Couples Therapy Intensives for Texas Couples, Online

• Deeper connection. Dedicated time to explore the emotional undercurrents of your relationship without the interruptions of daily life.
• Focused healing. Room to address core patterns and old wounds with sustained attention, building momentum that's hard to create in fifty-minute increments.
• Accelerated progress. Three or more hours together gives us room to move further and faster than weekly sessions usually allow, while still pacing the work so it's sustainable for both of you.
• Self-soothing techniques. Practical tools to regulate your nervous system so you can respond rather than react during conflict.
• Communication. Ways to interrupt destructive patterns and develop healthier ways of expressing needs, boundaries, and emotions.
• Sustained practice. Extended sessions leave time to practice new skills in real time, so they start to feel like yours instead of something you read about once.

Uninterrupted momentum. When you meet weekly, it's easy to lose the thread between sessions. Intensive work maintains emotional continuity, so you can build on insights instead of starting over each time.

Protected time and space. An intensive creates a container separate from your daily routines, where both of you can be fully present without the pull of work, children, or household demands.

Practice while supported. You learn new ways of communicating and immediately try them with me there, getting real-time feedback and adjustment instead of hoping it goes well at home.

Breaking through stalemates. Extended sessions make room to move past defensiveness and into vulnerability. That's where the conversations happen that you haven't been able to have on your own.

The work is integrative and grounded in evidence-based approaches, including the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and mindfulness, tailored to what the two of you need.

Intensives can be a strong fit if you:

• Feel stuck in weekly therapy and want to break a long-standing pattern
• Are working through infidelity or a betrayal, once the initial shock has settled enough that you can both sit in the same conversation
• Have schedules, travel, or caregiving demands that make weekly sessions hard to sustain
• Want to strengthen your foundation before or after a major life transition
• Keep having the same fight about intimacy, money, or family and want to get underneath it

An intensive is not the right starting point if there is violence in the relationship, or if either of you feels afraid of your partner. It's also not a fit when there is active, untreated addiction, when one partner is being pressured into attending, or when someone is in acute crisis. Long, emotionally demanding days can make these situations less safe, not more.

If any of this applies, it doesn't mean you're out of options. It means a different first step is wiser, and I'm glad to talk it through with you privately. If you're in immediate danger, call 911. For confidential support around abuse, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-7233. If you're in a mental health crisis, call or text 988.

Doing an intensive online means no hotel, no flights, and no paying for a retreat center. It also means taking a few steps to protect the time.

• Privacy. Choose a room with a door that closes. If you have kids at home, arrange for them to be elsewhere or with another adult. A white noise machine outside the door helps.
• Breaks. We'll build in regular breaks for food, movement, and reflection. Try to use them to rest, not to catch up on work email.
• Tech. Sit side by side at a table with one laptop, camera at eye level, both of your faces in frame, and the charger plugged in. A strong internet connection matters more than a fancy camera.
• Platform. I use SimplePractice's secure telehealth platform, with Doxy.me as a backup. You can read more on my telehealth page.

Both partners need to be physically located in Texas during the intensive, since I'm licensed in Texas.

Every intensive starts with a phone consultation, which I require for all new couples. We'll talk about what's bringing you in, whether an intensive is a good fit, how many hours and days make sense, and what it will cost. Intensives have their own pricing, separate from regular sessions, so please contact me for rates.

Before the intensive itself, we'll meet for a 60-minute prep session. We'll map out your history as a couple, the patterns you keep running into, and what each of you hopes will be different, so that our intensive time goes straight to the work.

A typical intensive day might begin with a check-in about how you slept and what's on your minds, move into focused work on a core pattern or injury, pause for lunch, and close with practice and a plan for the evening. Evenings are for rest, not marathon conversations. I may suggest gentle ways to stay connected between days, like a walk together, without diving back into the hardest topics on your own.

To prepare:

1. Clear your calendars completely for the days we schedule, including evenings if you can.
2. Arrange childcare, pet care, and anything else that might pull you away.
3. Plan simple meals ahead of time so breaks are actually restful.
4. Try not to start the big conversation the night before. Save it for when you have support.

An intensive is a strong start, not a finish line. Afterward, many couples benefit from follow-up sessions to keep practicing what they learned. You're welcome to continue with weekly sessions with me, and we'll talk about the right rhythm before the intensive ends. If you're struggling with conflict that keeps flaring up, that ongoing support can make a real difference.