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Therapy Intensives
There are times when an hour of weekly therapy can feel like you’re barely skimming the surface.
Intensive therapy offers something different.
A therapy intensive condenses months of therapeutic work into a focused, immersive experience, creating uninterrupted space to understand and transform the patterns that keep bringing you back to the same painful places.
Rather than spreading the work across months of therapy, we spend uninterrupted hours exploring the dynamics that keep you feeling stuck.
Therapy intensives are a great fit for…
Individuals seeking EMDR and attachment-focused trauma workCouples feeling stuck in painful relationship cyclesTherapy-experienced clients who want a more immersive formatClients wanting to accelerate work that already feels emotionally “close to the surface”What exactly is a therapy intensive?
A therapy intensive is an extended therapy experience that condenses weeks or months of work into a more focused format.
Unlike traditional weekly therapy, intensives can be completed within weeks, days, or even within a single session. Longer session times allow us to stay with emotional material long enough for deeper processing, integration, and relational repair.
What types of intensives are offered?
EMDR/Trauma Intensives
Individual intensives designed to address specific traumas, relationship patterns, or triggers.
Couples Intensives
For couples who are in entrenched cycles of conflict as well as for those just looking for a relationship “tune up.”
EMDR/Trauma Intensives
When we experience trauma, we unconsciously internalize negative beliefs about ourselves and the world. These beliefs shape how we live our lives, silently directing our behaviors despite our desires to change. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a therapy protocol designed to change your brain’s relationship to past trauma, allowing you to process the emotions differently than you did at the time of the event.
The core intervention in EMDR is bilateral stimulation – a method that involves engaging both sides of the body through things like eye movements, tapping, or even walking. Applying bilateral stimulation reduces the intensity of traumatic material, allowing you to bypass psychological defenses that keep traumatic memories stuck. In doing so, your brain rewires itself around new positive beliefs, creating opportunities for growth that trauma might otherwise make impossible.
What is EMDR?
Why is EMDR effective in an intensive model?
One of the benefits of EMDR is its well-researched reputation for reducing traumatic distress within a short amount of time. Even so, in traditional therapy models, it can take several weeks or months to move through the protocol in its entirety. The extended session time afforded by an intensive increases the depth of processing that is possible, allowing traumatic memories to be processed much more quickly, sometimes in as little as a single session.
For people who feel stuck in patterns that insight alone hasn’t shifted
EMDR intensives are designed for clients who:
- Feel emotionally “stuck” and suspect the cause may have roots in their past
- Need to feel relief, sooner rather than later
- Struggle with self-criticism, shame, or emotional overwhelm
- Notice the same emotional reactions happening repeatedly despite understanding them intellectually
Extended EMDR sessions can allow for deeper continuity and momentum than weekly 50-minute therapy sessions. Many clients find that the intensive format helps them move through emotional material more fully and with less interruption.
EMDR Intensive Offerings
Extended EMDR Session
90 Minutes | $475
An extended session that allows for more sustained processing than a traditional therapy hour while maintaining the rhythm of ongoing therapy.
Focused EMDR Intensive
3 Hours | $995
Ideal for clients wanting concentrated work around a specific memory, trigger, belief, or relationship pattern.
Full-Day EMDR Intensive
5 Hours | $1,650
Designed for clients seeking deeper processing and meaningful movement around longstanding emotional challenges. Ideal for processing multiple memories and/or for clients who need more resourcing to safely engage in the process of EMDR.
Comprehensive EMDR Intensive
7 Hours (over 2 days) + prep + follow up |$2500
A comprehensive intensive experience for clients ready for significant work around trauma, attachment, or relational healing.
Sample Schedule for Full-Day EMDR Intensive
9am-10am
Core Beliefs Identification & Intention Setting
We’ll start by going over a worksheet filled out prior to our session to discuss what your immediate needs and intentions are for this experience. This hour will also be dedicated to identifying a series of “core beliefs” that currently shape your life
10am-11am
Resourcing is a critical step in the EMDR process, allowing you to feel safe enough to move through the traumatic memories you want to work on. Here, we will use a combination of visualization and dual stimulation to “install” useful imagery, information, and figures that will help you engage fully in the process.
Resourcing
This is the stage where we explore the memory (or series of memories) you want to work on. Through an assessment protocol, we will identify an image that represents the most distressing part of the memory that will serve as our “target” for EMDR processing. It’s here that we will determine our baseline – actually numerically assessing the intensity of the trauma so that we can track your progress over time.
11am-12pm
Target Assessment
12pm-1pm
Rest, digest, hydrate. We’ll have important work to do on the other side.
Lunch
1pm-3pm
EMDR Processing & Installation
While everything up to this point is part of the EMDR process, this is the stage most people associate with EMDR. Here, we apply bilateral stimulation through a guided process that safely exposes you to the target image. Through this process, many people report that they no longer feel the same level of distress surrounding the traumatic memory. It’s this desensitization that allows for us to “install” new positive core beliefs to replace the preexisting negative ones.
Frequently Asked Questions
EMDR Intensives
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Yes, EMDR is frequently used to address other issues such as anxiety, depression, specific phobias, chronic pain, addiction, complicated grief, and stress. If you are interested but you’re unsure if this is the right intervention for you, you can reach out to schedule a free consultation. I’ll give you my honest, clinical sense of whether or not EMDR is right for you.
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No. While there will be plenty of conversation, the intensive also includes structured exercises, reflection, and plenty of breaks to help maintain focus and engagement throughout the day.
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I offer options for both in person and remote intensive experiences. In some cases, I may be able to travel to you provided you are willing to cover any associated costs.
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In many cases, clients report feeling reduced distress and increased confidence that can be applied immediately. Some clients choose to continue with ongoing therapy, while others use the intensive as a standalone experience. Recommendations for next steps will be discussed at the end of our work together.
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While I can provide a superbill to submit for out-of-network reimbursement, most insurance companies will only reimburse for a single of hour therapy per week. This is the sole reason EMDR therapy has been historically contained to an hour-long format, despite clear evidence of the efficacy of longer sessions. Intensives are thus considered a “private pay” service, which provides the flexibility to pursue support that is more in line with your individual needs.
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I am trained in multiple trauma-informed modalities including AEDP, EFT, and EMDR. All of these models emphasize the need to approach trauma treatment through neuroscience-informed practices and standards of care that center the client’s autonomy. You can read more my approach here.
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I tend to lean on the side of warmth and compassion, but I am also energetic, good-humored, and unafraid to tell my clients the truth. I’m proud to say that a number of clients have told me they were surprised by how human I am in sessions. In intensive therapy, you will likely feel my passion for this work and my genuine interest in the problems you want to address. My aim is to create a safe experience together where it’s okay to be wrong, it’s okay to laugh, and it’s okay to take the kinds of risks that will transform your life.
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Absolutely. Schedule a free consultation and we can explore how to tailor the intensive experience to your particular needs.
Ready to get started?
Book a free consultation to learn more about how we can best structure your EMDR intensive experience.
Couples Intensives
What is a couples intensive?
A couples therapy intensive is a focused, immersive therapy experience that provides the time and space to understand the patterns your relationship gets caught in and begin creating meaningful change. Unlike traditional weekly therapy, an intensive allows us to stay with important conversations long enough to explore what's happening beneath the conflict, identify the attachment needs and protective strategies driving disconnection, and create new experiences of understanding, vulnerability, and repair. Rather than determining who is right or wrong, we'll work together to understand the cycle that keeps pulling both partners away from the connection they want.
Who is a fit for a couples intensive?
Couples intensives can be a great fit for couples who…
Feel entrenched in the same cycles that seem to repeat over and over
Love each other but struggle to feel connected
Are currently in crisis and need intentional time to address it
Want to strengthen their relationship before marriage or parenthood
Have participated in therapy before and want more focused, in-depth work
Couples Intensive Offerings
Extended Couples Session
90 Minutes | $475
An extended session that allows for more sustained processing than a traditional couples therapy hour while maintaining the rhythm of ongoing therapy.
Relationship Reset
3 Hours | $995
A focused intensive for couples wanting support around a specific issue or recurring pattern.
Full-Day Couples Intensive
5 Hours | $1,650
Ideal for couples seeking deeper exploration and meaningful movement around longstanding challenges.
Comprehensive EMDR Intensive
7 Hours (over 2 days) + prep + follow up |$2500
A comprehensive, immersive experience for couples ready for significant relational work.
Sample Schedule for Full-Day Couples Intensive
9am-10am
Assessment Overview & Pattern Identification
We’ll start by going over assessments filled out prior to our session to define the particular cycle that you both are caught in. This hour will also be dedicated to setting clear intentions for your relationship and for this experience.
10am-12pm
Partner Histories (1 hour each)
Have you ever wondered what your partner talks about in therapy? This is an opportunity to sit back and listen to a conversation between me and your partner as we explore aspects of their history that go far beyond your relationship with them. The goal here is to understand how unmet needs in their early life might be playing into your dynamic. This allows you to increase your empathy and provide care for them with confidence. Don’t worry: they’ll be doing the same for you.
12pm-1pm
Take a break together or separately. Rest, digest, hydrate. We’ll have important work to do on the other side.
Lunch
1pm-3pm
Now that you are equipped with a deeper understanding of the needs, emotions, and assumptions that underly the cycle of disconnection in your relationship, it’s time to get to work. We’ll start by sharing insights from the partner histories and immediately applying them into practice. I’ll provide coaching around deeper conversations, more effective (and less energy-intensive) ways of resolving conflict, and most importantly how to tend to your relationship in a way that replaces the need for the old strategies you’ve used before. You’ll walk out with a clear understanding of your objectives and your partner’s.
The “Work”
Frequently Asked Questions
Couples Intensives
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Not at all. Many couples seek intensives because they want to strengthen their relationship, address recurring patterns, or navigate a transition before problems become more entrenched.
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No. While there will be plenty of conversation, the intensive also includes structured exercises, reflection, and plenty of breaks to help maintain focus and emotional engagement throughout the day.
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I offer options for both in person and remote intensive experiences. In some cases, I may be able to travel to you provided you are willing to cover any associated costs.
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Many couples leave with greater clarity, understanding, and momentum. Some choose to continue with ongoing therapy, while others use the intensive as a standalone experience. Recommendations for next steps will be discussed at the end of our work together.
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While I can provide a superbill to submit for out-of-network reimbursement, most insurance companies will only reimburse for a single of hour therapy per week. This is the sole reason couples therapy has been historically contained to an hour-long format, despite clear evidence that longer sessions are beneficial for many couples. Intensives are thus considered a “private pay” service, which provides the flexibility to pursue support that is more in line with your needs as a couple.
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My training is in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), which emphasizes the role of emotional experience in a relationship. Rather than just focusing on the content of a problem to determine who is “right” and who is “wrong”, EFT allows us to uncover the implicit experiences you are having around your routine conflicts. Your past traumas, your experience within your family of origin, your secret hopes and dreams — they all play a role in how you make meaning of your partner’s behavior. Once you are able to clearly define the cycle of disconnection that emerges in your relationship, you can co-regulate together and more clearly understand what is your responsibility and what is theirs. Want to learn more about my approach? You can read more here.
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I tend to lean on the side of warmth and compassion, but I am also energetic, good-humored, and unafraid to tell my clients the truth. I’m proud to say that a number of clients have told me they were surprised by how human I am in sessions. In intensive therapy, you will likely feel my passion for this work and my genuine interest in your dynamic. My aim is to create a safe experience together where it’s okay to be wrong, it’s okay to laugh, and it’s okay to take the kinds of risks that will transform your relationship.