Family intensives provides a pathway to address negative communication patterns and/or relational issues that have left people feeling stuck, worried there is no way forward, and/or leading to withdrawing from other members of the family. Intensive sessions are personalized to meet your family’s specific needs and pacing.
Intensives are two or three days, depending on how many people in the family are participating. Typically, these days are scheduled on Thursdays, Fridays and/or Saturdays.
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A Family intensive is right for you if:
- You are an adult child wanting to work with one or both parents to heal and change old parent/child dynamics
- You are parents to an adult child who is withdrawing from you and you’d like to heal old wounds and find a way forward that is connective
- You are a blended family and struggle with understanding boundaries and/or loyalty binds
- You are an adult sibling wanting to address ruptures in the relationship with your sibling
- You desire to be closer and more connected within your family
- You want to heal from ruptures and/or betrayals that impacted the family
Benefits of Family Intensives:
- Get a clear understanding of family dynamics that are contributing to the hurt, thereby having a shared narrative as a family
- Ability to do family work in a focused manner, especially if family members live far apart
- Ability to center on specific needs in a focused, purposeful way and not be constrained by a clock
- Make significant change in a short amount of time
Intensive Family Therapy Is not right for you if:
- You or someone in your family is in crisis and needing immediate support
- Emergency situations that need immediate attention such as violence, suicidality, addictions or major mental health concerns
Post Intensive Follow Up
The end of our intensive there will be specific “take aways” that were identified and worked on in the intensive. These take aways as well as specific strategies will be outlined in a detailed follow up email as any other supports recommended for your particular needs.
Therapeutic follow up varies with couples and recommendations regarding what is best for you is made at the end of the intensive. This could be any one or combination of:
- 1-2 extended follow up sessions with Rachel roughly 4-6 weeks apart
- Transition to a family therapist to continue the work with regular support
- Individual therapy with specific focus that supports the couple work
Next Steps
If you are interested in booking a family intensive, the first step is to schedule a consultation with Rachel. These consultations take 45-60 minutes. It provides an opportunity to share what you’re hoping to get from an intensive, ask questions and ensure that an intensive (and Rachel) is the right fit for you.
Please complete the contact form stating you’re interested in an intensive consultation.
Intensive Family Therapy in Boulder, CO
3434 47th St Ste 230,
Boulder, CO 80301
