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Couples Intensive

Fast-track your connection with your partner. In just 1-2 days, dive deep into a transformative experience designed for couples eager to achieve months of progress. Unlock a deeper understanding and rediscover the joy in your journey together.

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Couples Intensive

Work 1-on-1 with Jo to deepen your understanding and communication, uncovering stress and reactivity’s roots while navigating emotions and sensitive topics effectively. This immersive therapy experience, integrating Emotion Focused Therapy and Internal Family Systems approaches with psycho-education, promises significant relationship growth in just 1-2 days.

Ideal for both overcoming past hurdles and for strong couples aiming to further enrich their bond, this intensive is a powerful step towards prioritising your relationship and embracing life’s changes together, whether it’s exploring new relationship dynamics, handling life transitions, or blending families.

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Our Services

The Evolving Connections Methods

1 Day Intensive

Embark on a day of focused transformation with our 1 Day Intensive. While sessions are flexible, they typically unfold from 8:00 AM to 3.00 PM on a Monday or Tuesday or Saturday or Sunday, which includes 6 hours of intensive therapy with breaks. This tailored day is designed for couples eager to refine their communication around sensitive issues, offering a unique opportunity to strengthen their connection in a supportive, understanding environment.

 Weekday Sessions – $2,100+GST

Weekend Sessions – $2,700+GST

 

 

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2 Day Intensive

Transform your relationship over with our 2 Day Intensive. Offering flexible scheduling, our sessions generally run from 8.00 AM to 3.00 PM on both Monday and Tuesday or Saturday and Sunday. This extended 12-hour therapy experience, spread over two days with breaks, delves into addressing and understanding past issues at their core. Couples will emerge with enhanced communication skills specifically developed around their unique challenges, laying down the groundwork for lasting harmony and deeper intimacy.

 Weekday Sessions – $3,700+GST

Weekend Sessions – $4,700+GST

 

 

 

 

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What You Need To know

Couples Intensive FAQ’s

Where is the Couples Intensive course being held?

Both the 1-day intensive and 2-day intensive courses are held on the Sunshine Coast, at Coolum Beach. More details will be sent once we have confirmed your course date/s. 

Who should consider attending a Couples Intensive?

Couples intensives are perfect for partners looking to overcome obstacles or deepen their bond, offering a focused space to grow together. They’re especially suited for those with busy schedules, like work that requires travel or significant family commitments, who still want to prioritise their relationship. If you’re ready to make significant progress or take your connection to the next level in a short period, this intensive could be the transformative experience you’re seeking.

What makes a Couples Intensive worthwhile?

Opting for a Couples Intensive means embracing the opportunity to accelerate your relationship’s growth, packing months of therapy into just 1-2 days. It’s about depth and efficiency—getting to the heart of your issues without the constraints that weekly schedules impose. This format enables you to achieve substantial progress swiftly, transforming your relationship in ways that traditional sessions spread over months might not facilitate. It’s a concentrated effort to strengthen your bond in a short time.

What's included in a Couples Intensive session?

In each session, you receive either 6 or 12 hours of focused therapy, tailored specifically to your relationship’s needs. Alongside this, we provide workbooks and additional materials for you to take home, ensuring the insights and progress made during our time together continue to enrich your relationship beyond our sessions.

You’ll also have the opportunity to create and take notes on personalised strategies developed in therapy, giving you practical tools to reinforce and build upon your progress at home.

Should we schedule a follow-up session after our Intensive?

Yes, booking a 90 minute follow-up session 3-4 weeks after your intensive is highly recommended. This allows us to touch base on the progress you’ve made and adjust your plan and strategies as needed. It’s a great way to ensure the changes you’re implementing are effective and to continue refining your journey towards a stronger relationship.

Is there anyone who shouldn't do a Couples Intensive?

Couples Intensives might not be suitable for relationships currently navigating through substance abuse issues or facing challenges around physical safety. These situations often require specialised, ongoing support. For resources and assistance tailored to these particular needs, we’ve compiled a list of helpful links on our FAQ page to guide you towards the most appropriate support avenues.

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Ready to learn more or sign up? Fill out the form and book in or request a 30min Zoom consultation to get your questions answered and ensure this course is perfect for you. This course is for relationships so it can be wonderful for for siblings or parents and children too!

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Our Lead Counsellor

About Jo Distefano

Jo is the founder and lead counsellor at Evolving Connections. She has spent thousands of hours helping people as individuals and couples rediscover meaning and connection.

With a background in psychotherapy, Jo has a number of techniques that she applies to different situations to suit her clients. She is also at the forefront of LGBTQIA+ counselling which is a growing field with a severe lack of support.

By connecting with Evolving connections, you are making a decision for a better and bright relationship and future.

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Our Reviews

Why The Sunshine Coast Trust Us

tessa dijkgraaf
tessa dijkgraaf
10/09/2024
In a time of feeling incredibly disconnected from my partner, I jumped online and found Jo - reading the google reviews was a huge encouragement in booking in with her so of course I feel compelled to add our experience to the mix here! The weekend intensive really appealed to me because I felt hopeful we would be able to take the time to tackle our issues head on and get deep rather than the stop start of shorter sessions over a longer period of time. It appealed to my partner because he liked the idea of getting it over and done with in one week 😉 Although we were nervous going in - we both felt at ease immediately thanks to Jo’s kind and welcoming nature. The format of the intensive did exactly as we hoped and much much much more - the private sessions gave each of us the space to explore our individual backgrounds in a way neither of us ever had before, while the joint sessions were instrumental in helping us see things with compassion and understanding for each other. This meant we were able to address the root of our issues. We left our weekend feeling closer than ever - having learnt more about ourselves as individuals and each other on a deep level. Jo provided us with some very simple (but extremely effective) tools which means we are now able to communicate with ease - both expressing ourselves and listen actively! We both feel seen, understood, loved, and excited for the future of our relationship. Cannot recommend Jo highly enough!!
Jessica MC
Jessica MC
02/06/2024
My husband and I participated in the 2 day intensive counselling with Jo and i have come here to highly recommend it. Jo showed incredible insight and analysis into our behaviours and was able to frame it very clearly for both of us in a way that we could both understand. I have come away from the intensive session feeling clear headed and equipped with the skills and knowledge of what needs to happen from here on. At all times Jo was diplomatic and called both of us out equally on unproductive behaviour. The space was comfortable and I left feeling very warm. I am really happy we chose to do the 2 day intensive because we were able to dive really deep without interruption. Thank you so much Jo, I really feel like you genuinely were interested in helping us understand our relationship.
Melanie Dixon
Melanie Dixon
03/04/2024
We are so grateful for your assistance over the last few months. You completely changed our relationship and we are so looking forward to the next chapter of our life together. Thanks so much.
Claire Matthews
Claire Matthews
22/02/2024
My husband and I came to Jo based on her google reviews and found they are totally accurate. Thanks to Jo we are in a healthier, more balanced relationship than ever and I would not hesitate in recommending her to anyone looking to improve their relationship, self awareness and communication. Thank you Jo for your focussed attention, invaluable insight and practical guidance.
Gavin Symons
Gavin Symons
30/01/2024
Jo helped my wife and me through a tough time with some excellent insight and compassion, we both found our sessions beneficial which we left with practical objectives and feeling like we were progressing each time. Her home practice was welcoming and relaxed, I would recommend anyone contacting her for couples counseling. Thanks Jo don’t take this the wrong way but I hope I never see you again!
Amy Sheehan
Amy Sheehan
05/12/2023
I’m grateful to have found Jo at Evolving Connections. I felt heard from our first phone call and getting an available appointment was quite quick. Jo is warm and friendly but also challenges you, she is a safe space. I’ve not connected with other therapists like I was able to with Jo.
Sandra Rice
Sandra Rice
22/11/2023
Jo is a very talented counsellor that can cut through and help you to understand each other and your own triggers. She has been amazing at helping us learn how to communicate so much more effectively with each other and as a consequence we feel more connected in our relationship and more confident we can resolve any issues that present in the future. We are forever grateful to have Jo on our side.
Kristy Andersen
Kristy Andersen
26/10/2023
Jo has helped us beyond words, when our relationship felt impossible. This woman is amazing at her job! Worth every cent to have her wise guidance, she helped us identify our triggers and end old and long lasting patterns that were ruining our relationship and family!! We are forever grateful for you Jo 🙂
Ali
Ali
06/07/2023
Not your average counselor - Jo is fantastic and does amazing, significant work.
Gemma Davies
Gemma Davies
13/12/2022
My sessions with Jo are transformative. It’s been quite a journey, one I highly recommend. My self awareness and compassion continues to increase. Jo has been a great support for me while navigating challenging times and now having moved through them, she continues to be a great support to help me thrive.