Coaching intensives · Online nationwide & internationally
Couples and marriage intensives
Months of relationship work, done in one focused intensive. For couples who are successful in life but struggling in love, and want dedicated time, a clear plan and real practice, without waiting week after week for change.
Is this you?
When weekly sessions aren’t enough
You’re used to excellence everywhere but home. Your calendars are full, the same fight keeps coming back, and waiting months for small changes feels impossible. Maybe something just broke open, like a betrayal or a decision about whether to stay.
An intensive is built for that moment. You haven’t ruined it. You need focused time to see what’s really happening between you and practice a different way through it.
What changes
What couples leave with
Clarity
You finally see the pattern underneath the fights, and each of your parts in it.
New skills, practiced
You leave already knowing how to talk through the hard thing together, because you practiced it, not just heard about it.
A written plan
A plan for the weeks ahead, so the changes hold at home.
In a relationship, control is an illusion. You have to let go of the need to feel it.
Dr. Shawntres Parks
How it works
Months of weekly work, focused into one intensive
01 Before
An individual intake for each of you and a relationship assessment, so every hour goes to what matters most to you two.
02 During
Structured Imago dialogues, repair practice and, where it fits, intimacy work, so you feel the shift together in real time.
03 After
A written plan and next steps, so you keep the momentum you built.
Several formats, from a focused half day to multi-day intensives, tailored to what you two need. Online from anywhere, or in person by arrangement.
Meet your coach
Dr. Shawntres Parks, PhD, LMFT, CST, IRT
I am a certified Imago Relationship Therapist, an AASECT-certified sex therapist and a licensed marriage and family therapist, in practice since 2013. In an intensive I bring that training to coaching: direct, structured and focused on what you can change now, so you go home closer than you came.
Questions
Questions about couples intensives
Is a couples intensive therapy or coaching?
This intensive is coaching, not therapy, and it isn’t billed to insurance. California residents who want therapy can ask about couples therapy and therapy intensives instead.
Can we do an intensive online?
Yes. Intensives are available online for couples anywhere in the US and internationally, or in person by arrangement.
How is an intensive different from Relationship Reset?
An intensive is concentrated time together, from a half day to several days. Relationship Reset is a 12-week program with ongoing support. Some couples start with an intensive and continue with Relationship Reset.
Is an intensive right for us?
Intensives fit couples with demanding schedules, couples in crisis after a betrayal, and couples at a crossroads. They aren’t the right fit during active abuse, or when depression, hopelessness or substance use is the main concern.
How much does a couples intensive cost?
Investment depends on the format you choose. We’ll walk through options on your clarity call.
One focused intensive can change the direction of your relationship.
Start with a clarity call to see whether an intensive is right for you two.