Deep-Dive Therapy Sessions
Sometimes 50 minutes just isn't enough space.
Sometimes 50 minutes is enough.
And sometimes, it feels like we spend half the session catching up, settling in, and getting back into the emotion of what we were talking about before. Then, just as something important starts to open up — a connection clicks, a pattern becomes clearer, or we finally get to the thing underneath it all — the session is over.
Deep-Dive Therapy Sessions give us more uninterrupted time to stay with what is coming up, explore it together, and work through one area of your life with greater depth and intention.
These are three-hour extended psychotherapy sessions available virtually across Ontario or in person in Russell, Ontario.
They aren't better than weekly therapy.
And they aren't right for everyone.
They're simply a different way of doing therapy — and for some women and mothers, a much better fit for how they process, how they live, and the amount of space they need to really get into the work.
Why I offer extended sessions
Some clients need time to warm up.
Even when you feel comfortable with your therapist, it can take a while to move from talking about what happened this week into the deeper emotional work underneath it.
In a traditional 50-minute session, we may finally arrive somewhere important and then have to stop.
With a three-hour session, we have more room.
There is time to talk.
There is time to slow down.
There is time to notice patterns and connections.
And there is time to use therapeutic exercises when they would be helpful, rather than deciding not to because there are only 15 minutes left.
My work often involves looking at both the past and the present — understanding where certain beliefs or patterns came from, how they continue to show up now, and what you may want to do differently.
Sometimes that may include experiential work such as chairwork, exploring different parts of yourself, or speaking to a younger version of yourself.
Extended sessions give us the space to do that work without feeling as rushed.
A different option for busy women and mothers
For many women, one of the barriers to therapy is not whether they want support.
It is whether they can realistically fit it into their lives.
Finding childcare every Tuesday at 10 a.m. for months may be difficult.
Leaving work every week may not be possible.
And when you are already carrying a lot, adding another recurring appointment can sometimes feel like one more thing you have to manage.
Deep-Dive Therapy offers another option.
Instead of committing to weekly therapy, you can intentionally set aside a larger block of time for yourself.
For some women, that may feel more realistic.
And there is something meaningful about choosing to give yourself several uninterrupted hours where your needs, experiences, emotions, and inner world get to take up the space.
What a Deep-Dive Therapy package includes
Every Deep-Dive Therapy package begins with a virtual 50-minute intake session.
This gives us time to understand what you would like to focus on, talk about your goals, make sure this format feels appropriate for you, and plan how we will use our time together.
You will then attend one or two three-hour Deep-Dive Therapy sessions.
Approximately two weeks after your final extended session, we will meet virtually for a 50-minute integration session.
During that appointment, we can talk about what has stayed with you, what you have noticed since the session, what feels different, and whether there is anything you would like to continue exploring.
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This may be a good fit when there is one particular issue, experience, decision, relationship dynamic, or pattern you want dedicated time to explore.
Includes:
50-minute virtual intake
One 3-hour Deep-Dive Therapy session
50-minute virtual integration session approximately two weeks later
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This may make more sense when what you want to explore feels more layered or longstanding.
That may include early experiences, repeating relationship patterns, identity, perfectionism, guilt, resentment, motherhood, family dynamics, or something you have never really had the time or space to explore before.
Includes:
50-minute virtual intake
Two 3-hour Deep-Dive Therapy sessions
50-minute virtual integration session approximately two weeks after your final session
We will talk together about which option makes the most sense for what you are hoping to work on.
Virtual Deep-Dive Therapy
Extended therapy can be done virtually from anywhere in Ontario.
One of the benefits of doing this work from home is that you get to create an environment that feels comfortable to you.
You may want to find your favourite spot on the couch, bring pillows and a blanket, have tea and snacks nearby, wear comfortable clothes, or have your dog curled up beside you.
Some clients may even prefer to book a quiet hotel room or another private space for the day if home does not feel restful or private enough.
The goal is simply to create a setting where you can feel settled and give yourself permission to be fully present.
In-Person Deep-Dive Therapy
In-person Deep-Dive Therapy is offered on select days each month.
The room is intentionally set up to feel comfortable and grounded, with things such as pillows, a blanket, sensory items, and other small supports available if they feel helpful.
You will also receive a journal that you can use during the session and take home afterward.
Because these appointments are longer, I encourage clients not to rush straight back into work, errands, or family responsibilities if they can avoid it.
If possible, consider giving yourself some space afterward.
Go for lunch.
Take a walk.
Book a massage or facial.
Spend some time somewhere quiet.
Go home and rest.
The therapy is the clinical work. Whatever you choose to do afterward is simply an opportunity to let your body and mind come down from having spent several hours focused inward.
Who might benefit from this format?
Deep-Dive Therapy may be worth considering if:
You tend to take a while to warm up in therapy
You often feel like your session ends just as you get somewhere important
There is one particular issue you want dedicated time to explore
You are interested in deeper pattern-based or experiential therapy
Weekly appointments are difficult to fit into your work or family life
You want to explore something that feels more layered than a single 50-minute appointment allows
You prefer fewer, longer appointments rather than an ongoing weekly commitment
When weekly therapy may be a better fit
Extended sessions are not better than weekly therapy.
They are simply different.
Weekly or biweekly therapy may be a better fit when you are going through an actively difficult period and want consistent support as things unfold.
That might include a major family crisis, ongoing workplace stress, a difficult relationship situation, grief, or a season where new things are happening every week and you benefit from regular check-ins.
Some clients may also begin with Deep-Dive Therapy and later decide that they would like ongoing therapy.
Others may complete one or two extended sessions, take some time away, and return in the future if something new comes up.
There is no single “right” way to do therapy.
Part of the work is figuring out what kind of support actually fits you, your needs, and your life.
A chance to put yourself first
Women and mothers are often very good at making space for everyone else.
Appointments for the kids.
Work deadlines.
Family needs.
The groceries.
The calendar.
The endless list of things that need to get done.
And your own emotional life gets whatever time is left.
Deep-Dive Therapy is an opportunity to intentionally make space for yourself.
Not because you need to fix everything in three hours.
Not because longer therapy is automatically better.
But because sometimes it is powerful to know that, for a few hours, there is nowhere else you need to be.
We have time.
And we can stay with what matters.
The first step is a consultation to talk about what you are hoping to work on and whether extended therapy feels like the right fit.
Deep-Dive Therapy is available virtually across Ontario and in person on select dates each month.