Intensive Couples Counselling
Intensive Couples Counselling in Beautiful Nanaimo
Looking to make improvements in your relationship in a big way, sooner rather than later? I can help you and your partner transform your relationship with a specialized weekend of intensive couples counselling. Using a flexible structure of proven skills and tools, I can help you get your relationship onto solid footing again over a 3 day program of intensive therapy: A private retreat just for you and your partner, in a world-class setting.
If your relationship is in crisis, my intensive program can help you move through distress and find the foundation of your relationship again. Research shows that intensive relationship work is especially effective at making significant changes; big change can happen in a short amount of time. Couples benefit more from 15 hours over 3 days than 15 weeks of 1-hour therapy. The possibility of significant change is high in intensive counseling–positive momentum can be created as I help you move through barriers, heal past hurts, and integrate positive relationship skills. A 3-day intensive is equivalent to about a year’s worth of weekly therapy.
Find hope, connection, renewed intimacy, and gain practical tools. Benefits of an Intensive Counselling Weekend include:
- In-depth analysis of your current issues and relationship dynamics
- Focused discussion of goals and clear outline of what you need to work on
- Face-to-face change-oriented experiences using new skills
- An experienced relationship counsellor to guide you through conflict & difficult issues
- Intensive practice and integration of skills
- Time to debrief with your counsellor and gain insight into patterns
- A focus on moving forward together, creating positive interactions & deeper intimacy
Strengthen Trust, Affection, Communication, and Connection
Using specialized tools, refined through more than 2 years of experience with couples, I create a program just for you to maximize change over the 3-day intensive. Your relationship therapy program begins with a thorough assessment of relationship strengths and areas needing attention. I then help you implement specific skills (such as improving communication, dealing with conflict, repairing interactions, gridlock, recovering from infidelity, restoring intimacy, resolving sexual issues, and more). This part of the work involves setting you up for success—using the issues and emotions present in your daily life, rewinding interactions and using new skills so that you can process things smoothly.
Change, Possibility, Hope
The third part of the intensive weekend involves laying the groundwork for your relationship’s future: A plan for how to keep connected, deal with issues and conflict, and have fun. This includes specific plans for how to continue the work started in the intensive counselling program. At the end of your weekend, you will receive a detailed report of progress made, a map of areas to work on, and a summary of skills learned. This will serve as a guide for continued progress in your relationship. You will leave the intensive with practical tools, created and tested in session. I will also outline follow-up care, including check-in sessions using Video or telephone, or services in your area.
“Your relationship is precious, handle with care”
My Approach to Couples Therapy
As a certified couples counsellor, I provide expert guidance to help you navigate the challenges in your relationship. My journey into intensive couples therapy began after assisting in a couples retreat with a renowned therapist, where I saw firsthand the transformative power of intensive work. This experience inspired me to focus on helping couples in a deeper, more concentrated way.
I bring over 25 years of post-graduate training and experience in couples therapy, including specialized training at the Gottman Institute, alongside a range of therapeutic modalities. I have also developed unique tools and approaches to address common relationship struggles. Whether you are facing infidelity, communication breakdown, conflict, personality differences, loss of passion, addiction, grief, trauma, or attachment challenges, I can help you rebuild your relationship, rediscover joy, and create lasting, positive change.
I am also a trained sex therapist to support couples looking to enhance their intimacy and connection.
Contact me for more information about how I can guide you towards a more connected, fulfilling partnership.
Intensive Couples Therapy Options
- Three Day Intensive: 15 hours of therapy over 3 days. This is the most common format for intensive therapy. (Plus several hours of online assessments before meeting.)
- Daylong Intensive: Meeting for 4-6 hours for one day. Many local couples choose this option.
- Half-Day Refresher: Couples who have participated in a past intensive can attend a half day or full day refresher. This is a good opportunity to reaffirm your skills, especially if dealing with a new issue that has come up.
- Intensive Couples Therapy at Home: An option for busy professional couples around the world–have me meet you in your home community.
- Customized Relationship Therapy Package: I can craft an intensive therapy package that best fits you and your world.
- Video Intensive Couples Therapy–For couples with busy careers, kids, and for whom travelling to Nanaimo is difficult, it is possible to do couples intensives via video counselling. I have had good results doing this over 3 non-consecutive days, over two or three weeks. This allows time in-between intensive days for practice and progress, and can be very effective. It is also possible to do shorter intensives (half day) by Video therapy.
Fees
Intensive Relationship Counselling can be more cost effective in the long-term, as each hour can be used more efficiently. As well, overall travel time is less than for weekly visits. Contact me for a fee. Inquire also about costs of conducting Intensive Couples Therapy in your home town.
Why Choose Nanaimo for Intensive Couples Counselling?
Nanaimo is a great place for intensive couples therapy. The beautiful scenery and climate lend an atmosphere of change, possibility, and hope. My office is close to some of Nanaimo’s best hotels and dining, and is quick jaunt from the emerald-blue Salish Sea. Nanaimo is a great place to refresh and add some romance to your therapy package.
“The ultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but to hold hands.” –Alexandra Penney