ACT Therapy Intensives

Norwalk, CT & Online Across Connecticut

Specifically designed for folks too busy for traditional weekly therapy

Are you tired of constantly feeling the same despite weeks and weeks of therapy?

You’ve shown up, done the work.. yet still feel the same?

You are in the right place.

ACT Therapy Intensives can help you accomplish in one session what may have taken months in traditional therapy.

What is an ACT Intensive?

ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) Intensives are designed to help you achieve  a life that is no longer consumed by your anxiety and overwhelm. You are in the driver seat, not your anxiety. You are able to choose how you live your day-to-day life more authentically and freely. 

ACT is an evidenced based research model that teaches practical strategies and mindfulness practices to change certain habits, reactions, or behaviors that are no longer serving you.

ACT is widely used for clients that suffer from both anxiety and depression. 

ACT is extremely helpful for… 

  • Parents that need to learn fast techniques to reduce reactivity but cannot commit to weekly therapy. Parents that are looking for a fast and effective solution.

  • Moms that are consumed by daily overwhelm and anxiety; impacting sleep, mood, and how they interact with their children and family. Moms that cannot commit to weekly therapy because of their busy schedules but need immediate relief.  

  • Entrepreneurs that struggle with ‘imposter syndrome’; interfering with their business goals and income. This can be small business owners, therapists in private practice, coaches or other entrepreneurs stuck with an unhelpful mindset.

What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy?

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a therapy modality that incorporates behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices to treat symptoms of depression, perfectionism, anxiety and other mental health related issues. ACT helps clients learn to manage distressing thoughts and emotions by learning to accept them without fighting or suppressing them. ACT believes that human suffering is impacted by our natural urge to fight feelings away and or pretend they are not there. If we allow more space for even the most painful emotions, then we can achieve a more peaceful and authentic life. Due to the nature of ACT, its one of the few therapy models that is not filled with ‘clinical jargon’ therefore clients find ACT techniques and metaphors easy to understand, encouraging them to practice the skills more.

What are the Benefits of Therapy Intensives?

  • Cost effective over time, intensives can save you money in the long term compared to weekly therapy.

  • Intensives can provide rich and deep healing work in a short amount of time than you would in traditional therapy.

  • Intensives can help you alleviate the hassle and stress of blocking weekly time in your schedule

  • Intensives allow more hyper focused time to really tackle specific issues and problems compared to tackling them repeatedly in weekly therapy.

ACT Intensives Options

  • This intensive is for 3 hours 1x a week for 3 weeks.

    $2,2250

  • This Intensive is for 2 hours 1x a week for 2 weeks

    $1,000

How does it Work?

  • In this call we will discuss what an intensive is in more depth and answer all your questions about the intensive process. We will go over what your concerns are and assess if an ACT Intensive is the right fit for you. If it is determined it is we will move forward with booking!

  • Think of this as  your ‘intake’ appointment where we dive into your history and what your current problems with anxiety are. We will get a clear understanding of how anxiety impacts you and determine treatment plan goals at this appointment. Following your pre-intensive appointment, you can expect to know how your intensive sessions will be structured 

  • This is where the magic begins! In these sessions we will begin to learn the 6 core strategies of the ACT Model and put them into practice. We will start each Intensive session with a grounding exercise to center ourselves. We will then review skills learned and begin to learn a new set of skills. We will spend time in each intensive mastering the ACT skills, really devoting time on each one. 

  • DescripThis is our ‘conclusion’ session where we review all that we have learned. This is an ideal session to review any barriers/blocks to using all the skills learned, troubleshoot together, and plan for the future. In this session we will review progress made and if needed discuss if ‘maintenance’ therapy is needed or we are ready to terminate. 

  • Item desThis is ideal for clients that want to continue meeting for accountability support with skills. Depending on the kind of accountability ‘maintenance’ therapy can be scheduled as a weekly 60 minute session, bi weekly or monthly. Most clients fluctuate between weekly and monthly. Maintenance therapy is not meant to be long term- if you decide toward ‘maintenance’ therapy, we will discuss the duration of sessions.

FAQs

  • No, unfortunately insurance companies do not cover nor reimburse for therapy intensives. Intensives are an out of pocket investment.

  • Yes, the first half of the payment is due at the time of booking and scheduling. The second half of the payment is due on the first day of your scheduled intensive.

  • Once you have completed your ACT intensive we can discuss the option of ‘maintenance therapy’. Clients typically end therapy after an intensive because their symptoms have reduced significantly.

  • Absolutely! You can reach out to us by either email or phone to get you set up with a free consultation to answer any questions related to an intensive. Call Us Today

  • Intensives are an accelerated form of therapy that is longer than the traditional 60 minute session. Intensives are known to be held for 2 hours, 3 hours, even 6 hours depending on the type of intensive.