2-Day Couples Intensive Therapy
Led by Certified Gottman Therapist Susan Wade, LCSW

For couples who keep having the same argument—and want relief,
not repetition…

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You care about each other, but the same conflicts keep returning.

You may feel stuck, unheard, or disconnected. You want communication that actually helps you understand one another—and a relationship that feels supportive, secure, and close again.

Susan Wade offers Gottman Method Couples Therapy Intensives, a structured and compassionate way to help you move out of gridlock and back into closeness—quickly and effectively.

Why Choose a 2-Day Intensive Instead of Weekly Therapy?

Faster Progress

Condense weeks or even months of therapy into just two days. This format is designed for accelerated results—helping you achieve meaningful breakthroughs and lasting change in a shorter timeframe.

More Convenient

Skip the stress of weekly appointments. Dedicate two uninterrupted days to focus fully on your relationship and each other.

Efficient Use of Time

Without long breaks between sessions, you stay engaged and build steady momentum. This continuity helps you move past recurring conflicts instead of revisiting them week after week.

A Deeper, More Productive Experience

Extended time together allows you to explore the root causes of disconnection. You’ll go beyond surface issues to uncover patterns at their core—creating space for repair, understanding, and renewed closeness.

Susan Wade, LCSW offers two-day evidence-based Couples Intensives from 9am-4pm Thursday & Friday and on weekends.

What Happens During a 2-Day Couples Intensive?

Before your intensive, you and your partner each complete the Gottman Connect online relationship assessment—a comprehensive, research-based tool that highlights your relationship’s strengths, challenges, and communication patterns.
Your results provide valuable insight into your relationship dynamics and help shape the focus of your intensive so you can spend your time where it will make the greatest difference.
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Assessment & Goal Setting
- Begin with a joint session to explore what brings you to therapy and what you both hope to change.
- Both partners meet individually with Susan to share their personal story and background. These sessions focus on understanding each partner’s attachment style and individual experiences—separate from the relationship.
- Review your Gottman Connect results to understand your relationship on a deeper level—what the research reveals about your strengths, challenges, and how they compare to healthy relationship patterns.
1:00 – 2:00 PM | Lunch Break
- Take time to rest, reflect, and recharge.
2:00 – 4:00 PM | Gottman Method Interventions
- Learn and practice research-based tools to manage recurring conflict and strengthen emotional regulation.
- Use Gottman interventions to break through gridlock and work on an area of conflict of your choice.
- Practice negotiating a path forward with your partner as a teammate.
By the end of Day 1:
You’ll have a clear understanding of your relationship patterns, a sense of where and why you get stuck, and practical tools to begin creating change.
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Focused Work on a Recurring Conflict
- Focus on one recurring issue—such as parenting, intimacy, finances, or communication.
- Understand the deeper reasons the conflict repeats and learn how to address it more constructively.
- Use Gottman interventions to foster empathy, teamwork, and connection.
12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch Break
- A pause to rest and reflect before the afternoon integration.
1:00 – 4:00 PM | Integration & Moving Forward
- Apply new communication tools in real time with structured guidance.
- Learn to stay regulated, express needs clearly, and listen with genuine curiosity.
- Develop a personalized plan for sustaining growth and closeness long after the intensive ends.
By the end of Day 2:
You’ll leave feeling more connected, less stuck, and equipped with practical tools to strengthen your relationship at home.

Is a Couples Intensive Right for You?

A 2-Day Intensive is ideal if you:

Have the same argument repeatedly without resolution
Feel emotionally disconnected or misunderstood
Want to improve communication and rebuild trust
Are committed to your relationship and ready for meaningful change

This intensive is not appropriate if there is ongoing domestic violence, systemic emotional abuse, untreated active addiction, one or both partners is seriously considering self-harm, or an undisclosed or ongoing affair.