EMDR Therapy Intensives
When you need relief now — not in six months
Something has happened, and you are not okay.
You are so overwhelmed with emotion that it’s incredibly difficult to think straight and make a plan
Maybe you just found out your partner has been unfaithful.
Maybe you’re facing a loss so profound you don’t know how to keep functioning.
Maybe the future you thought you had is gone, and the pain of that is with you every hour of every day.
You know yourself well enough to know you need help. But the idea of showing up to a therapy office week after week, slowly working through it — that feels unbearable right now. You don’t have the patience for slow. You need something to shift, and you need it to shift soon.
That’s what an EMDR Therapy Intensive is for.
Are EMDR Therapy Intensives for You?
This might be the right fit if:
- Something has happened recently that knocked you sideways — a loss, a betrayal, news you weren’t prepared for
- You need to reduce your emotional reactivity so you can start thinking more clearly about what to do now
- You’re a capable person who is used to handling things, and this is the thing that has you stuck
- You’ve been in therapy before and you’re not starting from scratch — you just need focused, intensive support right now
- You’ve heard that EMDR can bring relief faster than traditional talk therapy, and you’re ready to try something different
What to Expect During an EMDR Therapy Intensive
We work together in focused 3-hour intensive sessions — a format designed for people who want to go deep without dragging it out over months. Often times, we will only do one 3-hour session in a day. Some people choose to process as quickly as possible and engage in two 3-hour sessions in the same day, with a break in between the sessions.
The intensive itself may be very short, such as one day or may cover a span of several days, depending on your needs and what is the best fit for you.
We accomplish what often takes weeks or months of traditional sessions.
Here’s how the EMDR Therapy Intensive is structured:
Opening Phase: Orientation
We begin the session by orienting — what happened, where you are mentally and emotionally, and what you want to feel differently. This is made easier by the completion of an online questionnaire, prior to the Intensive.
Processing Phase: EMDR
Most of your time is spent using EMDR, a research-backed approach that helps your brain process distressing experiences in a way that talking alone often can’t reach. We gently and skillfully have you address the cause of your distress and move you to a better place.
Closing Phase: Integration
We close with integration — turning what came up in the session into a clear sense of what to do next. This active discussion is in a coaching format. Together, we review your insights and concretely strategize how to implement those moving forward.
You’ll leave tired, but lighter. And with a strategy for moving forward.
The Coaching Piece
This is what sets my work apart from traditional therapy and other EMDR therapists.
Processing what happened is only half of it. The other half is figuring out, “Now what?”
After the EMDR phase, we identify what’s clearest to you — what you now know, what you need, what your next step is — and we build that into something you can actually act on.
Because insight without direction doesn’t move your life forward.
A Brief Word on EMDR Therapy
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. The name is a mouthful — the experience is surprisingly straightforward.
Most people are amazed that something so recent and raw can shift within a single session. It doesn’t erase what happened. It changes the way your nervous system holds it — so the memory stops feeling like an emergency every time it surfaces.
You don’t need to fully understand it before we begin. Most people just need to know it’s safe, it’s well-researched, and it works.
How We Work Together
Online
Most intensives take place online — which means geography is no barrier. If you’re ready to begin, we can meet virtually wherever you are and for as many sessions/days as needed. Online has been shown to be equally effective as in-person and allows you to get to work sooner.
In Person
For those who want to a more immersive experience, there’s the option of a full-day or multiple day experience at my private office in Asheville, North Carolina. Each day you experience two focused sessions with a restorative break in between. Many clients make it a getaway trip.