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About the Hold Me Tight Private Intensive

This is a private, two-day relationship experience to slow down, reconnect, and learn how to truly hear each other again.

A 7-hour, private couples intensive designed to help you understand your negative cycle, feel safer emotionally, and begin having the conversations that bring closeness back into your relationship.

If you’re feeling disconnected, stuck in the same arguments, or like life has slowly taken over your relationship — you’re not broken. You’re human. And you don’t have to figure this out alone.

This private intensive offers you and your partner dedicated time, skilled guidance, and a supportive structure to slow things down, tune back into each other, and start building a more secure emotional connection.

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What Is the Hold Me Tight Private Intensive?

The Hold Me Tight Private Intensive is a two-day, one-couple-at-a-time experience based on the groundbreaking work of Dr. Sue Johnson and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).

Rather than meeting weekly for months, or joining a group of other couples, this intensive creates a focused container for couples who want meaningful movement in a shorter period of time.

Together, we work through the core principles and Seven Conversations of Hold Me Tight at a pace that fits you — with space for:

- Slowing down reactive patterns

- Understanding your negative cycle

- Exploring underlying emotions and needs

- Practicing new ways of reaching for each other

This is not a lecture. It’s not just education.

It’s a guided, experiential process where you actively engage in conversations, reflections, and exercises with your partner — with support every step of the way.

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Who is this for?

This intensive is a great fit if you:

Feel stuck in the same arguments or patterns
Miss feeling close, connected, or like a team
Want help having deeper, more emotional conversations
Have busy lives and limited time for weekly therapy
Are parents who rarely get focused time together
Are in a later life stage and noticing disconnection as kids become more independent
Want a private alternative to a group workshop

You don’t need to be in crisis to benefit.

Many couples come simply because they want to strengthen their bond and understand each other better.

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This intensive may not be a good fit if:

There is an active affair
There is ongoing domestic violence
Either partner is unwilling to engage in the process

If there has been verbal conflict, both partners must be willing to take responsibility and work toward change.

Both partners must be willing to show up, participate, and move through the Seven Conversations together.

It's also not a great fit if you don't have the direct two days/7-hours to commit to this process all at once.

If you aren't sure and have specific questions if this would be a good fit for you, feel free to reach out to me directly.

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What Couples Often Gain

After Hold Me Tight work, couples often report:

Feeling safer bringing up hard topics
Better understanding their own emotions and needs
Better understanding their partner’s emotions and needs
Less escalation and more productive conversations
Feeling more connected, softer, and more hopeful

Not because life becomes perfect — but because you have new ways to reach for each other when things get hard.

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What Makes This Intensive Different

Completely private (one couple at a time)
Personalized pacing based on your relationship
Real-time support and guidance
Focused, protected time for your relationship
Customized reflections and exercises
Combination of structure + flexibility

This is deep, intentional work — held in a warm, encouraging, grounded, and lighthearted space.

Yes, we will talk about serious things.

And yes, there will also be room for gentleness, warmth, and moments of humor along the way.

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Schedule

Friday: 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Saturday: 9:00am – 1:00pm (Short snack break included)

Total: 7 hours

We will move through the seven core Hold Me Tight conversations, with emphasis on the areas most relevant to your cycle.

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This is an Investment into Our Relationship

What's Included

- Pre-Intensive Questionnaire

- 7-hour Private Intensive

- Guided Hold Me Tight Conversations

- Customized Cycle Understanding

- Supplemental materials

- One 50-minute follow-up session

Everything in this intensive is designed to support real connection, not just insight. From personalized preparation to guided conversations and follow-up support, you’ll leave with a clearer understanding of your relationship, practical tools to keep using, and a shared language for navigating hard moments together.

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Investment

$2,100

This is an intentional investment in your relationship — not just time together, but guided, protected time with skilled support. Rather than spreading this work out over months, this intensive creates space for focused connection, deeper understanding, and meaningful movement in a short period of time. Many couples find the clarity and tools they gain here shape how they show up for years to come.

Because this work is immersive and emotionally focused, only one intensive per month is offered.

Payment plans available.

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The Why

Because it makes sense that this feels hard. Most of us were never taught how to be vulnerable, how to talk about our deeper needs, or how to stay connected when stress, parenting, and life take over.

This intensive exists because your relationship deserves more than survival mode. Life is too short to feel distant from the person you love. You deserve a relationship where you feel seen, understood, and emotionally close — and this is an opportunity to slow down and choose that, together.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a replacement for couples therapy?

For some couples, yes. For others, it becomes a strong foundation for continued therapy. We can discuss next steps during your follow-up session.

Do we have to complete all seven conversations?

We work through the core conversations with flexibility, focusing on what is most relevant to your relationship.

Is this confidential?

Yes. This is a private intensive with only you, your partner, and your therapist.

What if we get overwhelmed?

That’s expected. The pace is guided and supported, with breaks and regulation built in.

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About Your Guide

I’m a couples therapist at Uplift and Connect Counseling and have advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Hold Me Tight.

My style is warm, encouraging, grounded, professional, and human.

I believe couples are not broken — they are often stuck in patterns that make sense given their experiences and attachment needs.

My role is to help slow things down, create emotional safety, and guide you toward understanding yourselves and each other in a new way.

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Reach out today!

The Hold Me Tight Private Intensive launches in April.

Join the waitlist to be notified when dates open and to receive additional details.

Katheryn@upliftandconnectcounseling.net

314-325-4922

439 S. Kirkwood Road, Suite 208, Kirkwood, MO 63122