How do Couples Intensives Work?

Step 1: Assessment

We’ll begin with an assessment phase to better understand your relationship and the key issues you’re facing. This includes:

  • A 50 minute consultation session with both of you, to discuss your main concerns, goals, and expectations for the intensive.
  • One 50 minute individual session with each of you, to explore personal feelings, perspectives, and any individual challenges.
  • Completion of intake questionnaire to provide additional insight into your relationship dynamics and patterns.

These sessions can be attended in person or online.

Step 2: The Intensive

Following the assessment, we’ll move into the intensive therapy sessions, which take place in person at my practice in Berlin. Over two consecutive days, we’ll spend 6 hours each day working together (with a break for lunch in between).

During these sessions, we’ll explore the emotional dynamics and attachment needs that shape the way you both respond to each other, helping you identify the cycles that create disconnection and frustration. We’ll work on shifting old patterns of conflict or withdrawal into healthier ways of interacting, strengthening trust and emotional safety in your relationship, and creating more connection.

At the end of the intensive, we’ll discuss potential follow-up sessions. While the intensive provides a strong foundation, I’m happy to work with you on an ongoing basis if you feel that continued support is helpful.

Cost

The cost of the whole process (excluding any possible follow up sessions) is 2000€, or 2800€ if the intensive sessions are held over the weekend. The three assessment sessions can only be scheduled during the week. 

The price breakdown:

  • The first consultation / 100€
  • The rest of the assessment / 300€
  • The two intensive sessions / 1600€  during the week or 2400€ during the weekend

A first payment of 100€ is charged for the first consultation, and, the remainder of the full amount is paid before we proceed further.

As scheduling an intensive requires blocking out two full days when I will be unavailable for any other commitments, a 28 day cancellation or rescheduling policy applies. After that time, or if the intensive is scheduled less than 28 days in advance, the payment is not refundable. The initial consultation and the assessment sessions can be rescheduled with 24h notice, past that time an extra charge of 100€ per appointment applies.