About Couples Intensives
Our intensive therapy is focused on one couple for two days and led by two highly respected couples therapists, Mary McLaughlin and Amy Weidinger. We are marriage repair experts and specialize in helping couples work through resentment, broken trust, and disconnection.
Throughout the immersive experience, you will engage in personalized sessions, targeted exercises, and expert guidance to overcome challenges and rediscover the beauty of your partnership.
Let Virginia Couples Intensives be the catalyst for your relationship's evolution.
Sample Schedule
DAY ONE 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Welcome and initial couples therapy session
Define goals, expectations, and hopes for the relationship
Individual sessions with each partner/ develop personal agendas for change
Review assessments and clearly identify target areas for change
One hour lunch break
Identify each partner’s attachment style and how that shows up in the relationship
Clearly understand perpetual problems
Observation of couple interaction
Map out relationship patterns and behaviors that are getting in the way of connection
Reflect on and summarize day one, and depart.
** After couple departs, Mary and Amy will meet to review, collaborate, and develop a customized treatment plan in preparation for day 2.
DAY TWO 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Begin the day with a guided exercise designed to promote connection
Introduce the treatment plan
Begin learning and using tools and strategies specifically chosen for each couple based on individualized needs
Identify past wounds that continue to surface and begin the repair process
Practice emotional regulation skills
One hour lunch break (Couple leaves for lunch while Amy and Mary review progress and finalize the afternoon agenda based on couple’s needs)
Interactive activity to identify core values
Discuss rituals of connection and creating shared meaning in the relationship
Complete emotional connection scale
Develop an exit plan to maintain progress made during the intensive