Couples Therapy Intensives: A Private 2-Day Retreat in Marin County
Serving couples throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and California
Make Months of Progress in One Weekend
Our couples therapy intensives in Marin County offer partners from the San Francisco Bay Area and across California the opportunity to step away from daily demands and focus deeply on their relationship. These private two-day retreats are designed to help couples make meaningful progress in a short period of time. Using Relational Life Therapy (RLT) and EMDR, we work directly with the patterns that keep partners stuck and help create lasting change.
Led by Sheena Simpson, LMFT #16841, RLT and EMDR-trained clinician. All sessions are strictly confidential and HIPAA-compliant.
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 Benefits from a Couples Therapy Intensive?
Our Couples Intensive is ideal for:
Couples at a crossroads who need clarity on their relationship quickly
Bay Area couples who are too busy for consistent weekly sessions
Out-of-town or out-of-state couples seeking a dedicated relationship retreat in Marin County
Partners who've tried weekly therapy before but felt stuck or didn't make enough 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.
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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 came to our weekend intensive not knowing if we’d make it, and zero experience with couples therapy. She 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.
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A couples therapy intensive at Kodo Couples Therapy is a structured 2-day private retreat in Novato, Marin County, California, designed to help partners achieve in one weekend what typically takes months of weekly sessions. Each intensive includes 12 hours of focused therapy using Relational Life Therapy (RLT), EMDR, and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), delivered by Sheena Simpson, licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT #16841). The format is suited to couples at a crossroads, those managing trauma histories that affect the relationship, or Bay Area couples whose schedules make consistent weekly therapy difficult to sustain. The 2-day structure is followed by two integration sessions at 3 and 8 weeks. The total investment is $3,960, which includes the written roadmap and both follow-up sessions. HSA/FSA funds and interest-free installment plans are available.
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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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Weekly therapy spreads progress over many months. A couples therapy intensive allows us to work deeply over two focused days, creating the continuity needed to understand your patterns and start changing them in real time. Most couples accomplish months of work in a single weekend.
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Email hello@kodocouplestherapy.com or call (707) 872-7217 to book a 20 minute consultation call.
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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:
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Investment: The fee for the 2-Day Couples Intensive is $3,960, which covers:
Scheduling & Reservation
Your intensive date is held as soon as the first installment or full payment is completed. -
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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Payment Options: To make intensives more accessible and flexible, we offer several secure payment methods:
Credit or Debit Card: All major cards are accepted.
HSA / FSA: If your plan allows, you may use HSA or FSA funds for relational therapy.
PayPal Pay in 4 — Interest-Free Installment Plan: For couples who prefer to spread out the cost, we offer PayPal Pay in 4, an interest-free option that divides the intensive fee into four equal payments.