For some people, traditional weekly sessions are the right kind of slow and steady support needed to go slowly into trauma. For others, especially those seeking more immediate relief, EMDR Intensive Therapy offers a concentrated approach to processing and healing so that rather than months of weekly therapy, you walk out the same day with a huge shift in how your body responds to stressors and how your body stores traumatic memories.

What Is EMDR?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured therapy designed to help individuals process and integrate traumatic memories. By engaging in bilateral stimulation—such as guided eye movements—while recalling distressing events, EMDR facilitates the brain’s natural healing processes. This method has been extensively researched and is recognized as the gold-class standard to help make changes in the brain. Its effectiveness in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related conditions make it one of the most studied modalities in therapy and trauma treatment.

The EMDR Intensive Experience

An EMDR Intensive condenses months of therapy into a few days of focused work. Sessions typically span several hours over 1-2 days, allowing for deep immersion without the interruptions and stops and restarts inherent in weekly sessions. This format can be particularly beneficial for individuals who:

• Have experienced single-event traumas, such as accidents or assaults.
• Are dealing with complex trauma stemming from prolonged exposure to adverse experiences.
• Face significant life transitions or acute stressors requiring immediate attention
• Are able to step outside of their daily routines and responsibilities in order to do a more focused, deep dive into healing

By dedicating uninterrupted time to therapy, clients achieve breakthroughs more rapidly, leading to a sense of relief, empowerment, and the freedom of feeling faster change.

Who Might Benefit?

EMDR Intensives are suitable for individuals who:

• Seek accelerated progress in processing traumatic experiences.
• Have schedules that make weekly therapy sessions challenging.
• Prefer a more immersive therapeutic experience

If you are unsure if an EMDR Intensive is the right fit for you, our client care team offers a free consultation call to help you with the first steps of assessment, but the best way to decide is to meet with one of our EMDR trained clinicians, Becka Shaw.

Who is Becka Shaw?

Becka is passionate about the benefits of EMDR to help not only trauma, but anxiety, depression, and other ways that our brains get “stuck” trying to protect us by repeating the same loops. Becka has been a clinician for over 20 years and has helped hundreds of clients see huge shifts in their nervous system responses from even very brief EMDR treatments.   Becka is trained in EMDR and EMDR 2.0.  EMDR 2.0 is particularly useful for clients experiencing high levels of anxiety, dissociation, or severe related conditions, as it helps to navigate these challenges and facilitate deeper processing. EMDR 2.0 builds upon the foundation of traditional EMDR by incorporating innovative techniques and strategies to optimize the therapy’s effectiveness and efficiency in treating trauma

 

Becka says:

“ I love collaborating with other therapists and working with clients as a way to do a one-time deep dive to complement their other ongoing therapy, or to help someone who has already done a lot of healing to step back in for another round of “tuning up” the brain. It is such a rewarding experience to help clients see such big changes in a short among of time, and they often cannot believe it themselves”

Click here to learn about Becka.

Evidence Supporting EMDR Intensives

Research underscores the efficacy of EMDR Intensives in treating trauma-related conditions.

Taking the Next Step

If you’re considering EMDR Intensive Therapy, we are happy to help you learn more about EMDR and how to build an EMDR intensive into your current life structure or how to collaborate with your current clinician to use an EMDR intensive as an adjunct/complementary service.

For more information or to schedule a consultation, please contact us.