EMDR Therapy IntensiveS – A Faster Path to Healing
You’ve tried everything – therapy, journaling, mindfulness, self-help books. You understand why you feel the way you do. But understanding hasn’t changed how you feel.
You’re still replaying conversations. Still second-guessing yourself. Still carrying the weight of old wounds that won’t let go.
An EMDR Therapy Intensive offers a more focused, efficient path forward, designed for high-achieving professionals who are ready to stop talking about the problem and start healing from it.
Instead of working in short weekly sessions, intensives offer extended time to go deep, helping you process unresolved experiences and find lasting relief in weeks, not months.
Available virtually in New York, New Jersey, and Chicago, with an in-person option in Chicago for those who prefer face-to-face sessions.
Schedule a free consultation to explore if this is right for you.
What is an EMDR Therapy Intensive?
Traditional EMDR therapy is highly effective, but weekly 45-minute sessions can slow the momentum of deep emotional work. Just as you’re getting into the processing, the session ends and you have to wait another week to continue.
An EMDR Therapy Intensive condenses this process into longer, structured sessions, allowing for faster healing with fewer interruptions.
Instead of spreading your healing across months of weekly appointments, intensives give you dedicated, uninterrupted time to work through what’s been keeping you stuck.
EMDR Intensives include everything you’d get in weekly therapy, plus:
✔ A personalized workbook to help prepare for the intensive experience.
✔ Pre-session review and planning, ensuring therapy is targeted and efficient.
✔ Extended EMDR sessions designed for deep, uninterrupted processing.
Since trauma is stored both in the mind and body, longer sessions allow for deeper emotional regulation and nervous system healing – giving your brain the uninterrupted time it needs to fully process and integrate.
This format ensures you receive more than just session time. You get a customized therapeutic experience.
Is an EMDR therapy Intensive Right for You?
This approach may be especially helpful if you are:
✔ Feeling stuck in anxiety, despite all your coping tools. The overthinking, the racing thoughts, and the constant tension never really let up.
✔ Carrying unresolved experiences, whether it’s a critical boss who made you question your competence, childhood dynamics where you learned to stay small, or years of subtle messages that you weren’t quite “enough.”
✔ Struggling with imposter syndrome, feeling like a fraud despite your achievements, and constantly shrinking yourself to avoid being “too much.”
✔ Navigating a major transition such as a promotion, career pivot, divorce, or loss. And you need to feel emotionally steady before stepping into the next chapter.
✔ Tired of endlessly talking about the problem and ready to do the deeper work that creates real change.
✔ Looking for real progress in a short amount of time without compromising the depth or quality of healing.
However, this may not be the best fit if:
❌ You are in crisis or need ongoing stabilization before doing deep trauma work.
❌ You prefer a slower-paced approach with more time to process between sessions.
❌ You are not yet ready to engage in immersive, focused therapy.
Not sure where you fall? Let’s talk. I’ll help you decide what kind of support best fits your needs right now.
CAN I DO AN EMDR INTENSIVE WHILE WORKING
WITH ANOTHER THERAPIST?
Yes! EMDR Intensives can complement your current therapy.
If you’re already working with a therapist but feel stuck in certain areas, an EMDR Intensive can help process those blocks more efficiently. For example, if a past experience or negative belief is keeping you from making progress, an intensive may provide the breakthrough you need.
This approach allows you to:
✔ Gain faster relief from a specific issue continuing your ongoing therapy
✔ Deepen your healing without disrupting your existing therapeutic relationship
✔ Experience targeted trauma processing in a focused, structured format.
When appropriate, I’m happy to coordinate with your current therapist to ensure a seamless experience.
FOR REFERRING THERAPISTS
If you’re a therapist considering an EMDR Intensive for your client, this can be a powerful supplement to their ongoing treatment.
Weekly sessions don’t always allow for deeper trauma processing, and an intensive can help clients address underlying issues more effectively in a safe, contained format.
I’m happy to coordinate with you to ensure integration of insights from the intensive into their continued work with you.
This collaboration allows us to accelerate healing while supporting the long-term therapeutic relationship you’ve built.
Schedule a consultation to discuss how we can collaborate.
The Benefits of an EMDR therapy Intensive
✔ Faster Results – Extended sessions allow for deeper healing in less time.
✔ More Immersive Healing – Rather than stopping and restarting weekly, you stay fully engaged in the healing process.
✔ Less Disruption – Focused therapy allows for progress without long delays between sessions.
✔ Better Preparation for Major Life Events – If you’re approaching a major transition, this approach helps you feel emotionally steady and clear-headed.
✔ Ideal for Busy Professionals – If scheduling weekly therapy is difficult, intensives offer a time-efficient alternative that fits your life.
Investment: EMDR Therapy Intensive Pricing Options
EMDR Intensives are a significant investment in your emotional well-being, offering rapid healing in a structured, immersive format.
Think of it like a deep, focused retreat for your mind, where we work intensively so you can move forward faster.
1-Day Intensive – Best for Processing a Specific Event
For high-achieving professionals carrying one painful experience that still feels unresolved – whether it’s a professional humiliation that won’t stop replaying, a relationship betrayal, a medical trauma, or a moment where you felt deeply unseen or criticized.
This focused format gives you dedicated time and space to work through a single issue that’s been weighing heavily on your mind.
The 1-day intensive costs $2,800 and includes:
• 1 Pre-Intensive Session (90 min)
• 1 day x 3-hour EMDR Intensive
• 1 Post-Intensive Session (90 min)
• 1 Personalized Treatment Workbook to support reflection, integration, and continued progress
3-Day Intensive – Best for Deep-Rooted Self-Doubt and Childhood Wounds
For high-achieving professionals who, despite outward success, still feel like they have to shrink to fit someone else’s mold.
Recommended if you grew up feeling like you had to earn love through achievement, suppress your needs to keep the peace, or stay small to avoid conflict. This intensive addresses the deeper roots of imposter syndrome, chronic people-pleasing, perfectionism, and the fear of being fully seen.
Ideal for exploring and reprocessing early attachment wounds, childhood trauma, or repeated experiences that shaped how you see yourself and move through the world.
The 3-day intensive costs $4,900 and includes:
• 1 Pre-Intensive Session (90 min)
• 3 days x 3-hour EMDR Intensive
• 1 Post-Intensive Session (90 min)
• 1 Personalized Treatment Workbook to support reflection, integration, and continued progress between sessions
📌 A 50% deposit is required at the time of booking. The remaining balance is collected on the first day of your intensive (during the pre-intensive session).
What to Expect: The Structure of an EMDR Therapy Intensive
📝 Pre-Intensive Interview (90 minutes)
We’ll determine the goals of your EMDR Intensive and prepare for the experience. Together, we’ll identify the painful memories, beliefs, emotions, or images from which you’re seeking relief.
This session ensures we’re targeting the right experiences and that you feel prepared and supported before we begin the deeper work.
📖 Personalized Treatment Workbook
You’ll receive a customized workbook with assessments and activities to help you prepare for the Intensive. This workbook allows you to track progress on your treatment goals before, during, and after our sessions.
It’s designed to help you stay grounded, reflect on insights, and integrate what you’re learning as we work together.
🎯INTENSIVE SESSIONS (1-3 days)
Your EMDR Intensive takes place either in-person at my Chicago office or virtually (available in New York, New Jersey, and Chicago).
✔ 1–3 days of therapy, depending on your package
✔ 3-hour sessions per day
✔ Targeted treatment and resourcing activities customized for your needs
These extended sessions give your brain the time and space it needs to fully process experiences, release old patterns, and create new, healthier pathways.
🔍 Post-Intensive Interview (90 minutes)
We’ll debrief your experience, reflect on insights and relief gained, and discuss your next steps for continued growth and healing.
This session helps you integrate what you’ve learned, identify ongoing support needs, and create a plan for maintaining progress after the intensive.
Take the Next Step Toward Faster, Lasting Relief
You don’t have to spend months feeling stuck. Whether you’re preparing for a major transition, carrying wounds that won’t let go, or ready to feel as confident as you appear, an EMDR Intensive offers a focused, effective way forward.
You’ve already taken the first step by being here. The next step is exploring whether this approach is right for you.
Schedule a free consultation to discuss your goals, ask questions, and determine if an EMDR Intensive can help you move forward with clarity, confidence, and peace.