INDIVIDUAL THERAPY INTENSIVES
Located on Bowen Island, Therapy Intensives honour that lasting change calls us to slow down and listen deeply.
What if the healing you’re seeking doesn’t operate in 60 minute intervals?
Your heart might need more room to breathe, stretch out, heal.
You want time to stay with what matters
You know those moments in therapy you just start getting into an important piece of work, notice the clock, and shift away from a potential discovery? Intensives allow us spaciousness to find out what happens when we stay with what is emerging.
You are ready to give yourself the time you know you need.
In this uninterrupted space, you can gently access the deeper emotional patterns and implicit memories that shape your life, creating the conditions for meaningful, lasting change.
You’re in the right place.
Therapy intensives allow you to step out of daily distractions and focus deeply on what is getting in the way.
Who it’s for
THERAPY INTENSIVES WITH CHRISTINA ARE A GOOD FIT IF…
You’re seeking trauma-informed and queer affirming therapy
You are neurodivergent or a parent of neurodivergent kiddos
You’re ready to face something difficult and weekly therapy just doesn’t feel like enough
You’re kind of an intense person and like to dive right in!
You’ve been trying to shift something for awhile and feel stuck
It’s been tough to carve out time to dedicate to your healing
What is an intensive?
A therapy intensive is a short-term, concentrated form of therapy that condenses weeks or months of traditional therapy into multiple hours per day over several consecutive days.
In traditional weekly therapy, much of the session is used checking in, remembering what happened last session, getting clear on goals, and debriefing. This means in a 60 minute session, there is about 40-45 minutes available for deeper work. Intensives concentrate the work and allow for more deep work to be done in the same amount of time.
While condensed, this format and location also support nourishment and spaciousness between sessions. When you step out of the responsibilities of daily life, you allow for more integration time. can include walks in nature, sitting by the ocean, walking the labyrinth or other creative practices.
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Pre-Intensive Discernment
To help to determine timing, fit and goals, we start with a free 30 minute video consultation. We then meet for a 60 minute video intake session. Once we have scheduled your intensive, you will receive your custom pre-intensive workbook to fill out prior to our time together.
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Intensive
Session
We will begin by reviewing your hopes/ goals and making a rought plan together for our time (this, of course can, and often does change!) Our work together may consist of parts work, the STAIR method, and DBR. We will discuss each step of the way and you can choose what feels right as we move through our time together.
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Post-Intensive Follow-Up
Two to three weeks after the intensive we will have a 90 minute follow up call. We will explore how the work is settling in, and discuss any additional support you may need to continue your healing.
What to expect
Evidence-based treatment
Customized Pre-Intensive workbook
Comfortable, inviting space (there are even snacks!)
A collaborator and guide as you move towards your goals
Your Options
Choose the right format for you.
I offer intensives in three formats, depending on your budget, needs, & goals.
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A focused day to work towards one specific goal.
Explore what’s been keeping you stuck with curiosity and care
Work in a way that supports real change, not just new understanding
Open up new possibilities in how you relate to yourself, others, or your goal
Best for a clear, contained focus
Includes:
1 x 60-minute online intake session
2 x 2 in person hours during the intensive.
Total: 5 therapy hours
Cost: $1295
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More space to stay with one goal as it shows up in different parts of your life.
Follow what keeps you stuck, with time to notice how it connects across experiences
Give real time for change to land and settle
Integration time in nature between sessions to support reflection and grounding
Open up new possibilities in how you respond, feel, and relate
Best for goals that feel more layered or persistent
Includes
1 x 60-minute online intake session
2 × 3 hour sessions
1 × 60 minute online debriefing session
Total: 8 therapy hours
Cost: $2590
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Extended time to stay with one goal at a deeper level.
Gently work through long-standing patterns at a pace that feels manageable
Create space for changes that hold, not just momentary shifts
Integration time in nature between sessions to support deeper processing and settling
Open up new possibilities in how you experience yourself and your life
Best for more complex or long-held patterns
Includes:
1 × 90-minute online intake session
3 × 3 hour-hour sessions
1 × 1.5 hour online debriefing session.
Total: 12 therapy hours
Cost: $3108
Imagine finally getting to…
Untangle old patterns
Explore what’s happening beneath the surface and create space for something different to emerge.
Experience new ways of showing up
As old patterns soften, more of your strengths and authentic way of being can begin to emerge.
Have more ease and self-trust
You’ll breathe easier when you know and trust your own needs and decisions.
Uncover the shifts you’ve been seeking.
faqs
Other intensive questions? Here are some answers.
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Depending on your desired goals, we’ll use a combination of DBR, Parts Work, and neuroscience-informed therapy.
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Intensives allow us to focus more deeply into one or two key areas. They allow us to set aside time and energy from the demands of regular life and focus on making some important changes.
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Intensives work well for folks who have some previous experience with therapy, want focused time to do the work, and have one or two key goals to work on.
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Intensives can help with people pleasing & boundaries, overthinking & anxiety, self criticism & self hatred, trauma & attachment wounds.
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After our intake call, I will send you a workbook to fill out. This is an opportunity to help you reflect on your hopes and goals, and also offer me some more background information so I can best support you during our time together.
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Reach out here with any questions or to book a consultation.