Couples Intensives
Could Your Relationship Benefit From A Couples Intensive?
Are you and your partner stuck in a negative cycle of arguments and disconnection?
Has infidelity, betrayal, or another stressor put your marriage or relationship in crisis?
Is Your Marriage on the Brink of Divorce?
Do You Need More Intensive Support Than What Weekly Therapy Can Offer?
Are you and your partner stuck in a negative cycle of arguments and disconnection?
Has infidelity, betrayal, or another stressor put your marriage or relationship in crisis?
Is Your Marriage on the Brink of Divorce?
Do You Need More Intensive Support Than What Weekly Therapy Can Offer?
When couples struggle to the point of considering separation, they are usually desperate for change to come—sooner rather than later. Though traditional weekly counseling sessions are beneficial for couples experiencing setbacks in their relationship, there is a limit to what can be accomplished in an hour. Not to mention, a week in between sessions offers a lot of time to fall back into unhealthy, counterproductive patterns.
In some cases, weekly therapy sessions simply aren’t an option. Many couples struggle to find time in their schedules to accommodate a weekly appointment, especially if they have children or restrictive work schedules, and it can be difficult to make an indefinite, long-term commitment to therapy when the relationship is struggling right now.
An intensive offers you the time, space, and privacy needed to meaningfully work through the challenges you experience as a couple. At The Love Seat Counseling & Life Coaching, we specialize in couples work and are pleased to offer intensive therapy sessions to clients in crisis or in need of more comprehensive support.
Let’s work together to get your relationship to a stable, manageable place.
What Is A Couples Intensive?
A couples intensive is a private, retreat-style experience that compresses months of therapy into 2 or 3 transformative days. Unlike traditional weekly sessions, intensives give you extended time to go deep, reduce distractions, and stay in the emotional process. They’re grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), the gold standard for couples work that helps partners move from disconnection to secure bonding.
Each intensive includes approximately 12 to 18 hours of focused work over 2 or 3 days—this includes therapy sessions, integrative couple exercises, relational lunch breaks, and guided debriefing. You’ll leave with renewed insight, tools for reconnection, and a clear plan for moving forward.
Our Intensives Draw From The Highly Effective Method Of EFT
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is an attachment-based therapeutic model that helps couples understand the science of bonding. Since the mid-1980s, this approach has helped couples of all backgrounds and experiences thrive and establish a new sense of connection. Given how effective this method has been in helping partners understand one another, overcome conflict, and establish new, healthier patterns, EFT is considered the gold standard in couples therapy.
Our intensives follow the Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) process—a gentle, proven approach to helping couples heal disconnection and rebuild emotional safety.
Throughout your time together, your therapist will guide you through key stages of reconnection:
- Understanding the emotional patterns that keep you stuck—and learning to face the pattern together, not each other
- Exploring the deeper emotions underneath reactivity, distance, or shutdown
- Creating space for both partners to feel heard, seen, and safe expressing their needs
- Practicing new ways of reaching for one another, even when it’s hard
- Building new relational rhythms, rooted in empathy, trust, and responsiveness
This process helps couples move from protection to connection—transforming painful cycles into moments of repair, bonding, and renewed closeness.
What To Expect In Couples Intensives Through The Love Seat Counseling & Life Coaching
What to Expect During Your Intensive
Every couple’s story is unique, and your intensive experience will be thoughtfully tailored to honor that.
This is a sacred space for slowing down, gaining clarity, and doing the deeper work that everyday life rarely allows.
Whether you’re seeking repair after a season of pain or simply longing to reconnect, your time here is designed to help you rebuild safety, understanding, and a renewed sense of love and partnership.
Who It’s For
Our therapists are passionate about guiding couples through the intensive process and fostering meaningful, lasting change.
We welcome couples from all backgrounds and seasons of life. Intensives are especially helpful for couples who:
Are in crisis due to infidelity, betrayal, or extreme relationship stress
Feel stuck in unending cycles of conflict or disconnection
Are considering separation or divorce
Want to heal and restore their sexual connection
Have busy schedules that make weekly sessions difficult
Are therapists themselves seeking space for their own relationship work
Desire to deepen their emotional and spiritual connection
The Process
Your intensive begins with a thoughtful assessment process that includes time spent both together and individually with your therapist. This helps your clinician understand your unique relationship story, attachment patterns, and the challenges you’re currently navigating.
From there, you’ll explore how past experiences may shape the way you connect today—before gently unpacking the patterns of conflict that keep you feeling stuck.
During your sessions, your therapist will guide you in moving beyond recurring disagreements and moments of disconnection by uncovering what’s really happening beneath the surface. You’ll begin to see one another with new eyes—understanding the deeper emotions and longings that drive conflict—and learn how to talk about them in ways that bring comfort, safety, and closeness instead of distance.
As empathy grows, you’ll begin practicing new ways to communicate—ones that calm tension, interrupt cycles of blame or withdrawal, and help you reach for each other with openness and trust.
This journey is more than resolving conflict; it’s about rediscovering one another.It invites you to reconnect emotionally, physically, and spiritually—creating a relationship that feels anchored, loving, and secure.
Our hope is that this process helps you not only heal old wounds but also nurture a bond that reflects grace, forgiveness, and lasting love.
Moving Forward Together
When you leave your intensive, you’ll carry with you a deeper understanding of each other and a renewed sense of hope for what’s possible. You’ll have practical tools and heartfelt insights to help you face future challenges with compassion, confidence, and grace.
Most of all, you’ll leave knowing how to reach for one another in moments of need—and how to keep nurturing the love, safety, and connection you’ve rediscovered together.
Our Time Together
Here’s a glimpse of how your 3-day intensive experience may unfold
Day 1 | 9am - 4pm
- Initial Therapy Session
- Break
- Afternoon Therapy Session
- Break
- Evening Therapy Session
Day 2 | 10am - 5:30pm
- Morning Therapy Session
- Lunch Break
- Afternoon Therapy Session
- Break
- Evening Therapy Session
Day 3 | 10am - 5:30pm
- Morning Therapy Session
- Lunch Break
- Afternoon Therapy Session
- Break
- Evening Therapy Session
Break - Debrief intensive and discuss follow-up care options and recommendations
*Exact hours may vary depending on the couple’s needs and preferences.
Through this process, you and your partner have a chance to enhance your communication, establish a new sense of togetherness and partnership, and create a new, healthier, and more enjoyable relationship dynamic.
The Investment & Scheduling
At The Love Seat Counseling & Life Coaching, we believe healing your relationship is one of the most valuable investments you can make. Our intensives offer a focused, retreat-like experience designed to help you and your partner move beyond conflict and reconnect on a deeper level—emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
Each intensive is thoughtfully tailored to your relationship’s needs, blending assessment, personalized therapy, and practical tools to support lasting change.
Who Will Lead Your Intensive?
You can choose between three highly trained therapists—each offering the same evidence-based process and compassionate care.
Intensive with Founder & Director
Risper Wangari, LPC, MFT, MBA
Certified in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT)
-
3-Day Intensive
$5,000 -
2-Day Intensive
$4,000
Intensive with Licensed Therapist Carla James, LMFT
Advanced Training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) & Sex Therapy-
3-Day Intensive
$4,000 -
2-Day Intensive
$3,000
Intensive with Licensed Associate Therapist Crys Wood, LMFT-Associate, Supervised by Emily Savage, LMFT-S
Advanced Training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) & Sex Therapy-
3-Day Intensive
$3,500 -
2-Day Intensive
$2,500
These options provide the same structured, research-based approach to healing and reconnection. The difference in rate simply reflects therapist experience and credentials—so you can choose what best fits your goals and budget.
What’s Included?
The intensive includes:
A comprehensive assessment process, including an initial evaluation, assessment materials and review, and individual sessions with both partners prior to your intensive.
Approximately 8 hours of therapy per day (exact hours may vary depending on your needs).
A personalized post-intensive care plan with recommendations for continued growth and integration after your experience.
Our goal is to provide a complete, high-quality experience that helps you move toward healing, clarity, and reconnection—without hidden or unexpected costs.
Are Travel and Accommodations Included?
Travel, lodging, and meals are not included in the intensive fee. Many couples treat this experience like a retreat—booking a cozy Airbnb, hotel, or nearby bed & breakfast to unwind between sessions.
We’re happy to offer local recommendations to help make your stay restorative and comfortable.
Do You Accept Insurance for Couples Intensives?
Because intensives are a specialized, multi-day service, insurance companies do not typically cover them. However, we’re happy to provide a superbill for you to submit to your insurance for possible out-of-network reimbursement. You may also use HSA or FSA cards toward your intensive fee.
We believe this investment of time and care creates a foundation for lifelong change—helping you and your partner experience the safety, connection, and healing your relationship deserves.
How Do We Reserve Our Intensive Dates? Is a Deposit Required?
Yes. A 50% deposit is required to reserve your intensive dates, with the remaining balance due two weeks before your start date.
Once your consultation is complete and you’ve selected your dates, our team will send you an agreement and payment link to officially secure your spot.
We intentionally hold a limited number of intensives each month to ensure every couple receives our full attention and care, so early booking is encouraged.
If you need to adjust your dates, we’ll do our best to accommodate you. Please provide at least 14 days’ notice for any changes or cancellations.
Pre-Intensive Preparation
To make the most of your intensive experience, we begin with a few pre-intensive sessions before your scheduled dates. These sessions help your therapist understand your relationship dynamics, attachment patterns, and goals so that your intensive time can be fully focused on transformation and healing rather than assessment.
What’s Included?
Each couple completes:
One joint couples intake session, and
One individual session with each partner
These sessions are billed separately at your therapist’s regular session rate ($175 for Carla James, LMFT-Associate, $155 for Crys Wood, LMFT-Associate, and $240 for Risper Wangari, LPC, MFT, MBA, Certified EFT Therapist).
Why This Matters
Completing these sessions ahead of time allows your therapist to design an intensive that’s tailored to your unique story and needs. It also gives you space to reflect, prepare emotionally, and begin orienting toward the deeper work you’ll do together during your intensive.
While this process is required for 2-day intensives, it is also strongly recommended for 3-day intensives to create the best possible foundation for change.
What Do Couples Say About It?
“Before intensive therapy with Risper, my marriage had little or no hope due to old wounds, emotional disconnection, infidelity and trauma. As my wife and I worked through this process with Risper, we experienced positive changes in our connection. With her guidance, we were able to share openly and be vulnerable. This was something I struggled with, but it became much easier as sessions progressed. Risper was patient, calming, and compassionate toward our feelings, supporting us through our pain and sorrow. As we conclude the intensive and move into the “work phase” of rebuilding our relationship we have hope, we have a plan, and we have a future. I am so grateful for this intensive therapy and the knowledge and insight we gained that will be used in our rebuilding process. Thank you so much! God Bless!”
“The therapy my partner and I experienced with Risper far exceeded my wildest expectations. Risper facilitated a safe space where each of our needs were affirmed, and our biggest concerns were addressed. We left feeling we had new and better tools for making sure our 20+ year relationship is secure and more stable going forward. It was a relief to have real help finding new ways to avoid falling into the same patterns we’ve been struggling with.”
“My partner has been telling me her needs for years, but I never understood her until now. Likewise, I have been telling her my needs for years, but never felt understood until now. I think the breakthroughs we experienced with Risper have been our Rosetta Stone, allowing us to translate each other’s words and actions and understand what the other truly means.”
“Our couples intensive With The Love Seat Counseling was truly transformative. Risper is an exceptionally gifted, professional, and deeply knowledgeable therapist who creates an atmosphere of safety, compassion, and truth. Her insight and skill helped us uncover patterns we didn’t even realize were shaping our relationship. Through her guidance, we found clarity, healing, and a renewed sense of connection that continues to strengthen us every day. This experience was life-changing. We are profoundly grateful for Risper’s warmth, wisdom, and the space she creates for genuine transformation.”
“Restoring hope in our marriage. We came into therapy as a last resort for our marriage. Thank you for providing us with the tools needed to improve our communication skills and to better understand each other. We are now able to look to the future together. My husband was skeptical about going to therapy. But after our sessions, he is definitely a believer. Truly grateful for the experience. Thank you again.”
Common Questions About Couples Intensives…
The cost for couples intensives is as follows:
Intensive with Founder & Director | Intensive with Licensed Associate Therapist |
3-Day Intensive $5,000 | 3-Day Intensive $3,500 |
2-Day Intensive $4,000 | 2-Day Intensive $2,500 |
A 50% deposit is required to secure the dates for 2-day and 3-day intensives.
A great way to begin this process is by booking a 30-minute online consultation with one of our clinicians who provides couples intensives. During this consultation, your therapist will learn more about your relationship and give you an idea of how our approach can benefit you. From there, you will determine if conventional couples therapy sessions, extended sessions, or an intensive is right for you.
Once your counseling format is determined, you will receive paperwork, schedule and confirm the time for your couples intensive retreat, and be asked to read Created for Connection or Hold Me Tight by the founder of EFT herself, Dr. Sue Johnson.
We also recommend that you prepare by arranging for childcare and/or time off from work if necessary, booking accommodations if you’re traveling (we are happy to offer suggestions for where to stay), and preparing your payment as the full amount will be due a week before the time of your intensive.
Yes. Before your intensive, you’ll complete one couples intake and one individual session with each partner. These pre-intensive sessions help your therapist understand your relationship dynamics and goals so your time together can be focused on deep healing and connection.
(Billed separately at your therapist’s regular rate: $175 for Carla, $155 for Crys, $240 for Risper.)
Generally, couples intensive retreats are not appropriate for partnerships in which there is an ongoing affair, current addiction with no recovery plan, or domestic violence. If one or both partners are absolutely not committed to working on the relationship, then discernment counseling is likely a better option. We will provide referrals if discernment counseling is necessary.
All services of The Love Seat Counseling are fee-for-service. We will provide you with an invoice if requested so you can file it with your insurance company for an out-of-network reimbursement. Please understand that not all insurance companies reimburse for out-of-network, so you will need to discuss this with your insurance provider.
Typically, our clinicians are able to book intensives within 2 to 3 weeks.
Ideally, 2–3 weeks before your intensive. This allows time to prepare emotionally and reflect on your goals. If your intensive is booked on short notice, we’ll do our best to fit these sessions in quickly.
Following the intensive, we will develop an ongoing after care plan based on the outcome of the intensive with one of our clinicians or provide a referral for those located outside the state of Texas. This will give us an opportunity to track and reinforce the progress we made together following your intensive.
In weighing the cost of an intensive, think about what you are trying to save—your marriage, your family, your bloodline. If your relationship gets worse, you could be paying far more than the cost of therapy for divorce attorneys, relocation, child support, and more. The financial costs of relationship deterioration are huge; the family and emotional costs are even bigger and longer-lasting. Your marriage deserves the best possible help, and we can provide that to you.
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The Love Seat Counseling & Life Coaching is pleased to offer traditional weekly therapy sessions, extended sessions, and intensive retreats to couples struggling in their relationship or marriage. To find out which format is best for you or to schedule an appointment, contact us.
Fort Worth Office Location:
9800 Hillwood Parkway Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76177
North Richland Hills:
8376 Davis Blvd Suite 144, North Richland Hills, Texas 76182
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