couples therapy intensives in raleigh, North Carolina
Keep reaching for each other when life gets unsteady
Emotionally Focused Therapy and Gottman Method intensives. For couples determined to find their way through the defining chapters of their relationship.
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YOU’RE HERE BECAUSE
Your relationship isn't falling apart.
You just didn't expect this to affect the two of you as much as it has.
Maybe you're preparing for what's ahead. Maybe you're trying to make sense of what's already changed.
Either way, you're noticing it in the conversations you're having, the ones you're not, and the moments that leave you thinking, "This doesn't feel like us."
It goes something like this…
Your future mother-in-law assuming you'll spend Christmas with their family. You're waiting for your partner to speak up. They don't.
The baby's finally asleep. The house is finally quiet. Instead of talking, you both reach for your phones.
A character on TV discovering an affair. A conversation you thought was behind you suddenly isn't.
Another weekend spent touring neighborhoods. The conversation keeps circling the same questions.
The drive home after dropping your youngest off at college. You try to talk about what's next. The subject changes. Then it changes again.
It's easy to hope things will get better on their own. Sometimes they do. Other times, moments like these begin to shape your relationship.
HI. I’M LYDIA.
My approach goes beyond addressing what's bringing you in today. It's designed to support you as a couple when life changes again.
What's in front of you matters. So does the relationship that's living through it.
Over the course of more than a decade of working with couples, I've refined how I integrate the depth of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) with the structure and practical tools of Gottman Method Couples Therapy. Together, they equip me to give equal attention to what you're facing and your relationship.
Some changes begin with understanding. Others begin when familiar conversations unfold differently in the therapy room. Either can expand what's possible as you meet the conversations that lie ahead.
Some conversations need more room.
A couples therapy intensive isn't simply about having more time together. It's about what that time makes possible. It gives conversations room to breathe.
Rather than stopping just as something comes into focus, we have the time to stay with and work through it, allowing something different to take shape between the two of you.
An intensive can stand on its own or become part of our work together over time. Every relationship moves at its own pace, and the support should, too.
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Preparing for marriage is about more than planning a wedding. Navigate the expectations, conversations, and decisions that shape a life together. Learn more.
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Whether you're welcoming your first child or growing your family, nurture the partnership that brought you here. Learn more.
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The affair may be behind you, but it still finds its way into everyday life.
Work through what resurfaces long after you thought you'd moved past it. Learn more. -
When parenting takes up less space, new conversations can begin. Define what comes next together. Learn more.
my specialties
Explore some of the chapters I help couples through. Start with the one that feels most like yours.
THE PROCESS
Every part has a purpose.
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Individual consultations. Beginning with one partner. If a couples therapy intensive appears to be the right fit, the second individual consultation takes place before scheduling. Time to discuss what you're hoping to accomplish, clarify expectations, answer questions, and determine together whether to move forward.
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Pre-intensive questionnaires. Completed individually before your intensive to help me begin with a better understanding of your relationship, so our time can be focused on what matters most.
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Your couples therapy intensive. Dedicated time to work intentionally on your relationship. Personalized recommendations for what comes next. For many couples, one intensive is enough. For others, another intensive or additional support may be beneficial.