When Weekly Therapy Isn’t Enough: Therapy Intensives in Denver, CO
- Lauren Pollema
- Dec 22, 2025
- 2 min read
If you’re feeling like you just get into the meat of the work and there are only 10min left.... or you need deeper support than weekly sessions can offer, therapy intensives may be a good fit for you! Therapy intensives provide focused, longer sessions over one or multiple days, allowing for extended time to go deeper into your therapy work rather than the stop and start that sometimes happens in the traditional 50min therapy session.
Unlike traditional weekly therapy, intensives offer the space to slow down, explore patterns, and process emotions without interruption—often leading more more momentum and therapeutic traction.
How Therapy Intensives Help
Deeper emotional processing- and can lead to faster progress
Improved nervous system regulation as you can slow down and settle into the work
Greater clarity around patterns, triggers, and core beliefs
A strong foundation for continued therapy or personal growth
Therapy intensives are especially effective for clients seeking focused trauma therapy, anxiety treatment, or attachment-based therapy.
Who Benefits Most from Therapy Intensives?
Feel stuck or plateaued in weekly therapy
Are healing from trauma, attachment wounds, or chronic stress
Are high-functioning professionals or caregivers with limited time for ongoing sessions
Are navigating a major life transition, grief, or emotional crisis
Want focused support for anxiety, boundaries, self-esteem, or relationship patterns
Are looking to deepen existing work
What to Expect After a Therapy Intensive
Many clients choose to follow their intensive with ongoing therapy sessions to support integration and long-term change. Others use therapy intensives as periodic deep dives alongside their current care. The best treatment plan is developed collaboratively with your therapist.
Is a Therapy Intensive Right for You?
If you’re ready for deeper, more focused healing, a therapy intensive may be the next step. All of the therapists at Pollema Counseling Center offer customized therapy intensives designed to meet you where you are and support meaningful, lasting change.
We invite you to reach out today to schedule a free consultation and explore whether a therapy intensive is right for you.