Couples Intensives in Northern Virginia
In-person in Haymarket, VA and virtual throughout Virginia.
Sometimes Weekly Therapy Doesn't Feel Like Enough
For some couples, a longer format provides the time and space needed to work through recurring conflict, betrayal, emotional disconnection, or relationship crisis.
A 2.5-hour couples intensive offers dedicated time to slow things down, gain clarity, and make meaningful progress.
Why Choose a Couples Intensive?
Many couples find themselves wishing they had more time during traditional couples therapy.
Just as an important conversation begins to make sense, the session ends and life takes over again.
A couples intensive creates space to stay with the conversation longer. Rather than stopping and restarting from week to week, we have time to slow things down, understand what keeps happening between you, and focus on meaningful change.
What Makes an Intensive Different?
More Time
Important conversations do not have to stop when they are just beginning to make sense.
Greater Depth
Additional time allows us to move beyond the "fight of the week" and focus on the larger patterns contributing to recurring conflict, emotional disconnection, betrayal, or relationship stress.
Momentum
Rather than pausing and restarting the work from session to session, an intensive allows us to stay engaged with the process and build momentum toward change.
Is It for Us?
Who Intensives Are For?
Couples intensives may be a good fit when:
• Conversations repeatedly turn into the same painful conflict
• Trust has been damaged by betrayal or a significant relationship injury
• Communication quickly escalates or shuts down
• One or both of you feels emotionally exhausted
• Weekly sessions no longer feel like enough
• You want focused support during a period of significant relationship distress
Format
2.5 Hour Couples Intensive - $500
Couples use intensives in different ways. Some use them as a starting point before beginning weekly therapy. Others choose an intensive during a period of crisis, after a betrayal, or when they feel particularly stuck.
Wondering Whether an Intensive Is the Right Fit?
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to discuss your relationship, your goals, and whether an intensive or ongoing therapy would be the most helpful next step.
Couples intensives are appropriate for many couples experiencing relationship distress, but they are not a substitute for emergency or safety services.