Are you and your partner...

Struggling to make weekly appointments work or feeling "stuck" in your therapy?
Wanting to have a stronger foundation and practical techniques to work with?
Needing some kind of significant change in your relationship?
In a cycle of endless arguing or not talking about what really matters at all?
Facing issues when it comes to intimacy and sex?
Having problems around money or feeling an imbalance in how you view finances?
Have struggles with power- how decisions are made and when you can voice your opinions?
Experiencing tension around your parenting styles, choices, or beliefs?
Living in resentment around household responsibilities and roles?
Dealing with mental health struggles taking a toll on your ability to be honest with each other?
Having issues with trust- whether from infidelity, breaking promises, or dishonesty?
Thinking about separation/divorce but want to work it through?
Dealing with a crisis situation?

prepare to get intense

These tailored couples sessions are ideal for couples who are ready to make a change—whether you're looking to grow closer, are feeling deeply troubled in your relationship or have a specific issue you feel stuck on. Many couples who seek out intensive sessions are considering separation or divorce whether they have communicated that to their partner or not. Regardless of where you stand, if you're hoping for more healing, better communication, and a deeper sense of care, a couples intensive can be a powerful tool for transformation.

You will be pushed outside of your comfort zone to get to the root of your relationship issues. This intensive will take you and your partner to the heart of where your dysfunction lives, and force you to use raw honesty in an open and respectful way. Here you will learn to break your old, unhelpful patterns to bring new life and deeply cherished love back to your relationship.

When the going gets tough, many couples think it’s easier to go their separate ways rather than work through the issues they’re facing together. When betrayal, dishonesty, or toxic patterns have become prevalent in a relationship- it’s hard to see a brighter future. Couple Intensive Sessions can help you avoid going through a separation or divorce by bringing you together to work through the most challenging disparities within your relationship, and help you get through those hurdles together. Healing your connection so you can have a fresh start, together.

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couples intensives?

My goal is to help you and your partner find a “sweet spot” where both of you can thrive as individuals while supporting one another as loving, compassionate partners. Together, we’ll identify your shared goals and hold each other accountable to ensure you’re working toward the relationship you both deserve.

Reach out to me with any questions you may have, or to inquire about booking your intensive.

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couples intensive recommendations

These intensives can be scheduled in person (Tillsonburg location) or virtually. It is strongly recommended to have follow-up sessions either with JTS Counselling or another provider to check in on progress with implementing what you learned during the intensive. Often, couples find this ongoing accountability allows them to maintain the skills they have learned. Optionally, you may prefer to return for mini-intensives to continue to bolster your connection and growth.

Due to the intensity of the work it is suggested that you plan your time around the sessions to decompress. Taking a few days off of work to stay in a hotel is a good option, to remove the pressure of household responsibilities. Or, you can stay at home but remain focussed on the intensive by considering childcare options. During the intensive, it’s recommended to plan low key but enjoyable experiences and activities for the two of you to do that allows you to connect with and have fun with one another while also processing the day's sessions.

A list of options for accommodations and activities can be provided if needed, if you are travelling to attend your sessions in-person.

intensives can work for couples when...

Both partners are eager to make swift changes.
Healing from infidelity is a priority.
Growing distance or ongoing distress is becoming more discouraging.
Busy schedules make it hard to consistently attend weekly therapy sessions.
You feel like you're not making progress with weekly therapy.
They understand it's crucial to address the underlying issues.
One or both partners require more privacy than their current setting provides.
The thought of a getaway together offers some comfort.

Intensives are not recommended when...

One or both partners are struggling with an active addiction.
One or both partners are dealing with serious mental health issues.
There is intimate partner violence, whether emotional, verbal, or physical.
Neither partner is fully committed to working on or healing the relationship.
An affair is still ongoing.

What is Involved in a Couples Intensive Session?

A Couples Intensive is tailored to your specific needs in your relationship, and devoted to helping you recognize your communication patterns, areas of weakness, and rebuild your relationship. Whether it’s communication difficulties, intimacy, family issues, resentments, or infidelity- your intensive will be tailored to help you overcome whatever challenges are driving a wedge between you and your partner.

The goal of the Couples Intensive is to allocate a chunk of time to really cultivating, educating, and healing your relationship. By digging deep to hone in on the resentments that have taken root, recognize the dysfunctional patterns, and re-align the relationship so it can continue to grow.

Proven methods of counselling will be implemented through discussion, videos, exercises, and take-home handouts with techniques you can carry with you long after our time together.

Remember: in relationships we either grow together or we grow apart. Dedicating to a Couples Intensive is a great step to committing to growth, together.

investment details

The Couples Intensives are available in three options:

Gold Option: 12hrs, 3 days (4 hrs / day) $3500

Silver Option: 8hrs, 2 days (4 hrs / day) $2500

Bronze Option: 5 hrs, 1 day (5 hrs / day) $1600

As with all services please confirm with your insurance company what they will cover. Most insurance plans have coverage for Social Work services.

Couples Intensives

1, 2, or 3 full-day sessions to get to the root of your relationship problems and repair your connection.

Spending focused, personalized time together in an intensive couples therapy setting can help revitalize your marriage and elevate your emotional connection.

Rather than dragging out months of therapy, you can dedicate a few days utilizing momentum and focus to assist in moving your relationship forward.

Couples who participate in these intensives often discover renewed hope, deeper understanding, healing from a specific issue and a stronger sense of togetherness they’ve been longing for.