Longer therapy sessions,
in person in the Heights

Intensives are longer therapy sessions built around specific goals. Instead of one hour a week for months, you work in extended blocks over a day or a few days, using EMDR, Accelerated Resolution Therapy, IFS, or talk therapy.

You work with Joe Lenhoff, LCSW-S, in person at our Houston Heights office or by telehealth anywhere in Texas or Virginia.

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In person on Heights BlvdFree 30-minute consultAdults 18+Self-pay

Where the time goes

In a weekly session, a good share of the hour goes to catching up on the week, then to settling you back down before you walk out the door. Hard material often opens up right when it's time to close it, and next week we start over.

A longer block keeps the momentum. We can stay with a memory or a pattern until it's done moving, then close once. You also spend far less time on scheduling, payment, and wrap-up, so more of what you pay for goes to the work itself.

Weekly session55 min, about 30 focused

3-hour intensive180 min, about 155 focused

Focused work

Gray: checking in and closing down. Teal: focused work.Drawn to scale. A typical example; every session varies.

In person on Heights Boulevard

Intensives happen in our office, a converted bungalow at 1533 Heights Blvd, a short drive from Montrose, Garden Oaks, and the rest of the Inner Loop. You come back to the same room with the same clinician for every block. Between blocks you can step outside, grab something to eat nearby, or walk the Heights Boulevard trail before we pick back up.

If you live elsewhere in Texas or in Virginia, the same intensive works by telehealth.

Houston Heights Therapy at 1533 Heights Blvd

Built for neurodivergent nervous systems too

Breaks on your schedule, as often as you need them

Stim, fidget, pace, or look away. Eye contact is never expected.

Hours split across shorter days if a long day would wipe you out

Written check-ins when talking gets hard partway through

Tell us what helps in your consultation and we'll plan the intensive around it.

Who intensives work well for

A good fit if you

Have trauma or PTSD symptoms getting in the way of daily life
Have specific things you want to work on
Want focused progress, or feel stuck in weekly therapy
Have a big change coming up, like a move, a new job, or a court date
Find it easier to set aside a day or two than to show up every week

Better to wait if you

Are using substances heavily or in withdrawal
Are in crisis, unsafe at home, or not medically stable
Need to build steadiness and coping skills first, especially with heavy dissociation
Prefer a slower pace with more time to settle between sessions
Want to use insurance for the intensive

$300 Foundation, then $200 an hour

Every intensive starts with a 90-minute Foundation Session to map your history and targets. Then come your intensive hours, in one day or split across several, and a follow-up session within 6 months of your intensive. These are the common lengths. Any other length works at the same rate.

Package	Follow-up	Total
2 hours	30 min	$700
3 hours	30 min	$900
4 hours	30 min	$1,100
6 hours	1 hour	$1,500
8 hours	1 hour	$1,900
10 hours	1 hour	$2,300

A $300 deposit, your Foundation fee, reserves your block. The balance is due 48 hours before your first intensive session.
If you finish the Foundation and decide not to continue, the $300 is the full charge.
One reschedule with 48+ hours' notice. Extra hours are $200 each, on the same goals, within 90 days of your intensive.
Self-pay and not billed to insurance. You'll get a Good Faith Estimate before you pay your deposit. This page is not one.

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