COUPLES INTENSIVE

Two people,
one concentrated
turning point.

A 2.5-day immersive experience designed to shift the patterns that weekly sessions can't reach — for couples navigating breakdown, and for couples ready to go further.

WHY an intensive?

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What weekly sessions can't always reach.

Fifty minutes, once a week — and by the time the session ends, you're just getting somewhere. You re-stabilize between appointments. The pattern re-sets. You come back the following week and start again.

The intensive format exists because some relational dynamics — the cycles that have been running for years, the resentments that have calcified, the communication habits so ingrained neither partner sees them anymore — require sustained, uninterrupted work to move.

Over 2.5 days, we go somewhere together that a session can't take you. The container holds. The work accumulates. Things shift that don't shift otherwise.

~ The couples who benefit most aren't the ones in the worst shape — they're the ones willing to stay in the room long enough to see what's actually happening between them.~

The Couples Intensive is available for two distinct purposes — repair and growth — and the framework adapts to where you are. Both paths are legitimate. Both require the same willingness.

TWO PATHS, ONE FRAMEWORK

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Where are you in your relationship right now?

for couples navigating rupture

Something needs to change — now.

You're not necessarily at the end. But you're at a point where the same patterns keep surfacing, the same wounds keep reopening, and the relationship as it is cannot continue in the same direction. You've tried talking about it. It doesn't hold. Something more fundamental needs to shift.

This track is for couples carrying the weight of accumulated disconnection — partners who want to stop managing the damage and actually repair it.

  • Recurring conflict cycles that don't resolve

  • Communication that consistently breaks down or escalates

  • Resentment and emotional distance that has built over time

  • Feeling unseen, unheard, or chronically misunderstood

  • Trust that has been damaged and needs honest repair

  • Contempt, withdrawal, or shutdown that has become the default

  • One or both partners questioning whether to stay

for couples seeking growth

The relationship is good. You want it to be exceptional.

Not every couple comes to an intensive in crisis. Some come because they've built something real together — and they want to understand it more deeply, remove the subtle friction that accumulates even in healthy relationships, and invest in what they have before it needs repair.

This track is for couples who are functioning well and want to go further — to bring more intention, more depth, and more ease to the relationship they've worked to build.

  • Deepening emotional intimacy and authentic connection

  • Identifying and clearing low-grade patterns before they grow

  • Developing shared language for navigating conflict well

  • Uncovering blind spots neither partner can see from the inside

  • Building a deliberate vision for the relationship going forward

  • Major transition — new chapter, life change, or milestone ahead

  • Investing in the relationship as a proactive act of care

HOw it works

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The structure of the experience

Every intensive is custom-built around the two of you — your history, your goals, and the specific dynamics at work. The structure below is the consistent framework. What happens inside it is tailored.

01

Pre-Intensive Intake

An individual session with each partner, followed by a joint session. We map the relational system, identify the central patterns, and set the goals for the intensive before we begin.

02

day one: thursday

Afternoon and evening. We open the container, establish the working framework, and begin the first layer of structured relational work. Context is built. The pattern becomes visible.

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day two: full friday

The core of the intensive. Sustained facilitation drawing on somatic, systemic, and depth-oriented approaches. This is where the real movement happens — the day that makes the intensive worth doing.

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day three: saturday

Morning into midday. Integration, consolidation, and forward-building. We close the intensive with clear agreements, practices to carry forward, and a post-intensive plan.

what's included

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Everything in the container.

Pre-Intensive assessment

Individual intake sessions with each partner plus a joint pre-intensive session. Relational mapping, goal-setting, and preparation before the intensive begins.

Somatic & Mindfulness Integration

Body-based and mindfulness practices woven throughout — not as add-ons, but as central tools for working with the nervous system and accessing what cognitive conversation alone can't reach.

2.5-Day Facilitated Intensive

Full facilitation across Thursday afternoon, all-day Friday, and Saturday morning. Structured sessions, experiential exercises, psychoeducation, and direct depth work.

Post-Intensive Materials

A written summary of key insights, agreements, and practices developed during the intensive. Something concrete to hold and return to after the experience ends.

Custom Session Design

The intensive framework is built around your specific relational system — not a curriculum applied uniformly. Your patterns, your goals, your pacing.

Post-Intensive Integration Session

A joint session within 30 days of the intensive to consolidate the work, address what has surfaced, and support the transition into ongoing practice or continued therapy.

investment

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The two formats

The intensive is a significant investment of time, attention, and resources. It's designed for couples who are ready to do serious work and want to invest in it accordingly.

standard intensive

$7,000

Flagstaff, Arizona

  • Pre-intensive intake (individual + joint)

  • 2.5-day facilitated intensive — Flagstaff

  • Custom session design & materials

  • Post-intensive written summary

  • Integration session within 30 days

Accommodation arrangements available upon request. Flagstaff offers a range of lodging within minutes of the session space.

premium intensive

$10,000

Sedona, Arizona

  • Everything in the standard intensive

  • Sedona setting — curated retreat environment

  • Accommodation coordination & guidance

  • Extended session days with greater pacing flexibility

  • Additional decompression and integration time built in

Accommodation costs are separate and booked at your discretion. Greg will provide guidance and recommendations for the Sedona retreat experience.