"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.
Pilot Mountain, North Carolina offers many overnight accommodations - some even within walking distance to our office. This is for local couples who do not want to drive back and forth each day and those that are coming from other areas or out of state!!
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 with debit card
Balance is due at the time of check-in.
Pilot Mountain, North Carolina offers many overnight accommodations - some even within walking distance to our office. This is for local couples who do not want to drive back and forth each day and those that are coming from other areas or out of state!!
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
