Intensive Therapy in Michigan
Is traditional weekly therapy not working for you?
You’ve gone to weekly therapy for months or years and still haven’t made the progress you need to make.
You feel like each weekly session you are reacclimating to the therapist and end up leaving in the same spot you came in.
It seems like the therapist says the same things each session and you don’t leave with any real solutions.
You want to go deeper & examine the trauma of the past but you don’t want to open up just to have 10 minutes before session ends.
You wish you could spend a day unpacking, examining, and gaining real tools to heal all the junk you’re tired of carrying around with you.
You’re in the right place!
Intensive Therapy FAQ
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Intensive therapy involves focused, extended therapeutic sessions spanning from 90 minutes to 4 hours. They are designed to address specific challenges and accelerate progress. These experiences can be curated to your specific needs/wants including scheduled breaks, multi-day weekend intensives and, for in person intensives, personal care add on experiences such as ending the day with a massage from a certified massage therapist, etc.
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Unlike weekly therapy sessions, intensives condense multiple sessions into one sitting. This allows for deeper work, uninterrupted focus, and often faster progress & relief for clients. Clients frequently describe intensives as a springboard for healing & growth.
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You will benefit from a therapy intensive if you experience:
Specific crises or trauma that require more than 50 minutes of attention (betrayal trauma, death of a loved one, grief & loss, big life changes, burn out, long standing emotional baggage, relationship challenges, ongoing conflict & boundary violations)
Persistent issues not improving with traditional therapy
A desire to jumpstart your healing process
Limited availability for weekly sessions
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Expect a structured schedule that includes:
Initial assessments
Deep dives into issues
Skill-building & experiential exercises
Time for reflection and processing
Practical take aways for continuing progress in your daily life
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If you are willing to travel to Michigan for the intensive, you can book sessions. Intensives can be booked as a stand-alone deep dive, retreat-style experience that can be utilized to further the work you are already doing with your current therapist. Depending on the issues you would like to address in an intensive it may be recommended that you have a post-intensive therapy session booked with someone in your state who you can continue regular treatment with.
Intensive therapy can help you with…
Trauma: abuse/neglect/betrayal
Childhood/attachment trauma
Grief, death, loss
Depression: chronic, postpartum, situational
Stress, burnout
Anxious overachieving/perfectionism
People Pleasing/ relational anxiety
Addictions
Low self esteem & negative beliefs
Cycle breaking
Emotional awareness, triggers
Communication skills
Boundary setting
Intensive Packages
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90 Minute Intensive Sessions
If you want to feel better, faster, we offer 90 minute one-time and/or recurring intensive sessions.
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1 Day Intensive Package
This package includes:
One Intake Session
2-4 Hour Intensive Session
One Follow Up Session -
2 Day Intensive Package
This package includes:
One Intake Session
2-4 Hour Intensive Session on Day 1
2-4 Hour Intensive Session on Day 2
One Follow Up Session -
3 Day Intensive Package
This package includes:
One Intake Session
2-4 Hour Intensive Session on Day 1
2-4 Hour Intensive Session on Day 2
2-4 Hour Intensive Session on Day 3
One Follow Up Session
What are the fees?
Personalized Intensives are half-day to multi-day programs that include a customized treatment plan specific to you. Fees are based on your needs and program design, and are communicated ahead of time in accordance with the No Surprises Act.
1-3 Day Intensive packages listed above start at $1,300 and pricing will vary based on Intensive length.
90 Minute sessions are $315.
I offer a free phone or video consultation to discuss your needs and interest in a personalized intensive program.
*For current clients looking to add on therapy intensives to their care, please note your rate may be different.
**Intensives are currently limited to self pay clients only.
How Intensive Therapy is more effective & efficient than Weekly Therapy:
Weekly Therapy:
10-15 mins checking in
20-30 mins processing
10-15 mins closing
You may spend a month of therapy talking about a single stressor, costing around $800 for 4 sessions (1 per week).
In reality, different things come up week to week in your life. So your area of focus session to session may shift.
So realistically you could spend several months of weekly therapy working to address a single stressor sufficiently, costing thousands of dollars & still may not fully resolve the things causing stress & discomfort.
Intensive Therapy:
10-15 mins checking in
160-210 mins processing
10-15 mins closing
You might fully resolve or move through multiple stressors within a half day, costing around $1600. You’re doing more work in less time, meaning less therapy will be needed overall.
You can feel better, faster. You won’t have to figure out how to take time off work or pay for childcare each week to make it to your sessions.
For the highly motivated women who are ready to have a jumpstart their healing, intensives are a great option.
You don’t have to stay stuck. Change is possible!
FAQs about Therapy Intensives
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This is a fast-pass, premium service. As such, higher fees are charged as they require more work, energy, & schedule flexibility.
Intensives also provide more value for clients.
Personalized Intensives are half-day to multi-day programs that include a customized treatment plan specific to you. Fees are based on your needs and program design, and are communicated ahead of time in accordance with the No Surprises Act.
1-3 Day Intensive packages listed above start at $1,300 and pricing will vary based on Intensive length.
90 Minute Sessions are $425.
I offer a free phone or video consultation to discuss your needs and interest in a personalized intensive program.
After booking, I will hold the dates for your intensive for one week. By that time, I need completion of your paperwork in the client portal. You will be charged a non-refundable deposit for half the amount of your total intensive cost.
*For current clients looking to add on therapy intensives to their care, please note your rate may be different.
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Yes. Many insurance companies reimburse a portion of the cost of psychotherapy. For insurance purposes, I am considered an out-of-network provider.
Please determine the exact details of your policy ahead of time, including what benefits are available regarding out-of-network providers & if your insurance will reimburse several hours of therapy in one day or one week.
I can provide you with a Superbill for all direct contact therapy services included in the intensive.
Please know that the insurance company requires a diagnosis code as a reason for treatment. Please contact the customer service number on the back of your insurance card to get details about your specific plan.
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Results vary; however, the work done during intensive therapy sessions is profound & impactful. Participating in a 1 day intensive can decrease distress around single event trauma, springboard the process of unpacking & healing from childhood wounds, & provide a multitude of resources for reducing ongoing effects of trauma & chronic stress.
Participating in a 2-3-day Intensive may create impactful change more efficiently than just weekly, 50-minute sessions or even one half-day intensive.
We will identify what format is best for you during your initial consultation.
Intensive sessions are similar to going on a personal retreat. It is important to allow time outside of sessions to be unscheduled or filled only with self-care activities like movement, body work (acupuncture/massage), and creative expression (music/art/writing).
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Step one is to book a consult to discuss your needs/goals & answer any questions you may have. From there, you can book your intensive session & prepare for a transformative experience!