Marriage Intensives

Marriage Intensives are a focused, condensed form of couples counseling using the Gottman Method. Marriage Intensives allow couples to dive deeply into their issues without the frustration of starting and stopping as in weekly sessions.  You will meet for 6 hours with breaks built in for lunch.  This extended session option gives you ample, uninterrupted time to devote to your relationship.  Marriage intensives can help move couples from thinking of ending their relationship to recommitting in new ways. 

• Couples who want to make changes quickly
• Couples who work out of town or struggle with setting aside time for weekly appointments
• Couples who have experienced a crisis and need to rapidly shift gears in their relationship

• Couples who are not committed to the intensive nature of this process
• Couples who are struggling with active drug and/or alcohol addiction
• When there is an ongoing or undisclosed affair
• When there is serious violence in the relationship
• If one partner is suicidal or suffers from a serious mental illness

Before the first session:

Once a marriage intensive is booked, the process starts immediately with me emailing you both a confidential online questionnaire to complete separately. The assessment is a tool created by The Gottman Institute.  It illuminates the dynamics of the relationship, highlighting the strengths and areas of concern, as well as what the hopes are for counseling.

During the intensive:

The intensive will begin with the 3-hour Relationship Assessment.  You both will meet with me to talk about the history of your relationship, detailing the twists and turns that helped you arrive at the current state of concern. I will then see you each individually.  Short breaks will be scheduled within the first 3 hours.  After the lunch break I will share all that I've learned in your couples meeting, on-line assessments and individual sessions and talk with you about your relationship strengths and areas of concern. I will discuss the goals for therapy and explain the process of Gottman Method Couples Therapy. Once all are in agreement, we dive right into the therapeutic process, working to achieve those intentions. 

Most intensives are scheduled for 6 hours, but can be set up to meet for 3 hours over 2 different days.  During the intensive you will start to gain new skills and tools to build your friendship, manage conflict and create shared meaning.  

After the conclusion of the marriage intensive, you will be encouraged to schedule follow up sessions to assure the benefits are maintained. 

• Half-Day Assessment Package $520
•  This is ideal for couples who want a quick start to the weekly therapy process as it combines all aspects of our assessment process in just 4 hours: 
• Relationship Checkup Questionnaire
• Couple’s assessment
• Individual interviews for each partner
• Treatment plan and feedback session  

• 1 Day or 6 Hour Intensive Package $890
• The Half Day Assessment Package plus intensive therapy for a total of 6 hours
• The Gottman Relationship Builder that has 13 modules with 35 research-based exercises and 90 exclusive videos to help you practice powerful Gottman Method concepts long after a session is over. 

Contact me to answer your questions and get the process started.