Breakthrough Therapy Intensive
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Do You Need a Breakthrough?
Short Term Treatment for Long Term Impact
If you've done meaningful work on yourself yet still sense that something inside has not fully shifted, this intensive offers a different kind of experience — a focused, extended process rather than ongoing weekly therapy.
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For those traveling from outside the DC Metro area, this intensive allows for two or more days of immersive in-person therapeutic sessions with Andrea.
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For women in the DC Metro area, intensives are available as extended in-person sessions of two to four hours in a single day.​​
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Therapy Intensives are a short-term form of psychotherapy that relies on Andrea's clinical ability to work with clients to quickly define and breakthrough problems and patterns.
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Breakthrough Therapy Intensive appointments can help if you…
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Feel stuck and are unable to move forward in a specific area.
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Have tried everything and continue to remain in a continuous cycle of stress and self-sabotage.
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Are currently in counseling but need to dig deeper and discover what is blocking your growth.
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Desire to incorporate your faith as a vital part of your healing journey because your relationship with God is also a source of struggle.
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Need a fresh perspective and renewed motivation around work you have been doing.
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Are a ministry leader or helping professional and you need a safe, confidential space to explore your own issues.
Already in therapy?
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Intensives are designed to complement your ongoing work, offering an opportunity to explore one issue more fully while continuing your broader therapeutic care elsewhere.
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Therapy Intensives are not ongoing weekly therapy. They are a short-term, focused format designed for extended, more immersive work.​
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Andrea offers a safe therapeutic space where you can uncover hidden processes that contribute to problems, explore and face difficult emotions, build inner strength and resilience, develop new coping strategies, and face reality in a healthy way.
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Traditional therapy methods are not always effective, and standard 50-minute sessions can limit the depth of therapeutic work. An intensive provides extended time to engage complex patterns or long-held painful experiences.
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Healing is a lifelong process, yet meaningful therapeutic movement does not require rushing or waiting decades.
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While every person’s process is unique, Andrea brings clinical attunement to helping women move toward insight and change with clarity and care. Breakthrough is not forced or guaranteed, but emerges through an active, relational process.
How the Intensive is Structured
Therapy Intensives are offered in person as either a one-day session of 2–4 hours or as an extended intensive of 8–12 therapy hours over the course of 2 or more days for clients traveling from outside the area.
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Each morning and late afternoon, you will participate in 2-hour sessions tailored to your specific concerns. Between sessions, you will have time for reflection and rest. This structure allows insight and emotional material from each session to be processed gradually and thoughtfully.
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Multi-day Intensives combine therapy, psychoeducation, and experiential work. Longer breaks provide space to step outside the therapeutic setting, allowing perspective, movement, and natural transitions that support emotional and cognitive processing.
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During longer breaks, you may choose to remain nearby, take a quiet walk, visit a café, or spend time in reflection. Some women enjoy exploring the surrounding areas of McLean or Washington, D.C., while others may visit Tysons Galleria, relax at a nearby spa, or enjoy a peaceful high tea or lunch. These options are not prescribed, but gently available, allowing you to choose what feels most grounding and aligned in the moment.
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The fee for Therapy Intensives is $220 per therapy hour. Andrea will work with you to determine the length and structure that best supports your individual needs.
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Breakthrough Therapy Intensives are held at Andrea’s private psychotherapy practice in McLean, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. Clients stay at a nearby hotel. The closest airport is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, approximately 20 minutes away.
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A therapy intensive offers an opportunity to step away from daily demands and gain perspective in a different environment, free from many of the usual responsibilities and distractions of work, ministry, or home life.
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Therapy Intensives are a private, individualized experience designed to help you explore fears, challenge unhelpful beliefs, and engage honestly with the realities of your life in a way that supports healing and emotional freedom.
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Andrea works with you confidentially and collaboratively to support real and lasting therapeutic change.
Do I Qualify for a Breakthrough Intensive?
Intensives are ideal for individuals who are mature in their journey of personal growth and development or due to work they have done in some form of coaching, guidance, mentoring, or counseling.
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If you are currently under the care of a therapist, licensed professional, or psychologist, a release of information allows me to collaborate with your treatment provider pre and post intensive. If you are not in therapy, Andrea will provide you with counselor referrals at the closure of your intensive that allow you to continue your journey of healing.
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Intensives are not ideal for those who are currently in a crisis, experiencing trauma symptoms, or overwhelming emotions. Or, if you are currently dealing with an abusive situation and experiencing significant emotional disruption as a result. If this is you, it may not feel like it today, but you will eventually get to the place where this Intensive will be right for you. It is recommended that seek regular, on-going therapy by a professional counselor. The Intensives would be incredibly beneficial a little farther down the road.
