Marriage Intensives

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 Sometimes a weekly counseling session isn't enough.

When a marriage is hurting, couples can spend much of a 50-minute session simply trying to explain what has happened since the last appointment. Then they go home, return to their normal routines, and find themselves caught in the same patterns before they have had an opportunity to really work through them.

 Instead of spreading the initial work of counseling over many weeks or months, an intensive creates an extended period of focused time for you and your spouse to step away from the demands of everyday life and concentrate on your relationship. 

A weekend intensive can help compress months of counseling work into a concentrated period of time.

That doesn't mean every problem will be solved in one weekend. Marriage counseling is a process, and meaningful change takes time.

But an intensive can help you jump-start that process by giving you the time and space to identify the patterns that keep you stuck, understand what is happening beneath the conflict, and begin developing new ways of communicating and responding to one another.

Depending on your circumstances, an intensive may provide an opportunity to work more deeply on issues such as:

• Communication and recurring conflict 
• Emotional disconnection 
• Trust and intimacy 
• Attachment and relationship patterns 
• Past hurts and unresolved wounds 
• Infidelity and betrayal 
• Rebuilding safety and connection 
• Understanding each partner's needs and perspective 
• Creating a plan for continued counseling and growth

For some couples, the concentrated nature of an intensive allows them to get past the surface-level issues and begin doing the deeper work that can be difficult to accomplish in a traditional weekly session.

You can slow down, step away from distractions, and spend meaningful, uninterrupted time working on the relationship that matters most.

An intensive can be particularly helpful for couples who feel stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure where to begin.

Because intensive marriage counseling can involve significant emotional work, couples must have a session or two before participating.

We will consider whether both partners feel sufficiently prepared to regulate their emotions, remain engaged in the process, listen to one another, and work together—even when the conversation becomes difficult.

An intensive isn't about determining who is right or wrong. It's about creating enough safety and structure to begin understanding the patterns that have left you both hurting and to start building something different.

 If you're tired of having the same conversations, repeating the same arguments, or feeling like you're running out of options, a Marriage Intensive may provide the focused start your relationship needs.

Marriage counseling doesn't have to begin with giving up. Sometimes it begins with slowing down, getting help, and giving your marriage the focused attention it deserves.