Reinvest. Reignite. Rejuvenate.

Sometimes, talking about hard things that may not have been talked about ever or at least not for a long time may leave couples feeling more “down” than “up”.  This is normal.  Working through issues that have been avoided or ignored can be exhausting and scary.  It doesn’t mean you won’t make it.  The best way “out of trouble” is to move “through it.”  Although difficult, challenging and far from fun, you will absolutely be in a better place going forward.

Destination Intensive Couples Counseling

Wondering if your marriage or relationship has what it takes to get through the hard times you’re experiencing right now? Do the two of you seem to be talking but not communicating with one another?   Do you just want to be happier with one another?  TrueView Counseling offers a therapy package,  facilitated by two licensed counselors, Carolyn Hunsicker and Alena Alsruhe, uniquely designed to target the areas of your relationship that need the most work.  

Who Is It For? 

  • Couples who want to stay together, but don’t really know where the wheels fell off the bus and want to get back on the right track

  • Couples who don’t communicate well and need help learning how to listen and be heard

  • Couples who generally get along, but want to invest in their relationship and learn new pathways to intimacy

  • Couples who are headed for a breakup and wonder if their marriage/relationship is able to be saved

Where Is It Held?

This intensive therapy experience is held at True View Counseling, LLC in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  Hours are typically 1:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. on Day One and from 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. on Day Two to allow for free time to enjoy the beautiful area of the Grand Strand.  Recommendations will be made for lodging, dining and fun activities.

What Can You Expect?

Before You Arrive

You will be asked to complete some diagnostic material, completed by each of you individually.  This will help paint a picture for us as to where your problems lie and how to help.

Day One

On Day One, we’ll learn where the problems began and what your experiences have been, collectively and individually.  We’ll help you identify communication deficiencies and teach you ways to improve.   Near the end of the first day, we’ll give you some homework to work through between the two sessions.  

While you’re out enjoying Myrtle Beach, your therapists will be reviewing/analyzing your case, writing a treatment plan and preparing targeted tools to address relational deficiencies for the next day.  We believe that our collaboration is our greatest strength and ensures we don’t miss anything that should be addressed in your relationship.  We want you to make it!

Day Two

Day Two will begin by presenting your treatment plan to you, providing feedback regarding the strengths and weaknesses of your relationship as revealed in your assessment and our analysis of information gathered in Day One.  At the beginning of Day Two, we’ll give you a plan for our remaining time together.   We’ll then lead you through some tools we’ve selected for you to help improve relational problem areas.  We’ll wrap up the day with recommendations for next steps moving forward.  

What Are The Benefits of An Intensive?  

Traditional couples counseling, that is, meeting for an hour every week, every other week or even every three or four weeks can feel like spending six months pulling a tooth.  You and your partner no sooner get into a meaningful conversation in your therapy session and the hour is over.  Seven hours of therapy may seem intense, but it certainly allows for time to get into the hard stuff and get to the other side of it.  

 Furthermore, having two licensed therapists who really enjoy equipping couples with meaningful tools to help them enjoy the best relationship possible helps to ensure you get what you need given your unique situation.   Having two counselors involved in analyzing your relationship and selecting interventions targeted to meet your needs, your chances for success are much greater.   

Getting away sets your intention for making a change.  It tells your partner you are serious about improving your relationship.  

On another note, sometimes a counseling “intensive” is used as a last ditch effort to see if your relationship can be saved.  If a decision is made to not move forward as a couple, we can help with “next steps” to assist you in parting/separating as painlessly as possible.  

Taking place in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina over the course of two days, this package consists of the following:

  • A diagnostic assessment completed prior to your weekend away

  • Case analysis and treatment plan

  • Seven hours of targeted therapy (held in two 3 1/2 hour sessions) with two licensed therapists

  • Assigned homework between sessions

  • New tools for use moving forward