Do We Need A Couple’s Intensive
How to Know If a Deep-Dive Relationship Reset Is Right for You
By Grounded Growth Counseling | Couples Therapy Intensives in New Jersey
If you're asking this question, you're not alone — and you're not too late.
Maybe you’ve tried weekly couples therapy, read the books, listened to the podcasts… but you're still stuck.
Maybe trust has been broken, and you’re not sure how to move forward.
Or maybe life’s just been so much, and your relationship has fallen to the bottom of the list.
Whatever brought you here, you're asking something brave:
“Is now the time to do something more focused — something deeper?”
That’s exactly where a Couples Therapy Intensive can help.
What Is a Couples Intensive?
A Couples Intensive is a highly focused, extended therapy session — usually lasting one or more full days — designed to help you make meaningful progress in a fraction of the time traditional weekly therapy often takes.
At Grounded Growth Counseling, our intensives are grounded in evidence-based methods, including:
Gottman Method Couples Therapy (research-backed skills for communication, repair, and trust)
PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy) (a body-based, attachment-focused model for building secure functioning)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (to help you reconnect emotionally, especially after rupture or disconnection)
Signs You Might Benefit from a Couples Intensive
Wondering if an intensive is right for your relationship? Here are a few signs:
1. You’re stuck in the same fight — and it never gets resolved.
Maybe it’s about parenting, money, trust, or something you can’t even name anymore. You go in circles, and nothing changes.
2. There’s been a betrayal or major rupture.
Infidelity. Emotional affairs. Broken promises. You want to repair… but you don’t know how to rebuild.
3. Weekly sessions just aren’t cutting it.
You’re both busy. You lose momentum between sessions. And every time you get close to a breakthrough, time runs out.
4. You love each other, but something feels “off.”
You miss the closeness you once had. You feel more like roommates or co-parents than lovers and teammates.
5. You’re on the brink of a big decision.
Should we stay or go? Move in or separate? Have kids or not? A deep-dive session can help you move forward with clarity and intention.
What Happens During an Intensive?
Our intensives are personalized, immersive, and built to create real movement in your relationship. They typically include:
A thorough assessment of your relationship patterns
Exercises to build safety and emotional connection
Conflict resolution tools that actually stick
Space to process painful events or betrayal trauma
Deep work on communication, attachment, and repair
You’ll leave with greater insight, renewed hope, and a clear roadmap for how to keep growing — together.
This Isn’t Just for “Crisis Mode” Couples
While intensives are incredibly powerful after rupture or betrayal, they're also ideal for:
Premarital work
Parenting transitions
Preventative relationship care
High-conflict dynamics
Busy professionals or entrepreneurs who can’t commit to weekly therapy
Sometimes, you don’t need more therapy — you just need it differently.
Why Choose Grounded Growth for Your Intensive?
At Grounded Growth Counseling, we offer a relational, trauma-informed, culturally attuned space for couples and individuals.
We specialize in working with:
Couples healing after betrayal
Black couples, LGBTQIA+ partners, and multicultural relationships
People navigating attachment wounds and emotional disconnection
Clients who want to feel safe, seen, and supported — not judged
We don’t just guide — we partner with you to help your relationship become a source of healing, not hurt.
So… Do You Need a Couples Intensive?
Only you can decide that. But if you’re feeling stuck, unheard, or disconnected — and you want change that lasts — a couples intensive could be the beginning of something powerful.
You don’t have to stay in survival mode. There’s another way.
Our intensives are offered in-person in NJ (just a short trip from NYC and Philly) and select virtual formats.
Ready to reconnect? Schedule a consultation or contact us to learn more.
