In-person & online across california
Intensive EMDR
Personalized therapy experiences. 2-hour, 1-day and 2-day formats available. Find relief & experience change…fast.
Is traditional therapy just not cutting it anymore?
You’ve invested in yourself and gained new skills, but there’s still something beneath the surface that feels unresolved, keeping you from moving forward.
Limited time for weekly sessions
Sometimes, life simply doesn’t allow the flexibility for weekly therapy sessions. Intensive EMDR therapy offers a condensed, immersive experience that addresses your needs in a shorter timeframe. You can engage deeply, with focused work that brings significant results without the weekly commitment.
Seeking deeper, concentrated healing
Perhaps you’re ready to go beyond surface-level healing and want to dive into more profound transformation. Intensive EMDR therapy is designed for those ready to face and release deep-rooted traumas, providing a safe, supportive environment to confront and process what’s been holding you back. With concentrated sessions, you’ll have the space to explore and resolve complex issues at their core, facilitating lasting change.
You’re in the right place.
Intensive EMDR can help you achieve in one session what might take months with traditional therapy.
Licensure & Certifications
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Currently a Certified EMDR Therapist training to become an EMDR Consultant, providing supervision and guidance to other EMDR practitioners.
Engaged in ongoing professional development to stay at the forefront of EMDR best practices and contribute to the professional community.
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Achieved licensure as a professional psychotherapist, fulfilling all state-required clinical hours and supervision.
Licensed status ensured the competence needed to deliver EMDR within a broader therapeutic framework.
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Practiced EMDR for over 3 years, applying specialized techniques across diverse cases.
Built extensive hands-on experience in helping clients reprocess traumatic memories.
Fulfilled EMDRIA’s requirements for certification, which included additional EMDR-specific client consultations and advanced casework.
Received individual and group consultation from EMDRIA-approved consultants to refine skills and deepen expertise.
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Completed an intensive EMDR training program approved by EMDRIA.
Gained foundational skills in using EMDR techniques to support trauma recovery.
What is an intensive?
Intensive EMDR therapy is a focused, short-term approach that allows you to engage in deep, concentrated healing. Unlike traditional EMDR sessions that take place over weeks or months, an intensive session involves extended time blocks dedicated to working through specific trauma, anxiety, or other distressing experiences in a condensed timeframe.
In an Intensive EMDR, you’ll work closely with a therapist over a full day or multiple days. This format enables you to delve into your
experiences without the interruptions of everyday life, providing the space to uncover, process, and transform difficult emotions and memories.
By immersing yourself in this concentrated format, you can make rapid progress and achieve significant breakthroughs, allowing you to resolve what may take months in a regular therapy setting. Intensive EMDR is ideal for individuals seeking immediate relief or those unable to commit to ongoing weekly sessions.
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Intensive Intake
The intake session is essential for a thorough assessment and preparation, ensuring readiness for the intensive process. Lasting 60 to 90 minutes, this session is best conducted over 90 minutes to allow ample time for evaluation and planning, so the focus on intensive day can be solely on healing.
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Intensive Session
Each session typically lasts 2 hours, spread over 1 or 2 days. During this time, various phases of EMDR are covered, including history-taking, preparation, assessment, desensitization, installation, body scan, closure, and re-evaluation, providing a holistic approach to deep healing.
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Integration Session
Following intensive sessions, scheduling integration sessions is highly recommended. These sessions are designed to review progress and integrate newfound insights, supporting lasting change and reinforcing the healing process.
Benefits of intensive emdr
✓ Evidence-based treatment
A therapeutic approach grounded in extensive research and proven methods, ensuring effective and reliable care.
✓ Intensive Prep Guide & Customized Treatment Plan Ebook
A comprehensive guide to prepare for sessions, paired with a personalized ebook that highlights your treatment plan, specific goals, and needs.
✓ Comfortable, inviting space (with multiple kinds of BLS!)
A warm and welcoming environment designed for relaxation and reprocessing, complete with multiple forms of visual, audio, and tactile bilateral stimulation (BS) to work with in sessions.
✓ Dedicated Support Throughout the Healing Journey
A compassionate partner in the therapeutic process, offering guidance and support from start to finish.
✓ Accelerated Progress
A focused approach that allows for more rapid breakthroughs and healing compared to traditional weekly sessions.
Your Options
Choose the right format for you.
Intensives are offered in a few formats, depending on your budget, needs, & goals.
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Includes: Initial assessment and preparation for the intensive process. A comprehensive review of symptoms to tailor the session. After the intake session, a personalized Treatment Plan Ebook is created. This comprehensive guide details the intake overview, case conceptualization, core issues, underlying themes, and EMDR targets, providing a roadmap for the intensive sessions.
Investment: 60 minute intake ($250) or 90 minute intake ($375).
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Perfect for those looking for a single-day intensive session all the way to those wanting a more comprehensive and immersive experience.
A Summary of EMDR Progress is available upon request.
$250/60 min intensive, typically occur in 2 hr sessions.
Investment:2 Hours, 1 Day Intensive ($500)
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Highly recommended to review progress made and integrate new insights.
Investment:$250/60 minute Integration session
$375/90 minute Integration session
Find the healing you’ve been seeking.
faqs
Other intensive questions? I’ve got answers.
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Intensives allow the opportunity to progress through your symptoms in a more succinct and focused way without the interruptions of a 50-minute session. They are offered for a defined period of time to work on specific goals.
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Intensives are not a guarantee we will be able to resolve everything you would like to at once. We can use our Intensive Intake to determine an appropriate plan to address all your goals.
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Intensive EMDR therapy can be used as adjunctive therapy. Learn more.
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Time spent in intensive work can vary depending on the individual’s needs and goals. Some intensives may span several over the course of some weeks, while others may consist of shorter but more frequent sessions over a condensed timeframe. The duration is often determined by factors such as the complexity of the trauma, the client’s readiness for intensive therapy, and logistical considerations.
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Part of the EMDR process is highly focused on preparation. Resource Installation & Development is done to prepare for reprocessing and revisited whenever necessary.
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EMDR therapy is widely known for its ability to metabolize distress, often times trauma. Many use it to address PTSD and other trauma symptoms however it is great for loosening the grip of negative beliefs systems, old narratives, and emotional blocks in addition to specific traumatic memories or incidents.
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The initial step is to schedule a consultation. This allows for a discussion about specific needs, goals, and any questions about the process, ensuring the intensive format is a good fit.
Once the intake session is complete, a customized Treatment Plan Ebook is prepared. Intensive sessions can then be scheduled based on availability and readiness to proceed.