EMDR Intensives

What is EMDR?

Research shows EMDR is a highly effective therapy for trauma, anxiety, depression, and related struggles. Many clients notice relief more quickly than with traditional talk therapy, as EMDR helps the brain reprocess painful memories, so they feel less overwhelming and more like “just a memory.” After EMDR, clients often describe feeling lighter, calmer, and more hopeful. Triggers that once felt intense begin to lose their power, and many report an increased sense of peace, confidence, and freedom to live more fully in the present.

EMDR Intensives

EMDR Intensives are longer therapy sessions—typically half-day (3 hours) or full-day (6 hours)—that give you the time and space to focus deeply on healing without the stop-and-start of weekly sessions. These extended sessions include planned breaks to keep you grounded and supported. Throughout the process, you are always in control, and it is your brain that is doing the healing.

This concentrated format allows you to process more in less time, often leading to quicker relief and meaningful progress. Intensives are especially helpful for those who have experienced recent or ongoing trauma, feel stuck despite traditional therapy, or want focused time to move through specific challenges.

They are also ideal for busy parents and professionals who are tired of juggling weekly appointments or leaving sessions feeling highly activated. With structured breaks and dedicated time, EMDR intensives offer an efficient, empowering, and compassionate path to lasting healing.

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“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”

Rumi

EMDR Intensives: A Focused Path Toward Lasting Healing

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Healing doesn’t have to take years. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Intensives offer a focused, compassionate approach to processing the experiences that continue to cause pain, fear, or disconnection in your life.

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Through the EMDR intensive model, we meet for longer, concentrated sessions that allow you to move through your healing work without the interruptions of traditional weekly therapy. This immersive process helps your brain safely reprocess and release painful memories—freeing you from patterns of distress, self-blame, or emotional overwhelm.

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Many clients describe this approach as life-changing: relief that once felt out of reach becomes possible, clarity replaces confusion, and the sense of being “stuck” begins to shift. EMDR Intensives create space for meaningful, lasting transformation—helping you reconnect with your strengths, restore balance, and move forward with hope and confidence.

FAQs

Not at this time.
All intensive sessions are completed via telehealth. The patient must be located in Alaska or Florida at the time of the intensive.
No. EMDR does not cause forgetfulness of memories and/or discover old memories.
No. It’s very common for trauma survivors to not recall all the details of a traumatic memory. EMDR can still be done in these cases.
There are specific trainings and EMDR protocols geared towards this specialty. EMDR can absolutely be successfully used in these situations.
Tapping and eye movements can be used online. In some cases, you can even invest in battery operated tappers to be used in session if you would prefer.

Yes. EMDR intensives can be fatiguing. Patients are encouraged to rest after EMDR intensives, engage in self care and consider an EMDR intensive as a “retreat like experience”.
In routine weekly EMDR sessions, 20-30 minutes of work is typically completed in a session. In an EMDR intensive, the hour is fully utilized and there are breaks throughout, which maximizes time and maximizes processing. Your brain will continue to process even after your intensive.
Intensives are either 3 hour or 6 hour sessions and can range from 1-5 days.
Prepare for an intensive by creating a private/confidential, cozy, and distraction free environment where you will be having your telehealth sessions. Cancel evening classes/commitments the day of the intensive so you can rest and engage in self-care with minimal responsibilities, if possible.
All intensives are telehealth based using HIPPA compliant Zoom. New patient forms and appointment reminders will be provided via the electronic health record: Therapy Appointment