Focused trauma treatment without stretching the work across months.
EMDR intensives provide longer, protected sessions for people who want to work on a specific trauma, recurring pattern, or unresolved experience with greater continuity than weekly therapy can offer.
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Why an intensive
A traditional therapy hour can be useful, but it also requires time to arrive, settle in, begin meaningful work, and prepare to stop. For some people, longer sessions create enough space to move from preparation into reprocessing without repeatedly interrupting the work just as it gains momentum.
An intensive is not rushed therapy. It is focused therapy with more time for careful preparation, sustained processing, breaks, regulation, and thoughtful closure.
The signature intensive
The signature format is designed to create continuity while allowing time between sessions for your mind and body to integrate the work.
Preparation and assessment session: (90 minutes). We clarify what you want to change, review relevant history, assess readiness and safety, identify targets, and develop the resources you will need during the work.
Two three-hour intensive sessions: We use EMDR within a paced, individualized treatment plan. Each session includes grounding, focused processing, appropriate breaks, and closure.
Integration and Reevaluation: (60 minutes). We review what has changed, assess remaining distress or related material, strengthen adaptive beliefs, and determine whether any additional care would be useful.
Fee: $2,250 for the complete signature package.
What we may work on
- A single distressing event, accident, assault, loss, or medical experience
- Trauma connected to a high-stress profession
- Moral injury, guilt, or a decision that continues to feel unresolved
- A recurring trigger, fear, or negative belief tied to earlier experience
- Accumulated experiences that have begun to affect work, relationships, or well-being
What an intensive can and cannot promise
Many people choose an intensive because they want meaningful movement in a concentrated period. No ethical clinician can promise that a particular memory will reach a specific distress level within a fixed number of hours. The package provides enough structure and time to pursue the work thoroughly while remaining responsive to your nervous system, your history, and what emerges.
If the original target resolves before the scheduled work is complete, we use the remaining clinical time intentionally—for integration, strengthening new beliefs, future rehearsal, or another appropriate target that we have agreed upon. We do not manufacture more trauma work simply to fill time.
Who may be a good fit
- You can identify a concern or pattern you genuinely want to address.
- You are stable enough for focused trauma work and can use support between sessions if needed.
- You want an alternative to open-ended weekly therapy or want focused work alongside an existing therapist.
- You understand that an intensive is active treatment, not a retreat, quick fix, or guaranteed cure.
When another level of care may be better
An intensive may not be appropriate during an acute mental health crisis, uncontrolled substance use, active safety concerns, severe instability, or when a higher level of support is needed. The consultation and preparation process are used to determine fit. If this format is not appropriate, I will be direct about that.
Working with your current therapist
You do not necessarily need to end an existing therapy relationship to complete an intensive. With your written permission, I can coordinate with your current therapist so that the intensive supports—not fragments—your ongoing care. Roles, records, emergencies, and follow-up responsibilities will be clarified before treatment begins.
Online availability
EMDR intensives are provided by secure telehealth to eligible adults who are physically located in a state where I am authorized to provide clinical services at the time of each appointment. Current availability is GA, SC, and FL. Location eligibility will be confirmed during consultation.
Frequently asked questions
Will insurance pay for an intensive?
Most insurance plans do not cover the full cost or structure of EMDR intensives. Intensives are offered as a private-pay service. Upon request, I can provide appropriate documentation for you to submit for possible out-of-network reimbursement, but reimbursement is not guaranteed.
Do I have to talk about every detail?
No. EMDR does not require you to narrate every detail of an experience. We need enough information to plan safely and effectively, but you remain in control of what you disclose.
What happens if we do not finish everything?
The goal is meaningful, clinically responsible progress—not forcing completion to meet a clock. We will close each session carefully, review what remains, and discuss the most appropriate next step.
