Couples Intensives
A transformative, immersive experience for deep relational work.
Our therapy intensives are designed to provide a focused and immersive approach to healing and growth. Over the course of one or two dedicated days, you and your partner will work closely with Chelsea Petersen, LMFT, to uncover and address the root causes of your relationship challenges—with the depth and continuity that weekly sessions can’t always provide.
Why Choose an Intensive?
Therapy intensives offer a concentrated format that accelerates the healing process, allowing you to make significant progress in a fraction of the time.
Focused, Uninterrupted Time
Dive deep into your challenges without the constraints of a 50-minute session. Chelsea’s full attention, for an entire day, creates space for the kind of work that weekly sessions can’t always reach.
Faster, Deeper Results
Address pressing issues more quickly and efficiently than traditional therapy timelines. The continuity of an intensive allows momentum to build without the reset that happens between weekly appointments.
Personalized to Your Relationship
Every intensive is customized to meet your specific relationship goals. Chelsea conducts a thorough pre-intensive consultation to ensure the work is targeted and relevant from the first moment.
Practical Tools You Can Use Immediately
Walk away with hands-on exercises and strategies you can implement in your relationship right away—not just insights, but concrete shifts in how you communicate and connect.
What to Expect
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Pre-Intensive Consultation
Chelsea conducts a thorough consultation with both partners before your intensive begins. This allows her to understand your history, your goals, and where to focus the work—so you can start the intensive itself ready to go deep.
02
Exploration & Understanding
Begin the intensive by identifying the core issues impacting your relationship, guided by Chelsea’s compassionate and direct approach. This is where the patterns that drive your disconnection become visible.
03
Deep Work & Breakthrough
With the continuity of a full day, Chelsea helps you move past the surface and into the emotional dynamics that weekly sessions often only begin to touch. You’ll engage in guided exercises that rebuild communication, trust, and emotional connection.
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Integration & Next Steps
Wrap up with a clear picture of what shifted, what to practice, and what comes next. Most couples benefit from follow-up sessions to sustain the progress. Chelsea will make a recommendation based on your specific situation.
Who Can Benefit from a Couples Intensive?
Our intensives are designed for couples who are ready for something more. You might be a fit if:
You’re experiencing communication breakdowns or recurring conflicts that weekly sessions haven’t resolved.
You’re dealing with trust issues, infidelity, or another significant relational rupture that needs focused attention.
You want a deeper connection but feel stuck—like you’re going through the motions without real progress.
Your schedules make consistent weekly sessions difficult, but you’re committed to doing serious work.
You’re approaching a major decision about the relationship and want clarity before moving forward.
Led by
Chelsea Petersen, LMFT
EFT-Certified Therapist & Supervisor · 20+ Years Clinical Experience
Chelsea has spent more than 20 years working with couples, from early disconnection to deep relational repair. She is an EFT-certified therapist and supervisor, placing her among a select group of clinicians with advanced training in the approach most consistently shown to create lasting change in couples.
Every couples intensive is led by Chelsea personally. She brings careful preparation and clinical focus to each experience, and her approach is both direct and compassionate.
Couples often describe working with Chelsea as the first time someone went to the place other therapy couldn’t reach.
Ready to Start Your Journey?
Getting started is simple. Here’s how it works:
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Schedule a Consultation
A dedicated conversation with Chelsea to understand where you are and whether an intensive is the right fit.
2
Pre-Intensive Prep
Chelsea reviews your history and goals so the intensive is focused from the first moment.
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Your Intensive
One or two days of immersive, uninterrupted work with Chelsea’s full attention.
Chelsea works with a limited number of intensive clients at a time to ensure the depth and focus each couple deserves.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is a couples intensive?
Most intensives run between six and twelve hours, spread across one or two consecutive days. The exact duration is determined during your pre-intensive consultation with Chelsea, based on your goals and the complexity of what you’re working through.
Do we need prior therapy experience?
No. Some couples come to an intensive as their first experience with therapy. Others have years of prior work. Chelsea tailors the experience to where you are. The pre-intensive consultation ensures the format and focus are right for your specific situation.
Will we need ongoing sessions after the intensive?
Many couples benefit from follow-up sessions to integrate what shifted during the intensive. Chelsea will make a recommendation based on your experience. Some couples continue with weekly sessions. Others find the intensive addressed exactly what they needed.
Is the intensive right for us if we’re in crisis?
It depends on the nature of the crisis. An intensive can be particularly effective for couples navigating a specific rupture—such as a trust violation or a major decision point—because it provides the concentrated time needed to address the issue directly. Chelsea will assess fit during your consultation.
How far in advance should we book?
Chelsea works with a limited number of intensive clients, so availability varies. We recommend reaching out as soon as you’re considering it. The consultation can usually be scheduled within a week, and the intensive typically within two to four weeks after that.
Who leads the intensive?
Every couples intensive at Cache Valley Counseling is led personally by Chelsea Petersen, LMFT. This is not delegated work. The depth and focus of the format requires the level of clinical experience and preparation that Chelsea brings to each couple.
Ready to get started?
Talk to us today about whether a couples intensive is the right next step for you.