Trauma Healing Intensives

Focused trauma processing for meaningful emotional change.

EMDR & Brainspotting Therapy Intensives

Deep, focused trauma healing for adults ready to move beyond insight and experience real emotional change.

Sometimes weekly therapy simply doesn’t provide enough space to fully process the experiences that shaped you.

You may understand your patterns intellectually.
You may even know where they come from.

But the emotional charge is still there.

Therapy intensives create the time and focus needed for deeper trauma processing using EMDR and Brainspotting, allowing your nervous system to process experiences that may have remained stuck for years.

For many clients, this format allows meaningful shifts to happen in ways that weekly sessions sometimes cannot.

What Trauma Therapy Intensives Can Help You Work Through:

  • Couple sitting nearly back to back, glancing at each other from the corners of their eyes — capturing the tension of wanting emotional closeness while simultaneously fearing intimacy and vulnerability.

    Relationship & Attachment Trauma

    Patterns shaped by difficult or painful relationship experiences.

  • Woman standing with one hand on the wall, gazing into the distance — illustrating the emotional whiplash of feeling anxious when a partner doesn’t respond and emotionally numb when they finally do.

    High-Control Religion or Spiritual Trauma

    Processing the impact of rigid religious systems, spiritual manipulation, or the loss of community and identity after leaving a high-control group.

  • Phobias or Fear-Based Trauma Responses

    Phobias or Fear-Based Trauma Responses

    Persistent fears linked to specific experiences, such as driving anxiety, medical trauma, or other trauma-related phobias.

  • Woman watering a plant with a distracted expression — symbolizing the internal confusion of rapidly shifting from emotional shutdown to obsessive thoughts within moments.

    Anxiety & Trauma-Related Stress

    Including relationship anxiety, chronic overthinking, panic, and persistent feelings of being on edge.

  • Woman sitting at a table with a pencil poised over a notebook, gazing off in thought — capturing the quiet self-protection of avoiding emotional closeness to guard against disappointment.

    Childhood & Developmental Trauma

    Early experiences of emotional neglect, instability, or unmet emotional needs

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    Racial Trauma & Cultural Stress

    Experiences of discrimination, racialized stress, or generational trauma connected to identity and lived experiences.

  • Complex Trauma (C-PTSD)

    Long-term exposure to stressful or harmful environments, often involving family systems, relational trauma, or repeated emotional harm over time.

  • Perfectionism, Burnout & People-Pleasing

    Patterns of over-responsibility, difficulty setting boundaries, and chronic pressure to perform or meet others’ expectations.

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Why Some People Choose Therapy Intensives

Many people who seek out intensives are thoughtful, self-aware individuals who have already done personal work but still feel stuck in certain emotional patterns.

You might recognize yourself in some of these experiences:

• you understand your history but still feel triggered by certain situations
• you feel emotionally exhausted from repeating the same relationship patterns
• you've spent years being the strong one for others
• you're ready to process deeper experiences rather than just talk about them
• your schedule makes weekly therapy difficult to maintain
• you want focused time dedicated entirely to your healing

Therapy intensives allow us to work together in a way that gives your nervous system the time and support it often needs to process trauma more fully.

How Trauma Intensives Work

During an intensive, we use extended time to work with trauma-processing approaches such as EMDR and Brainspotting.

These methods help the brain and nervous system process experiences that may still feel emotionally active, even years later.

Because we are not limited to a traditional 50-minute session, we are able to:

• stay with the process longer
• allow deeper memories or emotions to surface safely
• integrate insights and emotional shifts more fully
• move through multiple layers of a pattern or experience

Many clients find that this focused time allows for deeper processing and greater emotional clarity.

Who Therapy Intensives Are For

Therapy intensives are often a good fit for people who:

• have already spent time reflecting on their experiences but still feel emotionally stuck
• want to process deeper trauma patterns
• are ready to engage in focused healing work
• prefer a more immersive therapeutic experience

Many clients who pursue intensives describe feeling ready to move beyond insight and into deeper emotional healing.

Two women sitting on the floor, smiling warmly together — representing the safety, connection, and ease that trauma-informed therapy can foster in relationships and within yourself.

What a Therapy Intensive Might Look Like

Available virtually in Massachusetts and Maryland, my EMDR intensives offer a structured, holistic approach to trauma healing for introspective adults seeking lasting change. Each intensive is personalized based on your needs and goals. A typical intensive may include:

• preparation and consultation before the intensive
• grounding and nervous system regulation work
• trauma processing using EMDR or Brainspotting
• structured breaks for rest and integration
• reflection and integration at the end of the session

The goal is not to push through difficult experiences, but to create a supportive space where your nervous system can process them safely.

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EMDR & Brainspotting Intensive Options & Pricing

Each intensive is designed to meet you where you are in your healing process. During a complimentary consultation call, we’ll talk about what you’re hoping to work through and determine whether a focused session, half-day intensive, or multi-day experience would best support your goals.

All intensives begin with a 90-minute assessment session ($350). This session allows us to explore your history, identify the experiences or patterns you’d like to focus on, and prepare your nervous system for deeper trauma processing work.

This assessment fee is applied toward your intensive package.

Intensives are designed to create the time and space needed for deeper healing using EMDR and Brainspotting, two trauma-processing approaches that help the brain and nervous system release experiences that may still feel emotionally “stuck.”

Payment plan options are available.

  • Ideal for current clients who want more time to process without the commitment of a full intensive session. Best for those who stabilize quickly and are ready for deeper, consistent work. Offered biweekly to support momentum while fitting into your schedule.

    This is a 90 min session.

    Fee: $350 per session (Fees vary for couples/family)

  • 3 hours — starting at $1,025

    A focused trauma processing experience designed to help you move through a specific issue or emotional pattern with more depth than weekly therapy allows.

    Half-day intensives include:

    • 90-minute assessment session
    • personalized preparation workbook
    • 3-hour intensive session using EMDR and/or Brainspotting
    • structured breaks for grounding and integration
    • 45-minute follow-up session

    Half-day intensives are often helpful for addressing:

    • a recurring relational pattern
    • a specific traumatic memory
    • anxiety or emotional triggers
    • burnout or emotional overwhelm

  • Multi-day intensives are designed for individuals who want to engage in deeper trauma processing work around long-standing patterns, attachment wounds, or complex life experiences.

    These immersive intensives allow more space for pacing, nervous system regulation, and deeper integration.

    Two-Day Intensive — starting at $2,400

    Three-Day Intensive — starting at $3,300

    Multi-day intensives include:

    • 90-minute assessment session
    • personalized preparation workbook
    • multiple extended EMDR and Brainspotting processing sessions
    • structured breaks for rest and integration
    • post-intensive follow-up session

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A Different Kind of Healing Space

Healing from complex trauma often requires more than understanding what happened.

It requires space for your nervous system to process experiences that may have been carried silently for years.

Therapy intensives create that space.

Ready to Accelerate Your Healing?

If you're curious about whether a therapy intensive might be the right fit for you, the first step is scheduling a consultation where we can talk about your goals and what you hope to work on.

Together we can explore whether weekly therapy or a therapy intensive would best support your healing process.

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EMDR Intensives FAQs

Here’s what you should know

  • While some intensives include preparatory stabilization, many studies show that—even without long prep clients with severe comorbidity still benefit with low dropout and high gains.

  • Think of it like a mini retreat.

    • Clear your day before and after if you can.

    • Come rested, fed, and hydrated.

    • Wear comfy clothes and bring anything grounding (journal, snack, cozy item).

    • Complete your forms ahead of time.

    No perfection needed—just bring yourself..

  • EMDR Intensives are powerful but not a crisis service. If you're in immediate danger or need urgent mental health support, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

    You can also contact:

    • Samaritans 24/7 Helpline (MA): 1‑877‑870‑4673

    • National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988

    • Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

  • All EMDR Intensive sessions are held virtually through a secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform.

    You can join from the comfort of your home—or any private, quiet space where you feel safe to do deep healing work. I’ll guide you in setting up your environment so it feels supportive, grounded, and retreat-like.

  • Most insurance plans only reimburse for traditional 45–60 minute sessions and do not cover extended or multi-hour formats like intensives.

    However, you may be able to:

    • Use HSA or FSA funds to pay for your intensive

    • Submit a superbill for possible partial reimbursement (if your plan includes out-of-network benefits)

    • Apply for Victim Compensation (if eligible due to a violent crime)

    All intensives are private-pay. Payment plan options may be available. I’m happy to walk you through your options during a consult.