Welcome to a New Approach to Marriage Counseling
For decades, the standard in marriage counseling has been weekly sessions spread over many months or even years. While this method has its benefits, it’s not always the most practical—or effective—solution, especially when your relationship is in crisis. That’s where Marriage Counseling Intensives comes in.
We’re Hollis and David Wenzel, a married couple and licensed professional therapists based in Oregon. After working with hundreds of couples in our private practice, we saw a need for a more focused, results-driven approach. We created the Northwest Marriage Intensive, a 2, 3, or 4-day private marriage retreat designed to help couples address core issues quickly, safely, and effectively.
As co-authors of The Marriage Intensive Handbook, we’ve distilled the best of traditional marriage therapy into a short-term, immersive format. Our intensives offer couples the chance to gain clarity, heal emotional wounds, and create real momentum for lasting change—all in a peaceful, distraction-free setting.
If you’re ready for a fresh start in your marriage, we’re here to help.
Our Commitment to Strengthening Marriages
At the heart of our work is a deep commitment to helping couples strengthen and restore their most important relationship: their marriage. We believe that a healthy marriage is essential to personal well-being and the fabric of a thriving society.
When a marriage begins to unravel, the impact reaches far beyond the couple—affecting children, extended family, finances, emotional health, and even community. Many couples in crisis don’t fully realize what’s at stake until it’s nearly too late. Divorce changes everything, and not just in financial terms—it reshapes life at every level.
But we’ve seen firsthand that many marriages, even those facing serious challenges, can be healed. We believe your marriage is a priceless investment—one worth protecting, nurturing, and fighting for.
The Northwest Marriage Intensive grew out of our years of experience providing professional marriage counseling. It’s more than just the most effective method we’ve found—it reflects the best of who we are, both as individual therapists and as a dedicated team. Through this focused, private experience, couples gain powerful tools and deep insight for lasting change, healing, and connection.
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Personal Message from Hollis and Dave
As a married couple and professional therapists, our greatest passion is helping other couples build their healthiest, most connected, and most fulfilling marriages. We believe that strong marriages are essential—not just for individuals and families, but for the health of our entire society.
When a relationship is in distress, the emotional and financial toll can be overwhelming. In the midst of pain and disconnection, it’s hard to fully see what’s at risk—until it feels like it might be too late. While some divorces are unavoidable, we have seen time and again that even deeply struggling marriages can heal and thrive with the right guidance and structure.
We created the Northwest Marriage Intensive because we believe your relationship is worth that chance. Drawing from over seven decades of combined experience we have in couples counseling, we’ve designed this program as a transformational alternative to traditional therapy. A Marriage Intensive brings focused attention, expert care, and a chance at powerful results over 2, 3, or 4 days.
This is more than a therapy session—it’s a marriage restoration retreat built on hope, skill, and deep commitment. Together, we bring our unique perspectives and strengths to help you reconnect, understand each other at a deeper level, and move forward with renewed clarity and purpose.
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