"What is a Marriage Intensive?"
A Wall Street Journal article recently described an intensive as "High Impact couples therapy...costly, intense, and its fans say, more effective than traditional counseling" WSJ, March 21st, 2024 - "How to Fix Your Marriage in 16 Hours."
Our Intensive is a specialized, focused time with a couple over the course of 14 hours (2-3 days) to work on specific issues related to the marriage. It is designed to work with the momentum of non-stop attention to the couple and produce significant change, healing, and restoration.
What's the purpose or benefit of investing both time and money into a Marriage Intensive?
Weekly marriage counseling is sometimes unable to dive deep into the issues of a marriage due to the time frame. A Marriage Intensive is designed to give undivided attention and focused time in order to get deep into the issues presented in the life of a couple. Couples who participate in a Marriage Intensive are often able to turn things around quicker than weekly counseling sessions that can span longer periods of time. The "normal" counseling sessions involve 1–2-hour sessions once or twice a month which can take months, if not up to a year, to start to see results, whereas a Marriage Intensive can cover in a 2- or 3-day period about 6-9 months' worth of sessions.
Who are Marriage Intensives for?
Specifics of Enrolling in a Marriage Intensive
Balance is due at the time of check-in.
Weekly marriage counseling is sometimes unable to dive deep into the issues of a marriage due to the time frame. A Marriage Intensive is designed to give undivided attention and focused time in order to get deep into the issues presented in the life of a couple. Couples who participate in a Marriage Intensive are often able to turn things around quicker than weekly counseling sessions that can span longer periods of time. The "normal" counseling sessions involve 1–2-hour sessions once or twice a month which can take months, if not up to a year, to start to see results, whereas a Marriage Intensive can cover in a 2- or 3-day period about 6-9 months' worth of sessions.
Who are Marriage Intensives for?
- Marriages in crisis (separated couples, recent revelation of infidelity, etc.)
- Those needing a more rapid approach to change
- Those with busy/conflicting work schedules that need a focused amount of time over a weekend without having to miss work
- If you want both a man and a woman's perspective (Life coach and therapist), are willing to put in the work and time, and need real change, then a Marriage Intensive is your next step!
- Those who are in active substance use addiction
- Those engaged in physical abuse/domestic violence
- Those who are currently engaged in an extramarital affair
Specifics of Enrolling in a Marriage Intensive
- 14 hours = $2500 (Weekend and weekday options available)
- Marriage Intensives are not covered by insurance; they are self/private pay
- We offer a 5% discount if intensive (deposit & balance) is paid in cash
- 4% service charge if paying by credit or debit card
Balance is due at the time of check-in.
Your Marriage Assessment through Prepare/Enrich will assess each couple on the following topics:
- Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Partner Style and Habits
- Financial Management
- Leisure Activities
- Sexual Relationship
- Family and Friends
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Spiritual Beliefs