EMDR Intensives
Accelerated trauma processing for those ready to go deeper than weekly therapy allows
Available online across British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia & The Yukon
Some things need more than 50 minutes.
You've been carrying something for a while. Maybe it's a memory that surfaces at the worst times. A pattern you've tried to understand but can't seem to shift. A response in your body that no amount of insight has been able to quiet.
You've done the work. Maybe years of it. But this thing — whatever it is — hasn't moved.
An EMDR intensive gives it the time and space it actually needs. Not 50 minutes between the rest of your life. Uninterrupted hours to go beneath the surface — into the body, the nervous system, and the root of what's been holding you back.
Not sure if this is right for you? Let's talk.
What is an EMDR Intensive?
EMDR uses bilateral stimulation — gentle eye movements, tapping, or audio tones — to help your nervous system reprocess stuck memories. You don't need to recount your trauma in detail. Instead we work with how it lives in your body, reducing its emotional charge until the past no longer hijacks the present.
An EMDR intensive creates something weekly therapy rarely can — uninterrupted time and space to actually move through it.
In a concentrated 3 or 6-hour format, we go beneath the surface and into the body, the nervous system, and the root of what's been holding you back — whether that's a core memory, unresolved trauma, or something that keeps showing up no matter how much work you've done.
This isn’t a crash course or a retreat. It’s a slow, attuned container where we follow what’s alive, emotionally, somatically, and relationally. You’ll have time to settle in, track your internal experience, move through what’s ready, and return grounded.
Clients often describe it as “three months of therapy in a single day.”
Why You Might Choose an EMDR Intensive
An EMDR Intensive might right for you if:
Something keeps coming back. A memory, a reaction, a heaviness you can't explain — it surfaces again and again no matter how much you understand it.
Life has changed and you haven't caught up. A loss, an ending, a transition that shifted everything — part of you is still back there, and you're ready to metabolize what it left behind.
Something happened that you haven't fully processed. A shock, a loss, a psychedelic experience that opened something — you're ready to meet it with support rather than carry it alone.
You've done the work — and something is still stuck. You understand the pattern. You can name it, trace it, explain it. And you still find yourself inside it. An intensive creates space to move deeper than insight alone can reach.
How I Hold Space in an EMDR Intensive
These values shape the way I hold space during immersive sessions — guiding everything from how we begin to how we close.
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Intensives offer the time your system needs to settle, unfold, and integrate — without the pressure to "get somewhere" quickly
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Together, we follow the cues of your body and nervous system, not urgency or overwhelm. Safety and attunement come first — nothing gets pushed past what feels manageable.
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This work is co-created. I bring tools, presence, and curiosity. You bring the wisdom of your inner system. We shape the process together.
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Somatic awareness is woven throughout — keeping your mind, body, and inner system connected as we move through tender terrain.
What Your Intensives Might Include
Every intensive is customized to your goals and nervous system capacity. This isn't a rigid protocol — it's a responsive process shaped by what you bring and what emerges. Depending on your focus, we may integrate:
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EMDR & Somatic Work
With extended time for resourcing and processing, EMDR and somatic therapy can unfold safely and completely. We follow what your body holds and release what’s ready, allowing the past to loosen its grip on the present.
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Inner Child Healing & Parts Work
Longer containers give us space to explore your internal world and the relational field between us. Through IFS, NARM, and attachment repair, we can meet younger parts, rebuild trust, and create new relational experiences in real time.
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Processing Grief, Loss & Life Transitions
Major thresholds — endings, identity shifts, new beginnings — often need more than weekly sessions to fully metabolize. Intensives create space to meet these moments with depth and care.
What to Expect From an EMDR Intensive
EMDR intensives unfold in four phases — each designed to support your nervous system before, during, and after the work.
1. Initial Consult
We’ll begin with a free 20-minute consult to explore your focus and determine if this format is a good fit for your goals, needs, and nervous system capacity.
2. Preparation
If we decide to move forward, you’ll book a dedicated 90-minute prep session. This allows us to clarify your goals, strengthen internal resources, and ensure your system feels grounded and supported before we begin.
3. Immersive Session
Choose between:
Single-Day Deep Dive — 3 hours · $1,500
Two-Day Immersion — 6 hours across two days · $2,250
Breaks woven in throughout to support regulation. Prep and integration sessions included.
4. Integration
You’ll receive aftercare reflections and a 90-minute follow-up session to support what emerged. This helps the experience settle, deepen, and translate into daily life. Some clients return to weekly therapy; others take time to let the process unfold.
FAQs
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Yes — many clients come to intensives without prior EMDR experience. The prep session is specifically designed to introduce the process, build internal resources, and ensure you feel safe and ready before we begin.
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No. New clients are welcome to book intensives. We'll start with a consult to ensure it’s a good fit.
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EMDR is the primary focus, woven with somatic, parts-based, and attachment-focused approaches as needed. We'll ensure you're well-prepared and resourced before any trauma processing begins.
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Investment
Single-Day Deep Dive (3 hours processing): $1,500
Two-Day Immersion (6 hours processing): $2,250
Both packages include your 90-minute Prep Session, the Intensive block(s), and a 90-minute Integration Session.
(Note: Shorter formats are not available for intensives to ensure we have ample time for safety and depth.)
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I provide detailed receipts for submission. Coverage varies by plan — some extended health benefits reimburse for longer sessions, others don't. Check with your provider to confirm.
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There’s no long-term commitment. Some clients book a single intensive; others choose ongoing sessions or return for periodic deep dives. You’re always in choice.
Ready to Begin?
If something in you is stirring — an insight, a memory, a shift — you don't have to navigate it alone. EMDR intensives offer a focused space to meet what's ready with care, depth, and support.
Let's make space for what's asking to unfold.