“My partner and I recently completed a 3 day couples intensive with Doug. We were at a crossroads in our relationship and went in feeling it was a last-ditch effort to save our relationship. We left with a renewed sense of love, connection, and genuine excitement for our future. He helped us recognize the cycle we fall into, and gave us the tools to identify and work through it in a healthier way. For the first time, we truly listened to each other, letting go of past hurts, and built a plan for moving forward in our relationship with love and respect. We’re beyond grateful and have already recommended this experience to friends. Doug’s work is a gift to any couple looking to rediscover the soul connection of their relationship.” - Featured Recent Testimonial (from November 2024)

Transform Your Relationship with a 3-Day Couple Intensive

At Rooted Relational Therapy, we understand that relationships can face challenges that require dedicated time and attention to overcome. Our 3-day couple intensives, led by Certified Emotionally Focused Couple Therapists Doug and Morgan Richard, offer an immersive experience designed to bring couples closer together, resolve conflicts, and build a stronger foundation for the future that gets equivalent results to 4-6 months of traditional weekly therapy

Why Choose a 3-Day Couple Intensive?

Personalized Attention:

  • Each intensive is tailored to address the particular things that keep you and your partner stuck, ensuring that our sessions focus on your specific issues and goals.

Expert Facilitation:

  • Doug and Morgan Richard are Fully Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) and AAMFT Approved Supervisors, which means they are at the absolute top of the MFT field. On top of that, they are Certified in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (the most effective form of couple therapy in existence), and together have over 20 years of experience working with couples using EFCT (formerly known as EFT). They bring unprecedented expertise to help you navigate your relationship challenges effectively.

Unique Opportunity:

  • Doug and Morgan also offer a rare chance to work with two highly qualified couple therapists who are also a married couple. This unique dynamic enhances the therapeutic process, offering deeper insights and a more relatable experience. Whether you choose to work with Doug alone or both of them together, you will benefit from their combined experience as a therapist couple. In fact, they are the only EFCT-Certified therapist couple offering intensives in the world.

Intensive Format:

  • The focused, immersive format allows for significant progress in a short period, making it ideal for couples seeking rapid improvement. Additionally, Doug and Morgan have offered couple intensives since 2017, with a 100% satisfaction rate.

Who is a 3-Day Couple Intensive Ideal For?

Couples Interested in Significant Change:

  • First and foremost, this is for couples who are committed to making significant changes and are willing to invest in their relationship.

Busy Couples:

  • If your schedule makes it difficult to attend regular therapy sessions, an intensive provides the opportunity to make substantial progress over a short period (equivalent to 4-6 months of traditional weekly therapy).

Couples Feeling Stuck:

  • For couples who are tired of feeling “stuck,” and need a jolt of energy to break out of the “same old” cycle and forge a new path, an intensive is the jumpstart that you need.

Couples Experiencing Recurrent Conflict:

  • For couples who find themselves stuck in repetitive arguments, or conflicts that don't seem to resolve through traditional weekly therapy sessions, an intensive will help you identify and change the stuck pattern.

Couples Seeking Deep Connection:

  • If you want to deepen your emotional and physical intimacy, and reconnect on a deeper level.

Couples at a Crossroads:

  • If you and your partner are facing a critical decision or period in your relationship and need focused time to resolve issues and make decisions.

Helping Professionals:

  • Our intensives are perfect for therapists, counselors, pastors, healthcare professionals, and others in helping roles who need focused time to strengthen their own relationship. Step away from your caregiving role and let us guide you toward renewed connection and clarity.

Couples Who Haven’t Found Success in Previous Therapy

  • If therapy hasn’t helped—or was harmful—an EFCT/EFT couple intensive offers a fresh, transformative approach. With its immersive format and expert guidance, this process uncovers and shifts the deeper patterns keeping you stuck, fostering meaningful and lasting change without blame or pointing fingers.

Pre-Marital or Newlywed Couples:

  • Ideal for couples who want to start their marriage with a strong foundation by addressing potential issues and learning effective communication skills.

Couples Recovering from Infidelity:

  • For couples who are working to rebuild trust and intimacy after an affair or significant breach of trust.

Couples Wanting to Get Away Together:

  • Perfect for couples looking to escape their daily routines and dedicate focused time to their relationship in a peaceful and private setting. Our intensives provide a retreat-like experience where you can reconnect without the distractions of everyday life, creating the precise conditions to make the changes you want and need.

What to Expect

Day One:

  • 9:00am - 10:00am: Joint Intake Session

  • 10:00am - 11:00am: Individual Session

  • 11:00am - 12:00pm: Individual Session

  • 12:00pm - 1:30pm: Break

  • 1:30pm - 3:00pm: Joint Session

Day Two:

  • 9:00am - 11:00am: Joint Session

  • 11:00am - 1:00pm: Break

  • 1:00pm - 3:00pm: Joint Session

Day Three:

  • 9:00am - 11:00am: Joint Session

  • 11:00am - 1:00pm: Break

  • 1:00pm - 3:00pm: Joint Session

Schedule Flexibility: While this schedule provides a structure, we remain flexible to accommodate the needs and progress of each couple. The focus is on the quality of work and the depth of transformation and connection.

Benefits of AN Intensive

Time-Efficient:

  • Achieve the equivalent of 4-6 months of traditional weekly therapy in just three days.

Focused Environment:

  • Away from daily distractions, you and your partner can fully immerse yourself in the therapeutic process.

Proven Results:

  • Based on attachment science, and with a 100% satisfaction rate for over 7 years, you will very likely leave your intensive with renewed trust, better communication, and a much stronger connection.

TWO Options

  • With Doug Richard: Work one-on-one with Doug, who brings his extensive experience and Certification in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy to guide your intensive.

  • With Doug and Morgan Richard: Benefit from the combined expertise of two Certified EFCT Therapists, for the most comprehensive couple intensive experience available anywhere in the world.

Client Testimonials

"Life-Changing Experience"

  • "Our intensive with Doug was truly life-changing. We were able to address issues we've been struggling with for years in just a few days. We left with a clear plan and a renewed sense of hope." - J & M

"A New Beginning"

  • "We came to the intensive at a crossroads in our marriage. Doug's guidance helped us see each other in a new light and rebuild our trust and connection. It was a new beginning for us." - R & L

couple intensive Details

Available Dates: Intensives are usually offered Monday to Wednesday (with some exceptions and flexibility). Intensives must be booked at least 1 month in advance of your anticipated dates. If you have dates in mind, please let our intake coordinator know when you contact us. Due to the high demand, we are usually booking about 2 months out, and you can always book further out if you’d like. Doug can also recommend other options at a consultation meeting.

3-Day Couple Intensive Rates:

  • Doug Richard Only: $3,900 total

  • Doug & Morgan Richard: $5,900 total

Payment Plan: Clients make three payments: one at the time of booking (after a virtual consultation with Doug), and one each on days 1 and 2 of the intensive.

  • Doug Richard Only: 1 payment of $1,950, then two payments of $975 each

  • Doug & Morgan Richard Together: 1 payment of $2,950, then two payments of $1,475 each

Location: Intensives are offered at our beautiful new office in historic downtown Mifflinburg, located in the heart of the gorgeous Susquehanna River Valley. (Virtual intensives are generally not recommended, but are available for couples with accessibility needs and/or who meet specific criteria where a virtual intensive is deemed appropriate. The cost for a virtual couple intensive is $3,900 with Doug only.)

Where to Stay: There are many great accommodations locally, including AirBnB/VRBOs, hotels, and Bed and Breakfasts in the area. We can make a few suggestions based on what you’re looking for (for example, the first one listed here is located right behind our office).

Activities: We highly recommend staying in the area for a week (or at least arrive the day before and stay 1-2 days after your intensive) and exploring all that Mifflinburg, Lewisburg, and the rest of the Susquehanna River Valley have to offer.

How to Book A CONSULTATION

Ready to get unstuck and transform your relationship? Book a free intensive consultation with Doug:

Spaces are limited, so secure your spot and take a powerful step towards a stronger, more fulfilling relationship.

Many of the couples we work with travel from outside the state, including from the following locations: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC, as well as Ontario, Quebec, and other parts of Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, and more.

We make no guarantees of success or satisfaction, though 100% of couples have expressed experiencing both since we began offering intensives in 2017. EFCT (Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy) is a part of EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy), and EFCT Intensives or EFCT Couple Intensives are also known as EFT Intensives or EFT Couple Intensives.