Couples Weekend Intensive

Another option to start and Stop therapy

We spend a weekend with you to help you figure out your relationship.

Who it’s for

Couples Weekend Intensives are for any type of couple who wants to work on their relationship without having to “start and stop”.

Couples who join us for an intensive tend to fall into one or more of these categories:

Have complicated schedules that make it difficult to schedule weekly therapy.
Are in the midst of a crisis - for example, they are experiencing high conflict or recently suffered a significant loss or trauma.
Have a big decision that needs to be made and don’t have months to figure it out.
Have neglected their relationship for many years and realize they need to jump start it in a big way.
Are considering a divorce and would like to give enough time to really think it through.

How it Works

Couples Weekend Intensives are a focused, condensed form of couples counseling that occur over a period of 2-3 consecutive days, usually a weekend, using the Gottman Method. Couples Weekend Intensives allow couples to dive deeply into their issues without the frustration of the “start and stop” feeling of weekly sessions.

In general, you will meet for 5-6 hours each day with breaks built in for lunch, reflection, and individualized activities.

Prior to the intensive:

Choose an intensive therapist to work with.
- Deirdre Cosgrove, Eman Almusawi, Emma Carpenter, Folashade Adekunle, Deepal Pandya, Lily Skoke, Ariel Stern, and Elizabeth Earnshaw offer intensives.
Contact info@abetterlifetherapy.com to schedule
Choose a date + confirm the date by paying a deposit.
Complete your pre-assessment prior to your appointment

Where?

We offer intensives in person and online.

Our in-person intensives are located at our Center City, Philadelphia office, Ardmore, Pennsylvania office, New Hope, Pennsylvania office, and Galloway, New Jersey office. All offices have access to parking and our Center City and Ardmore locations can be accessed via public transportation. If you aren’t sure which office is the best for you, we are happy to talk about it.

Our online intensives are done via a secure platform called Simple Practice.

We find that in person intensives are the most impactful, but we recognize that there are many reasons online might make more sense for you and your relationship and believe they also make a big difference in the relationship.

Who?

Our intensive therapists all are trained in level 2 or higher in Gottman Method Couples Therapy.

Certified Gottman Therapists are Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMFT and Ariel Stern, LPC. They have trained all of the intensive therapists to utilize the intensive couples therapy method they have been using with couples for a decade.

When?

Intensive Couples Therapy tends to be scheduled over a weekend. However, we are also able to accommodate couples who prefer to meet during the week.

Rates

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