You know what isn’t working. You’ve probably known for a while. Some things cannot wait for next week’s session. When you’ve been carrying a pattern that drains your energy, clarity, or relationships, you don’t need another 60 minutes of talking around it. You need a structured, uninterrupted block of time to see the architecture of the problem, name it precisely, and walk away with a direction you can act on immediately. The 4-Hour Therapeutic Intensive is a single, focused clinical session built around Relational Narrative Imaging™ Techniques, my own evidence-informed method developed over more than 20 years of practice. In four structured hours, you move through: narrative mapping, pattern deconstruction, future visioning, and a concrete 30-day plan. Not a workshop. Not a retreat. A private, clinical session with a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has been doing this work for over 20 years. This is a focused, strategic, neurobiological, narrative-driven session designed for people who need clarity now, not months from now. What you need is not another 60 minutes of talking about it. You need a structured, uninterrupted afternoon to actually see it, name it, and walk away with a clear direction forward.
The 4-Hour Therapeutic Intensive is a single, focused clinical session built around Relational Narrative Imaging, my own clinical method. In four structured hours, you move through narrative mapping, pattern deconstruction, future visioning, and a concrete 30-day plan. Not a workshop. Not a retreat. A private, clinical session with a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has been doing this work for over 20 years. This is a focused, strategic, neurobiological, narrative-driven session designed for people who need clarity now, not months from now.
For busy professionals. You’re the one everyone counts on. You run the meeting, carry the deadline, keep everything moving, and then lie awake at 2 a.m. replaying the same pattern you can’t seem to break. Weekly therapy keeps getting canceled because work comes first. The intensive gives you four protected hours to see the pattern clearly, understand where it comes from, and leave with clearer next steps.
For couples. Maybe an affair just came to light. Maybe it’s the same fight you’ve had for years, or a decision about your future you can’t make while you’re both this hurt. Waiting a week between sessions only lets the distance grow. Four uninterrupted hours give you both time to slow down, hear each other, and work toward clearer next steps.
What the time can offer. Space to understand what’s happening, words for what you need, and clearer next steps.
If a focused, extended session feels right for your situation, you can schedule an intensive or contact me with questions at 312-607-4277.
If any of this sounds like where you are right now, book a consultation and we will confirm the fit before you commit.
of what’s actually happening beneath the surface.
of the patterns shaping your identity, behavior, and emotions.
plan with specific next steps you can act on immediately.
around the decisions you’ve been avoiding.
sense of direction and emotional steadiness.
for experiences you’ve carried alone.
in your internal story, the one that’s been driving your choices.
you can return to independently after the session.
into the neurobiological responses keeping you stuck.
Weekly therapy is valuable. It is also slow by design. The weekly rhythm builds insight gradually, which is exactly right for some people and some situations.
But weekly sessions also mean that between each appointment, the week happens. You get busy, you compartmentalize, you come back and you are starting from where you left off rather than building from it.
An intensive removes that gap. Four uninterrupted hours means the insight compounds within the session rather than dispersing across weeks. By hour three you are working with material that, in a weekly format, might have taken three months to surface.
What makes this intensive specifically different from other intensive formats is the clinical method underneath it. The Relational Narrative Imaging approach is not a general framework applied to any presenting concern. It is a structured, specific method for mapping generational patterns, deconstructing the cycles they produce, and building a concrete alternative. The four hours are designed to move through those stages in sequence, which is why the structure matters.
We identify the dominant story you have been living, the generational messages that built it, and the attachment patterns shaping your relationships and decisions. Most clients find that seeing this map clearly for the first time is the single most clarifying moment of the session.
We break down the specific cycles, emotional scripts, and neurobiological responses keeping you stuck. Using Strategic Therapy principles and relational neuroscience, we trace where the pattern comes from and exactly how it maintains itself. You stop being inside the pattern and start being able to see it.
Using Relational Narrative Imaging, the process I developed over 20 years of practice, we map your preferred future: the identity, the relationships, the internal story you actually want to inhabit. This is not visualization. It is a structured clinical process for building a concrete alternative to the story that brought you here.
You leave with a written 30-day plan, specific action steps, and a narrative framework you can use independently. We close with a clear discussion of what, if anything, makes sense as a next step after the intensive, whether that is a follow-up session, ongoing weekly work, or nothing at all.
Limited availability — offered only a few times per month.
Tuesday – Friday: 11 AM – 7 PM
Saturday: 10 AM – 4 PM
401 North Michigan Avenue,
Suite 1225,
Chicago, IL 60611
Parking: Valet garage in the building, entered from Lower North Water Street. Public self-park garages a few blocks away: Nordstrom Garage (Shops at North Bridge), 516 N. Rush St., entrance on the west side of Rush between Illinois St. and Grand Ave.; and Ogden Plaza Garage, 300 E. North Water St. Paid street parking is also available.
Public Transit: CTA buses stop in front of the building, and the Red Line is a short walk away.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
11 AM – 8 PM
125 South Wacker Drive
Suite 308
Chicago, IL 60606
Parking: Paid street parking or multiple public garages..
Public Transit: CTA & Metra.
Related reading: How to Know When You Need More Than Weekly Therapy
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Yes. The intensive is available for individuals and couples. For couples, the four hours follow the same structure but the narrative mapping and relational imaging work is done jointly. Both partners need to attend the 15-minute pre-session consultation before booking.
Intensive slots are offered a few times per month and fill quickly. The 15-minute pre-session consultation is the first step. From there, we schedule the intensive based on availability. Book the consultation as early as possible if you have a timeline in mind.
A 48-hour cancellation or rescheduling policy applies. Cancellations with less than 48 hours notice forfeit the session fee. Life happens, and I understand that. Please reach out as early as possible if your plans change.
At either the Loop office (125 S Wacker Drive, Suite 308, Chicago IL 60606, Monday through Friday) or the Michigan Avenue office (401 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1225, Chicago IL 60611, Tuesday through Saturday). We confirm the location based on your preference and availability when booking.
No. The intensive is designed to work as a standalone entry point or as an addition to existing therapeutic work. If you are already in therapy with another provider, the intensive can be a complement to that work. We discuss this in the consultation.
