Couples Therapy Intensives in Temecula, CA
Four Hours That Actually Go Somewhere
One Afternoon Can Change the Entire Direction of Your Relationship
The Couples Intensive in Temecula, California
There are moments in a relationship when weekly therapy, as valuable as it is, simply is not enough.
When you have been carrying something too heavy for too long. When the same conversation keeps ending the same way. When you both know something needs to shift and you are tired of waiting for it to happen fifty minutes at a time.
That is exactly what the couples intensive is designed for.
In four focused hours together we go further than most couples go in months of weekly sessions. Not because we rush. Because we finally have the time and space to actually get there.
What Happens in Four Hours Together ?
Here is exactly what your intensive looks like:
We start together. You and your partner come in as a couple for our first session so I can see your dynamic firsthand. How you communicate. Where things get stuck. What the real patterns are underneath the surface conversation. This joint session gives me everything I need to understand what we are actually working with.
Then we go individual. I meet with each of you separately so you each have private space to share what you have not been able to say in front of your partner. What you are really feeling. What you actually need. What you are afraid to bring into the room. These individual sessions are where some of the most important breakthroughs happen because people say things alone that they cannot say together. Not yet.
Then we bring it all together. The final hour is where everything we uncovered becomes something you can actually use. We do targeted preparation and skill building practice together in the room, with me guiding you through it in real time. You leave not just with insight but with tools in your hands and a clear plan for what comes next.
Four hours. Three distinct phases. One very different relationship on the other side of it.
This Is for You If…
You keep having the same argument and nothing ever fully resolves.
You love each other, but something has been lost and you cannot seem to find your way back to it.
You are at a crossroads and need clarity more than you need another week of incremental progress.
One or both of you travels for work and a concentrated format fits your life better than weekly sessions.
You are navigating a major transition, a new baby, a betrayal, an empty nest, a career upheaval, and you need focused support right now not eventually.
You want to make real progress and you are ready to invest a full afternoon in doing that.
What Makes This Different From Weekly Therapy ?
Weekly therapy is powerful. I offer it and I believe in it deeply. But it has a natural limitation: fifty minutes is not always enough time to get beneath the surface and do the kind of work that actually moves the needle.
The intensive removes that limitation entirely.
In four uninterrupted hours you and your partner can go to the places you have been circling around in weekly sessions for months. You can have the real conversation. Build the real skills. Leave with the real plan.
The couples who do an intensive with me consistently tell me the same thing afterward: they wish they had done it sooner.
A Note From Me
I offer couples intensives because I have watched them change relationships that were hanging by a thread. Not because the problems were small. Because having the time and space and guidance to actually address them made all the difference.
This is not a shortcut. It is an accelerator. The work is still real. But four focused hours with the right framework and a therapist who genuinely cares about your outcome can take you further than you might think is possible right now.
I am trained in the Gottman Method and I bring that research backed framework into every intensive I facilitate. You are not getting generic relationship advice. You are getting a structured, evidence based, deeply personalized experience.
If you are ready to stop waiting for things to get better on their own, this is where we start.
"Four hours will not fix everything. But they will change everything. Because once you understand what is actually happening beneath the surface of your relationship, you cannot unsee it. And that awareness is where real change begins."
Janine Piernas, LMFT
What Comes Next ?
The intensive is a powerful beginning. Most couples choose to continue with follow up weekly sessions after their intensive to maintain momentum, fine tune what they learned, and keep building on the foundation we created together.
But whether you continue with weekly sessions or not, you will leave your intensive with more clarity, more tools, and more connection than you walked in with.
That is the commitment I make to every couple I work with.
Investment
Couples Intensive Four hours including a joint couples session, individual sessions with each partner, real time skill building and practice, and your personalized roadmap to take home. Investment: $1,500
Couples Intensive Package Everything included in the four hour intensive plus one 60 minute follow up session at 30 days to protect your momentum, reinforce what you learned, and keep the work moving forward. Investment: $1,650
A 50 percent deposit is required at the time of booking to reserve your date. The remaining balance is due on the day of your session. Payment is accepted via Zelle.
Intensives are not covered by insurance.
A free 30 minute consultation call is always the first step. We will talk about what is going on, which option is the right fit for you, and what to expect before you commit to anything.
Frequently Asked Questions
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My couples intensive is four hours. This includes individual sessions with each partner and a deep dive couples session with both of you together, followed by skill building and your personalized roadmap.
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Intensives are held in person at my office in Temecula, California at 27576 Commerce Center Drive Suite 204. Temecula, couples and those traveling from Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, surrounding areas, and from all over CA and beyond, are welcome.
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A regular couples therapy session is fifty or sixty minutes. An intensive is four hours. That extended time allows us to go deeper, address root causes rather than surface symptoms, and build skills in real time rather than assigning homework for you to practice alone.
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No. Some couples come to their first intensive having never been to therapy before. Others use it to jumpstart or accelerate work they have already begun. Both are completely appropriate.
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Most couples find that the intensive creates a powerful foundation and a natural momentum they want to keep building on. Many choose to transition into follow up maintenance sessions, typically biweekly or monthly, to stay connected to the work, fine tune the tools they learned, and have a dedicated space to navigate whatever comes up next.
Maintenance sessions are not about starting over. They are about protecting the investment you already made and continuing to grow from it.
We will talk about what ongoing support might look like for you specifically at the end of your intensive. There is no pressure and no obligation. Some couples feel complete after the intensive and carry the work forward on their own. Others want the continued support of a regular touchpoint. Both are completely valid and we will find what fits your relationship and your life.
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Nothing except show up honestly and with an open mind. I take care of the rest.
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The first step is a free 30 minute consultation call. We will talk about what is going on, what you are hoping to get from the intensive, and whether this format is the right fit for you. A 50 percent deposit via Zelle is required at the time of booking to reserve your date. The remaining balance is due on the day of your session.