Relationship Intensives Chicago
Extended sessions for couples and families ready to move.
Sometimes weekly therapy isn't fast enough. A Relationship Intensive is a focused, extended session, usually three hours, designed to make real progress on a specific issue in a single block of dedicated time.
In person in Chicago · Online throughout Illinois
Intensives are especially useful for couples in crisis, families navigating a recent rupture, partners trying to decide whether to stay or part well, and couples who simply want to accelerate the work they're already doing in weekly therapy.
During the intensives, we can slow down inside the hard moments, work them through, and walk out with something that feels different.
Common concerns
Who Intensives are for.
- Couples in crisis
- Families navigating recent conflict or rupture
- Partners deciding whether to stay together
- Couples wanting accelerated growth
- Out-of-town couples doing concentrated work
- Pre-marital and major-transition deep dives
- Repair after infidelity or betrayal
- Stuck patterns weekly therapy hasn't moved
What therapy looks like
Practical, compassionate, and direct.
A typical Intensive is a single three-hour session with breaks. Some couples do one Intensive; others do a series spaced one or two weeks apart, paired with weekly sessions in between.
Before the Intensive, we'll talk briefly so I understand what's at stake and what you each hope to walk out with. During the session, we'll do focused, structured work and you'll leave with a clear sense of next steps.
Intensives can be done in person in Chicago or online for clients elsewhere in Illinois. I currently offer a limited number of free Couples Intensives, see my blog for details.
My approach
I use ACT, DBT, and The ACT Crucible.
Intensives draw on ACT, DBT, and The ACT Crucible. Because we have more time inside a session, we can hold harder content with more care, and practice new ways of relating.
Serving Chicago & Illinois
In person in Chicago, online across Illinois.
Couples Intensives and Family Intensives are available in person in Chicago and online for clients throughout Illinois. Out-of-state couples sometimes travel to Chicago for in-person Intensives; please reach out to discuss scheduling and licensure.
Schedule a free consultation
Change starts with a conversation.
If you are wondering whether we are a good fit, schedule a free consultation. Even if I am not the right therapist for you, I will do my best to help you find the support you need.
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