"We're out of time."

Every single week, just as I was getting somewhere real in my own therapy, I'd hear those four words from my therapist.

Our session was over, and we wouldn't speak again until next week.

Even though I felt right on the edge of an emotional breakthrough.

Week after week, it became a frustrating pattern:

Start to open up → the clock runs out → leave before any real progress was made → spend the next week coping instead of healing.

Here's what I realized:

We weren't getting to the root of my issues. And we weren't going to—at least not when we were confined to just 50 minutes once a week.

Does this sound familiar?

I'm guessing it does.

Because here's what I see with so many of my creative clients:

From the outside, it looks like you've got it all handled. You're showing up for clients, meeting deadlines, getting the work done.

But internally, something's off, and your therapy sessions aren't quite helping.

You're making progress... but it's in tiny increments. And whatever insight you uncovered doesn't always stick when you're back in the grind.

Here's the truth: You're not the problem.

Traditional therapy sessions just don't always work well for creative minds who embrace non-linear thinking.

Instead of trying to fit your healing into a one-hour box, creatives need a flexible structure that honors your depth and complexity.

That's why I created Therapy Intensives for my own clients.

Unlike traditional 50-minute sessions, intensives allow you to stay in the work—to explore and dig beneath the surface to the root of your challenges.

Think of it as part mental health retreat, part breakthrough coaching session.

Here's how they work:

​Intensives are concentrated, personalized, immersive therapy experiences that create space for real progress and personal growth.

They can last anywhere from 2 to 20 hours and can be done in one day or across multiple days.

They’re particularly effective for creatives navigating:

• Imposter Syndrome
• Chronic anxiety or overthinking
• Perfectionism or procrastination
• Creative blocks and performance pressure
• Cycles of freeze or burnout
• Recurring emotional patterns you can’t quite name

What would normally take months or even years of regular weekly sessions can be covered in just one single Therapy Intensive.

If you’re tired of feeling stuck or like traditional weekly therapy just isn’t moving fast enough, a Therapy Intensive will help you get the results you’ve been waiting for.

Learn More About Therapy Intensives Here

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After all, your healing deserves the same freedom your creativity does – the allowance to be unhurried, immersive, and free to flow.

Have questions about what a therapy intensive entails or if it would be right for you? Hit “REPLY” and ask away!

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Upcoming Events

Hypnosis + Sound Journey - Friday, December 12th at 6:30 pm​
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I can’t wait to guide you through an IFS-Focused Hypnotherapy journey supported by live sound healing. This is a space to meet your inner parts with curiosity, release stuck protective energy, and rest deeply into sound.

🌀 Hypnosis & Soundbath w/Adina + Katie

📍 4025 MacArthur Ave, Richmond, VA or via ZOOM

🗓 Friday, December 12th at 6:30pm

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Come join us if you feel ready for emotional healing, deep rest, and reconnection.

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Your Writing Prompt

If therapy didn’t have a 50-minute clock, what would I finally have time to say, feel, or explore?

Where do I always feel myself rushing, editing, or shutting down right as time is up?​
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Want more writing prompts? Download a free sample of the Writing Through Grief and Loss Journal to get IFS journal prompts.

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With freedom to flow,
Adina

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P.S. Intensives honor your unique emotional wiring by using evidence-based methods that meet you where you are – not trying to 'normalize' you. Depending on what your system needs, we might work with:

• IFS (Internal Family Systems)
• Brainspotting
• Hypnotherapy
• Ketamine-Assisted Therapy (when appropriate)
• Expressive Writing Practices

Think an intensive might be right for you? Learn more and inquire here. Spots and availability are limited.

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