Now booking intensives for December 2026
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Now booking intensives for December 2026 -
Online Therapy intensives in california
The Deep Dive
One, two, or three day intensive sessions.
Focused time. Real momentum.
Focused intensives to help you get clear on a big change, a stuck pattern, or deciding what comes next.
A Different Way to Do Deep Work
Facing a career change, a leave from work, or the end of a relationship? Choose a one-, two-, or three-day online intensive to get clear on your next step. No weekly commitment needed.
A Deep Dive gives you focused time to slow down, sort through what's happening, and leave with a clearer next step. One, two, or three days of focused work. No weekly commitment needed.
If you're always one step ahead, tracking what's next, managing everyone's mood, and staying ready for whatever comes, big changes hit even harder. Your nervous system never got the message that it's safe to rest.
In an intensive, we work with your body’s signals as well as your thoughts, so real change has room to land instead of getting ignored. You'll leave steadier, with your mind and body feeling more in sync.
What Is a Therapy Intensive?
A therapy intensive is one focused, 4-hour virtual session per day, for one, two, or three days. It's a deep dive into a specific change, pattern, or decision, without the stop-and-start of weekly sessions. Instead of picking the thread back up every seven days, we stay with it and follow it all the way down.
If you tend to treat your life like a list of tasks, this format can break the habit. You're used to checking things off without checking in with yourself. Here, there's nothing to perform and nowhere else to be. You'll have space to breathe, settle, and go deep.
Intensives are held virtually, so you can do this work from anywhere in California, including Hermosa Beach, the South Bay, and LA.
4 HOURS
Per day
VIRTUAL
Anywhere in California
1-3 Days
We’ll decide what’s right for you
FLEXIBLE
No weekly commitment
Is a Therapy Intensive Right for You?
A therapy intensive might be a fit if:
You're going through a work or career change. You're thinking about a leave (or are currently taking one), burned out in a role you worked hard for, or deciding on a big move, and you want time to think it through with support.
You're going through a divorce or the end of a relationship. Everything feels up in the air, and you want room to process it and figure out what you want next.
You've been circling the same decision for weeks. You replay it, make pro/con lists at midnight, and know another 50 minutes of "let's keep exploring" won't get you unstuck. You need a day to land somewhere.
You want real help but aren't ready to commit to weekly therapy.
You're "too self-aware" for therapy. You understand the why behind your patterns, but something still feels unresolved, and you want to go past insight into work that shifts it.
Your schedule doesn't bend around a weekly appointment. You're a founder, a clinician, a parent stretched thin, or someone who travels for work.
You're already in weekly therapy and it's working, but there's one specific issue you want to go all-in on without derailing the rest of that ongoing work.
A therapy intensive is likely not the right fit if:
You're currently in an active mental health crisis or need ongoing, frequent support.
An intensive is a deep, focused container, not a substitute for crisis care or consistent weekly treatment.You're looking for a quick fix or a single session to "solve" something permanently.
Real change still takes integration and sometimes ongoing support after our day together.You're not yet ready to sit with discomfort for an extended period of time.
4 hours of focused emotional work is a lot to hold, and that's worth being honest with yourself about beforehand.
How it Works
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Before we meet
Before your intensive, you'll complete a detailed intake workbook and reflection prompts covering your history, goals, and the patterns you want to change.
We will meet for a 50 minute intake session to get clear on your goals.
This allows us to dive straight into the work when we begin.
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During the intensive
We'll look at how your history shapes where you’ve currently landed, and use that insight, alongside transformative somatic practices, parts work, and depth psychology tools, to build a new, focused way forward. This work is rooted in your unique values and goals. Rather than rushing from topic to topic, we have the time to follow what's most important.
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Afterward
Your intensive includes one integration session, and we can schedule that for 2-4 weeks after your intensive.
After your intensive, you'll also receive a personalized summary made just for you. It's a simple reminder of what we worked on, so the work doesn't fade once the day is over.
Why an Intensive Can Create a Different Kind of Momentum
Spend more time processing instead of summarizing
Because a big change deserves more than 50 minutes at a time.
Weekly therapy can be incredibly meaningful. But when a lot is happening at once, 50 minutes can feel like a strange amount of time.
You spend the first part of the session explaining what happened. You spend the middle part realizing what's actually happening. And then, right when you finally get to the thing underneath the thing...
"Okay, we're just about at the end of session today."
Your nervous system has excellent timing.
When you're in the middle of a big change, there's usually a lot to sort through. Maybe you're deciding whether to leave a job, or trying to picture life after a divorce. Everyone around you might have an opinion, and meanwhile you haven't had a chance to hear your own.
An intensive gives you the time to slow down and let that happen. We don't have to rush to a conclusion or stop when the hour is up. We can stay with what's hard, notice what comes up in your body, and follow it wherever it leads. You get to go past the story of what happened and into what it means for you.
Move beyond insight into integration
When life changes, a lot of people try to think their way through it. You may already know:
why you react the way you do
what your triggers are
what patterns you repeat
what you should do next
The frustrating part is:
"I understand it... so why do I still feel stuck?"
Because understanding your patterns is only part of it. Change sticks when your body and emotions catch up with what your mind already knows.
Through somatic work, nervous system regulation, and gentle exploration, we help you feel safer sitting with what's coming up, instead of needing to escape it, fix it, or control it.
Why This Works
The Approach Behind the Deep Dive
Four hours alone isn't what makes an intensive effective – it's what we do with the time.
This work draws on three approaches that, combined, help you move past insight into actual, felt change.
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Somatic tools mean we're not just talking about what's going on — we're paying attention to what's happening in your body while we talk about it. Anxiety, overthinking, and old patterns don't just live in your thoughts; they live in your nervous system. A tight chest before a hard conversation, a stomach that drops before you send an email, a jaw that clenches when you're about to disappoint someone — these are information, not noise. In a 4-hour container, there's enough time to actually slow down and listen to what your body has been trying to tell you, instead of rushing past it the way a 50-minute hour often forces us to.
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Parts Work gives us a map for the different "parts" of you that show up in these patterns — the part that overthinks to stay safe, the part that people-pleases to avoid conflict, the part that pushes you to achieve so you'll finally feel like enough. None of these parts are the enemy. Each one developed for a reason, usually to protect you. This work lets us get curious about these parts instead of fighting them, understand what they're afraid would happen if they stopped doing their job, and help them trust that you — the calm, curious core of who you are — can lead instead.
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Depth psychology looks beneath the surface, beyond symptoms and coping strategies, to understand the deeper patterns, beliefs, and experiences that shape how you think, feel, and show up in your life. Rather than just managing anxiety or burnout in the moment, this approach explores where those patterns came from and why they've stuck around, so the insight you gain creates lasting change instead of temporary relief. Intensives are especially suited to this kind of deep work. With extended, uninterrupted time, we can move past the "getting settled in" phase of a typical session and go straight into the material that matters most.
Together, these three approaches mean the work we do throughout your intensive isn't just cognitive. It's a full deep dive — body and mind, insight and felt experience — which can take you further than a 50-minute session allows."
What’s Included
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To talk through what you'd like to work on and make sure an intensive is the right fit.
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So you can arrive with clarity and spend less of your intensive covering background.
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A pre-intensive session to review the workbook and get crystal clear on your goals for the intensive.
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Focused on one specific issue, pattern, decision, or transition.
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Guided by your history, goals, values, and what emerges during your session.
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To give your nervous system space during a longer therapeutic session.
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Key insights and strategies from your intensive delivered within a few days.
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A 50 minute session to follow up and check in about how you’ve felt since the intensive, and how to continue to integrate your learnings in your life.
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While some clients find that one intensive is all they need, others choose to return on a more regular basis, whether that's monthly, quarterly, or every six months. The intensive format is here to support you and your schedule in whatever way works best for you. There's no single "right" way to use this space. It's designed to meet you where you are, whether you're working through something specific or building in ongoing time for deeper reflection.
The Work of Months, Done in a Day or a Weekend
The Virtual
Deep Dive Intensive
Investment:
$2,000 | One Day
6 face to face hours including the intake and integration session.
$4,000 | Two Day
10 face to face hours including the intake and integration session.
$6,000 | Three Day
14 face to face hours including the intake and integration session.
No ongoing weekly commitment required
Intensives are available Friday-Sunday
I only hold a limited number of intensives each month,
so spots are offered on a first-come basis after your consultation call.50% non-refundable deposit due at booking. Remaining 50% due the day of your intensive.
Please note: Therapy intensives are not eligible for insurance reimbursement.
How to Begin
1. Reach out.
Fill out the contact form to let me know you're interested in a therapy intensive. From there, we'll set up a 20-minute consultation call.
2. Get clear together.
On our call, we'll talk through what you're hoping to work on, whether an intensive is the right container for it, and what to expect from our time together.
3. Show up for your intensive.
Clear your calendar, find a quiet space, and give yourself permission to go all in, from wherever you are in California.
Meet Tori
You don't have to do the deeper work alone.
Hi, I'm Tori! I'm a licensed clinical social worker in California, and I spend my days with people who are in the middle of something big. Maybe you're thinking about leaving a job, or you're going through a divorce. Maybe life just doesn't look the way you expected it to.
A lot of the people I work with look like they have it together. They show up for everyone, they get things done, and they don't let on how exhausted they are. If that sounds like you, you can put that down here. You don't have to perform for me.
My work is rooted in curiosity, so I'll ask a lot of questions about what's going on underneath. I also pay attention to your body, because stress lives there too, and sometimes it knows things your mind hasn't caught up with yet.
My goal is for you to leave your intensive with a clearer sense of who you are, what you want, and how to get there. I hope to help you build a kinder relationship with the parts of yourself you've pushed away.
Frequently Asked Questions
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A therapy intensive is an extended, single therapy session — in this case, 4 hours — focused on one specific issue, pattern, or life transition, rather than the weekly 50-minute format most people are familiar with.
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They serve different purposes. Weekly therapy builds change gradually through consistency over time and is highly effective for ongoing support. A therapy intensive is designed for concentrated, deep-dive work in a single extended session, often for people with demanding schedules or a specific issue they want to focus on. Many people benefit from one, the other, or both.
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People with unpredictable or demanding schedules who can't commit to a recurring weekly time, people facing a specific decision or life transition, and people who want to go deep on one issue without spreading the work across many months.
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This intensive is offered virtually, so you can participate from anywhere in California, from Hermosa Beach and the greater Los Angeles area, to Silicon Valley and the Bay Area.
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The 1 day virtual Deep Dive Intensive is $2000. It is a total of 6 face to face hours including the intake and integration session.
The 2 day virtual Deep Dive is $4000. It includes a total of 10 face to face hours including the intake and integration session.
The 3 day virtual Deep Dive Intensive is $6000. It is a total of 14 face to face hours including the intake and integration session.
A 50% non-refundable deposit is due the day of booking your intensive. The remaining 50% is due the day of your intensive.
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Yes. Some clients use an intensive as a standalone deep dive, while others use it alongside their existing weekly therapy to make focused progress on a specific issue.
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This intensive combines somatic therapy, parts work, and depth psychology. Somatic tools help you notice and work with what's happening in your body, not just your thoughts, while parts work helps you understand and work with the different protective "parts" of yourself driving anxiety, overthinking, and people-pleasing patterns. Depth psychology looks beneath surface-level symptoms to the deeper emotional patterns and unconscious beliefs driving them, giving parts work and somatic practices a foundation to work from during an intensive, so the shifts you experience aren't just intellectual, but felt in the body and lasting over time.
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A 4-hour intensive asks more of you than a typical session, so a little preparation goes a long way.
Clear the day around it. Try not to schedule anything demanding right before or after. You'll want space to arrive settled and time afterward to let things resettle before you're back to emails and errands.
Find a private, comfortable space. Somewhere you won't be interrupted. This is somatic work, so your body needs room to actually feel safe enough to show up. Some clients choose to book a hotel and make their intensive part of a broader wellness experience.
Have water, a snack, a notebook, and a blanket nearby. We'll take breaks throughout, and small comforts help your nervous system stay regulated across a longer session.
Come with a general sense of what you want to focus on. We will touch on this during our consultation call, and you can consider what specific topic you’d like to address first. You don't need a polished agenda, just an honest starting point. We'll get more specific together.
Let the people around you know you'll be offline. Treat this like you would a therapy retreat day, not a regular appointment you can half-attend between other things.
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Because I hold a limited number of intensive spots each month, your booking reserves that time exclusively for you. Rescheduling requires at least 14 days' notice; reschedule requests made within 14 days of your session, as well as any cancellation, mean the deposit is retained.
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Because intensives fall outside standard session billing codes, they are not eligible for insurance reimbursement
Ready to take the deep dive?
You don't have to sort it out alone, or an hour at a time. Book a free 20-minute consultation to talk about what you'd like to focus on and whether a Deep Dive is the right fit.