Feeling Stuck in Therapy? How a Therapy Intensive Can Help You Break Through
You don’t have to stay stuck. Maybe it’s time to try Intensives.
If you've ever felt like you're stuck in therapy, you’re not alone. Sometimes, it can feel like progress is slow, and that’s frustrating when you’re eager for change. But here’s the thing: healing doesn’t always have to happen over months or years. Therapy intensives offer a powerful way to make breakthroughs faster.
In this blog, we’ll explore why feeling stuck is normal and how a therapy intensive can help you move forward in your healing journey.
It’s normal to feel like progress slows down at certain points in therapy. Sometimes, we hit emotional walls, or life outside of therapy makes it hard to focus.
Stagnation often happens when there’s not enough time in sessions to go deep or when unresolved issues need more intensive work.
This is where therapy intensives come in—they’re designed to help you break through those stuck points.
A therapy intensive is a concentrated period of time—often a day or a few days—where you and your therapist work deeply on the challenges holding you back.
Instead of spreading sessions out over weeks, you get the time and focus to work through complex emotions and patterns.
Therapy intensives often use specialized approaches, like EMDR to help you process things faster.
They provide uninterrupted focus: With no time constraints, you can dive deeper into emotions and experiences.
Faster progress: Many clients report feeling more clarity and relief after just one intensive.
Customized tools: You'll walk away with practical strategies and insights to use in daily life.
If you’re worried about the intensity, know that therapists pace sessions to match your needs. It’s not about overwhelming you—it’s about creating space for healing and going at your pace.
Feeling stuck doesn’t mean therapy isn’t working—it just means you might need a new approach. Therapy intensives can help you gain momentum and move closer to the life you want.
Samantha Straub MSW, LIMHP, LICSW
If you’re in the state of Nebraska or Washington and ready to take the next step, contact me to learn more about therapy intensives. Let’s work together to help you break through and move forward.
straubcounseling@gmail.com
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