Your Marriage Is Worth Fighting For.
When divorce feels inevitable — or like it's the only way out — an intensive can change everything in 48 hours.
You've tried talking. Maybe you've tried weekly therapy. But something has to shift — now, not in six months. I've spent 30 years helping couples pull back from the edge of separation, infidelity, and years of silence. This is what I do.
When you're out of time, weekly therapy isn't enough.
- You've tried talking. It always ends the same way.
- Divorce feels like it might actually happen — and that terrifies you.
- An affair has happened and you don't know if trust is even possible anymore.
- You love each other but can't find your way back.
If any of this sounds familiar, you're exactly who I work with.
One or two days can do what years of weekly therapy couldn't.
An intensive isn't a last resort — it's the most efficient, powerful way to create real change. We go deep, fast, with no distractions. You leave with clarity, tools, and a concrete plan — not another appointment in two weeks.
Concentrated, private, focused
We work together over 1 or 2 consecutive days — uninterrupted, in a calm setting designed for you to be fully present with each other.
Walk away with a roadmap
You leave with concrete tools, a shared understanding of what's been happening, and a clear plan for the months that follow.
Couples therapy & marriage counseling across Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Whether you're searching for a "marriage counselor near me," a "couples therapist in Massachusetts," or someone who specializes in marriage crisis and affair recovery in Connecticut — you're in the right place.
Massachusetts
In-person at my MA office, plus secure online sessions statewide — Boston, Worcester, Springfield, the North Shore, South Shore, Cape Cod, and the Berkshires.
Connecticut
Online couples therapy and marriage counseling for couples across CT — Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, Fairfield County, and beyond.
Anywhere
Couples travel from across the country for in-person intensives at my Massachusetts office. If you can get here, we can do the work.
What is a marriage intensive — and why does it work?
A marriage intensive is a private, focused block of couples therapy — usually one or two consecutive days — designed for couples in crisis who can't wait six months for weekly sessions to maybe move the needle. Instead of 50 minutes once a week, we work together for hours at a time, in a calm and uninterrupted setting, until something genuinely shifts.
Couples come to me when they're staring down divorce, recovering from an affair, or stuck in years of the same painful loop. A weekend intensive can do what a year of weekly therapy often can't — because there's no losing momentum between sessions, no re-explaining where you left off, and no waiting for the next slot in a packed schedule.
If you've been searching for "how to save my marriage," "marriage retreat near me," or "emergency couples therapy," an intensive is often the most direct path forward. You'll leave with a clear understanding of what's actually been happening between you, real tools, and a concrete plan for the months that follow.
Coping with an affair? Marriages do survive infidelity.
If you're searching for "how to recover from an affair," "can my marriage survive infidelity," or "affair recovery counselor near me," you're in one of the most disorienting moments a relationship can face. Trust is shattered, the ground feels gone, and weekly therapy can feel like trying to put out a fire with an eyedropper.
Affair recovery is one of my deepest specialties. Over 30 years, I've worked with couples through physical affairs, emotional affairs, online affairs, and long-term betrayals — helping them stabilize the crisis, have the honest conversations they've been avoiding, and rebuild safety on solid ground. An intensive gives us the time to actually do that work, instead of squeezing it into 50-minute weekly slots.
Steady, warm, and unafraid of the hard conversations.
I've spent my career sitting with couples in the middle of their hardest seasons — infidelity, communication breakdowns, disconnection, and the slow erosion of intimacy. My work blends Emotionally Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method with a deeply human approach.
You won't be analyzed from across a notepad. We'll do the actual work of understanding what's happening between you — and changing it.
More about my approach →“We came in barely speaking, angry, hurt, and distant. After our sessions, we were laughing, feeling more connected, and had the tools to save our marriage.”
— L. and C., MA couple married 12 years
“Athena's empathy and compassion is clear from the first moment we spoke. Her expertise comes through in each and every interaction. Thank you Athena!”
— D. and R., MA couple married 21 years
“Athena helped us to feel comfortable with each other again, and to regain and rebuild trust we thought we would never have again.”
— R. and K., MA couple married 7 years
Don't let another month go by.
A free call is all it takes to know if this is right for you. No pressure. No commitment. Just an honest conversation about where you are and what's possible.
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