A healing intensive is a customized block of therapy (3–12 total hours) designed to support deeper processing and integration over a shorter period of time than weekly therapy.

Rather than starting and stopping each week, intensives allow for:

• Greater continuity and momentum

• More time for nervous system regulation and grounding

• Focused work on specific trauma themes, memories, or patterns

• Integration that supports lasting change—not just insight

Intensives are not rushed. Sessions are carefully structured, grounded in nervous-system regulation, and paced to support safety and integration.

Your intensive may include:

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

A trauma therapy approach that helps reduce distress connected to painful memories and shifts negative beliefs that can remain “stuck” after trauma.

IFS / Parts Work (Internal Family Systems)

A compassionate approach that helps you understand and heal the protective parts of you that developed in response to trauma, stress, or relational wounds.

Together, EMDR and IFS can support:

• Healing traumatic memories with greater internal safety

• Reducing shame and self-blame

• Improving emotional regulation

• Strengthening self-trust and internal leadership

• Moving out of survival mode and into sustainable healing

While my clinical work centers on complex trauma, EMDR & IFS Intensives are NOT designed to address ongoing, developmental, or layered trauma histories in a short-term format.

Intensives may not be appropriate for:

• Complex or developmental trauma that requires long-term, relational therapy

• Longstanding childhood trauma that has not yet been stabilized

• Ongoing unsafe environments or active abuse

• Severe dissociation without significant stabilization work

• Individuals who need consistent, weekly support for regulation and containment

For complex trauma, healing is often most effective when done slowly, relationally, and over time. If an intensive is not the right fit, I will collaborate with you on more appropriate treatment options or referrals.

Each EMDR & IFS Healing Intensive is carefully structured and individualized. While no two intensives look exactly the same, all are grounded in safety, nervous-system regulation, and respect for your pace.

This work is not about pushing through or reliving trauma. It is about creating the conditions for healing.

1. Grounding & Nervous System Regulation

We begin each session by helping your body and nervous system settle.

This may include:

• Grounding exercises

• Breathwork or gentle mindfulness

• Orientation to the present moment

• Establishing a sense of safety and choice

This step helps ensure your system is regulated enough to engage in deeper work without overwhelm.

2. Somatic Awareness & Body-Based Support

Trauma is stored not only in memory, but also in the body.

During your intensive, we pay attention to:

• Physical sensations

• Subtle body cues

• Signs of activation or shutdown

Somatic work may include:

• Tracking sensations

• Gentle movement or posture shifts

• Pausing when your body needs rest

Your body’s signals guide the pace of the work.

3. Parts Work (IFS-Informed)

Using Internal Family Systems (IFS), we work with the different “parts” of you that developed to protect, cope, or survive.

This may include:

• Identifying protective parts (such as parts that avoid, control, or numb)

• Building internal safety and trust

• Gaining permission before approaching painful material

• Strengthening your internal sense of calm, curiosity, and compassion (Self-energy)

No part is forced to change or disappear. All parts are approached with respect.

4. EMDR Preparation & Resourcing

Before any trauma reprocessing begins, we ensure you have:

• Adequate internal and external resources

• Tools to regulate emotions

• Clear signals for pausing or stopping

• A shared plan for pacing

Preparation is an essential part of EMDR — not something we rush through.

5. EMDR Reprocessing (When Clinically Appropriate)

When you and your nervous system are ready, EMDR may be used to help process a specific memory, belief, or experience.

EMDR reprocessing involves:

• Bilateral stimulation (eye movements, tapping, or sounds)

• Staying present while your brain processes the memory

• Allowing emotional intensity to shift naturally over time

You remain fully aware, in control, and able to pause at any point.

Not all intensives include EMDR reprocessing — and that’s okay. Healing can still happen through preparation, parts work, and somatic integration.

6. Integration & Closing

Each session ends with time for:

• Grounding and stabilization

• Reflecting on what shifted

• Supporting your nervous system before transitioning out of session

• Discussing integration practices between sessions (as needed)

Integration helps your system absorb the work safely and sustainably.

A Note on Pace & Choice

Throughout your intensive:

• You are never required to share details you’re not ready for

• You can ask to slow down or pause at any time

• Your body and nervous system guide the process

• Healing is prioritized over speed

This work is collaborative, intentional, and deeply respectful of your lived experience.

(Required for New Clients)

Package pricing does not include the Pre-Intensive Interview fee.

Before scheduling an intensive, new clients complete a 90-minute Pre-Intensive Interview. This is not a traditional intake—it is a collaborative preparation and readiness session designed to ensure your intensive is safe, intentional, and healing-focused.

During the Pre-Intensive Interview, we:

• Clarify goals and intentions for healing

• Identify trauma themes and protective patterns

• Assess nervous-system capacity and pacing needs

• Build resourcing and stabilization supports

• Create a plan for your intensive sessions

Pre-Intensive Workbook (Digital)

Before your interview, you will receive a digital workbook to complete. The workbook includes reflective prompts, gentle parts-mapping, and grounding practices to support preparation and focus our time together.

Pre-Intensive Interview (90 minutes): $425

For existing clients, this requirement may be modified at the clinician’s discretion.

• A 50% non-refundable deposit is required to reserve intensive dates

• Remaining balance is due 48–72 hours prior to the first session

• Payment plans are available through Affirm, Afterpay, and Klarna

• Limited additional payment arrangements may be available upon request

• Intensives are self-pay and not billed to insurance

Buy Now, Pay Later options are provided by third-party platforms. Clients are responsible for understanding repayment terms and choosing options that align with their financial well-being.

EMDR & IFS Healing Intensives are a form of psychotherapy and are not medical treatment, crisis services, or a substitute for emergency or inpatient care.

Participation in a Pre-Intensive Interview does not guarantee approval for an intensive. Clinical appropriateness, safety, and readiness are assessed prior to scheduling, and the clinician reserves the right to recommend alternative treatment options if an intensive is not indicated.

Outcomes of trauma therapy vary by individual, and no specific results can be guaranteed. EMDR & IFS Intensives are not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure medical or psychiatric conditions outside the scope of psychotherapy.