EMDR INTENSIVES in NC & VA
Healing that goes beyond weekly therapy
You may have tried weekly therapy and found that some weeks felt like two steps forward and three steps back.
You are high functioning on the outside, caring for your children, running your household, showing up at work, meeting the needs and expectations of your spouse, family, and friends, all while carrying trauma, anxiety, or grief that feels heavy and unresolved underneath it all.
Every day I have the privilege of working with women who give their all to spouses, kids, parents, co-workers, friends, acquaintances. They make everyone’s life richer.
And often, there is nothing left over to feed their own souls.
EMDR Intensives are designed for women who are ready to move beyond the patterns that have kept them stuck and experience meaningful, lasting change—without spending months or years revisiting the same pain.
You May Never Call It Trauma
Many people I work with may never describe themselves as “traumatized.”
But what they do say is:
I'm exhausted from holding everything together.
If I slow down, everything will fall apart.
Why do I still feel like I'm never enough?
I'm so tired of overthinking every conversation.
I wish my mind would finally be quiet.
I don't know why I react the way I do.
I feel disconnected—from myself, from others, from God.
No matter how much I accomplish, it never feels like enough.
Beneath those words often lies something even deeper.
→ I’m too much.
→ I’m unlovable.
→ I’m broken.
→ My needs don’t matter.
→ I’m not enough.
What is EMDR Therapy?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a research-supported therapy designed to help your brain heal from distressing or traumatic experiences.
When something overwhelming happens, it can get “stuck” in the nervous system, showing up later as anxiety, intrusive thoughts, emotional reactivity, or that familiar tight feeling in your chest.
EMDR helps your brain reprocess those memories so they no longer feel raw or activating.
You don’t have to relive every detail or talk about it endlessly.
Instead, we work in a structured, guided way that allows your nervous system to finally file the experience away as something that happened, not something that’s still happening.
Why Choose EMDR Intensive Therapy?
An intensive gives us something weekly therapy often can't: time.
Instead of just beginning to touch the places that hurt and then stopping because the hour is over, we have the time to stay with the work. To slow down when needed. To let your nervous system process instead of rushing from one insight to the next.
There is room to prepare, take breaks, breathe, and move at a pace that feels safe and manageable. We don't have to leave things half-finished or pick up a difficult memory again next week just as you've started to make sense of it.
The goal isn't to push through. It's to give your mind and body the time they need to do the work well—so you leave feeling more grounded, more settled, and with a deeper sense that something has truly shifted.
Choose the Intensive
That's Right for You
Every woman comes to therapy with a different story, different goals, and different life circumstances. Rather than believing one format fits everyone, I offer half-day, full-day, and 3-day intensive options so we can choose the pace and depth that best supports your healing.
Half-Day Intensive
Focused work around one specific wound, memory, or trigger.
$1200
Best for the woman who:
Has complex trauma, childhood trauma or longstanding patterns that deserve focused, uninterrupted attention.
Feels her relationships are impacted by underlying anxiety, trauma, memories or triggers.
Struggles to feel connected to her body and/or the world around her.
Is ready to stop managing the symptoms and begin healing the roots.
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Personalized treatment workbook, which helps you home in on what to truly focus on during the processing portion of the intensive.
One 90-minute, pre-intensive session to review the completed workbook which helps us identify your treatment goals and decide the best plan to address your concern.
3 days (4 hours each day) of client-centered EMDR processing.
Intentional breaks throughout each day to allow your nervous system to reset through gentle movement, fresh air, stretching, or quiet reflection.
One 90-minute integration session to reflect on your experience, support the changes that are unfolding, and discuss any next steps.
Full-Day Intensive
Deeper work around several connected memories or patterns.
$2000
Best for the woman who:
Has several related memories or patterns she'd like to address.
Wants to make meaningful progress in a single day.
Has already done some healing work and is ready to go deeper on a specific area.
Needs uninterrupted time to process without the stop-and-start rhythm of weekly therapy.
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Personalized treatment workbook, which helps you home in on what to truly focus on during the processing portion of the intensive.
One 90-minute, pre-intensive session to review the completed workbook which helps us identify your treatment goals and decide the best plan to address your concern.
One full day (6 hours) of client-centered EMDR processing.
Intentional breaks throughout the day to allow your nervous system to reset through gentle movement, fresh air, stretching, or quiet reflection.
One 90-minute lunch break.
One 90-minute integration session to reflect on your experience, support the changes that are unfolding, and discuss any next steps.
3-Day
Intensive
Focused treatment for complex trauma and longstanding patterns.
$3200
Best for the woman who:
Has complex trauma, childhood trauma or longstanding patterns that deserve focused, uninterrupted attention.
Feels her relationships are impacted by underlying anxiety, trauma, memories or triggers.
Struggles to feel connected to her body and/or the world around her.
Is ready to stop managing the symptoms and begin healing the roots.
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Personalized treatment workbook, which helps you home in on what to truly focus on during the processing portion of the intensive.
One 90-minute, pre-intensive session to review the completed workbook which helps us identify your treatment goals and decide the best plan to address your concern.
3 days (4 hours each day) of client-centered EMDR processing.
Intentional breaks throughout each day to allow your nervous system to reset through gentle movement, fresh air, stretching, or quiet reflection.
One 90-minute integration session to reflect on your experience, support the changes that are unfolding, and discuss any next steps.
Not sure which intensive is the best fit?
That's exactly why we schedule a free 30-minute online consultation. During our conversation, we'll talk about your goals, where you're feeling stuck, and whether a half-day, full-day, or three-day intensive would best support your healing.
EMDR Intensive FAQ
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Not at all.
Many of the women I work with don't think of themselves as having experienced trauma. They simply know they're exhausted, anxious, constantly overthinking, or carrying a persistent feeling that they're never enough.
Sometimes those struggles stem from one significant event. More often, they're the result of years of feeling unseen, criticized, overlooked, unsafe, or responsible for everyone else. Those experiences shape the beliefs we carry about ourselves just as powerfully.
You don't have to decide whether your experiences were "bad enough." If they're still affecting your life today, they're worth addressing.
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No. You do not need to have experienced EMDR before participating in an intensive.
During your pre-intensive planning session, I'll explain how EMDR works, answer your questions, and help you feel comfortable with the process before we begin. We'll spend time preparing your nervous system for the work ahead, so you won't be expected to jump into difficult memories before you're ready.
Whether this is your first experience with EMDR or you've participated in it before, the intensive is tailored to your individual needs and pace.
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You won't be expected to "push through" difficult emotions.
Your nervous system sets the pace. If you need to slow down, take a break, stretch, go for a walk, or simply pause for a few moments, that’s what we will do. Healing doesn't happen by forcing yourself through overwhelming experiences. It happens when you feel safe enough to process them.
Throughout the intensive, I'll be paying close attention to how you're doing and adjusting our pace as needed. My role is to help you stay within a place where meaningful processing can happen without becoming overwhelmed.
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EMDR is meaningful work, so it's normal to feel emotionally tired after a processing session. Many clients also describe feeling lighter, calmer, or more settled than they expected.
One of the reasons I love the intensive format is that we have time to slow down, take breaks, and allow your nervous system to regulate before the day ends. My goal is never to push you through the work. It's to help you leave feeling grounded and supported.
I also encourage clients to keep their schedules light after an intensive so they have space to rest and continue integrating the work.
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Yes! Many women continue working with their primary therapist while completing an EMDR Intensive with me.
Think of an intensive as focused work on specific areas that keep you stuck. Your therapist continues to support your overall growth while we devote uninterrupted time to processing the memories, beliefs, and patterns that may be difficult to fully address in weekly sessions. With your permission, I'm happy to collaborate with your therapist so your care feels coordinated and supportive.
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One of the beautiful things about EMDR is that your brain continues processing after the intensive ends.
I encourage clients to keep the remainder of the day and, if possible, the following day as free from obligations as they can. This is a wonderful time to rest, take a walk, spend time in nature, journal, enjoy gentle movement, or simply allow yourself to be quiet. Giving your mind and body space to integrate the work is an important part of the healing process.
We'll also meet for a 90-minute follow-up integration session to talk through your experience, celebrate the changes you've noticed, and discuss any next steps.
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Possibly. I am considered an out-of-network provider, and reimbursement varies significantly by insurance plan. Before scheduling your intensive, I encourage you to contact your insurance company to ask about your out-of-network psychotherapy benefits and whether they reimburse multiple hours of psychotherapy provided on the same day or within the same week.
I will provide a superbill for the eligible direct-contact psychotherapy services included in your intensive that you can submit to your insurance company for possible reimbursement.
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For some clients, having a trusted spouse, family member, or friend involved in part of the intensive can provide additional support and connection. We can discuss whether that would be helpful for you during your consultation.
I do offer couples intensives. If interested, let me know during our consultation and we can discuss the options.
I trust you found some answers and, most importantly, some HOPE.
Perhaps you see yourself and your struggles with relationships, anxiety, trauma, grief, abandonment or neglect. Or maybe you can’t put your finger on exactly why but the words on the page stir something inside.
You don't have to know exactly where to begin.
That's something we can figure out together.