When an hour isn’t enough
Some situations don’t fit into fifty minutes a week. A relationship at a breaking point. A family that needs to talk about something it has avoided for years. A pattern you understand well but can’t seem to change. An intensive gives the work room to go somewhere: longer, focused time, planned in advance and built around a clear question.
Who it’s for
Couples
In significant distress, or deciding whether to stay together.
Families
Navigating addiction, recovery, or a long-standing rupture.
Individuals
At an inflection point, or whose travel and schedules make weekly sessions unrealistic.
People already in therapy
With me or another clinician, who want to move one specific piece of work forward.
Shaped to the need
Each intensive is designed around what you’re facing, then held to a clear structure. The length follows the question, not the other way around.
Half day
One extended session, long enough to get past the opening and into what matters. It works best when there is a single clear question: a decision that has stalled, a conversation that keeps going wrong, or a moment that needs careful handling.
A couple at a decision point, a parent and adult child, or someone preparing for a significant change.
Full day
Two longer sessions with a real break between them. The first opens things up; the second works with what surfaced while it is still close. You leave with more than insight: a shared understanding of what is happening and what comes next.
Couples in significant distress, or families ready to address something that has been avoided for a long time.
Multiple days
Consecutive or closely spaced days, with time between sessions to rest, reflect, and return. This gives room for work that unfolds in layers, where what emerges on the first day shapes the second.
Families navigating addiction or recovery, couples deciding whether to stay together, or people traveling in for focused work.
Fees depend on the format and length of the intensive. They are discussed openly and agreed in advance, during the initial consultation, so there are no surprises.
How it unfolds
Consultation
We talk about what’s happening and whether an intensive is the right format.
Preparation
A brief history, and with your consent, contact with your current therapist or psychiatrist.
The intensive
Focused sessions in my Beverly Hills office, or another private setting when appropriate.
Follow-through
A clear summary of what emerged, a plan, and a follow-up session.
Before private practice, I directed the family program for a Los Angeles recovery community and led nearly seventy-five family intensives. I’ve seen how much can shift when people set aside the time and stay in the room.
Begin with a conversation
Intensives are arranged after an initial consultation, so the format, length, and fees fit what you’re facing.
Inquire Beverly Hills · In personWhen an hour isn’t enough
Some situations don’t fit into fifty minutes a week. A relationship at a breaking point. A family that needs to talk about something it has avoided for years. A pattern you understand well but can’t seem to change. An intensive gives the work room to go somewhere: longer, focused time, planned in advance and built around a clear question.
Who it’s for
Couples
In significant distress, or deciding whether to stay together.
Families
Navigating addiction, recovery, or a long-standing rupture.
Individuals
At an inflection point, or whose travel and schedules make weekly sessions unrealistic.
People already in therapy
With me or another clinician, who want to move one specific piece of work forward.
Shaped to the need
Each intensive is designed around what you’re facing, then held to a clear structure.
Half day
Often enough for a focused question or a single difficult conversation.
Full day
Two longer sessions with a break between them, for work that needs room to unfold.
Multiple days
For complex family or couples work that benefits from returning, reflecting, and continuing.
How it unfolds
Consultation
We talk about what’s happening and whether an intensive is the right format.
Preparation
A brief history, and with your consent, contact with your current therapist or psychiatrist.
The intensive
Focused sessions in my Beverly Hills office, or another private setting when appropriate.
Follow-through
A clear summary of what emerged, a plan, and a follow-up session.
Before private practice, I directed the family program for a Los Angeles recovery community and led nearly seventy-five family intensives. I’ve seen how much can shift when people set aside the time and stay in the room.
Begin with a conversation
Intensives are arranged after an initial consultation, so the format fits what you’re facing.
InquireBeverly Hills · In person