❋ IFS + Brainspotting Intensives | Online | Worldwide
Work with lucy Orton
online | in-person SE Asia
Intensive Therapy for Founders, leaders + Entrepreneurs
You've built something extraordinary. Now it's time to do the same for yourself.
Intensive therapy for founders, tech entrepreneurs and leaders who are ready to go deep, without the weekly commitment.
"I don't have a problem performing. I have a problem stopping."
You know how to execute. You've scaled, pivoted, raised, built, sold, started again. You can hold complexity, tolerate uncertainty and make decisions faster than most people can frame the question.
And yet.
There's something that isn't shifting. Maybe it's the anger that arrives too fast, the relationships that keep taking the hit, the hollow feeling after the win. The part of you that still doesn't feel like enough, no matter what the numbers say.
Or maybe it's simpler than that: you're just exhausted in a way that sleep doesn't fix, and you know it.
You don't need someone to tell you to meditate or journal. You need something that actually works, at a pace that respects how you operate.
THE PROBLEM WITH TRADITIONAL THERAPY
Most therapy wasn't designed for you.
Fifty minutes, once a week, months of slow progress. It’s a format built for a different kind of life. And for many high-performing founders and entrepreneurs, it simply doesn't fit. Your schedule doesn't accommodate it. Your brain doesn't slow down for it. And frankly, you don't have the patience for work that feels like it's going nowhere.
That's not a character flaw. That's just how you're wired.
Intensive therapy is different.
Instead of spreading the work thin across months, we go deep in a concentrated format, typically over one to several days. You get more done. You feel the shift faster. And you can fit it around your life rather than the other way around.
THE APPROACH
I use Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Brainspotting. These are two of the most effective, evidence-informed approaches available for exactly this kind of deep, accelerated work.
IFS helps you understand the different parts of you: the driver, the critic, the protector, the part that shuts everyone out - and helps you build a genuinely different relationship with them. It's not about fixing yourself. It's about finally understanding yourself.
Brainspotting works at a neurological level to process and release what's held in the body, the stuff that talk therapy alone can't always reach.
Together, they're exceptionally well-suited to high-performing clients who think fast, feel deeply, and want real results.
I've been trained in IFS by the IFS Institute and trained in Brainspotting to Phase 5 with Dr David Grand, the founder of the modality.
I've also been working with founders, senior executives and entrepreneurs for over 20 years.
WHAT WE WORK ON
The things that high-performing men rarely say out loud.
The identity that lives entirely inside the business. The loneliness of leadership that you can't explain to anyone who hasn't been there. The relationship that's quietly fracturing under the weight of what you're building. The rage, the shutdown, the need for control that's starting to cost you.
The childhood stuff you've never properly dealt with because there was always something more urgent.
The question of who you actually are when you're not performing.
This is the work.
And it's some of the most important work you'll ever do.
WHO THIS IS FOR:
Intensive therapy for founders, leaders + entrepreneurs:You're a founder, entrepreneur, or senior tech/e-commerce leader
You're high-functioning but something important isn't working, in your relationships, your inner life, or both
You've tried therapy before and found it too slow, too surface-level, or simply incompatible with your schedule
You're willing to go deep and do the real work, you just need the right container (and guide) for it
You want results, not indefinite process
I work with clients across the UK, US, Europe, Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Intensives are delivered online unless you apply for an in-person retreat here.
You’re likely in the right place if…
founders, leaders + entrepreneursWHAT AN INTENSIVE LOOKS LIKE
Intensives are bespoke and built around you. There's no off-the-shelf programme, together we design the container that fits your situation.
Multi-Day Intensive: from 12 hours annd upwards, across 2–3 or more days, spread in a way that suits your schedule, energy needs and our timezones.
Deep, sustained work for complex or longstanding issues.
All packages include preparation work before we begin and integration support after.
Multi-day intensive packages start from £4,500.
ABOUT LUCY
I'm Lucy Orton, a British therapist, certified coach, and doctoral candidate in Clinical Sexology based in Southeast Asia, working with clients worldwide.
I've spent many years surrounded by and specialising in high-performers: the people who look very good from the outside and who are quietly struggling with the inside. A significant proportion of my intensive clients are male founders and entrepreneurs, and I've found it to be some of the most meaningful, high-impact work I do.
My background includes training and regular supervision in IFS (Levels 1 and 2, with Level 3 training taking place in South Korea in July 2026), Brainspotting (Phase 5 completed, with Dr David Grand), and Relational Life Therapy (with Terry Real). I'm a member of the Australian Counselling Association (#27921) and an ICF-accredited coach.
Before becoming a therapist, I spent years in the fast-paced and demanding advertising industry, including as a WPP Fellow, a hugely competitive programme. I understand the culture, the pace, and the particular pressures of building something phenomenal.
YOUR INTENSIVES SPECIALIST THERAPIST
FAQ SECTION
Is this therapy or coaching? For clients based in the US, I work within a coaching and consulting framework with a signed agreement that acknowledges my non-US-licensed status. For UK, Australian and most international clients, I work as a registered therapist. We can discuss the right framework for your location on our consultation call.
Do you work with couples as well as individuals? Yes, couples intensive work is available through my dedicated practice, Couples Awaken. If your relationship is part of what you want to address, we can discuss whether an individual or couples intensive is the right starting point.
How quickly can we start? I typically have a short waitlist for intensives. The best first step is to schedule a free consultation so we can assess fit and timeline.
Is everything confidential? Completely. Everything discussed in our sessions stays between us, subject only to the standard legal and ethical exceptions I'll outline at the start of our work.
What if I've never done therapy before? That's fine! Many of my intensive clients come with little or no prior therapy experience. The intensive format can actually work particularly well in this case, as we can build the foundation and do meaningful work simultaneously.
Do you work in person? Intensives are delivered online. For some locations I offer in-person retreat formats, please get in touch to discuss.