Neurodivergent couples intensives

More space to understand what’s happening between you.

Focused, neurodivergent-affirming support for couples who want to understand recurring patterns and begin changing what matters most—without waiting months for weekly sessions to add up.

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When talking hasn’t been enough

You keep having the same fight in different packaging.

Maybe one partner feels alone in carrying the relationship or managing daily life. The other feels constantly criticized, misunderstood, or unable to get anything right. Small moments become emotionally charged—or one or both of you shut down before anything gets resolved.

When neurodivergence is part of a relationship, these patterns are rarely as simple as one person caring more or trying harder. Differences in processing, communication, executive functioning, sensory needs, emotional regulation and capacity can become tangled with attachment needs and accumulated hurt.

The purpose isn’t to identify which partner is the problem. It’s to understand the relationship accurately enough to choose what will actually help.

Choose your path

Clarity on its own—or clarity followed by focused change.

Both options begin with the same comprehensive, neurodivergent-affirming relationship assessment.

Assessment only

Relationship Clarity Intensive

$1,200

For couples who want a deeper understanding of their relationship and a personalized direction forward.

  • 60-minute joint intake
  • Relationship questionnaires and guided reflection
  • Gottman Relationship Checkup
  • Individual interview with each partner
  • 90-minute feedback and planning session
  • Personalized relationship roadmap
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Assessment + therapy

Comprehensive Couples Intensive

$2,200

For couples ready to understand their patterns and begin actively changing them.

  • Everything in the Relationship Clarity Intensive
  • Five-hour focused therapy day
  • Two hours devoted to each priority area
  • One-hour restorative break
  • Neurodivergent-affirming practices and accommodations
  • 60-minute integration session
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*Couples intensives are private pay only and are not billed to insurance.

The comprehensive process

A paced, structured week.

Enough continuity to build momentum, with intentional space for processing and regulation.

Session one

Relationship history and goals

A joint 60-minute session to understand why you’re seeking help now and what you hope will change.

Before Monday

Assessment and reflection

Each partner completes relationship questionnaires and guided reflection.

Monday · 4 hrs

Individual interviews + shared roadmap

One hour with each partner, a 30-minute break, then 90 minutes together to understand your central cycle and choose two priorities.

Friday · 5 hrs

Focused couples therapy

Two therapeutic blocks devoted to the issues having the greatest impact on your relationship, with a one-hour restorative break.

2–3 weeks later

Integration

A 60-minute follow-up to review what changed, troubleshoot what remains difficult and adjust your plan.

A neurodivergent-affirming lens

Your differences are information—not evidence that either of you is broken.

We explore how each partner experiences communication, connection, conflict, executive functioning, sensory input, emotional regulation and stress. A formal ADHD or autism diagnosis is not required.

This is a relationship-focused process, not an individual diagnostic evaluation.

Processing and communication
Sensory and nervous-system needs
Executive functioning and capacity
Attachment and meaning-making
Protective conflict responses
Repair and practical support
What kind of response does this need?Greater understanding? Meaningful accommodation? Accountability and repair? Often, the work is learning to discern the difference.

This may fit if

You’re ready for focused work.

  • You feel caught in one or two persistent patterns.
  • Weekly appointments feel too slow or hard to schedule.
  • You need emotional work alongside practical change.
  • Both partners can participate honestly and examine their impact.
  • You want concentrated help without open-ended therapy.

A different service may be safer if

Participation isn’t fully safe or voluntary.

An intensive may not be appropriate when there is ongoing coercive control or violence, an undisclosed affair, unmanaged substance dependence, an immediate mental-health crisis, or when either partner cannot participate safely.

The initial consultation and intake help determine whether this format is clinically appropriate.

Limited monthly availability

Ready for more clarity about what’s happening between you?

Complete the inquiry form to tell me a little about your relationship. We’ll discuss your concerns and determine whether an intensive is the right fit.

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