

How to Launch Therapy Intensives in Private Practice: An Interview with Steffeny Feld, LCSW
12 snips Jul 7, 2025
In this insightful discussion, Steffeny Feld, LCSW, a therapist and founder of the Intensive Design Lab, shares her expertise on launching therapy intensives in private practice. She explains how these immersive sessions differ from traditional therapy, offering unique benefits for clients. Steffeny emphasizes the need for careful assessment of client readiness and coping strategies. The conversation covers practical aspects, including session structure and pacing, and the transformative potential these intensives hold for both clients and therapists, especially those who are neurodivergent.
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Therapy Intensives Are Unique Format
- Therapy intensives are a uniquely structured format, not just longer sessions.
- They expand therapy into longer blocks, allowing for deeper focus and experience.
Overcome Overthinking and Doubt
- Avoid overthinking the setup of therapy intensives; it's still therapy at its core.
- Trust your skills and offer intensives to clients ready for deeper healing.
Intensives Accelerate Therapy Progress
- Therapy intensives accelerate progress and help overcome limits of traditional 50-minute sessions.
- Many client issues and therapy modalities can benefit from intensive therapy.