Affair Recovery Intensive
Some wounds can’t wait for next week’s appointment.
providing intensive marriage counseling after cheating
When infidelity shatters the foundation of your relationship,
waiting for healing to unfold week by week just isn’t enough.
Our Affair Recovery Intensives give you concentrated days of focused therapy so you can
stop spinning,
face the truth,
and begin rebuilding trust—
without dragging the process out for months.
You don't have to face this crisis alone!
Healing After Infidelity: Why Weekly Therapy Isn’t Enough
Affair recovery is one of the hardest challenges a couple can face. The betrayed partner feels anger, grief, and deep confusion. The partner who strayed often feels guilt, shame, and fear of losing everything.
Weekly 55-minute sessions can feel far too slow when the pain is urgent. That’s why intensives condense months of therapy into days, creating powerful momentum for couples who need action, clarity, and hope now.
* INTENSIVES CAN BE IN-PERSON OR ONLINE *
Marriage Retreats That Work for Infidelity
We don’t take sides. Your relationship is our client. That means we sit with both sets of pain, help each of you feel heard, and guide you toward healing together. This isn’t about blame—it’s about repair, growth, and creating a safer, healthier marriage.
What to Expect From an Affair Recovery Intensive
For the Betrayed Partner
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Make sense of what happened and why it’s not your fault
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Learn how to manage triggers and intrusive thoughts
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Safely process anger and overwhelming emotions
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Understand the barriers that block healing
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Explore forgiveness as a layered, ongoing process
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Begin restoring intimacy and connection when the time is right
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Cultivate peace, hope, and stability again
vs.
For the Partner Who Strayed
Communicate sincere remorse with empathy
Release shame and rebuild a healthier identity
Support your partner’s healing with real accountability
Learn why full disclosure builds trust instead of destroying it
Create boundaries and safety plans (including travel accountability)
Prevent relapse and build habits of transparency
Develop deeper closeness than before the betrayal
Betrayal Trauma Intensive Program Options
One-Day Intensive
6 Hours
Education about betrayal trauma and infidelity
Specialized assessments (trauma, anxiety, depression, stress)
Clarifying goals for healing and recovery
Safety inventory + grounding skills tailored to you
Resource binder for ongoing healing
Two-Day Intensive
12 Hours
Everything from the one-day intensive, plus:
Trauma trigger management
Guided mindfulness and boundary work
EMDR (when appropriate)
Extended processing and post-intensive planning
Three-Day Intensive
18 Hours
- Continue working on your treatment plan
- Learning specific tools and skills most relevant to your relationship.
- Start to practice and apply techniques and tools
- Engage in new healthy patterns of behavior.
Healing after an affair isn’t just emotional—it’s holistic.
Our intensives integrate:
Emotional Resilience
Regulate emotions, manage triggers, and increase distress tolerance.
Mental Resilience
Reframe negative thoughts, strengthen boundaries, and rewrite your story.
Social Resilience
Build communication skills and create safe support networks.
Who shouldn't sign up for an intensive
We'll give it to you straight...
Still active in an affair — real healing can’t begin until all outside relationships have ended.
In active addiction — recovery work needs to be addressed before tackling affair healing.
Currently suicidal, self-harming, or unsafe — more intensive psychiatric or inpatient care is needed first.
Medically unstable or unable to travel independently — intensives require physical and emotional stamina.
Unwilling to participate fully — both partners need to be open, motivated, and engaged for the process to work.
Seeking a quick fix without ongoing effort — intensives give you momentum, but lasting healing requires continued practice and follow-up.
an affair recovery intensive is not a magic bullet that will solve all your problems.
For my part, I promise to bring my absolute A-game and make it worth your while.
and…
Your willingness and interest in improving your relationship is essential for this work to succeed.
It takes both of you to be open and willing to change.
It also takes a willingness to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
If one of you has little motivation to work on your relationship in a sincere way and is seriously considering divorce, please schedule a 15-minute consult to see if the affair couples therapy intensive is appropriate for you situation.
FAQ
The intensive therapy retreats range from between one and three days. You can choose how many days you want to attend, and typically we discuss this during the consult call.
- 1-Day – $1800
- 2-Day – $3600
- 3-Day – $5400
Half-Day Sessions
- 3 Hours – $900 (morning or afternoon)
Yes. Many marriages not only survive but become stronger after infidelity. Healing requires honesty, empathy, and the right support. An Affair Recovery Intensive provides the focused time and tools needed to rebuild trust and create a new foundation for your relationship.
Weekly 55-minute sessions often feel too slow after such a major breach. Intensives condense months of therapy into days, giving you immediate relief, momentum, and a clear plan for healing together.
During an intensive, we focus exclusively on your relationship. You’ll explore what led to the affair, share the full story safely, process emotions on both sides, and learn practical tools to rebuild trust, intimacy, and connection. Every session is private and tailored to your needs.
If you and your partner are motivated to heal, stable enough to travel and engage fully, and want to accelerate progress, an intensive can be a perfect fit. It may not be suitable if one partner is in active addiction, is medically or psychiatrically unstable, or is currently unsafe.
Intensives aren’t that common…
and those therapists who offer intensive couples therapy tend to offer retreats with no follow-up support…
…which means you have to start over with a different therapist for any ongoing sessions.
This can really be frustrating because some of that momentum may be lost as you start up again with a new therapist.
With me, as long as you live in Indiana, Florida or Connecticut (where I currently hold active professional licenses), you won’t have to start over with another counselor.
To be frank: It depends on our both of our schedules!
I do my best to fit you in as soon as possible.
We offer one-day (6 hours), two-day (12 hours), and three-day (18 hours) intensives. Each option provides a concentrated, structured space to do deep healing work.
If weekly therapy hasn’t moved you forward, an intensive is often the breakthrough couples need. The extended time together allows for deeper work that simply can’t happen in short, once-a-week sessions.
In-person intensives are hosted at our office, with recommendations for nearby lodging. Virtual options are also available if travel isn’t possible.
No. Insurance companies will not reimburse more than one hour of psychotherapy a week.
Additionally, insurance companies seldom cover couples counseling, as they usually do not categorize it as “medically necessary.”
When booking an intensive, payment is due in full at the time you book your reservation in order to secure your date(s).