Why Intensive Therapy?
Intensives are longer, structured sessions that offer clients the power of time to stay in a vulnerable place, enable a change of experience, and offer a step towards healing and new perspectives.
Who might benefit from intensive therapy? Individuals, couples, and adult family members can all possibly benefit from intensive therapy.
Why might intensive therapy be the best option? Couples who have difficulty scheduling therapy time together in the same place or screen—ie those living apart, deployed (military or diplomats), or with complicated schedules—may find working intensely every month or quarter effective. Extended families may live in different cities, so coming together to do work for a long weekend may prove helpful. Individuals may live in other cities where intensive therapy is hard to find.
What does intensive therapy look like? Intensive therapy may be a single, 3-hour or longer session working on a specific event. It may stretch over full, multiple days. The time is specifically structured and driven by an agenda that is identified before the intensive. These are not just longer, regular sessions; they have a different structure and cadence. The day is broken into smaller topics with breaks in between. Critically, moment-to-moment tracking is used to sure the client is able to tolerate the pace and depth of the work.
Some examples of intensive therapy agendas include: infidelity, childhood trauma, surviving sexual assault, past ruptures involving previous substance abuse, understanding self-sabotage, a spouse who is ready to end a relationship but hopes there is still a path to stay together, families trying to come together with more ease during holidays or other celebrations.
At Our Healing Therapy, our therapists are trained to undertake intensive therapy and offer a supportive environment to accelerate the healing and change clients want. Contact us today.
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