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EMDR Intensives

What is EMDR Intensive Therapy?

Imagine rapidly transforming years of trauma and anxiety or swiftly overcoming performance blocks in just a matter of days. Intensive EMDR sessions are designed to accelerate your journey toward profound healing and significant personal breakthroughs. Over one to three days, you'll engage in a focused, empowering process that not only fast-tracks recovery but also helps you reclaim your narrative and reshape your identity. This is where profound change occurs quickly, allowing you to redefine who you are and how you interact with the world in a transformative setting.

Benefits of EMDR Intensives

  • Efficiency and Depth: Achieve profound changes in a shorter amount of time, making it a cost-effective alternative to traditional therapy formats.

  • Priority Scheduling and Flexibility: EMDR Intensive clients enjoy priority scheduling. This format is especially beneficial for busy professionals, parents, or those needing timely intervention without the weekly commitment.

  • Comprehensive Support: Combines various therapeutic techniques to provide a holistic approach to trauma and stress, tailored to your personal history and specific emotional needs.

How EMDR Intensives Work

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Pre-Intensive Preparation

Before your Intensive, we engage in a comprehensive Pre-Intensive Interview to establish clear goals, assess your coping mechanisms, and pinpoint specific therapeutic targets. This preparation includes a tailored client workbook and assessments to ensure we are fully prepared to tackle your unique challenges.

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Intensive Sessions

Each day consists of three-hour EMDR sessions tailored to your needs. Using EMDR Reprocessing along with guided meditations, somatic resourcing, and artwork supported by bilateral stimulation, we focus intensively on areas such as early life experiences, specific traumatic events, and current life triggers.

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Post-Intensive Reflection

After the Intensive, we hold a Post-Intensive Interview to reflect on your journey, discuss key takeaways, and strategize on integrating these insights into your daily life.

Ideal Candidates for EMDR Intensives

  • Individuals seeking rapid progress, particularly those close to a breakthrough or feeling stuck in conventional therapy.

  • Those with demanding schedules who find it challenging to commit to regular therapy sessions.

  • Anyone needing focused therapy to manage and overcome intensive emotional or psychological challenges quickly.

Research and Effectiveness:

Recent studies, such as those by Ehlers et al. (2014) and Bongaerts et al. (2017), highlight the efficacy of Intensive formats, showing comparable outcomes to traditional spread-out sessions but achieved in a condensed timeframe. EMDR Intensives have been proven safe and effective, particularly for those dealing with complex PTSD and other trauma-related disorders.

Specialized Applications:

  • Performance Enhancement: Elevate performance in sports, the workplace, performing arts, and creative endeavors.

  • Parental Support: Improve interactions with children by resolving past parental traumas.

  • Complex Trauma: Suitable for individuals with prolonged exposure to traumatic situations, offering a structured and intensive healing environment.

Have any questions?

  • EMDR Intensive Therapy focuses on deep and accelerated healing over one to three days of intensive sessions. It’s designed to address trauma, anxiety, and depression more rapidly than traditional therapy.

  • Each session during an Intensive is typically three hours long, with breaks included to ensure comfort and effectiveness. I offer Intensives in single-day, two-day, and three-day formats to accommodate different needs and schedules. This flexible structure allows for deep, focused work that can significantly accelerate your healing process. For detailed pricing information, please visit my Info Page.

  • Expect a structured yet personalized therapy experience that includes EMDR reprocessing, guided meditations, somatic resourcing, and other supportive activities tailored to your specific needs.

  • EMDR Intensives condense what would traditionally be several months of weekly therapy into a few days, focusing intensely on your goals and providing rapid relief and progress.

  • EMDR Intensives are ideal for motivated individuals, busy professionals, and parents or anyone who prefers a condensed therapy format. It’s particularly beneficial for those who feel ready for intensive work and rapid transformation.

  • The benefits include faster results, time and cost efficiency, priority scheduling, and the flexibility to fit intense therapy into a shorter period, which might be more suitable for busy schedules.

  • Pricing for EMDR Intensives can be found on my Information Page. Please visit there to view the most up-to-date pricing details and what each package includes.

  • Yes, EMDR Intensives can complement ongoing therapy, especially if you’re approaching a breakthrough or need focused work that regular sessions cannot accommodate.

If EMDR Intensive Therapy sounds like it could be right for you, or if you have more questions, please reach out to schedule a consultation.

Let’s take this transformative step towards healing together.