Covenant Intensive: Clinical or Coaching
The Covenant Intensive
Deep work. Focused support. A clearer path forward.
For couples who need more than a weekly meeting — and want dedicated time to address what is happening in their marriage with greater depth and focus.
Half-Day & Full-Day Intensives
Faith-Integrated
Clinical Intensives: Georgia & Texas
Marriage Coaching Intensives: Available More Broadly
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When Weekly Sessions Do Not Feel Like Enough
Some marriage concerns need more time and space than a traditional session allows.
The Covenant Intensive provides an extended, private experience for you and your spouse to slow down, identify the patterns keeping you stuck, and work intentionally toward meaningful next steps.
This is not a retreat, conference, or group program.
It is focused work centered entirely on your marriage.
Depending on your needs and location, The Covenant Intensive may be provided as either:
Clinical Marriage Therapy — for couples physically located in jurisdictions where Dr. Lila Stephenson is authorized to practice psychotherapy.
Marriage Coaching — a separate, nonclinical experience focused on education, relationship skills, intentionality, and marriage growth.
Your consultation helps determine which service is appropriate.Contact
Choose Your Intensive
Half-Day Intensive
4 Hours | $1,500
Designed for couples who want to focus deeply on one primary area, such as:
- recurring conflict
- emotional disconnection
- intimacy concerns
- communication patterns
- premarital preparation
- a significant marriage transition
Full-Day Intensive
7 Hours with Breaks | $2,500
Designed for couples who need a broader, more comprehensive experience addressing multiple areas of the relationship.
Depending on whether the service is clinical therapy or coaching, areas may include:
- rebuilding trust
- relationship repair
- emotional and physical intimacy
- communication
- recurring conflict cycles
- major life transitions
- the impact of past experiences on current relationship patterns
Clinical intensives are available virtually to eligible clients located in Georgia and Texas.
Nonclinical marriage coaching intensives may be available to couples in other locations, subject to eligibility and applicable requirements.
Choose the Right Covenant Intensive Pathway
Clinical Covenant Intensive
For couples who need licensed therapeutic care
Designed for couples facing concerns that require clinical assessment and treatment, such as significant trauma, betrayal recovery, sexual concerns, emotional distress, or complex relationship patterns.
Available to eligible clients physically located in Georgia and Texas.
Includes:
- Licensed clinical care
- Faith-integrated treatment when desired
- Half-day or full-day intensive options
- Personalized 90-day plan
- 60-minute follow-up session
Not sure if your concerns require therapy? We will determine the appropriate level of care during your consultation.
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Covenant Coaching Intensive
For couples who are ready to strengthen, reconnect, and grow
Designed for couples who are functioning but want focused support to improve communication, deepen intimacy, break unproductive patterns, navigate transitions, or become more intentional about their marriage.
Coaching is a nonclinical, educational, and developmental service and does not diagnose or treat mental health conditions.
Available virtually to eligible couples beyond Georgia and Texas, subject to applicable requirements.
Includes:
- Focused marriage-growth coaching
- Faith-integrated coaching when desired
- Half-day or full-day intensive options
- Personalized 90-day roadmap
- 60-minute follow-up session
Wondering whether coaching is the right fit? Your consultation helps us determine whether coaching or another service best matches your needs.
→ Apply for a Coaching Intensive ConsultationContact
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What Is Included
Every Covenant Intensive includes:
Pre-Intensive Preparation
Both partners complete a detailed relationship and goals questionnaire before the intensive so we begin with an understanding of your primary concerns, strengths, and desired outcomes.
For clinical intensives, additional clinical assessment and documentation may be required.
Your Private Intensive
Four or seven hours devoted exclusively to your marriage, with appropriate breaks and a structured plan for the day.
Personalized 90-Day Roadmap
You leave with specific recommendations, practices, and next steps designed to help you continue the work after the intensive.
60-Minute Follow-Up
Approximately 30 days later, we meet again to review progress, identify what needs adjustment, and reinforce your next steps.
The Covenant Intensive May Be Right for You If…
You:
- feel stuck in recurring patterns and want dedicated time to address them
- want to strengthen your marriage before concerns become more serious
- are navigating a major transition
- want to rebuild emotional or physical connection
- need focused support around trust, intimacy, or communication
- value both professional relationship expertise and thoughtful faith integration
- want practical tools and a clear plan for moving forward
When an Intensive May Not Be Appropriate
An intensive is not the right starting point for every couple.
Other services may be recommended when concerns involve:
- active domestic violence or coercive control
- fear of a partner
- immediate safety concerns
- suicidal or homicidal risk
- severe or untreated mental health symptoms
- active substance dependence
- significant instability
- medical or sexual concerns requiring specialized evaluation
- trauma requiring ongoing individual treatment
- another concern requiring a different level of care
Your consultation is designed to determine whether an intensive is appropriate and whether therapy, coaching, or another service would better meet your needs.
How It Works
1. Request Your Complimentary Consultation
Complete the brief inquiry form.
2. Meet With Dr. Lila
During your 15-minute consultation, we discuss what is happening in your marriage, what you hope to accomplish, and whether an intensive is the right next step.
3. Complete Your Pre-Intensive Preparation
Both partners complete the required questionnaires and forms before your scheduled intensive.
4. Experience Your Intensive
We meet for your half-day or full-day experience.
You leave with a personalized 90-day roadmap and your follow-up session scheduled.
Clinical or Coaching?
The distinction matters.
Clinical Covenant Intensives are psychotherapy services and are available only when clients are physically located in jurisdictions where Dr. Lila Stephenson is legally authorized to provide therapy.
Covenant Coaching Intensives are nonclinical, educational, and developmental services focused on relationship growth, skills, intentionality, and accountability. Coaching does not diagnose or treat mental health disorders and does not establish a psychotherapy relationship.
We will determine the appropriate pathway during your consultation.
Your Marriage Is Worth Intentional Care
You do not have to spend another year hoping something changes.
Sometimes meaningful movement begins by setting aside dedicated time to understand what is happening, learn what needs to change, and intentionally choose what comes next.
Take the first step.
Apply for your complimentary 15-minute consultation. There is no obligation — simply a conversation about your marriage and whether The Covenant Intensive is the right next step.Contact