What Is an Intensive Session?
An intensive session is an extended block of therapeutic work designed to allow for deeper, more sustained engagement than a standard appointment. Rather than meeting for one hour at a time, an intensive gives you and your therapist 4 hours (with breaks) to move through material at a different pace with fewer transitions in and out of the work each week. We offer intensive therapy in these forms:
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
- Somatic therapy
- Couples therapy
- Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (low dose)
Traditional Therapy: every 1-2 weeks
Pros
- Steady, sustained growth over time
- Building skills and practicing them between sessions
- Address ongoing relationships, work dynamics, or transitions
- Spreads out the cost of therapy over time
Cons
- More interruptions – an hour ends just as things are getting somewhere
- Time is split between the ongoing stuff of life and the deeper themes and patterns that recur – sometimes helpful to start, but limits deeper work over time
Intensive sessions
Pros
- Depth without interruption
- Greater focus on root themes and patterns (traumas, relationship patterns, limiting core beliefs, etc.)
- On average, more growth and healing across fewer hours of therapy
- Efficiency of scheduling for busy people and couples
- Can be combined with regular therapy occurring every 1-2 weeks to move through tough blocks
Cons
- Greater up-front investment of time and money
Who May Benefit From an Intensive
Intensive sessions may be particularly well-suited for clients who:
- Feel stuck in their current therapy and are ready for a different level of engagement
- Have schedules that make consistent weekly appointments difficult to maintain
- Are experiencing a more pressing need and want focused relief in a concentrated period
- Have patterns that make it hard to fully drop into the work in a standard 60-min window
- Tend to get pulled into day-to-day stressors between sessions, making it difficult to stay with deeper therapeutic themes over time
- Are a couple navigating a relational crisis or acute need that calls for more than a weekly hour can hold, or a couple with schedules that are difficult to coordinate
What to Expect: Session Format
Your intensive session will be scheduled as a 4-hour block. The general structure is:
- An opening check-in and orientation to settle into the space and the work
- A first extended working block (approximately 90 minutes of active therapeutic work)
- A mid-session break (approximately 15–20 minutes) – time to rest, eat a snack, step outside briefly, or decompress
- A second extended working block (approximately 90 minutes)
- A closing period of reflection and integration (approximately 30 minutes) to help you transition out of the session and orient toward the rest of your day
Session Fees
Fees are as follows for a 4-hour intensive block:
- Christy Boaman, LPCA – $800
- Mandy Duff, LMFTA – $850
- Stephanie Adams-Rodriguez, LPC – $1050
- Dena Ewing, LPC – $1050
- Lisa Annan, LPC – $1050 – limited availability for intensives
- Brooke Hill – $1200
Availability for intensives sessions varies by therapist at any given time. If you’re interested in accelerated therapy, check with us first to make sure your new therapist is available for this offering at the current time.
Why does this cost more than a regular session?
A four hour session is more than adding together four individual 1-hour sessions. It is a structured package that often replaces what could take several months of regular standard therapy. For many people, it is actually more cost-effective after factoring in the total investment over time. The prices also reflect the added clinical preparation and additional hours extended by the therapist.
A four hour session is more than adding together four individual 1-hour sessions. It is a structured package that often replaces what could take several months of regular standard therapy. For many people, it is actually more cost-effective after factoring in the total investment over time. The prices also reflect the added clinical preparation and additional hours extended by the therapist.
Not sure if accelerated therapy is for you?
Your first stop is a 60-minute intake appointment to begin the therapy process. After talking in more detail about your current needs, we’ll help you think through which option makes the most sense for you and get that process started. We are also happy to talk through general questions on the phone any time at (843) 284-7340.