EMDR intensives
When an hour a week is not enough room
Focused EMDR therapy in three-hour sessions over one to three days, built around you. In my Crozier office or online.
First, what EMDR is
Think of your memories as files in a cabinet. Most get filed away while you sleep. A painful one can get stuck, sticking up out of the drawer so it never quite shuts. You can force the drawer closed for a while, but sooner or later it flies open.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) helps your brain refile that memory properly. You do not have to talk through every detail. You hold the memory in mind while following a moving light or a sound that alternates from side to side, and the memory gradually loses its charge. It will still be a memory. It just stops running your day.
It is not magic and it does take work.
So what is an intensive?
In weekly therapy, a good part of each hour goes on catching up, dealing with the week's crisis, and winding down before you leave. An intensive gives the work a clear run: three hours at a time, over one to three days, with preparation before and a follow-up after.
It can stand alone, or sit alongside the therapy you are already doing with someone else.
An intensive might suit you if
You understand what happened, but your body has not caught up.
Your schedule makes a weekly appointment hard to keep.
You do not want to spend months getting to the point.
You are in therapy already and want focused extra support.
What is included
- A planning session90 minutes to set goals and identify the memories, beliefs, and feelings you want relief from.
- Your own workbookShort exercises to prepare, and a place to track what changes before, during, and after.
- The intensive sessionsThree hours a day for one to three days, in the office or online.
- A follow-up session90 minutes to take stock and decide what comes next.
Options and fees
One day
$2,400
8-hour program with 6 hours face to face.
Two days
$3,300
11-hour program with 9 hours face to face.
Three days
$4,200
14-hour program with 12 hours face to face.
Every option includes the planning session, workbook, and follow-up. Available Monday to Saturday; weekday and weekend prices are the same. Private pay; a superbill is available for out-of-network claims.
Add time with the horses
An intensive can include equine-assisted sessions at the farm in Powhatan. Many people find that time with a horse helps settle what the EMDR work stirs up.
How to start
- Book a callA free 15-minute call to see if an intensive is right for you.
- Pick your datesWe choose the length and dates that suit you.
- BeginYou get your workbook and we start with the planning session.
An intensive is not the right choice for everyone, and it is not crisis care. We will talk honestly on the call about whether it is a good fit for you right now. If you are in crisis, call or text 988.