EMDR INTENSIVES
Accelerated and personalized trauma therapy experiences with an EMDR Certified Therapist™.
In person in McKinney, Frisco, Allen, TX or Online EMDR Intensives for TX and FL.
Find relief & experience transformation…fast.
Is traditional weekly therapy just not cutting it anymore?
You are making slow and steady progress, but your one hour sessions barely scratch the surface before it’s time to leave, then you will have to start all over in the next session. You are ready to dedicate the time to your mental health and healing.
You don’t have the time to devote to weekly therapy sessions
You’ve heard that you benefit the most from therapy by committing to weekly sessions. In an ideal world, this would be easy to stick to, but maybe your availability is limited because:
Asking off of work for weekly sessions isn’t an option
You have very non-traditional work hours
You travel alot
You live outside of the state
You struggle to find available and affordable childcare
You are struggling with burnout and are two seconds away from quitting your job or relationship all together.
You’re wanting to really dig deeper to find more concentrated healing
You’ve noticed that a one hour session of therapy is barely moving the needle towards healing.
You have so much going on every week, so you spend most of your therapy session addressing the weekly issues. While a part of you know it’s helpful to find a safe place to vent and problem solve, another part of you feels like you end up with little to no-time focused on the deeper healing.
It feels like if you could only get to the core of the matter, then maybe this day-to-day stuff wouldn’t feel so overwhelming!
You’re in the right place.
EMDR intensives can help you accomplish breakthroughs in one session what may take months in traditional therapy.
What is an EMDR intensive?
Don’t let the word INTENSE scare you from an EMDR Intensive!
An EMDR intensive is just a fancy way of saying “an accelerated and time condensed therapeutic program.”
EMDR Intensives are designed to address deep-seated emotional wounds traumatic experiences by allowing you to immerse deeper into your unique healing process, without the hassle of weekly distractions and loss of therapy time from getting caught up in the weekly greet and weekly update. EMDR Intensives are tailored and personalized to fit your unique therapeutic goals and needs. You are in control and able to design your EMDR intensive to span several hours in one day to several hours on consecutive days.
By immersing yourself fully in the therapeutic process over a condensed period, you can make significant strides and breakthroughs toward healing and recovery!
The immersive nature of intensives can help you achieve a deeper understanding of past experiences and promote lasting emotional resilience on an accelerated timeline!
If you aren’t familiar with EMDR Therapy and sure if it’s the right choice for you, learn more about Individual EMDR Therapy and the benefits here.
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Pre-Intensive Assessment
The Pre-Intensive Assessment Session is a 90 minute session dedicated to:
Understanding your therapeutic goals
What are your current struggles, symptoms
Gathering a complete and thorough history of strengths and adverse experiences throughout the lifespan
Identifying and establishing your EMDR treatment plan tailored to your priorities.
Reviewing your completed assessments
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Intensive
Session
This is where the work and the magic happens!
In the intensive sessions, we go straight to work on your therapeutic goals and EMDR treatment plan by using EMDR therapy to work on healing the memories that are keeping you stuck in the thoughts and feelings from the past.
The more hours to the intensive, the greater the opportunity to immerse yourself into the power of deep self-exploration.
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Post-Intensive Follow-Up
This is one of my favorite sessions!
After your allocated intensives time, within days, you will schedule a follow-up session where we will discuss and celebrate any breakthroughs and symptom improvements! We also spend time exploring any “emotional hangovers” and/or review any potential for treatment plan adjustments if any new and significant information presents itself into your stream of consciousness during the intensive sessions.
What you get
Evidence-based treatment from a EMDR Certified Therapist™
Intensive prep guide & customized treatment plan
Comfortable, inviting space (there are even snacks!)
**Snacks are for In-Person Intensives Only
Accessible from the comfort of your home with online Intensives
A jump start on the breakthroughs for your journey to healing
Your Options
Choose the right format for you.
I offer intensives in a few formats, depending on your budget, needs, & goals.
Ask about financing your intensives!
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This is available for my current clients who want to spend 3 hours in one day doing EMDR therapy. As an established patient, we do not focus on a Pre-Intensive format, as much of this is already established.
Investment: $750*Ask about financing your intensives!
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This includes:
90 Minute Pre-Intensive Assessment
4 hours EMDR Intensive
90 Minute Post-Intensive Follow-Up
Investment: $1750*Ask about financing your intensives!
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This includes:
90 Minute Pre-Intensive Assessment
8 hours EMDR Intensive (4 hours spread over 2 days, with at least a one hour break each day)
90 Minute Post-Intensive Follow-Up
Investment: $2,750*Ask about financing your intensives!
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This includes:
90 Minute Pre-Intensive Assessment
9 - 12 hours EMDR Intensive (3 -4 hours EMDR therapy per day over 3 days)
90 Minute Post-Intensive Follow-Up
Investment (3 hours x 3 days): $3,000Investment (4 hours x 3 days): $3,750
*Ask about financing your intensives!
Imagine finally getting to…
Resolve deep wounds and build resilience
Unlike weekly sessions, EMDR intensives allow for concentrated, uninterrupted focus on processing distressing memories, thoughts and emotions. This concentrated approach often leads to faster and more profound self-awareness and self-trust.
Experience accelerated breakthroughs
Many clients find that EMDR intensives facilitate breakthroughs in healing that may not occur as quickly with traditional therapy formats. The immersive nature of intensives can help you achieve a deeper understanding of past experiences and promote lasting emotional resilience.
Focus on your healing and investing the time with a fast-pass!
.With an EMDR intensive, you get to set aside time away from the distractions and the weekly issues that often can create a sense of urgency that takes therapy time away from your original therapy goals. In an intensive, you immerse yourself in healing the parts of you that are creating distress in your life, relationship, or mental health. 8 hours of intensive work is the equivalent of 12 weeks of therapy in a matter of days!
Find the healing you’ve been seeking.
faqs
Other intensive questions? I’ve got answers.
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Regular therapy is traditionally 45-55 minutes in duration. In that time:
*10-15 minutes are spent getting settled into the session and caught up with the weekly progress discussion and determining wether to continue with prior session's treatment objective or address any issues that are more pressing for the week.
*25-30 minutes are spent doing therapy and deeper work
*10-15 minutes are spent processing any take aways, setting up the next appointment, and making sure that you are calm and regulated before leaving the therapy room.
That's about 20-30 minutes of time every session not focused on therapy treatment!
An intensive gives you those 30 minutes back to focus on EMDR therapy and allows you to do therapy with less weekly distractions!
One hour of an intensive is the equivalent of 1.5 hours of weekly traditional therapy.
An 8 hour intensive is the equivalent to 12 weeks of therapy!!
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EMDR Intensives are generally a good fit for most people who do not experience such severe symptoms that require you to be admitted to an intensive in-patient program.
During our Pre-Intensive Assessment, we will work on your treatment plan and therapy goals, and determine your ability to tolerate distress and hold space for the deeper trauma work or the need to focus on the parts of you that need to feel safe, secure and able to trust your inner self before diving into the deeper work.
Either way, the intensive is uniquely tailored and designned to meet your needs where you are and maximize your progress towards healing from trauma.
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EMDR can help with:
Complex Trauma/Multiple Traumas
Single Incident Trauma
PTSD
Anxiety
Depression
Complicated Grief
Relational Trauma
Self Esteem
Performance Enhancement and much more
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In order to schedule an intensive, a 50% non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your time on the calendar, with the remaining 50% due before the first session.
If you are looking to finance your treatment, I can provide you with some options!
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A part of you sees how helpful this could be and yet another part of you is a little nervous about the investment and the ability to see progress. I get it!
You might have a few (or many) questions, or you want to make sure our personalities might work well together. Whatever your concerns are, let me help answer any questions.
I'm a bit old-fashioned and love the benefit of a good ol' phone call. I'll be able to understand what your presenting issues are, answer any questions and determine if the intensive is a good fit!
Feel free to EMAIL me your questions or SCHEDULE a FREE 15-Minute Consultation on my calendar!
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After our initial consultation, I will send you access to a secure portal where you will complete some paperwork and assessments that will provide me with information relevant to your treatment plan. You must have this completed prior to our Pre-Intensive Session.
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I am not an In-Network provider with any insurance. Unfortunately, Intensives are NOT a covered treatment under any insurance plan, as Insurance likes to limit sessions to under 52 minutes a day without creating potential claims denial altogether, creating unexpected financial burden on you, the plan member. I do not provide superbills for Intensives as there is no equivalent treatment code.
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Absolutely! Therapy is a covered service under the IRS regulations, even if it's not a covered expense under your medical plan. I can provide you with a receipt if you have to provide documentation!
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An intensive requires a significant amount of work and preparation prior to the first appointment. It also requires a concentrated amount of stamina and focus for both you and the therapist.
Also, when you consider that 8 hours of an intensive is equal to 12 weeks of therapy. 12 weeks of therapy is $2,400, and 8 hours of an intensive is $2,000, which can end up saving you in the long-term overall cost of your therapy treatment.