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MARITAL INTENSIVES

A Bowen Family Systems Experience for Couples Ready for Real Change

A focused, two-day private consultation grounded in Bowen Family Systems Theory — for couples who want more than weekly sessions can offer. Available in English and Spanish.

What Is It?

A marital intensive is a structured, two-day consultation — not ongoing therapy. Instead of weekly 50-minute sessions, you and your partner dedicate two half-days to focused work on the patterns shaping your relationship.

This intensive is grounded in Bowen Family Systems Theory (BFST) — looking at how each partner's family history, emotional patterns, and ways of managing anxiety show up in your relationship today. Rather than communication tips, this work focuses on differentiation of self: how each person can show up more clearly, calmly, and authentically — both as an individual and as a partner.

How It Works

Waiting Room

Day 1

Assessment

  • Three-generation family diagram

  • Mapping relational patterns & triangles

  • Individual reflection on reactivity

4 hours

Day 2

Intervention

  • Live coaching on differentiation of self

  • I-position practice on a current issue

  • Future functioning plan

4 hours

After

Ongoing Support

  • Written summary & personalized goals

  • Optional follow-up consultations (2x/month)

  • Support applying what you learned

Is This Right for Us?

This intensive is designed for couples who:

  • Are experiencing chronic, recurring relational patterns

  • Feel "stuck" in the same conflict cycle despite effort

  • Are willing to look honestly at their own part in the pattern

  • Want focused work rather than months of weekly sessions

This intensive is a consultative format — not a substitute for ongoing individual therapy. If there is an active safety concern or psychiatric crisis, we will discuss the most appropriate type of support during the screening process.

Disponible en Español

This intensive is offered fully in English or Spanish, with attention to the bicultural experience many couples bring.

 

Federico Mendez, MS, LMFT-S, is a bilingual, bicultural clinician who brings this perspective into the work — particularly meaningful for Latine/a/o and immigrant couples.

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Federico Mendez, LMFT-S, AAMFT-CF

Founder and Clinical Director of Intimacy Counseling & Consulting, PLLC, a bilingual private practice in Fort Worth, Texas. His clinical work is grounded in Bowen Family Systems Theory, with additional training from The Bowen Center for the Study of the Family in Washington, D. C. He is a BHEC-approved clinical supervisor (LMFT-S #203769) and a doctoral candidate in Marriage and Family Therapy.

Investment & Details

  • Format: Two half-days (4 hours each), weekend availability only

  • Location: Fort Worth, TX (in-person only)

  • Investment: $1,200 (payment plans available)

  • Payment: Full payment due 7 days prior; private pay only (no insurance billing)

  • Follow-up consultations (optional): $175/session, 2x per month

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