Marriage Counseling Intensives
Is your relationship in crisis? Rediscover connection and a clear path forward with my immersive 2-day couples counseling intensives. Using neuroscience and the renowned developmental model, this program rapidly equips you with relationship-rescuing insights that traditional therapy often takes months to achieve.
What Marriage Counseling Intensives Can Help You Achieve
If the closeness that once defined you and your partner has diminished, my relationship counseling intensives can help you identify the causes of the disconnection and develop strategies to reignite the emotional intimacy that first brought you together.
When problems escalate due to communication breakdowns, my couples counseling intensives can make a difference. Through meaningful exercises and heartfelt discussions, you learn to communicate more effectively to resolve conflicts and bond better.
If trust has been broken due to infidelity, dishonesty, or other betrayals, my couples counseling intensives provide a supportive environment where you and your partner can safely express your feelings and take the necessary steps to rebuild trust and heal.
My marriage counseling intensives will help you and your partner recognize the specific habits damaging your relationship and learn practical tools to replace them with healthier, more productive habits that foster deeper connections.
Is your relationship struggling because one partner feels overburdened or neglected? My marriage counseling intensives provide a safe space to address these issues by encouraging open communication about shared responsibilities, emotional needs, and respect.
Couples intensives can help you tackle unresolved conflicts that have been lingering for years and draining the relationship. Be it finances, parenting, or differences in life goals, you’ll develop conflict resolution skills to help you work through them.
Is a Couples Counseling Intensive right for you?
This program is designed for couples who are:
- Feeling overwhelmed by constant arguments, lingering resentment, or a growing sense of distance.
- Facing relationship issues like lack of intimacy, unresolved conflicts, or infidelity.
- Considering divorce or feeling like you’ve exhausted all options to resolve your relationship struggles.
In just two transformative days, couples intensive therapy empowers you with essential tools to:
- Heal from past emotional wounds.
- Develop effective skills to break harmful patterns.
- Develop conflict-resolution skills in order to approach disagreements with empathy, patience, and understanding instead of yelling, stonewalling, or blaming.
- Rebuild trust after betrayals or affairs.
- Revive both physical and emotional intimacy.
- Explore whether ending the relationship is the right path.
My Marriage Counseling Intensives process
My Marriage Counseling Intensive is more than just therapy. It’s a transformative experience designed to bring you lasting results. Here’s how I will guide you through the process:
Before your intensive program, you and your partner will fill out detailed questionnaires to provide background information that will help me understand your unique situation and goals.
Based on your situation and goals, I will design a personalized plan for the intensive. This includes choosing therapy methods that align with your needs so that sessions are effective.
Work with me for 2 days where you and your partner will work to navigate key issues and develop the skills to move forward in the relationship.
After the Intensive program, we’ll review your progress together. We’ll review all that you and your partner gained in the relationship counseling program and discuss how you can continue growing as a couple.
I understand that lasting change doesn’t happen overnight. After the 2-day Intensive retreat, I will continue to provide follow-up support to ensure your relationship remains solid going forward.
What Makes My Marriage Counseling Intensives Approach Different?
A Unique, Neuroscience-Based Approach to Achieve Significant Progress in Your Relationship in a Shorter Time Frame
As featured in The Wall Street Journal, I’m the creator of a unique 2-day coaching format that combines the highly regarded Developmental Model and neuroscience-based techniques.
Here is what sets my approach apart:
- Proven success: The Developmental Model is one of the most proven methods for restoring successful marriages worldwide.
- Neuroscience driven: As a seasoned relationship expert and couples therapist with a deep understanding of the intricacies of human connection, I specialize in using neuroscience to teach couples how to rewire their brain for healthier more effective communication patterns.
- Fast and effective: Unlike traditional couples counseling sessions with a therapist, which can take months or even years, my couples intensives cut to the chase. You will not experience the frustration of the stop and start of weekly sessions. In just two days, you will learn a way to have difficult conversations that identify what you are fighting for rather than what you are fighting about, enabling you to have difficult conversations for years to come.
During the two-day relationship intensive, you will:
- Identify unproductive habits that harm your marriage
- Build communication skills to avoid triggering anger or shut-downs
- Rekindle both physical and emotional intimacy
- Navigate challenges like infidelity or emotional disconnection
How Does A Couples Intensive Work?
Testimonials
“We were arguing constantly, and it felt like there was no way out. Lori quickly identified the patterns keeping us stuck and guided us toward real change. We’re finally free of the cycles that had us trapped for years.”
“After we completed our intensive, we realized just how close we were to ending things. It was a turning point, and we’re so thankful we did it.”
“I thought we were beyond saving after years of betrayal and confusion. Thanks to Lori, we found our way back.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a marriage counseling intensive worth the cost?
A marriage intensive is a wise investment compared to traditional marriage counseling or the cost of a divorce. It is truly getting 6 months of therapy in 2 days. You’ll get focused, tailored support that many couples describe as the best gift they’ve given to their relationship.
What is the success rate of marriages after counseling?
Studies indicate that marriage counseling can have a success rate of up to 70%, though outcomes vary based on the approach used and the couple’s commitment to change. My marriage counseling intensives, which incorporate the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy, focus on strengthening emotional bonds by helping couples understand the underlying feelings that drive their behavior and finally uncover what they are really fighting about and fighting for.
Success ultimately depends on your commitment to practicing what you learn during our time together. I will provide you with the tools needed to break ineffective patterns and create lasting change, but true transformation happens over time with consistent effort. While statistics can be encouraging, the key to long-term success lies in applying these strategies in your daily life.
What can we accomplish in just 2 days?
While it might feel daunting to tackle years of issues in just 48 hours, countless couples discover that this intensive format offers a fresh perspective and the essential tools needed for lasting change. You’ll practice new skills that can break old patterns and improve your relationship for the long term.
Will the intensive feel overwhelming?
My 2-day couples intensives can feel like a retreat, and most couples find the experience energizing rather than exhausting. The insights gained, combined with the structured breaks, help couples feel hopeful resulting in positive change.
What types of challenges can the intensive help with?
My marriage intensives address a wide range of relationship challenges, including communication problems, trust issues, emotional distance, and more. I will help you heal from past emotional wounds, develop effective skills to break harmful patterns, develop conflict resolution skills, rebuild trust for infidelity recovery, rekindle intimacy, and more.
What if we still need help to resolve issues or difficulties after the relationship intensives?
After your first relationship intensive program, follow-up sessions are available to reinforce the tools and strategies you’ve learned during the intensive.
Where do the intensive counseling sessions take place?
My marriage counseling intensives take place in Palm Desert, CA, near Palm Springs in the Coachella Valley, and in Bellevue, WA, near Seattle.
Are in-person couples therapy options available?
I offer both virtual and in-person couples therapy options in all my relationship services in Palm Desert, CA, and Bellevue, WA, from couples coaching to marriage and relationship intensives.
Lori Weisman, a Relationship Expert based in both Palm Desert, CA and Bellevue, WA specializes in Couples Coaching, Relationship Intensives, and Marriage Intensives. Lori provides expert relationship services to clients across the Coachella Valley in California, including Palm Springs, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Cathedral City, and Rancho Mirage, as well as Seattle, Washington areas, including downtown Seattle, Kirkland, downtown Bellevue, and the northeast Bellevue neighborhoods.