycles of conflict or distance, and begin mapping what’s happening beneath the surface.
This session sets the foundation for the intensive by slowing things down, externalizing the pattern, and reducing blame so the work can move forward more clearly.
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Each partner meets with me individually for a 75-minute session. These sessions create space to explore personal history, stressors, coping strategies, and concerns around intimacy, desire, or emotional safety.
You can read more about my approach to sex therapy for couples here.
Meeting individually allows for greater honesty and context without needing to manage your partner’s reactions in real time. Themes from these sessions are integrated thoughtfully into the joint work.
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In the final 90-minute joint session, I share an integrated understanding of what I’m seeing in your relationship—both strengths and stuck points. We’ll begin targeted interventions tailored to your dynamic and clarify realistic next steps.
This session is designed to leave you with direction, shared language, and a clearer sense of how to move forward—whether through continued therapy, additional support, or a thoughtful pause.
Imagine finally having space to…
Understand what’s actually happening between you
Instead of replaying the same arguments or withdrawing into silence, you begin to see the pattern you’re both caught in—what triggers it, how it escalates, and why it’s been so hard to interrupt on your own.
Talk about hard things with less reactivity
Conversations about conflict, intimacy, or trust feel more grounded and less explosive. There’s more space to listen, respond, and stay engaged without immediately slipping into defensiveness or shutdown
Feel clearer about what comes next
Rather than guessing or hoping things improve on their own, you leave with a clearer sense of what repair would actually require, what feels possible right now, and what kind of support makes sense moving forward.
Find the healing you’ve been seeking.
faqs
Other intensive questions? I’ve got answers.
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A couples intensive offers a more focused, contained format than traditional weekly sessions. Instead of spreading assessment and intervention across months, we work intentionally over a short period of time to understand your patterns and begin shifting them with clarity.
Couples seeking short-term, structured support in Tennessee or California often find this format especially helpful when weekly therapy feels too slow, conversations keep looping, or they need a clearer sense of what the work would actually involve.
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Couples intensives can be helpful for a range of concerns, including recurring conflict, emotional distance, communication breakdowns, intimacy or desire challenges, and difficulty rebuilding trust.
They’re particularly well-suited for couples who are motivated to understand their dynamic more deeply, even if they’re unsure what changes are possible yet.
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Before our first session, I’ll ask you to complete brief intake materials so our time together can be focused and intentional. This may include individual reflections or questionnaires, depending on your concerns.
There is no separate assessment session as the assessment unfolds throughout the intensive itself.
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A focused couples intensive works best when both partners are willing to engage honestly in the process, even if there’s uncertainty or ambivalence. It may not be the right fit if there is ongoing violence, active substance dependence, or situations where safety cannot be maintained.
A brief consultation helps us determine together whether this format aligns with your needs and circumstances.
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Some couples choose to continue with ongoing therapy, while others use the intensive as a clarifying step before deciding what comes next.
At the end of the process, we’ll discuss realistic options based on what emerged whether that’s continued work together, a referral, or a thoughtful pause
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The investment for the Focused Couples Intensive is $1500. This reflects the time, preparation, and clinical depth involved in a short-term, structured process.
Payment is due prior to the start of the intensive. This is a private-pay service and is not billed to insurance.
A brief consultation is the best way to determine fit and answer any remaining questions before scheduling.