Intensives
What The Intensives Are
Short-term, focused one-on-one or small group support for moments that ask more of you than usual.
For the Road Intensives are for people working in live music and touring who find themselves in a particular stretch where things are heavier, less clear, or harder to carry alone. Not because something is “wrong,” but because the pace, pressure, or transition has quietly added up.
An Intensive is a place to slow things down just enough to get your footing back.
Often, people arrive here after long runs, at the end of tours, in the middle of re-entry, or during seasons where there hasn’t been much space to check in with themselves beyond getting through the day. The work is not about fixing or optimizing. It’s about having somewhere grounded to put what’s been building up, before it hardens or spills into other areas of life.
People tend to come into an Intensive when they need space to think clearly again.
When they’re steady enough to function, but not rested enough to feel oriented.
When something feels off-balance, unresolved, or quietly demanding attention.
This support is intentional and contained. There is a clear beginning, a middle, and an end. You’re not signing up for something indefinite. You’re entering a defined window of support designed to respect your capacity and the reality of your schedule.
What This Support Looks Like
Intensives are quiet by design.
They don’t revolve around constant sessions or heavy processing. They create a steady, reliable point of contact during a demanding stretch of time.
Support may include one-on-one or small group conversations, space to speak honestly without needing to perform or explain your industry, and grounding support that fits the realities of touring life. Sometimes the work is about sorting decisions. Sometimes it’s about stabilizing. Sometimes it’s simply about not having to hold everything internally for a while.
The work adapts to what’s present, without rushing it toward resolution.
When Intensives Are Most Useful
This container is often most helpful during:
the end of a tour or the return home afterward
extended runs with little recovery time
periods of burnout or near-burnout
relationship strain shaped by life on the road
moments when you know something needs attention before it compounds
You don’t need to be in crisis to enter this space. You just need to recognize that carrying everything alone isn’t sustainable in this moment.
Structure And Scope
Intensives are short-term and clearly scoped.
They may span several days, a few weeks, or a specific transition period.
Timing, format, and expectations are discussed in advance so the container is clear on both sides. This work is designed to fit around real touring schedules, not idealized ones.
What This Is Not
This is not therapy, crisis intervention, or medical care.
It is grounded, relational support shaped by lived experience of touring and production culture, offered with clear boundaries and respect for autonomy.
I am building a great network of resources if you are seeking something beyond the scope of what I can offer you.
Applying for an Intensive
Because this work is capacity-based and intentional,
Intensives are offered by application.
The application is not a hurdle.
It’s a way to make sure the timing is right,
expectations are aligned,
and the container can be held responsibly.
→ Apply for an Intensive
A Note on Care From Ayla Grace
I’ve watched people carry too much through entire tours because there was nowhere appropriate to set it down.
This work is shaped by years of being around touring environments where people are expected to hold everything together without pause. Intensives exist to offer support during a specific stretch of time, while you’re still in it, not after the damage is done.
They are designed to support you through a defined period of time, then close cleanly. The intention is that you leave with more ground beneath you than when you arrived, a clearer sense of how to move forward, and less unnecessary weight carried into whatever comes next once the run, the transition, or the container ends.