Mental Health Counseling in Washington and Idaho
Couples Intensive Counseling
All-inclusive.
Evidenced Based.
Tailored for you and your partner.
Our couples intensive program provides a more concentrated and immersive experience that allows couples to dive into the issues they are facing, with the hope of gaining significant progress in a shorter amount of time.
Why couples intensive counseling?
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Faster outcomes
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Easier commitment to time (one day dedicated versus taking time out weekly to find childcare, take time off of work, etc.)
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The chance to model issues to resolve deep wounds
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Cost effective
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Skill practice with a therapist
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Provides ample time to process many topics instead of just one topic per week.
What is couples intensive counseling?
We work with couples who need a more intense version of couples counseling. Weekly therapy can be very helpful, but sometimes, 1 hour a week isn’t enough time to gain the momentum and change that your relationship needs to survive or thrive. Research shows that working intensively helps create short-term change that is impactful and lasting. We welcome couples at all stages with various concerns such as:
Premarital counseling
Communication and Skills Building
‘Last shot’ couples counseling
Affair recovery and rebuilding
Discernment (divorce contemplation) counseling
Relationship Enrichment
Intimacy/Sexual issues
Blended Family Parenting
Recovering after grief or trauma
What does intensive couples counseling look like?
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The first appointment is for both partners. You will meet with the assigned or preferred couples counselor to determine if intensive therapy is the right fit for you. This session will cover a brief history of the relationship as well as current issues that you are facing. The counselor will also ask about goals desired in doing couples intensive counseling.
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Each partner will have an individual private counseling session scheduled with their counselor prior to the intensive session.
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Couples intensive session- This session is a 7 hour commitment with a one hour lunch break. Each intensive session will look different for each couple, depending on the needs. Our counselors are trained in various evidenced-based therapeutic models and we pull from different approaches to make your experience tailored and helpful for you and your partner.
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You will have one follow up session after your intensive session. At this point, you will determine if you would like to schedule another intensive day, or do weekly/bi-weekly counseling appointments. Or, perhaps at this point, the issues are resolved.
Things to consider...
Couples intensive therapy does not guarantee results. There are so many varying factors that impact the outcome. These varying factors may include, but are not limited to:
Willingness to come together and work on the relationship
Willingness to create change beyond the therapeutic setting
Active affairs/infidelity
Differences in values/morals
Substance use issues/addiction
Mental health diagnoses (or undiagnosed) that are interfering with the progress
Past/present trauma
Domestic Violence
All mental health professionals at Riverside Therapy Center utilize evidence-based methods to create an experience tailored for you. None of these methods, no matter where you receive therapeutic services from, are 100% guaranteed. Sometimes outcomes do include separation or divorce.