Intensive Couples Therapy in Denver & Colorado Springs

Why couples intensives and marriage retreats?

You don’t have much time, and you want to commit to your relationship and give it your all.

You both want to give each other the best chance. You recognize that the current disconnect and conflict are neither sustainable nor healthy.

You still remember why you got together in the first place, and you desire transformation.

You want to have relationship tools. You want to have agreements on how to avoid this disconnection and conflict.

You need space to repair past hurts. You want to know how to regain love. You want to increase passion and intimacy.

You want to be that passionate couple that genuinely connects again.

What is an intensive?

A couples intensive is a two-day or one-day intensive form of couples therapy.

It is a chance to set distractions aside and dedicate focused time to improving your relationship or at least gaining clarity.

We can make more progress in a full day than in months of weekly one-hour therapy appointments because we can maintain momentum. We don’t need to pause to check in on how the prior week has been during the intensive.

With time and no pressure to end the session in an hour, it’s an opportunity to work through deeply ingrained negative interaction patterns and built-up resentments.

The aim of intensive couples therapy is to restore hope and connection in your relationship.

The two-day program, which includes extended time in traditional couples therapy, also offers a more focused exploration of family-of-origin and inner-child healing for each member of the couple, if open to doing so.

Before the two-day intensive, you will receive a family-of-origin assessment to help us understand present-day dynamics. Couples have found it a powerful experience to explore this together.

The one-day intensive program is an extended version of traditional couples therapy, with limited time for family-of-origin exploration. As with the two-day program, the goal is to identify the root of your conflict and provide a roadmap for resolution, should you be motivated to act.

All intensive offerings create an environment for healing past wounds and enable both of you to gain confidence in resolving disconnection and conflict when they arise.

They will help you better understand one another, the origins of specific behaviors and reflexes, and how to make more relationship-enhancing moves.

We will also focus on how you can cultivate greater harmony, connection, and appreciation for one another, and you will leave with agreements and a roadmap to support that growth.

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Meet Jason, your guide

Jason Polk is a seasoned couples therapist who’s walked through the pain of divorce and emerged on the other side with both insight and hope.

As the founder of Colorado Relationship Recovery, Jason brings more than twelve years of experience helping couples break out of stuck patterns and build relationships grounded in connection, trust, and mutual understanding.

He knows firsthand how deeply hurtful and confusing disconnection can be, having navigated his own relationship struggles and divorce earlier in life.

That personal journey is part of what fuels his passion for this work — he’s committed to helping couples avoid the painful cycles he’s seen too often.

Jason is a Licensed Therapist certified in Relational Life Therapy (RLT), a Level II therapist in the Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy (PACT), and a certified Clini-Coach®. He’s also certified through the Healing Our Core Issues Institute (HOCII) and is a featured therapist on the Healing Trauma Network.

Over the years, he’s learned what truly moves relationships forward: honest and open dialogue, structured repair, and practical tools that couples can use after the intensive ends.

As a father and a happily married husband, Jason also faces the real-world challenge of balancing parenting and partnership, and he brings that experience to his work with couples.

Couples Intensives are for those ready to do the deep work in a structured space dedicated to clarity, repair, and growth.

You’ll leave with language, insight, and tools you can use, and a shared sense that you two are on a team.

Reviews

What past clients have to say

Real client testimonies

I would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude toward you. You were a champion for each of us and a champion for both of us! You listened with interest and concern, you offered comfort and understanding, you gave support and encouragement! We learned new techniques to enhance our communication with one another. We learned to openly express gratitude and appreciation of one another. We learned to ask for what we want and to accept the limits in one another's ability to provide for them. There was a time that I didn't see the two of us making it to our 34th wedding anniversary. With your help we did just recently celebrate that important milestone, and I can see forever in Mark's eyes and feel it in my heart! So, thank you for offering the space and acceptance to work through what troubled us! For every moment you spent listening and understanding, I am forever thankful. You’ve been an incredible guide. Your compassionate approach to therapy has made a significant difference in our life's.

S & M – Denver

My partner and I truly can't thank or recommend Jason enough - he has given and continues to give us framework and tools for better repair and reconnection during the inevitable moments of disconnect that come with a long term partnership. We were on the look out for someone that practiced RLT after diving in to some Terry Real books/podcasts and found Jason on the RLT website. I had some fears about having a male couples therapist and looking back I simply can't imagine us working with anyone else. He had remarkable incite and compassion into both individual and coupled patterns we were getting stuck in, along with practical things to practice in between sessions. I'd recommend him to anyone looking to enhance connection, communication and teamwork in any of their relationships.

R.V. – Lakewood

My husband and I attended Jason’s relationship recovery sessions and it was such a game changer for us. It helped us make a deep connection, which was so needed during that time of crisis. Jason is an excellent therapist. He gives great counsel and is a great listener. His techniques in helping my husband and I move forward and find healthy ways to communicate and compromise are invaluable. Jason also has a great sense of humor and is very easy to chat with. We have monthly meetings to keep things in healthy balance. It’s been a long time searching for a good therapist for us and we couldn’t be happier with jason! I highly recommend any services he offers. He’s an incredible therapist and we feel so lucky to have found him!

M.A. – Arvada

My partner & I have been seeing Jason for several years and he's been wonderful. He is kind, easy to talk to, and really gets to the heart of things. We've learned great tools in our sessions that have helped grow and strengthen our relationship. Highly recommend!

S.L. – Denver

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When a Couples Intensive may not be the right fit

Couples Intensives are designed for partners who are emotionally ready and resourced enough to engage in this level of work.

To protect both partners and ensure the process is effective, intensives are not appropriate when any of the following are present:

Active addiction (substance use that all consuming and has not been stabilized or treated)
Active infidelity (that relationship has not ended)
Severe or untreated mental illness that significantly impairs regulation or participation
Intimate Partner Violence (When physical violence, coercive control, or intimidation is present in a relationship, couples therapy or intensives are not appropriate or safe. These situations require an individual safety plan and specialized support, not relational therapy.)

Investment

Two-day Intensive Program $5,400 (Weekend $6,400)

The two-day intensive program (Day One: 9:30 AM-4:00 PM, Day Two 9:30 AM-4:00 PM) additionally includes six subsequent monthly one-hour sessions to maintain momentum and progress if necessary. Intensive Days include breaks for lunch.

One-day Intensive Program $2,400 (Weekend $3,200)

The one-day intensive program (9:30 AM-4:00 PM) additionally includes four subsequent monthly one-hour meetings to maintain momentum and progress if necessary. Intensive Days include breaks for lunch.