EMDR Intensives
Overview
One of the most common complaints from my EMDR clients is, we start scratching the surface in session, and then our 60 minute session is over! While minimally invasive thoughts may be processed in one to two sessions, it is more often that reprocessing happens over weeks and weeks of EMDR. Within an intensive we can streamline the processes utilizing 90 minute to 5 hour time blocks. Think of an EMDR Intensive versus weekly sessions like fixing a leaky roof. Weekly sessions would be patching each shingle every week, an intensive would be similar to replacing the roof all at once.
Are you seeking acceptance, relief, and symptom reduction? Book an appointment with us today!
Intensive Benefits for Trauma:
Recent disturbing events have disrupted your life, and you want to feel better and get back to your previous functioning quickly.
EMDR intensives are proven-effective to help with any type of trauma or loss, including but not limited to:
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Bullying, discrimination, harassment
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Betrayal or abandonment
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Loss of a loved one or someone close to you
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Witnessing or experiencing domestic violence
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Childhood abuse
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Life-threatening illness or serious injury
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Sexual assault, physical assault, robbery, other crime
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Accident
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Natural disaster
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And much more
Intensive Benefits for High Performers:
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Athletes, creatives, performers, and executives operate in high-pressure environments where mental resilience is just as critical as physical skill. EMDR Intensives for performance enhancement offer a powerful, results-driven approach to overcoming mental barriers, sharpening focus, and enhancing overall performance.
Here’s how EMDR Intensives can help you perform at your best:
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Break Through Mental Blocks
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Past failures, injuries, or negative experiences can create mental barriers that hold you back. EMDR helps you reprocess these experiences, releasing the negative emotions and beliefs tied to them so you can perform with confidence and ease.
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Sharpen Focus Under Pressure
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Staying present and maintaining focus is key to peak performance. EMDR Intensives address underlying distractions, stressors, and anxieties, helping you develop the mental clarity needed to stay engaged and in control.
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Conquer Performance Anxiety
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Fear of failure and anxiety before a big event can derail even the most skilled performers. EMDR addresses the root causes of performance anxiety, helping you develop healthier responses to stress so you can approach high-pressure situations with calmness andcontrol.
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Fast, Effective Results
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With an intensive format, EMDR offers rapid progress in just one to three days, making it ideal for busy athletes and professionals with demanding schedules. If you need quick and lasting mental shifts before an important event, EMDR Intensives provide a focused and effective solution.
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Cost-Effective: Intensives are highly focused and often require less time and overall cost with months of weekly therapy packed into hours and/or days.
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Feel better faster: Intensives are highly concentrated and focused so that you can make faster progress and lasting changes NOW!
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No weekly appointments needed: You don't need to schedule your life around weekly therapy.
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Decrease hyper-vigilance, intrusive thoughts/memories, nightmares, persistent negative feeling states, feelings of guilt/shame/despair, emotional numbing, and trauma-related physical symptoms such as: headaches, migraines, pain without a medical cause, and digestive issues
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Increase day to day functioning reduction in pain, acceptance of self, mood and well-being, ability to focus, clarity of thought, insight into yourself and your experience
What would it look like?
Therapy intensives focus on regulating the nervous system, addressing somatic symptoms, while helping you gain a deeper connection to your psychological self.
You will feel better, faster.
Unlike traditional therapy, EMDR Intensives are immersive, offering you the space and time to explore and resolve the core issues that may have been holding you back for years.
With your healing as our top priority, each package is carefully crafted, including a personalized client workbook designed to help you identify and confront the stressors at the root of your symptoms—bringing you closer to the relief you deserve.
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A 60-90 minute pre-intensive meeting (telehealth or in person) to target unpleasant beliefs, body sensations, emotions, or images from which you are seeking relief, create personalized goals for your intensive, install positive resources, and complete history taking.
A follow up 50 minute session 2 weeks after your intensive.
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Half day package: 5 hours face to face $1,300
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​Full day package: 7 hours face to face $1,800
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Multiple day package: 12 hours face to face $2,800
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Extended sessions: 90 minute to 3 hour weekly, biweekly, or monthly reprocessing sessions available if you are a past Intensive client. $225 per hour
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*Weekend availability*
A 50% deposit will be required to confirm your appointment times. The remaining 50% will be paid on the first day of the EMDR Intensive. There is no insurance reimbursement
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Therapeutic Body Movement - Our intensives are unique in that I have added an option to include therapeutic healing through yoga, somatic practices, and bodywork to aid in releasing traumatic stress in the body.
FAQ
1. Why an intensive instead of a normal 50-minute psychotherapy session?
EMDR intensives allow the opportunity to progress through your symptoms in a more succinct and focused way without the interruption of a 50-minute session. An intensive format may decrease overall treatment time because of time not spent on: a) checking in at the beginning of each session, b) addressing current crises and concerns, c) focusing on stabilizing and coping skills that the client won’t need after healing, or d) assisting the client in regaining composure at the end of the session.​
2. If I’m already a weekly client, can I participate in an EMDR intensive?
Yes. EMDR intensives for current clients are available in modified formats and pricing.
​3. If I already have a primary therapist, can I do an EMDR intensive as adjunct therapy?
Yes. Perhaps you’ve a felt sense that something profound has yet to change, but you’re not quite sure how to shift all the way into a new experience of yourself with your current therapist. Maybe you now cognitively understand new things, yet your body is still confused, so you’re curious about how adjunct EMDR intensive therapy can help. We will identify what format is best for you during your initial consultation.
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4. What can I expect to accomplish in a half-day intensive?
A half-day intensive offers a multitude of resources and can help to either increase performance and confidence, or significantly decrease the devastating effects of single event trauma (e.g. negative cognitions, disturbing emotions and body sensations). While significant healing can occur in one half-day intensive, Complex PTSD deserves more treatment than one half-day intensive. Many of my clients experiencing Complex PTSD may continue to work on their trauma histories through monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly half-day intensives, or opt for a multi-day intensive.
Learn More:
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Intensive application of trauma-focused therapy seems to be well tolerated in patients with PTSD, enabling faster symptom reduction with similar, or even better, results, while reducing the risk that patients drop out prematurely. Learn more here and here.
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Intensive EMDR treatment is feasible and is indicative of reliable improvement in PTSD symptoms in a very short time frame. Learn more here.
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An intensive program using EMDR therapy is a potentially safe and effective treatment alternative for complex PTSD. Learn more here.
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The economy is compelling: even compared to other trauma therapy, the intensive format may decrease treatment time, because of time not spent on a) checking in at the beginning of each session, b) addressing current crises and concerns, c) focusing on stabilizing and coping skills that the client won't need after trauma healing, or d) assisting the client in regaining composure at the end of the session. Learn more here.