Online Therapy Intensives in Aspen and throughout the state of Colorado
When you live in a mountain town, seeing a specialized therapist every week can feel out of reach. Therapy intensives offer another way: one extended online session of two or three hours, prepared in advance and followed up afterward, so you can do meaningful work without a long drive or a standing weekly slot.
I provide online intensives to adults in Aspen, Snowmass, and throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. I'm licensed in Colorado, an EMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist, and IFS-trained. Each intensive is shaped around your goals and your season.
- Free consultation
- Online in Colorado & Florida
- $200 per session
Licensed in Colorado
Becky Romero, LMHC, LPC
Fitting deep work into ski seasons and offseasons
Work in the Aspen area follows the calendar. Winter brings long days on the slopes, in restaurants, or in hotels, and summer has its own rush. Then the offseason arrives, and suddenly there's time. For many valley residents, weekly therapy feels impossible during peak months but possible in short, focused bursts when things quiet down.
Intensives are built for that rhythm. We can plan your intake and intensive for the slower weeks of spring or fall, or schedule a Saturday when your work calendar allows. In that time, we might focus on a specific trauma, a pattern of burnout, or the isolation that can come with mountain living. Then a follow-up session helps you integrate it all before the next busy season begins. No trip over Independence Pass or down I-70 required.
Therapy for Aspen residents, from home
Life in the Roaring Fork Valley follows the seasons. Winter means long shifts on the mountain or in hospitality, summer brings festivals and visitors, and the offseason weeks in spring and fall can feel strangely quiet. Many people who live and work around Aspen piece together more than one job, commute up and down Highway 82, and have very little predictable time.
Access to specialized mental health care can be a challenge in a mountain valley. When Independence Pass closes for the winter and the drive to the Front Range takes hours over I-70, seeing a trauma-trained therapist in person can mean taking a full day off. Online therapy brings that care into your own space, whether you live in Aspen, Snowmass, or downvalley in Carbondale or Glenwood Springs.
I'm licensed in Colorado and offer online therapy and Saturday intensives to adults throughout the valley.
- Licensed in Colorado (LPC #LPC.0022173)
- EMDRIA Certified EMDR therapist
- Secure, HIPAA-compliant video sessions
- Free 30-minute consultation
Who is a therapy intensive ideal for?
Intensives let you dive deep into your healing process and make significant progress in a condensed timeframe. They're ideal if you are:
- Feeling ready to accelerate your growth
- Struggling to make progress in regular weekly sessions
- Seeking clarity on a life decision or emotional blockage
- Interested in intensive trauma work using EMDR or IFS
- Wanting to break free from patterns that hold you back
- Working with a busy schedule that makes weekly appointments hard
Through a combination of techniques tailored to you, we go to the root of your challenges and leave you with clarity, relief, and tools to keep growing.
Achieve in a single focused day what might take months in weekly sessions.
How therapy intensives work
Intensives are typically held on Saturdays, at varying times to fit different schedules. Each session runs 2 to 3 hours depending on the work and your needs. New clients also receive a 90-minute intake session beforehand and a follow-up session one to two weeks afterward.
Before your intensive, we'll meet for a consultation to map your goals and the areas you want to address. During the intensive you'll receive my undivided attention, drawing on EMDR, IFS, cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, and somatic practices as needed.
- Trauma healing with EMDR
- Inner child work and emotional processing with IFS
- Building and practicing emotional regulation strategies
- Deep self-reflection and reframing of limiting beliefs
- Coping strategies for ongoing stress, anxiety, or grief
How to book a therapy intensive
Book a consultation
Start with a free 30-minute consultation to discuss your goals and make sure an intensive is the right fit.
Choose your date & time
Together, we'll select a Saturday time that works for your schedule. Sundays are available on select weekends for a 2-day weekend intensive.
Prepare for your intensive
You'll receive a personalized intake form, which we'll review in a separate 90-minute intake session so we target the areas that matter most.
Healing begins
Come ready to dive deep, with space for both emotional work and practical takeaways you'll carry forward.
A therapy intensive can help you with…
Accelerated healing
Make significant progress on deep-rooted issues in one focused session.
Deep emotional processing
Space for intense emotional work, trauma healing, and release.
Breaking through blocks
Move past barriers that have been hard to reach in regular sessions.
Comprehensive support
EMDR, IFS, cognitive-behavioral strategies, and mindfulness combined.
Clarity and insight
Greater clarity about decisions, goals, and challenges.
Momentum
Leave with renewed energy and motivation to keep healing.
In just one to three days, you can experience real change. Therapy Intensives are designed to fast-track your healing, giving you the tools, clarity, and emotional relief you need to break through barriers and move forward with confidence. Take the leap. Invest in yourself. You deserve to heal, grow, and thrive.
More time healing, less time warming up
Let me show you how intensive therapy is more cost effective and time efficient than weekly therapy.
Weekly therapy
- Checking in10–15 min
- Processing20–30 min
- Closing10–15 min
$800
for one month of weekly sessions, about 4 hours, with roughly 2 hours of actual processing
Intensive therapy
- Checking in10–15 min
- Processing150–160 min
- Closing10–15 min
$1,200
for one 3-hour intensive, including the 90-minute intake and 60-minute follow-up, about 5.5 hours of care
Therapy intensive rates
The value of a therapy intensive lies in the profound impact it can have on your healing. Pricing depends on the length of your session, and new clients include an intake before and a follow-up after. Payment plans are available and we'll talk through everything in your consultation.
- Intensives are scheduled on Saturdays and begin with a free 30-minute consultation to map your goals together.
- Private-pay. A superbill is available for possible out-of-network reimbursement, major cards, HSA, and FSA accepted. Payment plans are available upon request.
- 90-minute intake session (before your intensive)$300
- 2-hour intensive$450
- 3-hour intensive$700
- 1-hour follow-up (1–2 weeks after your intensive)$200
Please inquire about pricing for 4 hours or more, available upon request only.
B.M. · Zephyrhills, FL
More client stories“I was initially hesitant to do any therapy. My previous experiences with therapists were not so fruitful or helpful. Most of the time I could recognize that my reactions to things were illogical or based on fallacies but not why or how I could change them. I thought I'd be doomed to live a painful life and other people just had something I didn't. That every day would be worse than the previous day. But, with Mrs. Romero and EMDR/IFS things changed. I'm not saying it was easy. It was hard; but worth it. The world used to scare me and the people in it. I felt like an animal just reacting to random stimuli and not knowing why. But through therapy I was able to become more relaxed and enjoy life and what it has to offer. I could face my problems head on and actually get to the bottom of them. I'm 1000x happier than when I first started. I couldn't quite believe it myself. The past me would think that was bull; but it's the truth. I still have some things to change but I'm hopeful for the future and I actually have tools to reach that future. I used to be so hard on myself for mistakes or taking responsibility for things that weren't mine to take. EMDR/IFS helped me build compassion and patience with myself. I look forward to most days and I think there's some beauty in that.”
Therapy Intensives in Aspen: common questions
Have a question that isn't answered here? I'm happy to talk it through in a free consultation.
Usually, yes, but it's smart to plan for it. A wired connection or a spot close to your router helps, and a phone hotspot makes a good backup. If the video freezes during deeper work, we slow down, reconnect, and make sure you're grounded before continuing. During our first session we'll agree on what to do if the connection drops so you never feel left hanging.
You can meet with me whenever you are physically in Colorado or Florida. If you travel during the offseason, we might plan focused work before you leave and resume weekly sessions when you return. If you winter in Florida and summer in Aspen, you're in luck: I'm licensed in both states, so we can continue without interruption.
No. My practice is online only, which is part of what makes it accessible from places like Basalt, Woody Creek, or Redstone. You won't need to drive into town, find parking, or take time off between shifts. Being in Colorado during the session, with enough privacy to speak openly, is what matters.
If you want more than the traditional weekly therapy experience and feel ready for deep emotional work in a condensed timeframe, an intensive may be a great fit. They're especially helpful for recovering from trauma, navigating transitions like divorce, career changes, or grief, breaking through self-limiting beliefs, and strengthening emotional regulation.
No. Some people benefit from more than one, but many clients see significant improvement after a single intensive. The decision to continue is always yours, and we'll talk about your progress and needs afterward.
Intensives are not typically covered by insurance because of their extended format. I can provide a superbill so you can check with your plan about out-of-network reimbursement, and I offer flexible payment plans.
Yes. Many people who are already in therapy book an intensive to make focused progress on a specific issue. It can complement your ongoing work.
We'll discuss your goals in the consultation and decide together whether an intensive is the right starting point. It's important that you feel comfortable, and every intensive is tailored to your experience.
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Ready to start therapy from Aspen?
Book a free consultation. We'll talk about what's bringing you in and whether we're the right fit. Sessions are online, so you can join from anywhere in Colorado.