Weekly therapy is valuable. But for certain seasons of life, certain kinds of work, and certain kinds of people, it is not enough. The depth of narrative work that Life Telling Processing™ requires can be difficult to sustain across the interruptions of a seven-day week.
An LTP intensive is a concentrated, immersive experience designed to go deeper in a single sitting than months of weekly sessions sometimes allow. We begin where you are. We follow the thread of your story with the kind of sustained attention that ordinary life rarely permits. And we do not stop until the work has found its natural resting place.
I developed the intensive format specifically for clients who are in a major life transition, a leadership crisis, a season of grief or loss, or a moment of disorientation. It is also well-suited for clients who have done some prior work and are ready to go deeper without starting over.
Some stories need a long, uninterrupted morning. Some wounds need more than fifty minutes to begin to open. The intensive format honors that.
Career pivots, retirement, divorce, the loss of a role or identity that once defined you. Transitions require more than coping strategies. They require a new story.
When the wound beneath the leadership is no longer sustainable. When the performance has become a cage. When the gap between the leader others see and the person you know yourself to be has grown too wide.
The death of a person, a relationship, a dream, or a version of yourself. Grief that has not found its place in the larger story has a way of running the show from the background.
The season when the map no longer fits the territory. When the story you have been living no longer makes sense, and you need help finding the thread.
For clients who have done therapy before and are ready to go deeper. The intensive format allows us to build on what you already know about yourself and take it further.
A 30-minute conversation before the intensive to establish focus, intention, and the arc of the session. Included at no additional cost.
Three or six hours of sustained, immersive LTP work. We follow the thread of your story at the pace your nervous system allows. Held virtually via secure, HIPAA-compliant video.
A brief written summary of the session's key movements and themes, sent within 48 hours. A compass for the days that follow.
For clients who want to go further in a single sitting, or for an initial extended intake. Held virtually via secure, HIPAA-compliant video.
Ideal for initial extended intake
Superbill provided upon request
Well-suited for clients in a specific transition, carrying a defined wound, or a season that requires more than a standard session can hold.
Three hours allows chapters of your story to be held in a way that weekly sessions, spread across weeks, cannot always reach. What might take months to surface and settle can find its place in a single sustained morning. The work is led by genuine curiosity into the story you carry, with enough stillness and time for what is there to be fully received, felt, and recognized for what it has always been asking to say.
Pre-intensive reflection guide
Optional 30-day follow-up session
For clients ready to give a full day to the work. Includes a midday break and a closing integration period. Availability is limited.
A full-day intensive builds on what the half-day begins. Six hours opens the possibility of moving into realms of your story that might otherwise take months to begin encountering. There is room to follow a thread wherever it leads, to sit inside what surfaces without hurrying past it, and to close the day with something gathered that did not exist at its beginning. This is the deepest format available, held in small number each month, for the person who is ready to give a full day to the truth of their own life.
Midday break with integration check-in
Prior therapy with me is not required. Many clients come to an intensive having done meaningful work elsewhere and are ready to go deeper. We will spend time at the start of our day together orienting to your story, so you do not need to worry about starting from scratch. That said, if you are entirely new to therapy, I may suggest beginning with a few weekly sessions first so we can build a foundation before the intensive.
I am a private-pay practice and do not bill insurance directly. However, if you have a PPO plan with out-of-network benefits, you may be able to submit a superbill for partial reimbursement. I am happy to provide the documentation you need. I encourage you to contact your insurance provider before we meet to understand your specific out-of-network benefits.
The most important preparation is simply showing up with an open and willing heart. I will send you a brief pre-intensive reflection guide after we confirm your appointment. It includes a few gentle questions to help you arrive with a sense of what you most want to bring to the work. Beyond that, I ask that you protect the day: clear your schedule, arrange for childcare or other obligations, and give yourself the gift of arriving without rushing.
The work does not end when the day does. I will provide a brief written integration summary within a few days of our time together, reflecting back the key threads we followed and the insights that emerged. I also offer a follow-up session at a reduced rate within thirty days of the intensive for clients who want to continue processing what surfaced. Many clients choose to transition into ongoing weekly or biweekly work after an intensive.
An intensive is designed for deep narrative and integration work, not for acute crisis stabilization. If you are currently in a mental health crisis, experiencing active suicidal ideation, or in a period of acute destabilization, an intensive is not the right fit at this moment. I would encourage you to reach out for crisis support first, and I am glad to discuss what kind of care might be most appropriate for where you are.
All of my work is conducted virtually via secure, HIPAA-compliant video. In my experience, virtual intensive work is every bit as deep and effective as in-person work. Many clients find that being in their own space actually supports a sense of safety and openness. You will want to choose a quiet, private location where you will not be interrupted and where you feel comfortable going to difficult places in your story.
I hold a small number of intensive slots each month, and they tend to fill two to four weeks in advance. If you have a particular date or season in mind, I encourage you to reach out sooner rather than later. When all available slots are filled, I maintain a short waitlist. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, simply note that in your inquiry and I will contact you as soon as a slot opens. Availability is updated at the beginning of each month.
Weekly therapy is a gift. But for certain seasons of life, the fifty-minute hour is simply not enough. A reflection on why intensive therapy exists, what it makes possible, and who it is for.
One of the most common questions I hear from people considering therapy is a simple one: what will we actually do? Here is a plain-language guide to the arc of the work, from building safety to carrying the story forward.
Walk into any ancient basilica and you will find them: mosaics that have survived fifteen centuries of war and neglect. They are not smooth. They are not seamless. And yet, from a distance, they are breathtaking. The mosaic is the central metaphor of Life Telling Processing™.
Courage engaged... new brain pathways happening... I am present for myself in ways I never thought possible.