Couples Intensives
Research reveals that couples therapy is more effective when administered in intensive doses at the outset. It is for this reason, as well as others, that this method is offered by expert couples therapist, Dr. Barbara Winter. Working in 12-16 hours over 2-3 days is the equivalent to 3-4 moths of weekly therapy.
It is also for this reason that Dr. Winter strongly recommends a 3-4 hour intake, a jumpstart, that essentially provides for the initial consultation, the individual assessment sessions and a working plan for couples who are local and opt for weekly couples therapy.
For more information on weekly or intensive therapy for couples or intensives for couples please refer to the couples therapy page at https://drbarbarawinter.com/work-with-me/couples-therapy/.
Integrated Sex and Relationship Intensives
Dr. Winter has been facilitating sex and relationship intensives in her office in south florida for over 20 years. No two intensives are alike; they are tailored to your specific needs.
Whether you are struggling with a sexless relationship, infidelity or compulsive sexual acting out, mismatched desires, communication issues around intimacy and more, an intensive can provide relief in a more expedient manner than the pace that weekly therapy can offer.
Intensives are typically focused around what we take into the bedroom. And through a thorough examination of these pieces, can we begin to heal the physically intimate part of the relationship.
For more information on weekly or intensive sex therapy for couples or 2-3 day intensives that address your intimacy, in and out of the bedroom, please refer to https://drbarbarawinter.com/work-with-me/sex-therapy/.
Intensives for Infidelity and Betrayal
Ruptures in relationships that result from infidelity, most often of the intimate nature, often seem impossible to repair. The pain of betrayal can seem unbearable. Yet there is a position held that extra-marital affairs should not mandate the end of a relationship.
Whether it shows up as an emotional or a physical affair, it doesnt have to dictate the end of your marriage story. Repair is an option that often uncovers lingering issues in one or both parties, creating a space for something new.
Psychotherapy intensives for betrayal provide an opportunity to stabilize the system and begin the path forward.
These are tailored to your individual needs and typically conducted over 2-3 days in person in Boca Raton, Florida.
For more information on weekly or intensive therapy for affair recovery or for 2-3 day intensives, please refer to https://drbarbarawinter.com/what-i-treat/infidelity-betrayal/.
Sex, Love and Porn Addiction & Disclosure Intensives
Chronic infidelity, whether it is telling stories in chat rooms, sexting, the use of massage parlors with happy endings, hook-ups or chronic philandering or more, involves a compulsive or addictive process. Discovery of these behaviors is life-changing for one or both parties. But repair can be done; it takes time.
Dr. Winter has been helping individuals, couples and families struggling with sex and process addictions for over 35 years.
Discovery, whether it be first, second or third time, can throw one or both parties into chaos. It is for this reason, post-discovery intensives can be helpful to begin to stabilize the system. Concentrated work with couples navigating compulsive behavior in one or both parties can be helpful at several stages of the process, which can span upwards of five years. Besides post-discovery, an intensive can be useful when there is an impasse, for a therapeutic disclosure and for work with the partner's betrayal trauma (see more below).
For more information on weekly or intensive therapy and psychotherapy intensives for infidels, partners or the couple, please refer to https://drbarbarawinter.com/what-i-treat/sex-process-addictions/.
Intensives for Trauma and PTSD
Intensives for Trauma and PTSD incorporate the integration of talk-therapy, the deep work, and, on occasion, hypnosis (age regression). These intensives are tailored to your particular needs; no two are alike.
Certified in both EMDR and Hypnosis, Dr. Winter has worked with trauma for almost 38 years. Having a varied tool-box of theories, orientations and methods allows her to meet you where you are and help you walk through your pain, effectively and efficiently.
EMDR intensives can address a single-episode trauma or a core-believe based on developmental (repetitive) trauma (aka a storytelling intensive).
Intensives for betrayal trauma can be useful for the betrayed partner as trust is begining to repair. Because details create images and images create trauma, specialized tools are required to help reprocess intrusive thoughts and experiences so the system can quiet and the power of the memories can soften.
For more information on weekly and intensive therapy for trauma and PTSD, please refer to https://drbarbarawinter.com/what-i-treat/trauma-recovery/.
Intensives for Hypnosis and Regression Work
When traditional psychotherapy has not led to needed changes and when there is the absence of evidence that a problematic behavior is connected to anything conscious or unconscious in this lifetime, the hypnotic regression protocol can be helpful.
Dr. Winter was trained in hypnosis in 1988 with a particular interest in accessing one's memories that have been dormant, split off or inaccessible to one's conscious state. With age regression one can access memories and experiences of our childhood that may be posing a block to our live's today. It is imperative that a qualified professional assist with this as the retrieval of repressed memories has received significant controvery. Dr. Winter treads with caution while simultaneously using tools that can lead to changes. Note this work is typically not indicated for anyone with complex PTSD or dissociative identity disorder.
When all else fails to produce change, past-life regression work is available to tap into prior lives that may be posing a block in this lifetime. There is some speculation that accessing a future life can heal physical ailments in this lifetime and in some cases, Dr. Winter is also able to access 'life-between life' experiences.
For more information on the utility of this hypnotic based protocol, please find more information at https://drbarbarawinter.com/work-with-me/hypnosis-past-life-regression-therapy/.