Brief intensive counseling is where one receives multiple hours of counseling within a short time. It is designed for those who are stuck, in crisis, or who want to take a significant step forward in a short period of time. The “disconnection” of the mountain retreat setting also allows guests to fully focus on what they came to work on without the distractions of work and home. It is designed to work on focused issues and specific goals and can bring symptom relief, new direction, better self-understanding, and new skill development for better coping. Rather than extended time commitment, the counseling demands intensive commitment over a short period of time. In our case, eight days.