Weekend Intensive Couples Therapy: Focused Support for Couples with Demanding Lifestyles

3 Different Intensives

  • Reignite Your Relationship and Awaken Intimacy

    4 hour Session

    First Hour: We’ll explore the dynamics of your relationship, identifying what’s working and where challenges lie. This is a chance to uncover emotional blocks and set clear, intentional goals for your relationship.

    Second Hour: Together, we’ll dive into individual emotional blocks, fostering vulnerability and openness. Each person will share their needs and desires, while learning how to hold space for one another.

    Third Hour: Using Ceremonial Cacao, we’ll transition from headspace to heartspace, setting intimate intentions to rekindle connection. You'll learn new ways to deepen intimacy, and connect through movement, touch, and vulnerability.

    Fourth Hour: To integrate the powerful emotional work, you’ll experience a guided Sound Bath led by an expert facilitator, helping you process and harmonize your insights for lasting change.

    $2,500

  • On Ramping: A Jumpstart to Your Couples Therapy Journey in 4 Hours

    First Hour: We’ll explore the dynamics that led you to seek therapy, identifying patterns and tracking negative cycles that may be impacting your relationship.

    Second Hour: Each partner will have an individual session to share their family history, uncovering past influences that shape their current emotional responses and behaviors.

    Third Hour: The second individual session continues with the other partner, offering the same opportunity to explore their family history and how it impacts their perspective and relationship.

    Fourth Hour: Together, we’ll focus on setting clear therapeutic goals and mapping out each person’s emotional landscape, creating a shared vision for healing and growth.

    $2,000

  • Conscious Uncoupling

    For Couples that made the decision to end their relationship. 2-3hrs.

    This allows couples to:

    Acknowledge their feelings,

    Let go of any resentments

    Focus on the strengths of the relationship.

    Help couples communicate boundaries and expectations and help them with ways to move forward.

    $1,500

FAQ’s

What are the benefits Of Intensive Couples Therapy?

1. Focused Time for Deep Work

  • Immersive Experience: With a concentrated time commitment, couples can dive deep into issues without the interruptions of everyday life, allowing for more meaningful breakthroughs.

  • No Distractions: A weekend retreat-style therapy allows couples to disconnect from work, technology, and other distractions, fostering a deeper level of engagement and presence.

2. Rapid Resolution of Key Issues

  • Quick Identification of Patterns: Intensive therapy allows you to quickly pinpoint negative cycles, communication breakdowns, and emotional blocks that might take weeks or months in traditional therapy to uncover.

  • Immediate Tools and Strategies: Couples leave with practical tools and strategies to improve communication, intimacy, and conflict resolution, often seeing tangible results by the end of the weekend.

3. Convenience for Busy Lifestyles

  • No Weekly Commitments: Couples who are too busy to commit to weekly sessions can use the intensive weekend format to get help without needing to adjust their schedules long-term.

  • Efficient Use of Time: Instead of waiting for weeks to see results, couples experience focused progress in just a few days.

4. Restoration of Emotional Connection

  • Rekindling Intimacy: The intensive setting provides a chance to address emotional and physical intimacy, often reigniting a sense of connection and closeness that may have been lost.

  • Increased Vulnerability: A concentrated setting can create a safe space for couples to be vulnerable, allowing them to share feelings and needs that may be difficult to express in the routine of everyday life.

5. Personalized Attention

  • Tailored Support: With more concentrated time with the therapist, each couple can receive a highly personalized approach that addresses their specific challenges and goals.

  • Focus on Both Partners: Intensive therapy often includes both joint sessions and individual work, ensuring that both partners are heard and understood while addressing the dynamics of the relationship.

6. Strengthened Communication

  • Breaking Negative Patterns: Couples learn new, healthier ways of communicating, reducing misunderstandings and helping to break destructive cycles.

  • Enhanced Listening Skills: The intensive format gives both partners the opportunity to practice active listening and empathy, key elements for lasting improvement.

7. Immediate Relationship Renewal

  • Clear Path Forward: At the end of an intensive weekend, couples often feel clearer about their relationship's future and their roles in making it stronger, with actionable steps to take home.

  • Renewed Hope: For couples feeling stuck or unsure about their future, this experience can reignite hope and motivate them to continue working on the relationship.

8. Breakthroughs in a Short Timeframe

  • Emotional Breakthroughs: The concentrated format allows for rapid emotional breakthroughs, helping couples to process and release old emotional wounds that may have been holding them back.

  • Intensive Healing: Sometimes a weekend of focused therapy can allow couples to heal from years of unresolved issues, jumpstarting their progress toward long-term harmony.

9. Safe Space for Honest Conversations

  • Neutral Environment: A dedicated therapeutic setting provides a neutral space where both partners can express themselves freely without fear of judgment or conflict.

  • Guided Facilitation: Liliana’s expertise ensures that difficult conversations are guided in a way that promotes understanding rather than escalation.

Who Might Not Be a Good Fit for Couples Intensives:

Couples intensives can be a transformative experience, but they are not suitable for every situation. This format may not be the best fit if:

  1. Severe Relationship Abuse: If there is any history of physical, emotional, or verbal abuse, intensive therapy may not be the right starting point. It’s crucial to prioritize safety and begin with individual therapy or support resources that address these concerns first.

  2. Immediate Crisis Situations: Couples facing an immediate crisis, such as infidelity or a major life event (e.g., loss of a loved one), may need more time for stabilization before diving into intensive work. In such cases, ongoing, gradual therapy may be a better approach.

  3. Lack of Commitment to Change: This program requires both partners to be fully committed to making changes and doing the work. If one or both partners are unsure about the future of the relationship or not ready to put in the effort, a more gradual approach may be more effective.

  4. Ongoing Individual Mental Health Concerns: If either partner is experiencing significant mental health challenges (e.g., untreated depression, anxiety, trauma), it’s important to address those issues individually before engaging in intensive couples work. Therapy may be most effective once both partners are emotionally stable.

  5. Expecting Instant Fixes: Intensive therapy is powerful, but it's not a "quick fix" for deeply ingrained issues. If you’re seeking immediate or dramatic results without a willingness to continue the work long-term, this may not be the right approach for you.

  6. One Partner Is Reluctant: For this type of therapy to be successful, both partners need to be equally invested and ready to engage. If one partner is unwilling to participate or feels forced into therapy, the process may not be productive.