For therapy, I generally recommend that people start with weekly sessions if possible. If scheduling or finances does not allow for weekly sessions, we can meet every other week. I do not recommend less frequent sessions when beginning counseling as so much life happens in three to four weeks and I find that it can be hard to focus or make progress when sessions are spread too far apart. Intensives are scheduled across 4-6 weeks in blocks of 2-3 hour increments. 

Intensives are formatted to work with focus and intentionality around a particular goal. While much of therapy is about building connection and having a safe place to check in, work on skills, work through trauma, and work on various goals or issues across time, the intensive invites you to choose one or maybe two specific things to work on in a shorter but more intense way. Therapy is generally scheduled weekly for 55 minutes (you can also choose to schedule longer sessions) across time while an intensive is scheduled in 2-3 hour time blocks across 4-6 weeks for a total of 20 hours. Depending on the time sensitivity or severity of your issue or goal, your finances, your needs, and your time availability, one may work better than the other for you. If you need help discerning which to choose, feel free to schedule a free phone consultation with me.