Restoring Connections Counseling Center
Couples Therapy Intensives
in Bellingham
and online
throughout Washington state
You want relief. You want real change. And you want it to start now.
An Intensive Might Make Sense for You If...
60 minutes is never enough
You finally get settled, you start to open up — and then it's time to go. A standard session can feel like you're just scratching the surface. You leave with things still unsaid, feelings still unprocessed, and a week to wait before you can try again. You've always wished there was just more time.
Your schedules are making weekly therapy feel impossible
Between work, kids, travel, and the general chaos of real life — finding a recurring weekly slot that works for both of you feels like its own full-time job. And once you find it, getting there every week starts to feel like one more thing on an already impossible list. An intensive sidesteps all of that. Two days, cleared and protected, just for you.
You need help — and you need it now
Your relationship is in a painful place. The conflict feels unmanageable, the distance feels insurmountable, and the idea of waiting months for weekly therapy to slowly move the needle is not something you can stomach right now. You need to get somewhere — and you need to start getting there immediately.
You're ready to step out of your regular life and actually focus
There is something genuinely powerful about setting down the to-do list, stepping away from the kids and the housework and the work emails, and giving your relationship your full, undivided attention — maybe for the first time in a long time. An intensive creates a container that your regular life simply can't. No distractions. No obligations pulling you in different directions. Just the two of you, doing the most important work there is.
You're not in crisis — you're just ready
Maybe your relationship isn't falling apart. Maybe you're just two motivated people who want to do meaningful work together and like the idea of having real, dedicated time to do it. The intensive format just makes sense to you — and that instinct is worth trusting.
Life brought you to a crossroads
A major transition — a move, a loss, a betrayal, a new chapter — has shaken the foundation of your relationship and you need more than weekly check-ins to navigate it. You need immersive, focused support to help you find solid ground again.
Months of progress. Two days to get there.
What Can an EFT Couples Intensive Do?
Break the cycle — fast.
Get relief from the conflict, the emotional distance, the patterns you've been stuck in for years — in days, not months. EFT gets underneath the surface argument to what's really driving the disconnection, and an intensive gives us the time to actually get there.
Fit into your real life.
No weekly time off work. No arranging a babysitter seven times. No hunting for a recurring slot that works for both of you. Two days, scheduled once, and you're done. Minimal disruption, maximum impact.
Move you from anger into connection — and make it stick.
Not just a temporary ceasefire. Not just a good session that fades by Thursday. An intensive creates enough time and depth to shift something real — the kind of change that travels home with you and stays.
Give your relationship the focused attention it deserves.
Your relationship is one of the most important things in your life. An intensive treats it that way — with two full days of dedicated, uninterrupted time to do the work that weekly therapy chips away at slowly.
Fast-track your progress.
Stop inching toward a future you don't want. An intensive can move you further in two days than months of weekly sessions — so you can stop just surviving your relationship and start actually living it again.
Rediscover what's still there.
Because something brought you together. And something has kept you here, even through all of this. An intensive gives you the space — and the support — to find your way back to that.
It's like a direct flight versus a connecting one — you'll get there either way, but one gets you there without the layovers.
An Intensive Can Help You...
Understand what's really happening between you.
Not the surface argument — the real thing underneath it. You'll understand your own emotional responses and how to communicate them. And you'll start to understand your partner's too.
Stop the mistranslations.
So much relationship pain comes from negative assumptions — hearing criticism when someone is reaching for connection, reading withdrawal as rejection when it's actually overwhelm. We'll untangle that together.
Break the pattern — not just manage it.
Not a temporary truce. A real, felt shift in the way you interact — one you'll notice in the car on the way home and in the weeks that follow.
Build a bond that feels secure. The kind where you know your partner has you. Where honesty doesn't feel risky. Where reaching for each other feels natural again.
Feel each other again.
More available. More responsive. More present. An intensive creates the conditions for both of you to finally meet in the middle.
What does a couples intensive include?
Intake session with couple
(60 minutes)
This first session will be an introduction to your relationship. We will get a basic overview of your cycle. This sets the stage for the work we will do over the two days.
Extended Couples Sessions
After the intake session, each joint session will be scheduled for 90 minutes. (See FAQ for sample schedule.
Individual Sessions
(60 minutes each)
I will meet you individually for one hour to learn your personal and relationship history.
Breaks
An intensive is....intensive! We will take breaks in between sessions and regroup and reset as needed. It is normal to get fatigued and we will be mindful of this.
Is an Intensive Right
for Your Relationship?
I want this to be genuinely helpful, And that means being honest when an intensive is not the right fit.
An intensive is not for you if...
There is an ongoing affair. Active infidelity needs to be addressed before intensive work can begin. This isn't the right starting place.
You and your partner aren't aligned on the goal.
An intensive isn't the place to decide whether you want to save the relationship. If you're not both showing up with the same intention, the format won't serve you. If you're in that in-between place, Discernment Counseling may be a better first step — and I'm happy to talk you through that.
Being in the same room for extended periods feels unsafe or unmanageable.
If things have escalated to the point where you can't be in the same space and remain civil, an intensive will not be productive. We'd want to find a different entry point first.
There is active intimate partner violence.
This is a firm boundary. An intensive is not an option in this situation. If you need support and resources around intimate partner violence, please reach out and I'll point you in the right direction.
Not sure if you're a good fit?
Reach out. I'm happy to have a honest conversation about whether this is the right time and the right format for you — and if it's not, I'll help you find something that is. Perhaps weekly sessions or a couples retreat workshop is a better fit for where you are right now. We can work together to find the support you need.
A note for out-of-town clients:
I'm licensed in Washington and all services are provided in full accordance with the ethical and legal guidelines of my state — including HIPAA, confidentiality, and mandatory reporting requirements. If allegations or evidence of abuse arise during our work together, I am required to report in both your state of residence and the state where services are provided.