Individual Intensives in Norway

A whole day to step away from what life asks of you and listen to what is asking for your attention.

Sometimes life becomes so full of responsibilities, expectations, and demands that there's very little room left to simply be with yourself.

You might be moving through burnout, grief, a major transition, or a period when the life you've been living no longer feels quite right. Perhaps you've spent years caring for others, meeting expectations, adapting to your circumstances, or trying to hold everything together.

Or maybe nothing is particularly wrong. You simply sense that something in your life is asking for deeper attention, and you'd love to give yourself the time and space to explore it.

What might become possible if you had an entire day that didn't ask you to be productive, useful, or anything other than yourself?

I offer private individual intensives in Norway, creating a spacious, supportive experience where we can slow down together, become curious about what's happening in your life, and follow whatever begins to unfold.

There's no expectation to arrive with a clear goal, a problem to solve, or a particular version of yourself to become.

We begin with you, exactly where you are.

What becomes possible when we have more time?

Sometimes an hour is just enough time to begin finding our way toward something important.

A memory surfaces. A feeling begins to make sense. Something you've carried for years starts to look different. And just as the conversation opens, it's time to stop.

An intensive offers a different rhythm.

We have time to arrive slowly, follow unexpected threads, pause when something needs attention, and allow experiences to unfold without needing to hurry toward an answer.

We may begin by talking about something happening in your life right now, only to discover that it connects to much older questions about belonging, relationships, identity, grief, or the expectations you've learned to carry.

Or we might find that what you most need isn't another conversation about what's wrong, but an opportunity to rest, reconnect with your senses, notice what brings you alive, or spend time in a different environment.

This isn't a day for fixing yourself. It's an opportunity to meet yourself more fully.

Sometimes that brings clarity. Sometimes it opens new questions. Sometimes the most meaningful thing is simply discovering that you can exist without needing to hold everything together.

A day shaped around you

My approach is relational, somatic, and grounded in mindful attention.

We begin with a direction, not a fixed agenda.

Before your intensive, we'll spend time exploring what brings you here and what you hope this experience might offer. We may have some ideas about where to begin, but we hold them lightly.

The day itself may include deep conversation, somatic exploration, mindfulness practices, guided reflection, creative expression, movement, silence, or time outdoors.

We might write, draw, sit quietly, listen to sound, walk through a forest, or explore something through imagery and imagination. At other times, we may simply spend a long stretch of time talking.

The experience takes shape through our relationship, your interests, your needs, and what feels meaningful in the moment.

There will be opportunities for pauses, food, rest, and integration throughout the day.

You're always welcome to say no to an invitation, ask to change direction, or let me know that something isn't working for you.

There's nothing to perform, and no particular experience we're trying to produce.

Your life exists within a larger landscape

One of the things that shapes my work is an interest in the whole ecology of a person's life.

We don't exist separately from our relationships, communities, cultures, histories, work, environments, and the places where we live.

Sometimes something we've understood as an individual problem begins to look different when we become curious about the wider conditions shaping our experience.

Burnout, for example, may not simply be about working too hard. It may be connected to years of adapting yourself to environments that never quite fit, carrying responsibilities without enough support, or living according to expectations that no longer reflect who you are.

Grief may be about a person you've lost, but it may also be about a home, a community, a former identity, a relationship, or a future you once imagined.

A major transition may invite questions about what you want to carry forward and what you're ready to leave behind.

Sometimes the question isn't how to become better at managing the life you have, but what kind of life might actually support you.

We can explore these questions together, without assuming that everything difficult needs to be understood as something wrong with you.

There are many reasons to find your way here

An individual intensive may resonate with you if:

You're experiencing burnout, exhaustion, or a growing sense that the life you've been managing is no longer sustainable.
You're moving through grief, loss, identity changes, or a significant life transition.
You've spent a long time meeting other people's needs and are longing to reconnect with your own.
You're navigating migration, cultural differences, belonging, or a life that doesn't follow conventional expectations.
You're questioning your direction, your values, your relationships, or what you want the next chapter of your life to hold.
You're drawn toward deeper self-exploration through mindfulness, somatic practices, creativity, or connection with nature.
You simply want to give yourself an extended period of care, curiosity, and undivided attention.

I particularly welcome people whose lives unfold outside conventional scripts, including LGBTQIA+ people, neurodivergent folks, internationals, and people navigating complex or intersecting identities.

You don't need to identify with any particular community or arrive with a specific difficulty to benefit from this work.

Curiosity, openness, and a willingness to slow down are enough to begin.

A different rhythm, here in Norway

Norway has profoundly shaped the way I understand this work.

Time spent among forests, mountains, water, and changing seasons has invited me to listen differently, not only to myself, but to the wider living world of which we're all a part. There can be something deeply supportive about stepping away from familiar surroundings and entering a place where the pace feels different.

Depending on the season, setting, accessibility, and what feels supportive for you, we might spend part of our day walking through a forest, sitting near the water, or simply allowing the natural environment to become part of our exploration. Nature is a place where we can belong, without needing to explain ourselves, perform, or be anything other than exactly how we are.

Other intensives may unfold entirely indoors, in a comfortable setting that offers quiet and privacy. There's no requirement to hike, spend time outdoors, or engage in any particular practice. We design the day with your preferences and needs at the centre.

For people travelling to Norway, an intensive can also become part of a longer stay, allowing time to explore, rest, and let the experience settle before returning home.

About me

I'm Soren Stone, a US-trained counsellor with a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and more than ten years of experience accompanying people through burnout, grief, identity, relationships, and significant life changes.

My path into this work has also included art, community organizing, living between countries, and navigating profound changes in my own life.

These experiences have shaped my interest in the different ways people find belonging, meaning, connection, and a sense of home in themselves and the world.

My approach draws on somatic awareness, mindfulness, relational practices, creative exploration, and a growing understanding of human life as inseparable from the wider living world.

I love creating space for people to reconnect with themselves, discover what matters most to them, and explore what it means to live more fully and authentically.

Making space for the time you need

Every intensive begins with a full day of approximately eight hours. The day includes generous time for breaks, meals, rest, movement, and changes of pace alongside the work itself.

Full-Day Individual Intensive

Approximately 8 hours | 12,500 NOK (€1,150)

A full day offers an extended period of individual support, with room for conversation, experiential practices, quiet reflection, rest, and integration.

We'll explore your hopes and needs beforehand and agree on a setting and general direction for our time together.

The experience is shaped around you, with flexibility to follow what unfolds rather than working through a predetermined programme.

Multi-Day Individual Intensives

Individually designed | Pricing by arrangement

Sometimes there is a desire for more time.

A multi-day intensive can create opportunities to explore something deeply, step away, rest, and return to the work with a little more space around what has emerged.

We can design a longer experience around your particular interests, needs, and circumstances, balancing facilitated time with opportunities for reflection, solitude, and connection with the surrounding environment.

What happens afterward?

Sometimes an intensive brings a sense of clarity or new understanding. Other times, it opens questions that continue to unfold long after our time together.

I don't expect everything to be resolved by the end of a day.

We'll leave space toward the end of the experience to reflect on what has emerged, what might need continued care, and how you can support yourself as you return to everyday life.

Some people choose to continue with ongoing individual sessions, available in person in Oslo or online. Others may prefer to take time to integrate the experience independently.

There's no expectation to begin an ongoing programme.

The intention is to create something meaningful in itself, while leaving room for whatever comes next.

Finding the right size of container

You do not need to decide before we speak whether one full day or several days would feel most supportive.

During the introductory consultation, we can talk about what you are moving through, how much capacity you have right now, what you are longing for, and what you hope this time might offer.

For some people, a single day feels complete. For others, particularly around deep burnout, grief, major life transitions, relationship crossroads, or when travelling to Norway specifically for the work, several days may create a gentler and more spacious rhythm.

We can sense into that together.

Begin with a conversation

You don't need to know exactly what you're looking for before reaching out.

I offer a free 30-minute introductory consultation where we can meet, talk a little about what brings you here, and explore whether an intensive feels like a good fit.

There will be time to ask questions, discuss the different possibilities, and begin considering what kind of setting, duration, and approach might be most supportive for you.

You don't need to prepare anything or arrive with a particular plan.

We can begin with what you know now and allow the rest to unfold.

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FAQ

The fee covers the intensive itself, including the time we spend together, preparation beforehand, and the practices or materials we decide to weave into the day.
Travel to Norway or Oslo, accommodation, local transportation, meals, and personal expenses are generally arranged and paid for separately.
For multi-day intensives, we will create a simple plan together covering the schedule, location, breaks, meals, and any practical information that is relevant to your stay.
Accommodation is not included in the intensive fee. This gives you freedom to choose somewhere that fits your comfort, accessibility needs, budget, and preferred level of privacy.
If you are travelling to Norway for the intensive, I can help you think through what kind of location would make sense in relation to where we will be working. For multi-day intensives, staying somewhere quiet and comfortable can become an important part of the overall container.
You arrange your own travel to and from Norway and any accommodation you need while you are here.
If you are travelling a significant distance, I strongly recommend arriving at least a day or two before the intensive whenever possible. Long flights, unfamiliar places, disrupted sleep, time zones, and the practical work of travelling can take more out of us than we expect.
It can also be helpful to leave some spaciousness after the intensive before travelling home.
Once we have had an introductory consultation and agreed on the intensive format and date, a 50% deposit is required to reserve the day.
The remaining balance is due 14 days before the intensive.
For multi-day intensives, we will agree on the total fee and payment schedule before anything is booked.
Payment details will be provided with your booking confirmation and invoice. Payment is typically done via bank transfer or credit card. Prices reflect VAT already included for residents of Norway.
Yes. The deposit is 50% of the total intensive fee and is applied toward the full cost of the intensive.
For an Individual Full Day Intensive at 12,500 NOK, the deposit is 6,250 NOK, with the remaining 6,250 NOK due before the intensive.
For a Co-Facilitated Relationship Intensive at 19,500 NOK, the deposit is 9,750 NOK, with the remaining 9,750 NOK due before the intensive.
Usually, yes.
The standard arrangement is a 50% deposit followed by the remaining balance before the intensive, but if spreading the cost over several payments would make the intensive more accessible, we can talk about that during the consultation.
The full fee will normally need to be paid before the intensive begins.
Because a full intensive day is reserved specifically for you and cannot easily be filled at short notice, the booking deposit is non-refundable.
If you cancel more than 14 days before the intensive, any amount you have paid beyond the deposit will be refunded.
If you cancel within 14 days of the intensive, the full fee is normally non-refundable.
I understand that illness, travel disruption, and unexpected life circumstances happen. When possible, I will work with you to find a reasonable alternative, such as moving the intensive to another available date. Any rescheduling will depend on circumstances and availability.
If I need to cancel the intensive, you can choose between rescheduling or receiving a full refund of everything you have paid.
Absolutely, although I encourage you to give the intensive its own space within the trip.
Norway has a way of tempting people into ambitious itineraries involving trains, fjords, mountains, museums, ferries, saunas, twelve kilometres of walking, and somehow another mountain before dinner. An intensive works best when the surrounding days have a little less in them.
If sightseeing is part of your trip, I recommend doing most of it before or after the intensive rather than surrounding the intensive day with major plans.
You may find that what feels most supportive afterward is a quiet meal, a slow walk, an early night, or simply being somewhere comfortable and letting the day settle.
Ideally, yes.
There is no requirement that an intensive be emotionally dramatic, but spending a whole day slowing down and paying close attention can leave you wanting less stimulation afterward.
I recommend keeping the evening simple and relatively open. A quiet dinner, rest, a gentle walk, journaling, or doing very little at all can give the experience room to settle.
I would avoid planning an important work meeting, long journey, major social event, or packed sightseeing schedule immediately afterward if you have the flexibility not to.
Deep exhaustion is one of the reasons the full-day format can be supportive.
Eight hours does not mean eight hours of continuous talking, concentrating, or emotional processing. The day includes pauses, food, rest, changes of pace, and whatever degree of quiet your capacity calls for.
You may lie down. We may sit in silence. We may walk. You may need more breaks than either of us anticipated.
Your energy level becomes part of what we listen to when shaping the day.
No.
We will talk before the intensive so I understand something about what is happening in your life and what has drawn you toward this kind of space. That gives us a starting direction.
You may arrive with a very clear question, or simply with the sense that you have been carrying too much and need room to stop.
I may have ideas about practices, conversations, or places that could be supportive. We hold those ideas lightly and let the day respond to what actually emerges.
Maybe, and maybe not.
Some intensives unfold almost entirely in the office. Others naturally move outdoors for part of the day. We might walk beside the river, spend time in a park or forest, sit somewhere quiet, or simply change surroundings for a while.
Weather, accessibility, energy, preference, and what is happening in the work all help shape that decision.
Outdoor time is available as part of the experience rather than something you are required to do.
No. These are possibilities within the container, not a checklist.
Some people may find sound, Reiki, drawing, journaling, somatic attention, meditation, or time outdoors deeply supportive. Another person's intensive may mostly consist of conversation, rest, and a long walk.
We choose together based on what feels appropriate and welcome.
Yes. Eight hours is the minimum intensive format, and additional full days can be added.
Several days can create more room for rest and integration between periods of focused work. One day may open something, the evening allows it to settle, and the next day can begin from wherever you actually are then.
Multi-day intensives are individually shaped around the person or relationship rather than following a fixed retreat programme. Multiple days can be scheduled together or spaced out if you would like integration days inbetween.
Yes. For some people, an intensive becomes a spacious way to begin working together.
A full day can give us a rich sense of your history, present circumstances, patterns, questions, and what seems to be asking for attention. From there, we may move into weekly 50- or 90-minute sessions online or in person.
People already working with me weekly may also choose to return for a full-day intensive every few months, once a year, or during a particularly significant transition.
You are welcome to travel for an intensive and then continue online afterward if ongoing support feels useful.
For people coming from farther away, the intensive can become the centre of a short stay rather than requiring repeated travel for individual appointments.
I encourage anyone travelling a long distance to build some gentleness around the experience: arrive with time to settle, keep the intensive day spacious, and give yourself some room afterward before launching back into travel or a busy itinerary.
Before we finish, we make time to notice what feels important to carry forward and what might need continued care.
You may decide that weekly support would feel useful. You may want another intensive several months later. You may simply want time to integrate what happened and see what changes naturally.
There is no required next step. We can talk together about what kind of support, if any, would help the experience continue settling into your life.