Therapy Intensives in Columbus, Ohio
with Dr. Herzberg
Ed. D LPCC-S
Sometimes weekly therapy isn't enough.
Some concerns need more time, more focus, and more space to do the work. Therapy intensives provide an opportunity to step away from the pace of everyday life and devote concentrated time to the issues that brought you to therapy. At After the Storm Counseling, Dr. Cindy Herzberg offers individualized therapy intensives for individuals, couples, and families who are looking for a more concentrated therapeutic experience.
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$250 per initial assessment per hour and $175 per hour of intensive therapy | Private Pay Only
A Different Approach to Therapy
Traditional therapy often takes place once a week for approximately 45–60 minutes.
That model can be helpful, but it isn't the right format for everyone.
An intensive allows us to intentionally concentrate therapy into longer or more frequent sessions over a shorter period of time.
Rather than spending weeks revisiting the same issue for a few minutes at a time, an intensive creates the opportunity to spend meaningful, uninterrupted time working toward clearly identified goals.
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An intensive isn't simply "more therapy." It is a different way of organizing therapy.
The structure is individualized based on your needs, goals, clinical presentation, availability, and what can reasonably be accomplished within the intensive format.
Why Consider a Therapy Intensive?
Research on intensive psychotherapy suggests that concentrated treatment can be a useful alternative to traditional weekly treatment for some concerns.
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Research is particularly developed in the area of trauma-focused treatment. A systematic review of intensive treatments for PTSD found large reductions in PTSD symptoms across the studies reviewed, along with relatively low treatment dropout rates.
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More recent research continues to examine the relationship between treatment dosage, frequency, and outcomes. A 2026 meta-analysis examining 73 randomized controlled trials found that treatment dosage, completed sessions, personalization of session number, and treatment intensity were associated with treatment outcomes and treatment completion in trauma-focused PTSD treatment.
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Research has also examined the effect of treatment frequency. A meta-analysis of trauma-focused PTSD treatment found lower dropout among people receiving treatment more frequently, although higher frequency did not automatically result in greater symptom reduction. This is one reason intensive therapy should be individualized rather than based on the assumption that more therapy is always better.
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Research on intensive short-term psychotherapy has also demonstrated meaningful improvements across areas such as depression, anxiety, interpersonal difficulties, and other psychological concerns, although the research varies considerably across treatment models.
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For couples, research supports psychotherapy as an effective approach for improving relationship satisfaction, communication, emotional intimacy, and other relationship outcomes.
Research examining trauma-focused treatment has also found benefits from both individual and couple-based approaches, including reductions in PTSD symptoms and improvements in intimate relationship functioning.
The goal isn't to rush therapy. The goal is to create enough therapeutic space to do meaningful work.