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EMDR Therapy Intensives in Austin, Texas & Colorado
Accelerated, effective therapy to help you work towards meaningful shifts…in less time.
Feeling like traditional 50-minute therapy just isn’t cutting it anymore?
You’ve talked about it, learned the skills, and understand the patterns but you still feel the same.
You want more flexibility than the traditional model of therapy
EMDR intensives offer a different pace and structure. Instead of stretching therapy out over months, intensive EMDR therapy condenses the work into focused blocks of time so you can make meaningful progress without the stop-and-start rhythm of weekly sessions.
This approach is especially helpful for those who want the “now what” and real change without months of waiting.
What is an EMDR intensive?
An EMDR Intensive is a powerful, accelerated form of EMDR therapy designed to support more profound healing from trauma and anxiety - fast.
Unlike traditional weekly sessions, an intensive offers concentrated treatment over a shorter period, typically 1-3 days. This focused approach allows you to make meaningful progress quickly by working toward your specific goals without interruption.
To prepare, we’ll meet for a Pre-Intensive Interview to:
Clarify your goals
Identify your support system
Understand how you manage stress
Pinpoint the specific memories, patterns, or beliefs we’ll work on
This ensures our time together is focused, effective, and supportive from start to finish.
During your intensive, you’ll engage in extended EMDR sessions designed to:
Make old wounds feel less painful and less charged
Strengthen supportive, empowering beliefs that help you move forward
Help your brain process and release stuck memories more efficiently
This focused work can help you kick anxiety’s ass, break free from old patterns, and finally feel grounded without waiting months for relief.
This concentrated EMDR therapy approach helps your brain process difficult memories more efficiently.
Often leading to significant relief from anxiety, overwhelm, and that constant on-edge feeling.
EMDR intensives for trauma and anxiety aren’t a one-size-fits-all fix. Depending on your goals, we might focus on:
Early life experiences or attachment wounds
Specific traumatic events
Present-day triggers
Or even future challenges you want to feel more prepared for
Every intensive is completely tailored to you.
After your EMDR intensive, we’ll meet for an integration session to reflect on what shifted, highlight your biggest takeaways, and explore how to carry that growth forward into your daily life.
EMDR for High-Functioning, “In-Your-Head” Clients
EMDR intensives can be especially helpful for clients who tend to overthink, intellectualize, or feel pressure to “do therapy right.”
My approach prioritizes nervous system safety, clear orientation, and flexibility, allowing the work to unfold without forcing insight, emotion, or performance. We slow things down when needed, adjust when the brain stays busy, and work with protective strategies rather than against them.
An EMDR intensive is a great option if you are:
You’ve tried therapy before but still feel the same muck coming up
You’re motivated, reflective, and curious about your inner world
If you have limited time for weekly sessions
Have time to dedicate a 1-3 days to focus on your mental health and healing
You want relief from painful memories, self-doubt, or old patterns
Painful childhood experiences and attachment wounds, including Complex-PTSD
High-functioning anxiety, burnout, and chronic overthinking
People-pleasing, perfectionism, and self doubt
Never feeling “enough”
Relational trauma and breakups
Low self-worth/self-esteem and that voice in your head that never lets up
OCD, phobias, and anxiety disorders
Grief, loss, and major life transitions
Shame and unresolved past experiences
Medical trauma, accidents, injuries, and chronic illness
Burnout in helping professionals
…and more
EMDR intensives can help with…
If you’re wondering whether an EMDR intensive might be a good fit for you, you’re welcome to schedule a consultation to talk it through.
what to expect
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I take time to understand your history, current challenges, and therapeutic goals. This allows me to identify any specific areas of focus, as well as assess your readiness for intensive work. We'll also discuss what to expect during the sessions, helping you feel prepared and supported throughout the process. This assessment ensures that your EMDR intensive is both safe and effective,
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Over several hours or days, we use EMDR to target and process traumatic memories, negative beliefs, and emotional blocks. Throughout the process, you’ll receive dedicated, personalized care in a supportive environment, ensuring you feel safe and empowered. By the end of the intensive, many clients report significant shifts in their emotional and psychological well-being.
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This phase involves check-ins to assess how you're feeling, address any lingering concerns, and ensure that the positive changes are being sustained in your daily life. We may also explore additional ongoing resources to support your continued healing. This provides a space to reflect on your experience, solidify the gains you've achieved, and ensure that you feel fully supported.
Deep work, done differently.
Deep work, done differently.
Let’s do something different.
You’re not meant to stay on auto-pilot.
what you’ll get From an EMDR Intensive:
Evidence-based EMDR Therapy for Trauma & Anxiety
EMDR is a well-researched, effective therapy that helps you process trauma, anxiety, and past experiences that keep showing up at the root, so you’re not just managing symptoms, you’re creating real, lasting change. We’ll use proven techniques grounded in neuroscience to help your brain and body finally release what’s stuck.
Pre-Intensive Prep Guide & Customized Treatment Plan
Before your intensive, you’ll receive a pre-session guide to help you feel prepared and supported. We’ll co-create a treatment plan tailored to your history, goals, and what’s most important to you so your time is intentional and impactful.
A Safe, Comfortable Environment
You’ll do deep work in a calming, supportive space designed to help your nervous system feel safe, with soft lighting, grounding tools, and plenty of snacks and drinks to keep you nourished.
Choose the right format for you
EMDR intensives are offered in flexible formats depending on your needs, goals, and availability.
1 day
8 hour program
6 face-to-face hours
Resources, assessments, & personalized treatment workbook
Available Mon, Tues, Sat
$1,650
2 days
11 hour program
9 face-to-face hours
Resources, assessments, & personalized treatment workbook
Available Mon, Tues, Sat
$2,400
3 days
14 hour program
12 face-to-face hours
Resources, assessments, & personalized treatment workbook
Available Mon, Tues, Sat
$3,100
What we’ll work on
What EMDR Intensives Can Help You Work Through…
01 resolve deep wounds
A focused, immersive EMDR process that helps you work through deep-rooted trauma so you can move forward without carrying the past with you.
02 experience accelerated healing
With concentrated support and guidance, many clients experience meaningful relief from anxiety and emotional pain, along with greater clarity and resilience..
03 overcome what’s been holding you back
Process trauma, rewire long-standing patterns, and move forward with more confidence and self-trust.
FAQS
Have Questions about EMDR intensives?
Have questions about what it’s like to work together? Check out these frequently asked questions. If you don’t see your question here, click here to get in touch.
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) works by helping the brain process traumatic memories through guided eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation. During a session, a therapist guides you in recalling distressing memories while simultaneously engaging in eye movements, sounds, or taps, which helps the brain reprocess and integrate the memory in a healthier way. Over time, the emotional intensity of the memory decreases, allowing you to heal from past trauma and move forward with greater emotional resilience.
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Intensives differ from regular therapy by offering a concentrated and focused approach, allowing for deeper work to be accomplished in a shorter period. Instead of weekly sessions, intensives provide extended hours over a few days, allowing you to address and process complex issues more quickly and thoroughly.
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You might be a good fit for an intensive if you’re looking to address deep-seated trauma or emotional challenges in a focused, accelerated timeframe. If you feel stuck in traditional therapy, have limited time for weekly sessions, or want to make significant progress quickly, an EMDR intensive may be right for you.
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An EMDR intensive can help address issues like perfectionism, overachieving, and people-pleasing by uncovering the deep-rooted emotional patterns driving these behaviors. Through concentrated sessions, it enables you to process underlying trauma or experiences that may have contributed to the need for control, approval, or validation. By resolving these core issues, intensives can empower you to break free from unhealthy patterns and create healthier, more balanced ways of living and relating to others. It can also address challenges such as phobias, grief, and relationship difficulties, helping to resolve emotional pain that may be affecting your daily life. Additionally, intensives are effective for improving self-esteem and breaking through long-standing emotional blocks, allowing you to move forward with greater confidence and clarity.
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Before an EMDR intensive, you’ll typically be asked to complete a thorough intake assessment to identify key issues and goals for the sessions. You may also be encouraged to reflect on specific memories, emotions, or triggers you want to work on, which helps your therapist tailor the process to your needs. Additionally, practicing self-care and preparing for the emotional intensity of the work can be helpful to ensure you are mentally and physically ready for the experience.
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If you're ready to jump in, reach out to me here and let's chat!
