What is an Intensive?

An “Intensive” is a model of therapy in which, rather than having shorter weekly or biweekly sessions, clients come for much longer periods of intense work. Daring Ventures intensives typically range from one to four days in length, and each one is custom designed for clients. We offer intensives for a number of purposes, including those listed below.

“We just celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary, which would not have been possible had it not been for the love, guidance and support we received from the team at Daring Ventures. In the darkest of times, they were there for both of us, and I can never thank them enough. ❤️”
— Daring Ventures Client

Our Intensives

Our Intensives

Therapeutic Disclosure

We have built our process for disclosure utilizing the latest research on treatment for sexual addicts, partner trauma, and family therapy, as well as our Couple–Centered Recovery® model. The experience is designed to help move couples toward reestablishing connection and trust in the relationship. These intensives require extensive preparation at least four weeks in advance. Use of a therapeutic polygraph is a required part of our process. Depending on client needs, these intensives last from one to three days.

REFORGED

REFORGED is an 18-month transformation experience for men who want to go beyond managing recovery and build a life, identity, and character that can sustain it. Through five private residential retreats, weekly live online coaching and skills groups, and a fixed cohort limited to eight men, participants work on the physical, emotional, ethical, and spiritual dimensions of their lives while staying engaged with their family, career, and responsibilities. Led by Dr. Jake Porter, REFORGED is designed for men at any stage of recovery who are willing to do the work of becoming whole

Returning to You™: Healing for Betrayed Partners

Returning to You™ is a weeklong, trauma-informed intensive retreat designed for women healing from betrayal trauma. Held at the tranquil Magnolia House near Houston, Texas, this experience combines individual therapy, group process, and restorative practices like art therapy, massage, and yoga. Created to foster emotional safety and deep healing, the program is limited to a small number of participants to ensure personal attention and connection. With a structured yet nurturing approach, Returning to You™ offers women the space to reconnect with themselves, reclaim their stories, and begin restoring trust in their own wisdom and worth.

Beyond Words: Partners Who Have Betrayed Learn Empathy

Beyond Words™ is an immersive, trauma-informed empathy workshop for men, designed and led by Dr. Windell Gill at Daring Ventures. This experiential weekend retreat moves beyond intellectual understanding, guiding participants into embodied empathic presence. It integrates spiritual formation, emotional intelligence, and somatic awareness to help men cultivate the capacity to sit with another’s pain—especially the pain they’ve caused—and remain grounded, present, and emotionally safe. Limited to six participants, the retreat is held at Magnolia House, a serene riverfront private home. Applicants must have completed a therapeutic full disclosure process with their partners prior to attending.

Freedom to Move Forward Intensive™: Family of Origin

The Freedom to Move Forward Intensive™ helps participants understand the effects of relational trauma—whether experienced in childhood or present relationships—which is an important step in healing the underlying dynamics at work in dysfunctional behaviors and relationships. Each intensive is designed with the participating clients in mind. These experiences can be done individually, but are most commonly offered for groups. Extensive preparation is often required to participate. Relational Trauma Intensives last between one and three days, depending upon client needs.

Couple’s Grief Work

Many couples get stuck in the weeks and months after completing a therapeutic disclosure, each experiencing his or her own process of grief. Grief work is powerfully important in the healing process. If couples do not grieve together, they do not heal together. This Couple–Centered Recovery® intensive is designed to help couples reclaim a collaborative narrative within their relationship, coming to a shared sense of both loss and hope.

Transforming Relational Dynamics

When couples begin or find themselves stuck in the recovery process, often an intensive therapeutic experience can help launch them on a course for progress and healing. Ranging from one to three days, these experiences utilize the Couple–Centered Recovery® model to combine relational trauma work, recovery skill-building, and communication tools for an experience designed to reconnect partners with a common vision for their relationship.

Learn more about our Intensive Experiences: Join Dr. Jake Porter for this FREE webinar

Learn more about our Intensive Experiences by joining Dr. Jake for this FREE webinar

If you or your partner are navigating the aftermath of infidelity or sexual betrayal, you likely have more questions than answers right now. What kind of help do we actually need? How do intensives work? Are we even ready for this? This free webinar with Dr. Jake Porter is the best first step you can take.

In this free session, you’ll discover:

  • What a Daring Ventures Intensive actually looks like — day by day
  • Which intensive experience is the right fit for your situation
  • How our Couple-Centered Recovery® model is different from traditional therapy
  • What to expect from the application and intake process
  • How couples and individuals have moved from crisis to clarity through intensive work

You don’t have to figure this out alone. Dr. Jake has worked with couples from around the world who believed their relationship — or their sense of self — was beyond repair. Many of them started exactly where you are right now: overwhelmed, heartbroken, and unsure of the next step.
This webinar costs you nothing but an hour of your time. What it can give you is a clear picture of the path forward.

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How Can I Begin a Daring Ventures Intensive?

How Can I Begin a Daring Ventures Intensive?

Intensives at Daring Ventures are highly customized experiences. Applying for an intensive experience does not guarantee you will be offered one. Most of the time, extensive assessment is required before a formal proposal for an intensive is even offered to clients. Please review the Intensive Application Process outlined below and then fill out the application if you are ready to embark on an Intensive with Daring Ventures.

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#1) Fill Out The Application

 

Fill out the application found on this webpage to start the process.

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#2) Schedule Your Consultation Call

At the end of the application, you’ll be provided a link to a site where you can schedule your 20 minute consultation call with our Intensive Coordinator.

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#3) Complete the Online Assessments

Most clients are asked to complete one or more assessments online to provide more data in the treatment planning process.

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#4) Schedule Your Intake Sessions

Over the course of one or two sessions, we gather much more history and background, review the results of the assessments, and collaborate on what your intensive might look like.

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#5) Receive Your Customized Intensive Proposal

After completing the assessment process, our team will design a treatment plan and intensive proposal for you. It will include proposed goals, schedule, and cost.

EXISTING CLIENTS
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Sessions are available in person and online for individuals and couples.

NEW CLIENTS
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If you are new to Daring Ventures please use our New Client form using the link below.

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