Heal Years of Trauma in Days (Not Months)
Private EMDR Intensives for Adults Ready to Break Free from Survival Mode.
If you feel stuck in patterns you understand but can’t seem to change….
If weekly therapy hasn’t moved the needle…
If you don’t have months to slowly chip away at healing…
An EMDR intensive may be exactly what you’ve been looking for.
CLICK below for a FREE consultation. Grab a time that works for you. I look forward to talking with you.
You might be functioning on the outside…but internally you’re exhausted.
You overreact and don’t know why.
Old memories still carry an emotional charge.
You’re triggered by things that “shouldn’t” bother you.
You feel stuck in anxiety, shame, or overwhelm.
You’re tired of coping. You want resolution.
Weekly therapy can be powerful but sometimes it keeps trauma processing fragmented and slow. An EMDR Intensive creates focused space for real, lasting change.
What is EMDR Intensive Therapy?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) intensive therapy is a structured, extended therapy experience (typically 1-3 days) designed to help you process and resolve stressors or trauma more efficiently than traditional weekly sessions.
Instead of stopping just as things begin to move, we stay with the work.
That depth allows your nervous system to finally complete what it couldn’t before.
Client Reflections:
"It’s like the memory is still there, but the 'sting' is gone. I can look at it now and it’s just a thing that happened, not a thing that defines me."
"I used to feel the panic in my throat every time I thought about that day. Now, my chest just feels... quiet."
"I’ve spent years telling myself it wasn't my fault, but today was the first time I actually believed it in my gut."
Why Choose an Intensive Instead of Weekly Therapy?
Intensives are ideal if you:
Feel stuck despite doing therapy before
Have a specific trauma or target memory you want resolved
Are highly motivated and read for focused work
Have a busy schedule and prefer concentrated healing
Want faster relief from emotional triggers and you’re ready to do the work quickly and not slowly
After an intensive many clients experience:
Reduced emotional reactivity
Greater nervous system regulation
Relief from intrusive memories
Increase clarity and confidence
A noticeable shift in how past experiences feel
READY to stop feeling stuck? Click the button below to book your FREE 15 minute consult in the calendar! I only accept a limited number of EMDR intensive clients each month to ensure personalized preparation and integrative support.
Client Reflections:
"The 'volume' of my anxiety used to be at a 10 all day. Now it’s like background static. I can hear it, but I don't have to listen to it."
"I reacted to a conflict today without feeling like the world was ending. I felt like an adult for the first time in a long time."
The Math of Healing
Why 3 Days of Intensive Therapy Beats 9 Months of "Fragmented" Therapy
When therapy happens in weekly, 60-minute virtual increments, you’re fighting a "Hidden Tax."
The Emotional Whiplash: Every week, you have to "gear up" to be vulnerable, only to have the clock run out right as you’re reaching a breakthrough. You then spend the rest of your day "re-masking" to be a parent, a spouse, or an employee. This emotional whiplash is exhausting. In weekly sessions, you spend 10 minutes "opening up" and the last 10 minutes "shutting down" so you can function for your next meeting or family dinner. You only get about 40 minutes of deep work.
The "Relapse" Loop: Between weekly sessions, life happens. You spend half your time "reporting" on the week's new fires instead of extinguishing the original flame.
The Scheduling Tetris: Coordinating your life around a recurring 1:00 PM Tuesday slot.
The Math: To get 18 hours of true, deep-tissue therapeutic work, it takes 9 months of weekly sessions.
The Lingering Symptoms: You stay "in the thick of it" for 270 days. That’s 9 months of poor sleep, reactive parenting, or brain fog that could have been resolved in 3 days.
The Career Penalty: 40 weeks of "stepping out" for a mid-day Zoom. That’s 60+ hours of lost productivity, missed meetings, or "banked" PTO used just to sit in a chair.
The Childcare Crunch: 40 weeks of finding a sitter for 90 minutes (session + prep). At $20/hour, that’s $1,200 just in childcare.
In an Intensive, we eliminate the 'Reset' time. We stay in the "Deep Work" zone for hours. We don't close the wound until the work is done. You aren't paying for 3 days; you are buying back 9 months of your life.
What to expect in an EMDR Intensive
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Comprehensive Assessment
The assessment will collect history contributing to your intense emotions and identify the targets for EMDR processing.
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EMDR Processing
This step wil provide concetrated time to process the targets identified in the assssment to reduce symptoms and reprocess distressing memories.
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Individualized Plan
We will create an individualied plan of care for the following days after an intensive.
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Follow Up Session
A follow up session will be provided to follow up on progress and any remaining questions or concerns.
Ready to Explore if this is Right for You?
The first step is a free 15-minute Intensive Consultation Call. Where we will discuss:
Your goals
Whether an intensive fits
What timeline makes sense
Any questions or concerns
Take the first step toward focused, effective trauma resolution. Click the button below to check out My Availability for a FREE consultation. Due to the preparation involved, intensive spots are limited.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: A full day on Zoom sounds exhausting. Will I be too "fried" to function the next day?
A: We treat digital energy differently than in-person energy. To prevent "Zoom fatigue," we follow a 90/15 rhythm: 90 minutes of deep, focused work followed by a 15-minute "screen-off" break. We also end the day with a specific grounding protocol to help you transition back to your personal life without feeling like a "digital zombie."
Q: What do I do for lunch? Do we stay on the call?
A: Absolutely not. We take a full 30-minute break. You’ll shut your laptop, eat, and move your body. I actually provide a "Virtual Intensive Prep Guide" beforehand with suggestions for a "low-decision" lunch, so you don't spend your break stressed about what to cook.
Q: What if the internet cuts out in the middle of a breakthrough?
A: Technology happens, but it won't ruin your progress or investment. If the Wi-Fi drops for more than 10 minutes, we have a "Resume & Recover" policy:
Immediate: We switch to a direct phone line to keep the conversation going while the router reboots.
Makeup Time: Any significant time lost to tech issues is added back to the session or scheduled as a "Bonus Implementation Call" so you never lose the value of your investment.
Q: Is a virtual session actually as "deep" as being in the same room?
A: Honestly? Often more so. Being in your own space, with your own coffee, your favorite chair, and your private notes, allows you to be more vulnerable and focused.
Q: What if I’m having a high-emotion day and need to step away from the camera?
A: This is a human-first container. If you need 5 minutes to process, cry, or just stare at a wall, we hit "Pause." The benefit of a virtual intensive is that you are in the privacy of your own home. You can turn your camera off, take a breath, and come back when you’re ready. I work at your pace, not the clock's.
Q: What if my kids/dog/delivery driver interrupts us?
A: Life happens. While I recommend carving out a quiet space for yourself to get the most out of the day, a 30-second interruption isn't going to derail our progress. We’ll just pick up right where we left off.
Half Day
Half a day intensive therapy is great for people who may already be in therapy looking to significantly reduce their symptoms to keep moving through your healing journey. This may also be great for individuals with a recent significant stressful event that’s disrupting your life.
2-3 hours l $500
Full Day
One to three days of intensive EMDR therapy is great for individuals to reduce symptoms and effectively process trauma experiences. This includes an initial assessment, 5-6 hours of therapy per day, an individualized plan and a follow up session.
One day l 6 hours l $1200
Three days l 18 hours l $3600
Want to dig deeper on the science behind EMDR?
Bongaerts, H., Van Minnen, A., de Jongh, A. (2017). Intensive EMDR to Treat Patients With Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Series, Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 11(2), 84-95.
Brynhildsvoll Auren, T. J., Gjerde Jense, A., Rendum Klaeth, J., Maksic, E., & Solem S. (2021) Intensive outpatient treatment for PTSD: a pilot feasibility study combining prolonged exposure therapy, EMDR, physical activity, and psychoeducation, European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12:1, 1917878
Greenwald, R., Camden, A. A., Gamache, N., Lasser, K. A., Chapman, R., & Rattner, B. (2020). Intensive trauma-focused therapy with victims of crime, European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 1-9.
Hurley, E. C. (2018). Effective Treatment of Veterans With PTSD: Comparison Between Intensive Daily and Weekly EMDR Approaches, Frontiers in Psychology, 9(1458), 1-10.
Smyth-Dent, K., Fitzgerald, J. & Hagos, Y. (2019). A Field Study on the EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol for Ongoing Traumatic Stress Provided to Adolescent Eritrean Refugees Living In Ethiopia, Psychology and Behavioral Science International Journal, 12(4), 1-12
Van Minnen, A., Voorendonk, E. M., Rozendaal, L., & de Jongh, A. (2020). Sequence matters: Combining Prolonged Exposure and EMDR therapy for PTSD, Psychiatry Research, (290), 1-6
Van Pelt, Y., Fokkema, P., de Roos, C., & de Jongh, A. (2021). Effectiveness of an intensive treatment programme combining prolonged exposure and EMDR therapy for adolescents suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder, European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12(1), 1-9
Woudenberg, C. V., Voorendonk, E. M., Bongaerts, H., Zoet, H. A., Verhagen, M., Lee, C. W., van Minnen, A., & De Jongh, A. (2018). Effectiveness of an intensive treatment programme combining prolonged exposure and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for severe post-traumatic stress disorder, European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 9(1), 1-10
Zepeda Méndez, M., Nijdam, M. J., June ter Heide, F. J., van der Aa, N., & Olff, M. (2018). A five-day inpatient EMDR treatment programme for PTSD: pilot study, European Journal of Psychotraumatology, (9)1, 1-10