EMDR Intensive

EMDR Intensives offer a focused, immersive approach to trauma-informed therapy for individuals seeking deep, efficient, and lasting change. This format is ideal for clients who are motivated to work intensively on specific issues in a condensed period of time over the course of 1 or multiple days.

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Intensives are conducted by EMDR certified therapists and follow evidence-based EMDR protocols within a framework that best suits the client and their unique nervous system.

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What Is an EMDR Intensive?

An EMDR Intensive involves extended therapy sessions (typically 4.5 hours) delivered over one or multiple consecutive days. Rather than spreading the work over months of weekly appointments, the intensive format allows for sustained therapeutic momentum and deeper continuity of processing. The same eight-phase EMDR model is used, with additional time for preparation, resourcing, processing, and integration.

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Who Are EMDR Intensives For?

EMDR Intensives may be appropriate for individuals who:

• Have a history of trauma, complex trauma, or PTSD

• Experience anxiety, emotional reactivity, or persistent negative core beliefs

• Still feel “stuck” despite prior therapy

• Want to address specific targets such as childhood experiences, relational trauma, medical trauma, or performance-related blocks

• Have limited availability for weekly therapy but can commit to focused blocks of time

• Prefer depth-oriented work with fewer interruptions

A consultation call is required to determine whether an intensive format is appropriate for you.

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Benefits of the Intensive Format

Depth and Continuity
Extended sessions reduce the stop-start effect of weekly therapy and allow the nervous system to remain engaged in the healing process.

Accelerated Progress
Many clients experience in days what might otherwise take months, while still maintaining safety and therapeutic integrity.

Highly Individualized
Each intensive is carefully structured around your goals, history, and readiness, with pacing adjusted moment-to-moment.

Integration-Focused
Time is intentionally built in for grounding, regulation, and post-processing integration.

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What to Expect

1. Pre-Intensive Consultation
   We assess your goals, history, and readiness, and determine whether EMDR Intensives are a good fit.

2. Preparation & Resourcing
   Emotional regulation and stabilization strategies are established before trauma processing begins.

3. Intensive EMDR Sessions
   Extended sessions with breaks as needed, conducted in a calm, supportive clinical environment.

4. Post-Intensive Integration
   Guidance is provided to support nervous system integration and ongoing stability after the intensive.​​

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Important Considerations

EMDR Intensives are not crisis therapy and are not appropriate for everyone. Clients must have sufficient stability and support to engage in extended trauma processing. We prioritize clinical judgment, ethical practice, and long-term wellbeing over speed alone.