Summer Self-Care Ideas That Actually Work: Why Therapy Intensives Top the List
Let’s be honest: “self-care” gets thrown around so much it’s practically lost all meaning. Especially in the summer - cue the endless Instagram posts of beach days, green juices, and overpriced wellness retreats. But if you’re a busy woman or BIPOC professional navigating stress, burnout, or unresolved trauma, you already know that a pedicure and a smoothie won’t cut it.
You need something deeper. You need something that actually helps.
This summer, let’s reframe self-care into something real, transformative, and soul-nourishing. Something that doesn’t just slap a Band-Aid on your stress but actually heals the wounds underneath.
Welcome to the power of therapy intensives- one of the most effective, life-changing forms of mental health support for busy professionals. And yes, they top the list of summer self-care ideas that actually work.
Journaling by the water - a powerful and grounding self-care practice that pairs beautifully with therapy intensives.
Why “Regular” Summer Self-Care Often Falls Short
You’ve worked hard all year. You’re juggling personal responsibilities, professional deadlines, and emotional labor - often in environments that weren’t built with you in mind. So when summer rolls around, you may feel like you should be relaxing. But here’s the truth:
It’s hard to relax when your nervous system is stuck in survival mode.
Bubble baths and beach reads might give you a momentary pause, but if deeper trauma or chronic stress is in the background, those things will only scratch the surface. You need care that meets you at your depth.
Enter: Therapy Intensives - The Deep Dive Your Mental Health Deserves
Therapy intensives are extended, focused sessions - often lasting several hours or taking place over one or more full days - that allow for deep, uninterrupted healing work. Rather than spreading therapy out over weeks or months, intensives offer an accelerated format that gets to the root, faster.
Imagine spending a full day just focused on your healing - no distractions, no rushing through a 50-minute window, no juggling between back-to-back meetings and kids’ schedules.
This is self-care that doesn’t just help you cope - it helps you transform.
Why Therapy Intensives Are Perfect for Busy Women and BIPOC Professionals
If you’re always putting others first, working twice as hard for half the recognition, or carrying intergenerational trauma while trying to stay afloat - then yes, you deserve a mental health reset that honors the complexity of your experience.
Here’s why intensives are ideal for you:
You don’t have time to waste. Weekly therapy is great, but sometimes it feels like you're just starting to open up when the session ends. Intensives allow for real breakthroughs - without the wait.
You’re holding a lot. Between work, caregiving, and societal pressures, it’s rare to get uninterrupted time to process your own pain. A therapy intensive gives you that sacred space.
You need culturally responsive care. When led by a trauma-informed, culturally aware therapist (like yours truly), intensives can be tailored to honor your lived experience and identity.
Real Self-Care Is Healing at the Root
Summer is often a season where we finally have some breathing room. Don’t let that precious time get lost in surface-level fixes. Use it to reset, reconnect, and reclaim your well-being.
Consider a therapy intensive if:
You’ve hit a wall with weekly therapy
You’re navigating trauma, anxiety, or burnout
You’re ready for a deeper level of healing
You want personalized, high-impact care in a shorter amount of time
Other Grounding Summer Self-Care Ideas That Pair Beautifully with an Intensive
While therapy intensives top the list, here are a few complementary self-care practices to support your healing this season:
Somatic rituals like walking barefoot in grass or floating in water to reconnect with your body
Intentional solitude - even just 15 minutes without a screen or noise
Boundary resets (yes, “no” is a full sentence)
Culturally rooted practices that reconnect you with your heritage, ancestors, or spiritual grounding
Creative outlets - writing, dancing, singing, painting just for you
Ready to Try a Therapy Intensive This Summer?
This could be the summer where everything shifts - not because you hustled harder, but because you allowed yourself to slow down, go deep, and truly heal.
If you're curious about whether a therapy intensive is right for you, I invite you to schedule a free consultation. Let’s talk about your needs, your goals, and what kind of support would best serve you right now.
👉🏽 Click here to book your free consultation and take the first step toward a grounded, more whole you.
