2-Day Couples Intensive

Deep, focused relationship work that creates real change

If you’re feeling stuck, disconnected, or caught in the same painful patterns, weekly therapy can sometimes feel too slow—or just not enough.

A 2-day couples intensive offers something different.

Instead of trying to unpack everything in 50-minute sessions, we create the space to go deep, stay there, and actually shift what’s happening between you.

Over two days (6 hours each day with a one hour break for lunch - so  hours total), we work together to understand your dynamic, interrupt the patterns that aren’t working, and help you build a more connected, respectful and resilient relationship.

What Is a Couples Intensive?

A couples intensive is a concentrated, immersive therapy experience designed to accelerate insight, healing and change.

Rather than spreading the work out over months, we spend dedicated, uninterrupted time working in the relationship, not just talking about it.

This extended format allows us to:

  • Get to the heart of what’s really going on
  • Work through difficult conversations safely and fully
  • Stay with emotional moments long enough for real repair
  • Build new ways of relating while you’re actually together

Research and clinical experience consistently show that this kind of focused work can create faster, deeper and more lasting change than traditional weekly or fortnightly therapy.

My Approach: Relational Life Therapy (RLT)

My work is grounded in the Relational Life Therapy (RLT) model developed by Terry Real.

This is not passive, “just talk about your feelings” therapy nor is it just teaching you skills.

RLT is:

  • Direct and compassionate
  • Focused on accountability and relational responsibility
  • Designed to help you move out of blame, defensiveness and shutdown
  • Practical, with tools you can use immediately

Together, we look at the patterns you’re caught in—the dance between you—and help each of you shift your part so the relationship itself can change.

Who This Is For

This intensive is ideal if you and your partner:

  • Keep having the same arguments with no resolution
  • Feel disconnected, distant or like housemates
  • Are dealing with a rupture (trust, betrayal, resentment)
  • Feel stuck despite previous therapy
  • Are at a crossroads and need clarity about what’s next
  • Want to do meaningful work quickly and effectively

It’s also a good fit if life makes weekly therapy hard to commit to—but you’re both willing to show up and do the work.

Why Intensives Work

Couples often tell me the same thing:

“There’s never enough time in weekly sessions.”

And they’re right.

In an intensive, something shifts.

You’re not stopping just as things get real.
You’re not holding back because time is running out.
You’re not going home mid-conflict without resolution.

Instead, you get:

  • Time to go deep—and stay there
  • Real-time support through hard conversations
  • Breakthrough “aha” moments
  • The chance to actually practise new ways of relating

This is where change happens—not just insight, but lived experience.

What We’ll Do Together

Over our two days together, we will:

1. Map Your Relationship Pattern

Understand the cycle you get stuck in—how each of you contributes, and why it keeps repeating.

2. Interrupt What’s Not Working

Using the RLT framework, we’ll gently but clearly challenge the patterns that are keeping you disconnected.

3. Build New Ways of Relating

You’ll learn practical tools for:

  • Communication
  • Repair
  • Boundaries
  • Emotional honesty

4. Work With What’s Underneath

We’ll explore the deeper drivers—old wounds, attachment patterns, and emotional triggers—that show up in your relationship.

5. Create a Path Forward

You’ll leave with clarity about:

  • What needs to change
  • How to keep the momentum going
  • What support (if any) comes next

The Structure

2 Days | 6 Hours Per Day

Each day is thoughtfully paced to balance depth with integration.

We include:

  • Focused therapy sessions
  • Breaks to process and reset
  • Space to reflect and reconnect

This isn’t about overwhelm—it’s about doing meaningful work, well-supported.

The Investment

This is an investment in your relationship, your wellbeing, and your future.

Many couples find that an intensive is equivalent to months of weekly therapy—but with faster, more tangible results.

2 x 6hr days in my space in Ashgrove - $5400

Is This the Right Fit?

This work is powerful—but it does require readiness.

It works best when:

  • Both partners are willing to look at themselves (not just each other)
  • There is a shared desire to improve the relationship
  • You’re open to honest, guided conversations

If you’re unsure, that’s completely okay—we can talk it through.

Next Steps

The first step is a brief consultation call, where we:

  • Talk about what’s going on for you
  • Explore whether this format is the right fit
  • Answer any questions you have

From there, we’ll map out the best next step for your relationship.

Ready to Get Started?

If you’re ready to stop going in circles and start creating real change, I’d love to support you.

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