Couples Intensives

Couples
Intensives

Deeper work, faster relationship transformation

Want to reconnect and transform your relationship quickly? Our Couples Intensive Program provides a dedicated half-day to focus entirely on your relationship. Without the wait between weekly appointments, you can experience a deeper understanding, heal hurts, and build a stronger bond more rapidly. It’s a chance to truly immerse yourselves in creating the relationship you both desire. Ideal for highly-motivated couples, couples who need an alternative to the weekly therapy model, or couples who are experiencing an urgent issue and want to dive right in. Available in-person or teletherapy* (*Massachusetts & Connecticut clients only).


Why do a Couples Intensive? It’s a fast-track to a more harmonious relationship! Our Couples Intensive offers the equivalent of over a month of therapy condensed into one powerful half-day. With your therapist’s dedicated focus, you’ll gain rapid insights into your communication, attachment styles, and negative cycles. Through the proven Emotionally-Focused Therapy approach, you’ll develop a deeper understanding of your individual and shared needs, allowing you to create a more loving and balanced life together, equipped with new relationship tools to use in your daily life.

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Ready to jumpstart your relationship’s growth?

How does a Couples Intensive work?

Pre-Intensive Interview

A 90-minute session to determine the goals of the Couples Intensive and prepare for the experience. We will identify the primary treatment goals, skills, and other areas that need attention and healing.

Personalized Intensive Workbook

The Client Workbook includes assessments and activities to prepare for the Intensive. The workbook allows you to keep a record of progress on your treatment goals before, during, and after our sessions.

Custom-designed Couples Intensive

The Couples Intensive takes place at the office or virtually, and are scheduled on Fridays, 9am–1:30pm. Two 15-minute breaks are built into the schedule to allow time to rest and refresh. Includes targeted treatment and resourcing activities customized for you.

Post-Intensive Interview

A 45-minute session to debrief the experience and reflect on areas of insight, relief, and transformation. Discuss your next steps for continued growth and healing.

What are the options and cost?

4.5-Hour
INTENSIVE PROGRAM

$1,850

  • 90-min Pre-Intensive Interview

  • 4.5-hour Intensive

  • 45-min Post-Intensive Interview

  • Resources, assessments, & personalized treatment workbook

  • Fridays: 9am-1:30pm

  • Ideal for new client couples who are ready to dive in!

  • 50% deposit of $925 due to reserve Pre-Intensive

  • Balance of $925 due on day of intensive

  • All major credit cards & FSA/HSA accepted

  • After-Pay: 4 interest-free payments

ADDITIONAL/ADJUNCT
4.5-HR INTENSIVE

$1,110

  • 4.5-hour Intensive (Pre- and Post-Intensive Interviews not included)

  • Fridays: 9am-1:30pm

  • Ideal for:
    • Couples who have already completed the Program and want additional intensive time to dive deeper
    • Existing couple clients who want to supplement their current treatment

  • 50% deposit of $555 due to reserve your Intensive

  • Balance of $555 due on day of intensive

  • All major credit cards & FSA/HSA accepted

  • After-Pay: 4 interest-free payments

Couples Intensive FAQs

Q: What is a Couples Intensive?

A Couples Intensive is an accelerated form of therapy designed to help couples go deeper and get results faster. Our 4.5-hour intensive provides over a month’s worth of therapy in one half-day, instead of weekly 50-minute appointments. It’s a cutting-edge approach to help couples feel better, faster.

Couples Intensives are ideal for couples who are ready to “do the work,” want to jumpstart their progress towards reconnecting, want to receive customized skills and tools to strengthen their relationship, or couples that want to dive into something more urgent, such as infidelity and betrayal recovery.

Therapy Intensives are perfect for people that are ready for relief now. If you’re ready to see things change in your life and your relationships but you don’t want to wait for that to happen next year – a Therapy Intensive may be right for you. If you have a specific topic, trauma, or stressor that you want support with – this can be the focus of your Therapy Intensive. The dedicated time will be customized specifically to you and your goals.

Couples Intensives are more effective and efficient than traditional, 50-minute therapy sessions. Typically in a 50-minute session, there are at least 5–10 minutes of “check-in” at the start of the session and usually, 5–10 minutes spent on “closing up” or “checking out” at the end of a session. This leaves only 30–40 minutes for deep therapeutic work. Therapy Intensives are different. A 4.5-hour Therapy Intensive allows for several hours of deep work. That’s the equivalent of over five, 50-minute sessions, or more than a month of therapy – in just a half-day!

Great question! This depends on your goals for the Therapy Intensive. Some goals can be reached in a one half-day Intensive (4.5 hours), but other goals are more complex and may require additional follow-up Intensives. I can help you determine the number of days that would work best for your therapy goals.

Absolutely! Therapy Intensives work very well as an adjunct, support therapy. I would ask that you sign a Release of Information so that your current therapist and I can collaborate/coordinate to best serve you.

Therapy Intensives are not covered by insurance. However, if you have out-of-network benefits, your insurance company may reimburse a portion of the Therapy Intensive. It’s best to call the customer service number on the back of your insurance card to learn the details about your specific plan. Make sure to ask questions like: Do I have a deductible for out-of-network services? Have I met my deductible? Do you reimburse for CPT code 90837? What is the rate of reimbursement for CPT 90837? What is the allowable amount for reimbursement?

Here is a helpful resource: The Complete Guide to Out-Of-Network Reimbursement

A 50% non-refundable deposit is due at the time you book your Couples Intensive. The remaining 50% is due on the day of the Intensive.

Let’s schedule a time to talk! I’m happy to answer any questions and explore your unique situation to see if a Couples Intensive may be helpful for your relationship.

SERVICE AREA

Proudly providing couple/relationship therapy, couples intensives, and adult individual therapy to Southern Worcester County and teletherapy to residents of Massachusetts & Connecticut!

CONTACT INFO

Ashley A. Starzec, LMFT
351 Main Street, Oxford, MA 01540
Office Phone: (508) 987-1287
Email: ashley@perfectharmonysolutions.com

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