Working Hours: 9:30am to 6:30pm
Couples Intensives offer a focused and immersive alternative to weekly therapy, creating the space to work deeply on your relationship over one, two, or three days. Rather than spreading the work across months, we dedicate extended, uninterrupted time together, allowing us to stay with what is unfolding and move through it in the moment.
This concentrated format enables a deeper exploration of the patterns, emotions, and dynamics that can be difficult to reach in shorter sessions. Without the breaks between weekly meetings, the work often feels more immediate and integrated, supporting meaningful insight, emotional repair, and lasting change.
Many couples come to an intensive when they feel stuck, in crisis, or in need of a more focused reset. Others choose it as a way to invest more fully in their relationship. While the structure is more condensed, the pace remains thoughtful and contained, offering a supportive space to move forward with greater clarity, connection, and direction.
For many, the depth of work achieved in just a few days can be equivalent to several months of therapy. More than anything, an intensive is an investment in your relationship, your wellbeing, and your future together.
An Intensive may be right for you if:
You’re facing a crisis in your relationship and need immediate, focused support
You feel stuck in patterns that haven’t shifted despite previous therapy
You’re navigating a major life transition or decision and want clarity
You’d like to explore or heal deep relational wounds in a safe, contained space
Weekly therapy isn’t possible because of work, travel, or lifestyle demands
You want the depth of a retreat-like setting to strengthen or repair your relationship
Whether you are seeking clarity, healing, or a renewed connection, an Intensive offers the dedicated time and depth to move forward with intention.
A Couples Intensive typically includes a thorough assessment of your relationship, exploration of reactive patterns, and the practice of new skills to foster greater understanding, connection, and collaboration. The extended structure provides opportunities for both partners to feel deeply heard, to reflect, and to engage in guided exercises that open new pathways of relating.
Mini Intensive (4 hours): A half-day session that allows us to work deeply while still being manageable to schedule.
One, Two or Three-Day Intensives: Each day includes around five therapeutic hours within a six-hour block, with short breaks. A two-day intensive is roughly equivalent to 4 - 5 months of therapy, making it a highly efficient and transformative option.
Not every relationship can or should be reconciled, and part of our work may be to bring clarity to whether you move forward together or apart. In either case, the Intensive is designed to give you insight, tools, and direction.
The cost of a Couple Intensive is similar to 4–5 months of regular therapy, yet many couples choose it to accelerate progress and start living the change now. No couple I’ve worked with has ever regretted the investment — most come to see it not as an expense, but as a gift to each other and their family.
Mini Intensive - 4 hours – £600
One-day Couples Intensive: £900
Two-day Couples Intensive: £1,800
Three-day Couples Intensive: £2,700
The first step is an initial consultation (60 minutes, via Zoom or in person). This is an opportunity for us to meet, for you to ask questions, and for me to learn more about your situation. Together, we will decide whether an Intensive is the best approach for you.
If you choose to proceed, we will schedule a date and confirm a venue. Intensives can take place in my private London practice, in a hired therapy space, or in a hotel setting. Many couples prefer a neutral environment to support the depth of the work.
Ongoing Support
Following an Intensive, I often recommend 90-minute follow-up sessions every 2–3 weeks for several months. This helps you integrate the insights and skills into daily life. If ongoing therapy isn’t possible, I will provide tailored guidance and resources to support you in maintaining your progress.
All relationships go through a natural flow of connection, disconnection, and repair. For many couples, there is too much disconnection, too little connection, and not enough of the skills needed for repair.
- Terry Real
Dolma has a great way of bringing humour to situations, which allows me to detach and see things in a more lighthearted way. I have felt supported by her during some very challenging times and in the process of finding my own path in life.
My therapy with Dolma provided a space for me to explore some deeply painful memories and work through them. I am now able to accept the past and let go of its control over me. Going through this process with a psychotherapist who supported me at all times with warmth, insight, and understanding made all the difference.
Dolma brings a combination of gentle empathy and insightful questioning to encourage me to look at things differently and ‘with curiosity’... I would definitely recommend her as a therapist ... she brings a lovely warmth and humour to the sessions and the effect is that I feel safe making changes in small, manageable steps.















