EMDR Intensives
As a Certified EMDR Clinician and EMDRIA Consultant in Training I am excited to be offering intensive services.
Why Choose EMDR Intensive Treatment?
The traditional model of weekly psychotherapy is shifting to meet your needs. Now more than ever, we need flexibility in how we get support.
Perhaps you’ve had a felt sense that something profound has yet to change with your current therapist. Maybe you now cognitively understand new things, yet your body is still confused, so you’re curious about how adjunct EMDR therapy can help.
Perhaps you’ve been meaning to get into weekly therapy for a while now, but your schedule has been so hectic and demanding that a weekly therapy or even bi weekly appointments feels more of a hassle.
Perhaps you’re needing help —- and a lot of it—- right now, and you don’t want to spend months in the traditional weekly model of therapy treatment to feel better.
EMDR intensives support the busy parent with kids, the working professional who has even more on their plate than they can handle, or the client who needs help now. Whatever the reason that the traditional model of therapy just won’t work for you, EMDR intensives are available to support you during these times, when you need help the most.
I offer EMDR intensives for my current clients when they are needing extra support, as well as new clients who prefer to work intensively.
EMDR is not just for trauma; it is also used for performance enhancement to excel in areas such as athletics, business, and relationships.
You’ve heard of Disney’s Fastpass, right? Think of it like that. EMDR intensives are personalized treatment plans that allow you to skip the waitlist by giving you faster access to select spots, and are designed to support your preferred schedule and timeline for your treatment goals. Essentially you get to “skip the line” while others wait months to see progress.
WHAT YOUR EMDR INTENSIVE INCLUDES:
Pre-consultation interview and assessment, to assess for readiness, as well as identify unpleasant beliefs, body sensations, emotions, or images from which you are seeking relief.
Personalized treatment workbook, which allows you to work on your treatment goals before, during, and after our EMDR intensive sessions.
A customized treatment program with targeted treatment goals. EMDR with Melissa is done virtually or in-person, in blocks of 1.5-4 hours, and can be done in half day, one day, or over the course of multiple days.
Post-treatment interview and sessions to assess and support your adaption to positive changes from treatment.
RESEARCH ON INTENSIVE EMDR THERAPY IS POSITIVE
Intensive application of trauma-focused therapy seems to be well tolerated in patients with PTSD, enabling faster symptom reduction with similar, or even better, results, while reducing the risk that patients drop out prematurely. Learn more here and here.
Intensive EMDR treatment is feasible and is indicative of reliable improvement in PTSD symptoms in a very short time frame. Learn more here.
An intensive program using EMDR therapy is a potentially safe and effective treatment alternative for complex PTSD. Learn more here.
The economy is compelling: even compared to other trauma therapy, the intensive format may decrease treatment time, because of time not spent on a) checking in at the beginning of each session, b) addressing current crises and concerns, c) focusing on stabilizing and coping skills that the client won’t need after trauma healing, or d) assisting the client in regaining composure at the end of the session. Learn more here.
Intensives are not for everyone and a thorough assessment of a potential client’s readiness for intensive work is provided in an intake session conducted prior to scheduling an EMDR Intensive.
When considering if a Therapy Intensive is right for you, please consider the following:
Insurance does not cover this service and therefore will not be accepted or billed
A deposit of 50% is required to hold the dates of your EMDR Intensive and full payment will be collected on the first day of your Intensive
To provide a confidential and relaxing atmosphere for all of our clients, children and visitors are not permitted to wait on location or if virtual you will need to have a confidential, quiet atmosphere during your sessions