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Private Couples Intensives in Florida
Focused relationship repair with
Alexis Honeycutt, LMHC,
Certified Gottman Therapist.
For high-functioning couples, weekly therapy can feel too slow when the relationship is at a critical point. When you are recovering from betrayal, stuck in the same painful conflict, or carrying years of emotional distance, you may not have months to wait for traction. You need enough time, privacy, and structure to understand what keeps breaking down and begin repairing it with focus.
This is not a group workshop. It is private clinical work for one couple at a time. Led by Alexis Honeycutt, LMHC, Certified Gottman Therapist, couples intensives create focused time to slow the pattern down, see what is happening more clearly, and begin building a repair plan you can return to after you leave.
Couples come to Alexis’s Oviedo office from across Florida and beyond when the relationship needs more than another conversation that ends in the same place.
The Art of Reconnection: Private Clinical Focus
Private, focused repair for couples who need more than another conversation that ends in the same place.
Because connection isn’t lost, it drifts.
You may be successful in your careers, efficient in your home, and still feel quietly alone in the relationship. You function well as business partners, parents, or household managers, but the romantic partnership has been pushed into the background. The care is still there. The history is still there. But the curiosity, warmth, and ease between you may feel harder to reach.
For many high-functioning couples, the problem is not that they stopped caring. It is that the same pattern has taken over for too long. A question starts to feel like an attack. An answer comes out defensive. One partner pushes for closeness or clarity, while the other shuts down, withdraws, or tries to keep the peace. Eventually, even small conversations can feel loaded.
The Art of Reconnection is private clinical work for couples who need enough time and structure to understand what keeps happening between them. Using Gottman Method assessment tools and focused conversation with Alexis Honeycutt, LMHC, Certified Gottman Therapist, the intensive helps you see the pattern more clearly, talk about painful places without falling back into the same fight, and begin rebuilding a relationship that feels more honest, steady, and connected.
Why I Recommend Intensives Over Weekly Therapy for Couples in Crisis
When a relationship is under serious strain, the traditional weekly therapy model can feel too slow. A 50-minute session may be enough to begin an important conversation, but not enough to understand what keeps happening, calm the fallout, and leave with a clear way forward.
For couples dealing with betrayal, repeated conflict, or years of resentment, weekly therapy can become exhausting. You open something painful, begin to talk about what happened, and then the session ends just as the conversation is getting to the part that matters. You go home raw, exposed, and unsure how to handle the next seven days.
That stop-and-start rhythm can leave couples feeling more discouraged, not more connected.
This is why my practice focuses on private couples intensives. An intensive gives your relationship enough uninterrupted time to slow down, look honestly at what has been happening, and begin repairing the places where trust, communication, and emotional safety have broken down.
In my Oviedo office, the work is private, focused, and structured for one couple at a time. The goal is not to keep circling the same painful conversation. The goal is to understand the pattern, begin changing it, and leave with a clearer plan for what comes next.
Alexis Honeycutt, LMHC
Certified Gottman Therapist
Private Couples Intensive Options
Not every couple needs the same starting point. Some couples need comprehensive repair after a serious rupture. Some need one focused day to address a specific pattern. Some need assessment and clarity before choosing the next step. Others are preparing for marriage and want to build a stronger foundation before old patterns become harder to change.
Alexis offers four private intensive options in Oviedo, each designed for a different relationship need.
Two-Day Deep Dive Couples Intensive
Best for: Serious relationship rupture, betrayal, trust loss, entrenched conflict, or years of emotional distance that cannot be addressed well in a single day.
Duration: Two consecutive clinical days
Investment: $3,500
The Two-Day Deep Dive gives the relationship enough time for assessment, pattern clarity, guided repair, and a more detailed plan for what needs to change after the intensive. This is the strongest starting point when the relationship has been deeply shaken or when the same conflict has become too painful to keep repeating.
One-Day "Art of Reconnection" Couples Intensive
Best for: Focused repair, recurring conflict, early betrayal repair, emotional distance, or a pattern that needs concentrated attention before it becomes more entrenched.
Duration: 6 clinical hours in one day
Investment: $1,750
The One-Day Couples Intensive gives you focused time to understand what keeps breaking down, practice different conversations with support, and leave with personalized recommendations for moving forward. It is designed for couples who need more traction than weekly therapy alone may provide, but do not need the full two-day structure.
Half-Day Relationship Assessment
Best for: Couples who need clarity before choosing therapy, a longer intensive, or another next step.
Duration: 3 hours
Investment: $800
The Half-Day Relationship Assessment is focused on understanding the relationship more clearly. It is not a mini version of the One-Day or Two-Day Intensive. It is for couples who need a careful assessment of strengths, conflict patterns, pressure points, and practical recommendations before deciding how to proceed.
Premarital Couples Intensive
Best for: Engaged or newly married couples who want to build a stronger foundation before or early in marriage.
Duration: 7 hours total, including 6 clinical hours and a 1-hour lunch break
Investment: $1,600
The Premarital Couples Intensive helps couples understand their relationship strengths, stress points, conflict patterns, communication habits, and shared meaning before marriage or early in married life. This is proactive foundation work, not crisis repair.
Optional Continuation Note
Optional follow-up support may be available after a One-Day or Two-Day Couples Intensive when clinically appropriate. This is not a standalone service and does not need to be chosen before the intensive.
How Your Intensive Unfolds
A private, structured process that moves from understanding what keeps happening to building a plan you can use after you leave.
Before your intensive, both partners complete the Gottman Relationship Checkup. This gives Alexis a clearer view of your relationship strengths, conflict patterns, emotional distance, and the places where the two of you keep getting stuck.
When you arrive, the first part of the intensive is focused on understanding what has been happening between you. This includes your relationship history, the moments that feel most painful now, and the conversations that keep breaking down despite your best efforts.
From there, Alexis helps you slow the pattern down. You begin to see what happens when one partner pushes, the other shuts down, an apology does not land, or a question starts to feel like an attack. The goal is not to assign blame. The goal is to understand the pattern clearly enough that both partners can begin responding differently.
The next part of the intensive moves from insight into guided repair. Using Gottman Method tools and structured conversation, you practice new ways of talking about conflict, trust, emotional distance, friendship, and connection without falling immediately back into the same painful rhythm.
Before you leave, Alexis helps you turn what you discovered into a practical plan for home. You should leave with a clearer understanding of what needs attention, what each partner is responsible for practicing, and what kind of support may make sense next.
Is a Couples Intensive Right for You?
A private intensive is designed for couples who need focused time, honest clarity, and a structured plan for what comes next.
A couples intensive may be the right starting point if the two of you keep returning to the same painful place and weekly therapy feels too slow to create real traction.
This may be appropriate if trust has been damaged, conflict escalates quickly, emotional distance has become the norm, or both of you are tired of conversations that begin with hope and end in the same argument, shutdown, or silence.
An intensive is not about proving who is right. It is about understanding what keeps happening between you, naming the pattern clearly, and beginning the repair process with enough time and structure to stay with the conversation long enough for something different to happen.
A couples intensive may not be appropriate as the first step if your relationship currently involves:
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Active, untreated substance addiction.
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An active, undisclosed affair.
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Severe, untreated mental health concerns affecting one or both partners.
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Ongoing domestic violence.
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Current thoughts of harm to self or others.
If you are unsure which starting point makes sense, a private consultation can help determine whether a Two-Day Deep Dive, One-Day Intensive, Half-Day Relationship Assessment, Premarital Intensive, or another form of support is most appropriate.
Why Work With Alexis Honeycutt?
Alexis Honeycutt is a Certified Gottman Therapist and Licensed Mental Health Counselor specializing in couples, marriage, and relationship repair.
Her professional background includes:
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Certified Gottman Therapist
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Licensed in Florida, Connecticut, and North Carolina
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Adjunct Instructor at the University of Central Florida's College of Community Innovation and Education, facilitating postgraduate Supervision in Counselor Education & School Psychology
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Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Central Florida
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Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator
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Gottman-trained educator for The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
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Fully trained in PREPARE/ENRICH
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EMDRIA Certified Therapist
What couples are saying
Get Your Free Relationship Blueprint
When your relationship feels stuck, it can be hard to know whether you need a full intensive, a focused assessment, weekly therapy, or simply a clearer way to understand what keeps happening between you.
The Relationship Blueprint gives you a starting point. It is designed to help you slow down, name the pattern more clearly, and begin thinking about what kind of support may make sense for your relationship.
For couples considering private intensive work with Alexis, this is a simple first step toward clarity.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do we know which couples intensive is right for us?
The right starting point depends on what your relationship is carrying. If there has been betrayal, serious trust loss, or a rupture that needs more time, the Two-Day Deep Dive is usually the strongest option. If you need focused repair around a specific pattern, the One-Day Couples Intensive may be enough. If you need clarity before deciding, the Half-Day Relationship Assessment may make more sense. If you are engaged or newly married, the Premarital Couples Intensive is designed for foundation-building before problems become harder to change.
Can a couples intensive help after infidelity or betrayal?
Yes, when both partners are willing to engage honestly. Betrayal usually needs more than a short weekly session can hold well. A private intensive gives the relationship enough time to understand what happened, begin addressing the injury, and create a more structured repair plan. For deeper betrayal, trust loss, or a relationship that feels unstable after an affair, the Two-Day Deep Dive is usually the better starting point.
Are private couples intensives different from weekly therapy?
Yes. Weekly therapy can be helpful when a couple needs steady support over time. A couples intensive is different because it gives you concentrated time to focus on the relationship without stopping just as the conversation reaches the painful part. For couples who keep repeating the same conflict, shutting down, or leaving conversations unresolved, the intensive structure can create more immediate clarity and traction.
Are these Gottman couples intensives?
Alexis Honeycutt is a Certified Gottman Therapist, and her couples intensives use Gottman Method assessment tools, research-based concepts, and structured relationship interventions. The intensives are private clinical services offered through Alexis Honeycutt, LMHC. They are not group workshops and should not be confused with an official Gottman Institute event.
Do you accept insurance or provide superbills for couples intensives?
No. Couples intensives are private-pay services. Alexis does not accept insurance or provide superbills for intensive programs. This keeps the work private, focused, and free from insurance requirements that can limit the structure, length, or purpose of the work.
How do we prepare before a couples intensive?
Both partners complete the Gottman Relationship Checkup before the intensive. This helps Alexis understand your relationship strengths, conflict patterns, pressure points, and areas of concern before you arrive. You do not have to come in with everything perfectly organized. The assessment gives the work a clearer starting point.