EMDR
Intensives
Created for deeper processing when your nervous system is ready.
EMDR Intensives
EMDR intensives offer a more spacious, focused approach to trauma work than a traditional weekly therapy session.
Instead of trying to begin, process, and wrap up deeper work in a standard 50-minute session, intensives give us more time to settle in, stay with what is coming up, and support your nervous system through the process.
This matters because EMDR is not meant to be rushed. While weekly therapy can be supportive, some trauma work benefits from a longer container — especially when we are working with memories, beliefs, body responses, or patterns that need more time and care.
With an intensive, there is less stopping and starting, more room for meaningful processing, and more opportunity to build momentum. This can be especially helpful if you have already done a lot of talking, reflecting, or insight-based work, but still feel stuck in the same reactions or survival patterns.
EMDR intensives are not about rushing your healing.
They are about creating the kind of time, depth, and support that deeper healing often requires.
I currently offer 90-minute, 3-hour & 6-hour EMDR intensives in person at my Plymouth office. Each intensive is designed to be contained, collaborative, and carefully paced, so you leave feeling steadier — not cracked open.
Why Intensives?
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EMDR intensives may be a good fit if you are ready for a more focused approach to trauma work.
You may have already done a lot of talking, reflecting, or insight-based therapy, but still feel stuck in the same triggers, beliefs, body responses, or relationship patterns.
Intensives can be helpful for adults working on acute trauma, complex trauma, childhood wounds, emotional neglect, attachment injuries, grief, or painful experiences that still feel active in the present.
This format may be especially supportive if you want more time than a traditional weekly therapy session allows, and you are looking for a deeper, more contained space to process what has been hard to move through on your own.
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EMDR intensives are not the right fit for everyone at every point in the healing process.
This format may not be appropriate yet if you are currently in acute crisis, feeling unsafe with yourself, experiencing frequent dissociation that feels hard to come back from, actively using substances in a way that makes trauma processing unsafe, or do not have enough support or stability in your daily life right now.
That does not mean EMDR is not for you.
It may simply mean we need to start with more preparation, stabilization, ongoing therapy, or additional support before doing deeper trauma processing in an intensive format.
The goal is never to push you into more than your nervous system can hold.
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An EMDR intensive gives us a longer block of time to focus on what still feels unresolved.
We begin by identifying what you want to work on, what feels most connected to your current symptoms or patterns, and what support your nervous system needs before we move into processing.
During the intensive, we may use EMDR, grounding skills, nervous system regulation, reflection, and pauses as needed. You do not have to tell every detail of what happened or force yourself to relive it.
The work is structured, collaborative, and carefully paced.
The goal is to help your brain and body process what has been stuck, while keeping the experience contained enough that you leave feeling steadier — not cracked open.
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EMDR intensives are scheduled after a consultation to make sure this format is a good fit.
My intensive hourly rate is $250 per hour. Intensives are offered in the following time blocks:
90 min Intensive
3-hour Half Day Intensive
6-hour Full-Day Intensive
Private pay only.
Payment is due as outlined below.
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A 50% deposit is required to reserve an intensive date.
The remaining balance is due 48 hours before the intensive.
Because intensives require significant schedule blocking, the deposit is non-refundable if cancelled with less than 7 days’ notice. (You can reschedule once with appropriate notice.)
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The first step is to schedule a brief consultation.
During the consult, we will talk about what brings you to EMDR, what you are hoping to work on, whether an intensive feels appropriate, and which format may make the most sense.
If we decide to move forward, we will schedule your intensive and make a plan for preparation, pacing, and support before and after the session.
You do not have to know exactly where to begin.
We will figure that out together.
FAQs
Do I need to be an existing client?
No. You do not need to be an existing client to start with an intensive. Some people begin with an intensive, while others choose to add one to their ongoing therapy work.
What should I plan for afterward?
If possible, keep your schedule light after your intensive. Your brain and body will be integrating.
Will we “finish” everything in one day?
Usually not - and that’s okay. Many clients experience significant shifts in one intensive, then decide whether to do a second intensive or transition into weekly sessions.
Is this like exposure therapy?
No. EMDR is not about forcing you to relive trauma. We work within your window of tolerance and prioritize safety and pacing.
Can I do this via telehealth?
Yes-and-No. 90 min intensives are available via telehealth. Intensives longer than 90min are only held in person.