“The intensive saved our marriage.”

"The search for a breakthrough in our marriage came during our 15th year of marriage. Like many other couples, we found ourselves distant and resentful of each other. Not in a yelling and screaming sort of way, but one where we went through our days unconnected and assumptive in how we expected each other to be, act, and respond.  We had previously gone through weekly counseling and had some success, but still nothing seemed to really provide the connection we were both looking for.  In addition to the lack of connection, we had built up walls to protect ourselves from the hurt we each endured through the years.  We were both longing for more, but did not know how to get beyond the usual cycles we had created and had gotten very good at fulfilling our own worst expectations.

Our initial consultation with Kelly was held prior to our intensive. She probed a little to understand what it was we were looking for and what were our primary challenges.   Kelly also walked us through what our intensive would look like.  Our intensive was held in a comfortable space and began with a short couples session. We followed up with two individual sessions and more couples sessions throughout the remainder of the time. Kelly was able to guide us to the root of our personal and marital challenges and ultimately the issue that was holding us back from connecting with each other. Kelly also taught us how to use what we had learned through the day when we left to go back to our daily life.

The hours spent in the intensive were eye opening for us. It provided us with a renewed hope and connection that we had not had in our relationship before.  The skills provided through the process allowed us to continue to work on building our lives together when we left.  We also used the book "Hold Me Tight" as a reference and ongoing resource. The intensive saved our marriage.  We have used what we learned for the last year and half and continue to grow as a couple.  

Kelly is a phenomenal observer and listener.  Her ability to gently guide us to our individual and marital wants, needs and hopes was far greater than we could have expected.

-Tennessee Couple, Married 16 years

“We accomplished more in six hours than we could have in three months!”

"Our marriage intensive with Kelly was a game changer. To have hours of uninterrupted therapy was extremely helpful in allowing us to further process and dig deep into issues that were often hard to resolve in a shorter session. The insight that we gained from our intensive allowed us to have improved communication and a much better understanding of each other. We are extremely grateful for the experience and would recommend theses intensives to anyone looking to really dive into and benefit from couples therapy. "

-Tennessee Couple, Married 6 years

“All in all the experience was more than we could have asked for.”

“We met with Anna for a full day of intensive premarital counseling. All in all the experience was more than we could have asked for. We left feeling more connected and incredibly impressed by Anna’s talent and expertise. For ease of review for others, I’ll categorize important attributes in a therapist:

Ability to connect: OUTSTANDING, able to make my partner and I feel at east with uncomfortable conversations almost instantaneously.

Objectivity: OUTSTANDING.

Professionalism: OUTSTANDING. Was able to connect on a personal level but also maintained appropriate professional boundaries - an admirable trait.

Gives excellent guidance, was flexible when appropriate. Just a fantastic experience. Plan to seek individual counseling with her as a result of this experience.”

-Tennessee Couple, Premarital

“As an EFT therapist myself, and having done couples therapy with my husband before, I was looking for someone really skilled in the EFT model”

“Doing an EFT intensive with Kelly Bourque was the best gift my husband and I have ever given ourselves. As an EFT therapist myself, and having done couples therapy with my husband before, I was looking for someone really skilled in the EFT model, who could help my husband and I get to some of the deeper issues that had never been addressed in our previous therapy. From the very start of our 3-day intensive, Kelly helped us define the areas we were most stuck and begin to get traction in those areas. I was so impressed by her focus and being able to assess on-the-spot where we needed to spend more of our session time. Not only was she efficient, but Kelly is very warm. She instantly helped me feel it was ok to be an EFT therapist and still be struggling with some of these things in my own marriage; my husband loved working with her too. We both felt like she understood, cared, and was exceptionally competent at taking us from point A to B. We left our intensive understanding so much more about one another, and it has been a turning point in how we relate to one another in the more difficult moments.”

-EFT Therapist and Partner

“I can’t say enough good things about the experience!”

”I would highly recommend the EFT Intensive with Kelly. As an EFT therapist myself, I worried that Kelly would not be able to get me out of my head and into my heart as a client. To the contrary, through both her expertise and her presence, she allowed me to fully be the client, and her the therapist, and kept me out of thinking mode and in the place of feeling. I can’t say enough good things about the experience!”

-EFT Therapist and Partner

“I have never encountered a clinician who was more warm and wise than Kelly.”

“My wife and I have visited multiple marriage counselors over the years as we stumbled towards building a stronger relationship, often feeling stuck and discouraged. Through our intensive with Kelly alongside regular counseling, we have had more meaningful conversations that have cut to the heart of our issues more than ever before. The intensive itself felt like it instantly launched us into a better and more stable place after a long season of disconnection and discouragement. I am a trained EFT counselor who supervises other couples’ counselors, and I have never encountered a clinician who was more warm and wise than Kelly. She and her team at Red Therapy Group have an approach that integrates warmth and caring with a deeply insightful understanding of what blocks us from the connection we crave. My wife was worried that with me as a counselor, she might feel attacked, but she now refers to Kelly as her counselor. We both see her as our counselor because we feel she cares about us individually and about our relationship. My wife and I feel more hopeful and more connected, we talk more, and we fight less. After years of wandering through the wilderness, we feel like we are finally finding each other again. Whether you have never even picked up a book or listened to a podcast to help make your relationship better, or you are a seasoned marriage counselor struggling to connect in your own relationship, I highly recommend seeking out Kelly and Red Therapy Group to walk alongside you in building a better relationship. I am so thankful that we did.”

-EFT Therapist and Partner