Step out of survival mode.
Help your daughter find safety, regulation, and clarity – not in months of weekly therapy, but in a focused 1-3 day intensive.
You have tried supporting her and you know she is struggling but what now?
You’ve encouraged counseling, offered reassurance, and tried to help her cope — but the same patterns keep showing up. Maybe she withdraws, becomes irritable, or seems emotionally shut down, and nothing you try seems to shift it in a lasting way.
What you’re noticing isn’t a lack of effort — it’s that your daughter’s nervous system is stuck in survival mode, and weekly therapy sometimes doesn’t give her enough space to process what’s beneath the surface. Parents often tell me they’re worried they’re missing something — but the truth is, she might be ready for a more focused, supportive approach.
Does this sound like her?
You know she does not want to fight but it looks like she is always ready for one.
She tells you she does not care but you can see the emotions bottled up.
Huge Reactions
Challenging Deep Work for Real Change
A therapy intensive is a private, trauma-informed block of therapeutic time (1–3 days) designed to help young people work through what’s been holding them back. Unlike weekly 50-minute sessions, intensives give your daughter uninterrupted time to slow down, feel what’s underneath, and begin to integrate change at a deeper level. This kind of focused support helps her nervous system land in a safer, calmer place — the kind of shift that shows up in everyday life.
Your Role – Not alone: You Have Support
This work doesn’t blame parents or imply anything was done “wrong.” It simply acknowledges that deep change requires space, safety, and focus. You’re not expected to fix this yourself — and you don’t have to carry this alone.
Many parents tell me they feel relieved once they understand there is a path that helps young people regulate, connect, and begin to feel like themselves again.
What Makes Intensives Different
Parents often ask why an intensive might help when other approaches haven’t. Here’s the difference:
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Protected time to tend to what’s beneath the surface
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Safety and structure so she isn’t rushed through emotion
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Room to address emotional patterns that weekly sessions cut off
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Integration support to bring what shifts back into daily life
Most parents notice that this process—when paced for safety—can create clarity, steadiness, and a sense of belonging that’s been missing.
When things feel overwhelming or confusing, you need a process that’s structured, supportive, and paced in a way your system can trust.
How Intensives Work
Step 1: Pre-Intensive
Step 2: Intensive
Step 3: Integration
What Clients Might Be Saying
This is an example of what clients might say after the intensives:
“Before the intensive, I felt like I was constantly on edge or shutting down, and I couldn’t explain why. I’d tried therapy before, but it always felt like we were just skimming the surface. The intensive gave me space to slow down and actually stay with what was coming up instead of rushing past it.
What stood out most was how safe and steady the process felt. I wasn’t pushed, but I also wasn’t avoided. Things finally started to make sense—especially my reactions and why my body was responding the way it was. I left feeling calmer, clearer, and more connected to myself than I had in a long time.
It didn’t magically fix everything, but it gave me a solid foundation and tools I still use. I feel more grounded in my body and more confident in how I handle stress now. For the first time, I feel like real change is actually possible.”
Hi, I’m Jody.
If you’ve been doing your best to hold things together but still feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck, you’re not alone. Many of the people who come to me are tired of managing symptoms or trying to explain reactions that don’t fully make sense. They’ve reached a point where something deeper needs attention.
I specialize in intensive therapy for individuals seeking more than surface-level relief. Intensives create protected space to slow down, step out of survival mode, and work through the root patterns driving emotional distress or reactivity. Instead of stretching therapy out over months, we focus the work so clarity and nervous system regulation can take hold.
My approach is trauma-informed and integrative, drawing from EMDR-informed therapy, somatic awareness, parts-based work, and guided reflection. We pay attention not just to thoughts, but to what the body and internal system have been carrying. The goal isn’t to fix you—it’s to help you understand your responses and reconnect with a steadier sense of self.
Before becoming a therapist, I graduated from West Point, served on active duty, and spent many years in leadership and business. That background shapes my work as clear, steady, and grounded.
Therapy should feel safe, focused, and productive. If you’re considering an intensive, I’d be glad to help you explore whether it’s the right next step.
Over 13 years of therapy experience.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in CO and MN
Over 30 years of working with people to solve problems.
CCTP-II, CSTFP, EMDR trained, BrainCore Neurofeedback Certified
What You Should Expect
Location
$1,400 per day: does not include lodging or all meals.
Duration
1-3 days
Location
Black Forest Colorado
NE Colorado Springs
Post Intensive Support
Follow Up Call, Integration Check In, Written Summary, and additional follow up support as needed and arranged.
Frequently Asked Questions — and even the answers
Will this even work?
Yes: Therapist and clients continue to see the increasing benefits of intensive type formats.
What if I can not afford the price or the time?
Is it truly confidential?
Schedule your free consultation through the links on this page. Let’s get started.
If you’re wondering whether an intensive could help your daughter, let’s talk.
There’s no pressure and no commitment — just a warm conversation to explore whether this format fits her needs and where she is right now. You don’t need to have all the answers to start.