EMDR Intensive Program

Have you been carrying the weight of trauma for longer than you'd like, without the time or bandwidth for months of weekly sessions? An EMDR Intensive might be a better fit for where you are right now.

What Is an EMDR Intensive?

Rather than meeting for 50 minutes once a week, an EMDR Intensive condenses the same trauma-processing work into longer, focused blocks of time — a half-day, full day, or several sessions over a short span. This lets us move through material at a pace that matches your readiness, rather than the pace dictated by a weekly calendar.

EMDR itself is a well-researched, standardized approach that helps your brain reprocess memories that got "stuck" — the ones that still feel raw or reactive no matter how much time has passed. An intensive format simply gives that process more uninterrupted room to work.

How I Approach This Work

I come at every intensive from a strengths-based perspective. Rather than focusing only on what's wrong, I collaborate with you to recognize the resilience and capacity you already carry, and build the work around that — not around a diagnosis or a deficit.

A typical intensive includes:

• A thorough assessment upfront, so the plan reflects your specific history and goals, not a generic template
• Focused EMDR processing, using bilateral stimulation to help your brain move traumatic memories out of "stuck" and into resolved
• Stabilization and integration time, so you leave each session feeling grounded, not raw
• A pace built around safety first — we move as quickly as it's safe to move, and no faster

Why Choose an Intensive Over Weekly Sessions?

• Efficiency — many people see significant movement in a fraction of the time weekly sessions would take
• Depth — extended blocks of time allow the nervous system to fully process material instead of getting interrupted right as things open up
• Flexibility — a good option if your schedule, location, or life circumstances make weekly ongoing therapy hard to sustain

Getting Started

I offer EMDR Intensives entirely via telehealth, for clients throughout Colorado — including Denver, Boulder, and statewide. If you're ready to work through something specific without an open-ended weekly commitment, reach out and we'll talk through whether an intensive is the right fit for you.