California Couples Intensive: Heal, Rebuild, and Begin Again
A private, therapist-guided retreat designed to repair, reconnect, and restore your relationship.
Step away from daily life to do the kind of healing that changes everything
Led by an RLT-trained couples therapist in Marin
A couples intensive is a 2-day private therapy format that helps you make more progress in one weekend than months of weekly sessions. It’s immersive, structured, and focused on breaking long-standing patterns fast.
Grounded in Relational Life Therapy (RLT), we integrate tools from EMDR and EFT to support emotional repair and lasting change.
Who It’s For
Our Couples Intensive is ideal for busy partners across California who:
• Couples commuting weekly from the Bay or beyond who can’t sustain long-term sessions.
• Out-of-town couples looking for a transformational retreat in Northern California.
• Partners ready for deep work, even if they’ve tried weekly therapy without progress.
Your 2-Day Journey
By condensing months of weekly work into focused days, you’ll leave with clarity, connection, and a sustainable plan for lasting intimacy. Here’s what to expect during your immersive Couples Intensive in Marin County
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A deep, guided conversation to map your relationship history, strengths, and core patterns. Together we identify what drives disconnection and what sustains closeness.
You’ll begin with foundational RLT exercises and structured dialogues designed to build safety, empathy, and mutual understanding.
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EMDR-informed sessions targeting relational wounds to reduce reactivity and open new pathways for trust (EMDR for Couples)
Guided practice to build new ways of relating.
End with a roadmap for how to carry change forward.
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Follow-up sessions at 3 and 8 weeks reinforce what you’ve learned and support continued integration into daily life.
Our Therapeutic Ingredients
Each Couples Intensive weaves together four powerful approaches. Here’s how they work in concert to transform your relationship.
Click each heading to learn how these four core approaches work together in your 2-day intensive.
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We map hidden interaction patterns (power dynamics, enactments, survival strategies) to interrupt unhelpful cycles and foster genuine connection. RLT uncovers the “heartbeat” of your relationship so you can choose new, healthier rhythms.
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We guide you to access core attachment emotions (fear, longing, vulnerability) and transform them into secure emotional bonds. You’ll practice new, corrective emotional experiences in-session.
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Using EMDR grounded in over 30 years of peer-reviewed research, we reprocess past relational wounds, so triggers lose their charge and you can respond with presence instead of reactivity. EMDR’s efficacy is supported by randomized controlled trials demonstrating significant reductions in trauma symptoms and emotional reactivity.
“We showed up to our weekend intensive not knowing if we’d make it, and zero experience with couples therapy. Sheena didn’t sugarcoat anything, but she also didn’t make either of us the bad guy. Somehow she got us to actually hear each other again.
She held the line until we finally saw what we’d been doing to each other. For the first time in years, I could actually look at my partner and feel something other than anger. Three months later, we still have our hard moments but we know how to get out of it, and it feels like a miracle.”
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Our office is located in beautiful Marin County, about 30 minutes north of San Francisco.
By air: The nearest airports are SFO, Oakland (OAK), and Santa Rosa (STS).
By car: We’re easily reached via Highway 101, surrounded by redwoods, rolling hills, and coastal trails.
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Many couples treat their intensive as a retreat. You’ll find charming local stays within minutes:
Plan Your Visit
Whether you’re driving up from Los Angeles or flying in from out of state, your couples intensive can double as a restorative getaway.
FAQ
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Answer: No. Our intensive is designed for both new and experienced clients. We begin with a thorough assessment to meet you where you are.
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Answer: Yes. We use EMDR protocols specifically adapted for couples to ensure emotional safety while reprocessing relational wounds.
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Answer: Email hello@kodocouplestherapy.com or call (707) 872-7817.
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Our rate for the 2-Day Couples Intensive is $3960, including two 50-minute follow-up sessions, typically scheduled 3 weeks and 8 weeks after the intensive.
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12 hours of therapy in 2 days
Written follow-up summary and roadmap
Two 50-minute follow-up sessions for integration
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Credit card (via secure online form)
Logistics & Investment
Our 2–day Couples Intensive is offered both in-person at our Novato office and via secure video. Here’s what you need to know to plan your experience: