Therapy Intensives
Focused time for something that needs more room.
Sometimes the issue isn't a lack of insight.
You already understand the pattern. You've talked about it. Thought about it. Read about it.
But understanding something and changing your relationship to it aren't the same thing.
A therapy intensive creates space to stay with something longer than a traditional session allows. Instead of spreading the work across weeks or months, we spend extended time together exploring a specific pattern, relationship dynamic, decision, transition, or stuck point.
Why an Intensive?
Weekly therapy has real value. But some things need more than an hour at a time.
An intensive is for the person who needs uninterrupted time — not more information, not more homework, but time to stay with something long enough to see it differently.
Some patterns only reveal themselves when we have enough room to follow them. In weekly therapy, we often spend part of the session settling in and part preparing to stop. An intensive creates space to stay with the work longer, notice connections that might otherwise be missed, and move beyond the surface of the problem to understand what's actually driving it.
When an Intensive May Be a Better Fit.
An intensive may make sense if:
You keep finding yourself in the same relationship pattern and want focused time to understand it more fully.
You're navigating a major decision or life transition and need space to think it through.
You understand the issue intellectually but still feel stuck.
You're carrying more than your share — and need help sorting out what's actually yours.
You want concentrated work on something specific rather than spreading it across months of therapy.
What We Might Focus On.
Every intensive is shaped around what you bring.
Common areas of focus include relationship and family patterns, boundary struggles, over-functioning, caregiving stress, difficult decisions, life transitions, and the roles you've learned to take on in relationships.
Often, people come to an intensive because they're carrying more than their share of the emotional weight and can't quite see where the pattern begins or how to step outside of it.
The goal isn't to cover everything. It's to spend meaningful time with the thing that matters most right now.
What to Expect
The process begins with a brief consultation to determine whether an intensive is the right fit and to clarify what you'd like to focus on.
Before the intensive, you'll complete a short reflection questionnaire to help identify the patterns, questions, or decisions that feel most important.
The intensive itself is a focused three-hour virtual session.
We'll move at a pace that allows space to notice what's happening, understand what's driving it, and begin experimenting with different ways of responding.
There's no agenda to force a particular outcome. The goal is to create enough space to see the map more clearly.
Investment & Logistics.
3-Hour Therapy Intensive — $950.
The intensive includes:
A consultation to determine fit and clarify goals
A pre-intensive reflection questionnaire
A focused three-hour virtual session
A personalized written summary — an overview of key themes, patterns, and recommended next steps that you keep and can return to
How do I know if an intensive is right for me?
That's what the consultation is for.
We'll talk through what you're working on and determine whether an intensive, ongoing therapy or another approach makes the most sense.
Therapy intensives are available to residents of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Florida. If you're located elsewhere, please reach out. Depending on your goals, a consultation format may be available.
Next Steps
If you're wondering whether an intensive makes sense for your situation, the starting point is a consultation.
We'll talk through what you're working on, what you're hoping for, and whether focused intensive work is the best fit.
Sometimes the answer is an intensive. Sometimes it's ongoing therapy. Sometimes a different approach makes more sense.
The goal isn't to fit you into a particular service. It's to help you find the next step that's most useful.