Overview
Traditional weekly therapy moves in 50-minute increments and for many people, that format works well. But for others, the stop-start rhythm means spending a significant portion of each session re-establishing safety and context before any real processing can happen. By the time you’re in it, the session is over. An EMDR Intensive changes that entirely.
You’re motivated, you’re doing the work, but 50 minutes a week isn’t moving the needle fast enough.
Demanding work, travel, caregiving responsibilities, or living out of the area makes consistent.
There’s something powerful about carving out real, extended time for your healing no distractions.
Progress has stalled. You feel like you’ve been processing the same material for months without breaking through
An upcoming event, a legal date, a major life change sometimes you need to move through specific material.
Intensives are ideal for clients who don’t live locally but want to work with a specific therapist.
Our Value
One of the most underappreciated aspects of EMDR is how much the continuity of a session matters. Trauma processing has a rhythm — and when that rhythm is interrupted by time limits, the work has to stop before it reaches resolution. In an intensive format, we have the time to follow material all the way through to completion, which often results in more durable, felt shifts than weekly sessions can produce.
As an EMDR-Certified therapist with extensive intensive experience, I design each intensive carefully — with a thorough pre-intensive assessment, structured daily processing sessions, built-in integration time, and clear support between sessions. You will never be dropped into deep processing without preparation, and you will never leave a session without proper closure.
We complete a thorough assessment to understand your history, your goals, what you want to focus on, and whether the intensive format is the right fit for you right now.
The first part of your intensive is dedicated to preparation strengthening your internal resources, establishing grounding and stabilization tools.
Active Trauma Processing Using evidence-based approaches, including EMDR for traumatic grief, narrative work, and meaning-making.
The work doesn’t end when the intensive does. We close each day with integration time, and I provide a clear aftercare plan for the days and weeks following your intensive.
Get Started Today
Every EMDR Intensive is designed from the ground up for the individual in front of me. There is no generic protocol, no rushed intake, and no cliff-edge ending. The process below reflects how I approach every intensive — with intention, preparation, and genuine care for what comes after the work is done.
FAQs
EMDR Intensives are still a relatively unfamiliar format for many people even those who have been in therapy for years. The questions below cover what most people want to know before they decide. If something isn’t answered here, reach out directly. This is a conversation worth having.
In weekly EMDR, you typically spend a significant portion of each session re-establishing safety, grounding, and context before processing can begin and then the session ends before the processing reaches full resolution.
Not necessarily. While some experience with EMDR can be helpful, it isn’t required.
Intensives are customized based on your needs and goals, but typically run across 1–3 consecutive days, with sessions of 3–6 hours each day.
EMDR processing often continues to unfold neurologically in the days and weeks after an intensive this is normal and part of how the treatment works.
EMDR Intensives aren’t for everyone but for the right person at the right time, they can be genuinely life-changing. Reach out to schedule a free pre-intensive consultation call. We’ll talk through your history, your goals, and what an intensive designed specifically for you could look like. In-person and virtual intensives available. Private pay. Superbills provided for out-of-network reimbursement.
Whether you have questions, want to learn more about a specific service, or are ready to schedule a consultation, this is the right place to start. There’s no pressure and no commitment, just a conversation.
