Assessment Intensive
What Is an Assessment Intensive?
A focused, three-hour start to therapy
Beginning therapy can sometimes feel slow—especially when the first few sessions are spent gathering history before meaningful direction emerges. Assessment Intensives are designed to streamline that process.
An Assessment Intensive is a three-hour session that combines what would typically take the first three to four therapy sessions into one extended, intentional block of time. This allows clients to move through the initial assessment phase more efficiently and leave with clarity about what’s happening and how therapy may best proceed.
What You’ll Receive
An Assessment Intensive offers a focused, intentional start to therapy. Through this three-hour session, clients receive:
- A structured space to share what brings them into therapy
- Clinical assessments to help create a roadmap for treatment
- Clinical impressions highlighting themes and patterns
- Clear recommendations for next steps in therapy
- Suggested resources for continued reflection and growth
This intensive is designed to provide clarity and direction—without requiring weeks of initial intake sessions.
Presenting Issues Assessment Intensives Are a Good Fit For
Assessment Intensives can be helpful for individuals and couples navigating concerns such as:
- Feeling stuck or unsure how to name what’s happening
- Relationship or intimacy concerns that feel complex or layered
- Sexual avoidance or shutdown without active hostility
- Performance anxiety, erectile concerns, or arousal difficulties
- Painful sex or fear of pain (with medical causes addressed or ruled out)
- Difficulty talking about sex without tension, shame, or defensiveness
- Mismatched initiation styles or pressure–withdraw cycles around sex
- Recovery from sexual shame, purity culture, or sex-negative messaging
- Rebuilding erotic connection after a rupture or affair (not active betrayal)
- Navigating differences in fantasy, kink, or sexual interests
- Making sex feel more relaxed, playful, or connected again
This list is not exhaustive. Assessment Intensives are designed to help make sense of complex or overlapping concerns and identify where therapeutic focus may be most helpful.
Is This Assessment Intensive Right for Me?
This assessment intensive may be right for you if:
- You want clarity and direction early in the therapy process
- You prefer depth and focus rather than multiple short intake sessions
- You feel close to a breaking point and want structured support to make sense of what’s happening
- You’re open to honest reflection and clinical feedback
This assessment intensive may not be the right fit right now if:
- There is ongoing infidelity, secrecy, or major trust rupture
- One partner feels coerced or pressured to attend
- There is frequent emotional abuse, contempt, or hostility
- Either partner is actively dissociating or highly dysregulated in sessions
Pricing
The investment for an assessment intensive is $900.
This includes:
- Pre-intensive screening and preparation
- 3-hour structured time to jump start therapy
- Clinical impressions, next steps, and resources
A 50% non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your date. Full details about payment and cancellation are reviewed during the screening process.
Why Clients Choose an Assessment Intensive
Assessment Intensives are ideal for clients who want to:
- Move through the early stages of therapy more efficiently
- Gain insight without committing to multiple weeks of intake sessions
- Understand what type of therapy and focus areas may be most supportive
- Begin therapy feeling oriented, informed, and intentional
This approach allows therapy to begin with clarity rather than uncertainty.
Explore Whether an Assessment Intensive Is Right for You
FAQs
It is both. The intensive functions as an intake and assessment session, using a therapeutic framework while focusing on understanding patterns and determining next steps.
Both options are available. Depending on the clinician you work with, the assessment can be conducted virtually or in-person in Mason, OH.
No. Some clients continue therapy at Be Known, while others use the insights gained to inform decisions about future care elsewhere.
No. This intensive counts as an intake session; however, superbills cannot be submitted for this portion of the therapy process.
It can be. Assessment Intensives can be helpful when things feel uncertain or overwhelming and you want structured support to clarify what’s happening and what options exist.
The first step is to request an Assessment Intensive and complete a brief screening to ensure this format is a good fit.
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