Sex Therapy Couples Intensive
What Is a Sex Therapy Intensive?
A sex therapy intensive is a focused, full-day experience designed to help couples work through sexual and intimacy-related concerns in a deeper, more intentional way than weekly therapy allows.
Rather than spreading this work out over months, an intensive creates dedicated time and space to slow things down, reduce pressure, and understand what’s getting in the way of sex feeling accessible, connected, or enjoyable.
This work is sex-positive, consent-centered, and paced carefully. There is no nudity or sexual activity during the session.
What You’ll Receive
- A full-day (8-hour) couples sex therapy intensive, offered virtually or in person
- A structured, guided experience focused on safety, communication, and pleasure
- Support in understanding your sexual dynamic without blame or pressure
- Tools to talk about sex more openly and collaboratively
- Gentle experiential exercises focused on awareness and connection (always optional)
- Practical, therapist-designed worksheets to help you stay connected to the insights and conversations that emerge during the intensive once it’s over
- A complimentary 50-minute follow-up session to support integration and maintenance
This is not about fixing anyone — it’s about creating conditions where intimacy can feel safer, clearer, and more aligned.
Presenting Issues This Sex Therapy Intensive Is a Good Fit For
This intensive is designed for couples who feel generally connected but stuck around sex, intimacy, or desire. It works best when both partners are willing to be curious, collaborative, and gentle with the process.
This intensive may be a good fit if you’re experiencing:
- Desire discrepancy (one partner wants sex more than the other)
- Loss of sexual connection after life transitions (baby, illness, stress, aging)
- 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 (not active betrayal)
- Navigating differences in fantasy, kink, or sexual interests
- Making sex feel more relaxed, playful, or connected again
This work is sex-positive, consent-centered, and non-pathologizing.
The focus is on reducing pressure, increasing safety, and helping couples work with their nervous systems rather than against them.
Is This Sex Therapy Intensive Right for Us?
An intensive is a deep, focused experience designed to help couples shift patterns that feel stuck around sex and intimacy. It is not crisis therapy, and it’s not about pushing anyone toward sex they don’t want.
This intensive may be right for you if:
- You feel emotionally safe with one another most of the time
- You’re able to stay in the room during difficult conversations
- Both partners are willing to slow down and reduce pressure around sex
- You want understanding and connection, not quick fixes
- You’re open to experiential exercises focused on communication and pleasure
- You see yourselves as being on the same team, even when frustrated
This 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
- You are primarily seeking a diagnosis, medical treatment, or sex “homework”
- The relationship itself is uncertain or on the brink of ending
Pricing
The investment for a sex therapy couples intensive is $2,600.
This includes:
- Pre-intensive screening and preparation
- One full-day intensive session
- One complimentary 50-minute follow-up session
A 50% non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your date. Full details about payment and cancellation are reviewed during the screening process.
What to Expect From the Process
1. Request an Intensive
You’ll start by submitting a brief interest form.
2. Private Pre-Screening Questionnaires
Each partner completes a confidential questionnaire to ensure this format is the right fit.
3. Consultation Call
We’ll meet briefly together to confirm readiness, answer questions, and determine next steps.
4. Your Intensive Day
A structured, paced day with built-in breaks and support throughout.
5. Follow-Up Session
Why Couples Choose an Intensive
- Sex feels stuck, tense, or avoided despite caring deeply about each other
- Talking about sex keeps going in circles
- Weekly therapy feels too slow or fragmented for this issue
- They want support that is intentional, contained, and practical
A Note on Pace and Consent
Sex therapy intensives are not about pushing anyone toward sex or sexual activity. Everything we do is consent-based, optional, and responsive to each partner’s nervous system and comfort level.
The goal is not performance. The goal is understanding, safety, and choice.
Explore Whether an Intensive Is Right for You
FAQs
This is therapy. The intensive is facilitated by a licensed, AASECT-certified sex therapist and follows the same ethical and clinical standards as ongoing therapy. While there is some psychoeducation, the work is relational, experiential, and tailored to you as a couple.
You are always in control of what you share. The focus is on understanding patterns, communication, and what helps or blocks intimacy — not on graphic detail. Nothing is required, and consent is checked throughout the process.
No. There is no nudity or sexual activity during the session. Some exercises may involve communication, awareness, or gentle, optional experiential practices. Everything is consent-based and can be declined or modified at any time.
Yes. Desire differences are one of the most common reasons couples seek a sex therapy intensive. The goal is not to make both partners want the same amount of sex, but to reduce pressure, increase understanding, and find more sustainable ways to connect.
Breaks are built into the day, and additional pauses can be requested at any time. Feeling emotional or tired does not mean something is going wrong. The pace is adjusted as needed, and emotional safety is prioritized throughout.
Both options are available. Some couples prefer the comfort of being at home, while others value the containment of an in-person setting. We’ll talk through what’s likely to be the best fit during the screening process. In person will be held in Mason, OH.
An intensive is not a cure-all, but it can create meaningful shifts in understanding, communication, and how sex feels emotionally. Many couples experience relief simply from slowing down and having guided, focused space to work on this together. Ongoing therapy is sometimes recommended to support longer-term change.
Your intensive includes one complimentary 50-minute follow-up session to support integration and maintenance. This session is optional and typically scheduled within a few weeks of the intensive.
No. Therapy intensives are self-pay and are not billable to insurance. Payment details and policies are reviewed during the screening process.
That’s completely okay. The screening process is designed to help determine whether this format is supportive for you right now. If it’s not the best fit, other options or referrals can be discussed.
Click Request an Intensive to submit a brief interest form. From there, you’ll receive information about next steps, including screening and scheduling.
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