Online EMDR Intensives

for Residents of California & New York

You feel stuck, “off”, and disconnected from yourself.

You are not living the life you desire and traditional approaches aren’t getting to the root of your issue.

Deep down, you know a better quality of life is possible for you. You’re tired of reliving old patterns and cycles. You are tired of feeling stuck and you’re ready for healing that lasts. Traditional talk therapy may have helped but it hasn’t gotten to the core issue. Although you’ve resolved certain issues mentally, you’re still experiencing symptoms in your body and constantly reliving disturbing events from your past. You are ready to talk about your past as just that, something from your past and not something you keep reliving.

You want to stop surviving and start thriving.

You’re ready to feel well instead of desperate for relief every day. You want to wake up looking forward to the day and excited about your goals instead of insecure. You want more confidence in your relationships as you stop repeating old cycles so you can create relationships that are fulfilling. You’re ready to disengage your triggers and finally let your past be in the past, not the present.

Be on the cutting edge of mental health care.

Experience relief faster.

EMDR Intensive Therapy can help you feel like your true self without:

  • Anxiety & Depression

  • Relationship & Attachment Issues

  • Low Self-Esteem

  • Childhood Abuse

  • Sexual Trauma

  • Emotional & Physical Abuse

  • Narcissistic Abuse

  • Physical Abuse

  • Medical Trauma

  • Military/ Combat Trauma

EMDR Intensive Therapy

EMDR Intensive Therapy is a highly effective form of therapy which has been shown to lead to greater symptom reduction in a shorter span of time. Instead of attending weekly or bi weekly therapy, clients receive EMDR Intensive therapy for an allotted amount of time (ex: 3 hrs, 6 hrs or more), which allows them to work through key experiences still causing distress today.

Simply put, EMDR Intensive Therapy can help clients feel better faster.

Developed in 1987, the concept behind EMDR therapy is that when clients focus on traumatic material while experiencing bilateral stimulation (eye movements or tapping their bodies), the severity and high emotional arousal behind the traumatic material decreases.

According to the AIP theory, clients memories of disturbing and overwhelming experiences are frozen in their brain and forms mental and behavioral symptoms. The traumatic memory includes various components including images, sensory feelings, emotions, physical symptoms, urges, thoughts and beliefs which lie in the nervous system, waiting to to be activated and relived, usually without warning by what are called triggers.

EMDR therapy helps clients process and resolve their dysfunctionally stored traumatic experiences and locate the adaptive information (such as: “I survived”, “I’m still here”, “I did the best I could” & “I am good enough”), henceforth finding relief and improved quality of life. Studies discovered that EMDR Intensive therapy provides a secure and successful treatment modality for clients with trauma symptoms and co-occurring challenges (anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, etc).

One study discovered that longer EMDR sessions over a shorter duration of time (3 hrs, 6 hrs, 9 hrs) in PTSD clients supported quicker symptom reduction with similar or increased results as traditional therapy and reduced the risk of clients dropping out before treatment was finished.   

EMDR and EMDR Intensive therapy helps clients fully process their traumatic experiences so these experiences no longer cause symptoms and can eventually be recalled without disturbance. EMDR permits adaptive information resolution by creating functional memory.

Over the past 10 years, intensive treatments for trauma have emerged to increase symptom reduction and growth and to support a quicker recovery from PTSD symptoms.

How It Works:

01. Intake Call

First, we will schedule a a free intake call to see if you’re a good fit for EMDR Intensive Therapy.

02. Workbook

Afterwards, I will send you a personally customized client workbook.

03. Pre-Intensive

Next, we will meet for a pre-intensive interview where we will assess your current symptoms, support systems, stress management skills, what you’d like to work on and areas of growth. We will finalize your Intensive goal and what you can expect on Intensive day.

04. Intensive Day

On Intensive day, we will work through a particular event or moment still contributing to your symptoms and issues today. During our Intensive, we will help you find relief from what’s been causing you pain and make more meaning out of the good stuff. This process is tailored and adjusted just for you.

05. Post Intensive

Afterwards, we will meet for a Post Intensive Interview where we will debrief on your intensive, assess what’s changed and what has had the biggest impact on you. We will explore ways you want to apply these changes to your life and the the next steps on your healing journey.

What You Pay For:

Step 1

Free 20 min Intake Call:
Here we’ll decide if you’re a good fit

Step 2

Customized Workbook and 90 min Pre-Intensive Interview

Step 3

3-hr Intensive Session, 6-hr Intensive Session or 9-hr Intensive Session

Step 4

90 min Post-Intensive Interview

Session Options

3 Hrs

Ideal for clients who’ve received EMDR therapy or weekly psychotherapy and wanting to significantly reduce their trauma symptoms in order to improve symptoms and quality of life.

6 Hrs

Clients who are ready to dramatically decrease symptoms and deeply process traumatic experiences are a good fit. These clients may or may not have undergone EMDR therapy or regular psychotherapy but have a general level of insight and can feel their emotions.

9 Hrs

Clients who are ready to dramatically decrease symptoms and deeply process traumatic experiences are appropriate. These clients may or may not have undergone EMDR therapy or regular psychotherapy but have a general level of insight and can feel their emotions.

Signs You are a Good Fit for EMDR Intensive Therapy:

  • You are able to feel your emotions and make meaning out of them (you don’t need to be a pro but you need to be able to tolerate emotions).

  • You can tolerate emotions without needing to act on them.

  • You have a decent support system (ex: community, family, friend, therapist or pet!).

  • You do not have any active addictions.

  • You have not had any recent suicide attempts or made any plans to end your life (within the past 2 years).

  • You have not engaged in self-harm (within the past 2 years).

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Developed by Francine Shapiro in 1987, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) was created to lighten distress related to unsettling traumatic memories, which is a main symptom in trauma ad PTSD. The concept behind EMDR therapy is that when clients focus on traumatic material while experiencing bilateral stimulation (eye movements or tapping on their bodies), the severity and high emotional arousal behind the traumatic material decreases.

    EMDR is a highly effective trauma-focused psychological therapy which, according to international treatment guidelines, is a first line trauma focused therapy for people experiencing symptoms associated with PTSD. Other first line treatments for PTSD are trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) and prolonged exposure. EMDR is also effective for various mental health challenges such as: depression, anxiety and eating disorders.

    EMDR therapy helps clients fully process their traumatic experiences so these experiences no longer cause symptoms and eventually can be recalled without disturbance. EMDR permits adaptive information resolution by creating functional memory.

    EMDR addresses sensory components of mental disturbance, not just the mental components, making it a unique form of treatment since most trauma therapies solely address trauma stored in the mind and not the brain.

    Through installing positive resources, adaptive thoughts relative to the trauma such as “I am safe now” “I am good enough and “It wasn’t my fault”, clients are able to develop abilities such as self-sufficiency, a better quality of life and achieving goals.

  • In my EMDR Intensives, I utilize a combination of Attachment theory, Internal Family Systems and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to not only provide you with a secure relationship but also get you familiar with the parts of you holding the trauma, the parts of you seeking healing and how to work with your traumatized parts moving forward so they're no longer controlling your life.

  • Pre-Interview: 90 min

    Intensive Session: 3, 6 or 9 hrs

    Post-Intensive Interview: 90 min

    *All sessions are provided online.

  • $1,600 - Includes 6 face to face hours total + resources, assessments & customized workbook.

    $2,350 - Includes 9 face to face hours total + resources, assessments & customized workbook.

    $3,100 - Includes 12 face to face hours total + resources, assessments & customized workbook.

  • Some insurance plans will reimburse a portion of the cost of an EMDR Intensive. Insurance companies however typically require a diagnosis code to justify treatment. It is recommended that you call the customer service number on the back of your insurance card to get details about your specific plan.

  • This all depends on my availability for new clients but I’m more than happy to discuss this with you!