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Couples & Relationship Therapy Intensives

What to Expect

Focused, accelerated support to help you break painful patterns and rebuild emotional connection - without waiting months for change.

For conscious, growth-oriented couples who feel disconnected or stuck, but deeply want to heal and reconnect.

You love each other-but something’s felt off.

Maybe communication has broken down. Maybe you’re stuck in painful patterns, or feeling more like roommates than partners.

You’re not looking for a quick fix. You want real change.

Honest connection. Lasting growth.

and a relationship that feels alive again.

When you're caught in the same arguments or painful silence, weekly therapy can feel too slow - or not deep enough. You might spend half the session calming down from the last fight, then barely scratch the surface before time runs out.

A Couples Therapy Intensive is designed for couples who are in crisis, feeling distant, or locked in painful patterns - and want real movement.

How a Couples Therapy Intensive Is Different from Weekly Therapy

Most traditional couples therapy happens in 50-minute sessions once a week. While this format can be helpful, it often means you’re just getting into something important… when the clock runs out.

Progress can feel slow, especially when you’re dealing with deeper patterns or high-stakes issues.

Your relationship could change in a few weeks.

An intensive is specifically designed for busy professionals or individuals who find weekly sessions hard to commit to.

Couples Therapy Intensive

4-Week Intensive Program: For High-Conflict & Emotionally Disconnected Couples

This couples therapy intensive is designed for partners experiencing high levels of conflict, emotional disconnection, or recurring relational ruptures that feel difficult to shift in standard weekly therapy.

The structure intentionally combines joint and individual work to reduce reactivity, support emotional safety, and address the underlying attachment and trauma-based patterns contributing to conflict or withdrawal.

  • This program may be appropriate if:

    • Conflict escalates quickly or feels repetitive and unresolved

    • One or both partners experience emotional shutdown, withdrawal, or distance

    • Attempts at communication lead to further rupture rather than repair

    • Early attachment experiences or past relational trauma are impacting the relationship

    • The relationship feels stuck in cycles of pursuit, defensiveness, or disengagement

    • Weekly couples therapy has felt too reactive or insufficient for meaningful change

    This program is not suitable where there is ongoing abuse or coercive control.

  • Free Consultation – 20-Minute Introductory Video Call

    A joint consultation to understand your relationship concerns, goals, and history, and to assess whether an intensive couples format is clinically appropriate.

    We’ll begin by exploring your goals and challenges, clarifying what you want to focus on during the intensive.

    Week 1: Joint Introductory Session – 1 Hour

    A structured joint session to:

    • Understand the relationship context and key areas of difficulty

    • Identify recurring conflict or disconnection patterns

    • Establish boundaries, safety, and therapeutic agreements

    • Clarify goals and assess suitability for intensive work

    This session sets the relational container for the work ahead.

    Week 2: Intensives 1 & 2 – Couple & Individual Sessions

    Two extended sessions (90 minutes each), split between joint and individual work.

    Focus includes:

    • Slowing down reactive conflict cycles

    • Understanding each partner’s attachment responses under stress

    • Individual exploration of triggers, emotional regulation, and relational history

    • Beginning to separate present-day conflict from earlier attachment wounds

    Individual sessions provide space to process emotions without escalating relational dynamics.

    Week 3: Intensives 3 & 4 – Couple & Individual Sessions

    Two further extended sessions (90 minutes each), continuing a balance of joint and individual work.

    Focus includes:

    • Deepening insight into relational patterns and emotional needs

    • Supporting emotional regulation and accountability

    • Facilitating moments of repair and reconnection

    • Addressing emotional withdrawal, shutdown, or defensiveness

    • Integrating individual insights back into the relational space

    Sessions are carefully paced to maintain safety for both partners.

    Week 4: Joint Integration Session – 1 Hour

    The final joint session focuses on:

    • Consolidating relational shifts and insights

    • Strengthening repair and reconnection strategies

    • Supporting emotional safety moving forward

    • Discussing next steps for continued therapy or maintenance

Reach out to book an intro call

Unlike weekly sessions that can stretch progress over months, this intensive format offers 8-10 hours of condensed therapy over a few weeks, helping you break patterns, deepen connection, and create lasting change

Couples Therapy Options: Standard Sessions vs. Intensives

Standard Couples Therapy

  • Weekly or bi-weekly 50-minute sessions

  • Typically across 4–6 months or longer

  • Investment upwards of £2700 (usually 15 - 20 sessions x £150)

  • Weekly time commitment.

  • Ideal for gradual progress.

  • Best suited for couples navigating ongoing issues, rebuilding after rupture, or needing structured support

Couples Therapy Intensive

  • 60 - 120 minute sessions

  • Typically across 4 weeks

  • Total investment £1500, with flexible payment plans available

  • Short-term, immersive. Ideal for focused breakthroughs

  • Accelerated change in one month

  • Best suited for couples who are committed, looking to work through a specific block or issue, and ready for focused progress.

  • Ideal for those who may have had couples therapy before.

Intensives are not recommended for couples in active crisis (e.g. high conflict, emotional dysregulation), recent or ongoing infidelity, or where one or both partners are unsure about staying in the relationship.

These situations typically require a slower, trust-building approach over time. Weekly therapy is better suited to create the safety and structure needed in these cases.

This Is for You If…

  • You’re both committed to staying connected, growing together, and doing the hard—but life‑changing—work your relationship needs.

  • You’ve lost your way in communication or conflict

  • You’re both hurting, but still care deeply

  • Either of you struggles to ask for—and accept—deeper emotional connection

  • You believe your bond matters more than your patterns

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If you’re in pain, disconnected, or constantly fighting—

You don’t need more months of surface-level sessions.

You need a breakthrough.

That’s what intensives are for.

Testimonals

  • "After years of battling with anxiety, depression, and relationship troubles, I decided to seek professional therapy. I’m so glad I did since my sessions with Raisa have changed my life. She has been important in my personal growth and recovery as I take control of my life and become the person I always wanted to be. I heartily suggest her services to anyone looking for high-quality therapeutic care".

  • "From the outset, Raisa's warmth and empathy created a safe and welcoming space, allowing me to comfortably share personal thoughts and concerns. I left each session feeling not only heard but also equipped with practical tools to implement positive changes in my life. 
I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone seeking a compassionate and skilled therapist."

  • "I consulted with Raisa for issues around low confidence, social anxiety, and depression. Throughout the process, Raisa was empathetic towards my issues, while also providing clear and direct feedback on the changes I should make in my life to achieve my therapy goals. I have benefitted considerably from my sessions, and would definitely recommend seeking therapy from her.”

  • "I began therapy during a time when my life felt like it was falling apart. After nearly a year of therapy with Raisa, I’ve seen remarkable improvements in myself. Overall, I can’t recommend therapy enough. It has been the single most valuable investment in my mental health, and I’m incredibly grateful for the growth and understanding I’ve gained through these sessions."

  • "In mid-2022, I found myself at rock bottom, barely hanging onto life. A friend recommended Raisa, and her therapy sessions became a major turning point for me. I never expected to process and accept grief, rediscover myself, and realize my untapped potential. I'm profoundly thankful to Raisa for guiding me through what may have been the worst period of my life."

  • “Her unique combination of empathy, patience, and practical guidance sets her apart, making a meaningful difference in the lives of those fortunate enough to work with her. I am truly grateful to have had the opportunity to benefit from her expertise, and I want others to experience the same transformation and growth that she has facilitated in my life.”

FAQs about therapy intensives

  • Therapy intensives are extended therapy sessions designed to help you process and heal from distressing or traumatic experiences in a focused, concentrated way. Instead of weekly sessions, intensives allow us to dive deeper over 90 minutes- helping you make meaningful progress in a shorter timeframe.

    I use EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) as the primary modality during these intensives, allowing for targeted and effective trauma reprocessing in a safe, supported space.

    They’re ideal if you’re feeling stuck, want to work through a specific issue more efficiently, or prefer a more immersive approach to trauma healing.

  • If you're ready for deep work and have a clear goal or trauma you'd like to address, an intensive may be a good fit. It's also great for busy professionals or individuals who find weekly sessions hard to commit to. A consultation call will help us decide the best approach for your needs.

  • You can schedule a free 20 minute consultation through my website. We’ll discuss your goals, assess whether EMDR or an intensive format is right for you, and go through what to expect in the process.

  • Yes - we can tailor the structure based on your needs. For example, you may start with weekly therapy and integrate a trauma intensive late

  • If price is the only barrier, don’t worry, I offer flexible payment plans for intensive packages. I am also registered with several insurers across the UK including BUPA, AXA, Aviva, Cigna and WPA, meaning you may be able to claim back almost 100% of your therapy costs. Please reach out to discuss.

  • Yes, in most cases, clients who pay for therapy through insurance are able to get between 60 - 80% of the cost covered. Reach out to me to discuss.