Online Across CT & MA

EMDR & Brainspotting Therapy Intensives

Your time is valuable AND you want healing NOW……

Then an Intensive is for you.

Traditional weekly therapy can be incredibly helpful—but it’s not always the best container for deep, targeted work.

With weekly therapy, you might notice:

  • Just as you’re beginning to open up, time is up

  • You spend 20 minutes “catching up” and never get to the deeper layers

  • Your nervous system doesn’t have enough time in session to really shift

With a therapy intensive, you get:

  • Longer sessions (usually 2–3 hours at a time) so you can go deeper

  • Momentum—less time warming up, more time processing

  • A clear beginning, middle, and end to the work we target

  • Focused attention on 1–3 key themes, instead of trying to touch everything at once

Intensives can also be useful if you have a full schedule, travel frequently, or don’t want to commit to ongoing weekly therapy.

What is a Therapy Intensive?

A therapy intensive is a focused, short-term therapy experience designed to help you move through trauma, stuck patterns, and emotional overload in days or weeks instead of stretching it out over traditional 50-minute, weekly sessions.

Instead of trying to unpack your whole life story in between work, kids, emails, and everything else you’re managing, we block off dedicated time so your brain and body can actually stay in the work long enough to create change.

Think of it as:

  • More time in the “sweet spot” of processing

  • Less time re-explaining your history every week

  • A concentrated reset for your nervous system, not a quick band-aid

All intensives are provided virtually for adults physically located in Connecticut and Massachusetts at the time of each session.

Who Can Benefit from a Therapy Intensive?

My intensives are a good fit if you:

  • Function well on the outside but feel exhausted, anxious, or numb on the inside

  • Are a perfectionist, overachiever, or caretaker who carries way more than your share

  • Feel stuck in old patterns you logically understand but can’t seem to change

  • Have already done some therapy but want to go deeper into the root causes

  • Don’t have the time (or patience) for another year of weekly therapy

  • Are navigating things like:

    • Childhood emotional neglect or trauma

    • Chronic stress, burnout, or “I can’t keep doing this” fatigue

    • Relationship patterns that replay the same dynamic over and over

    • Medical or birth trauma

    • Money/financial shame or anxiety tied to past experiences

If you’re not in a crisis, but you know something has to give, an intensive can be a powerful way to get unstuck.

What Does a Therapy Intensive Look Like?

My approach combines EMDR, Brainspotting, and somatic/nervous system-focused work so we’re not just talking about the past—we’re helping your body finally stop bracing for impact.

A typical intensive includes:

  • Before we do any processing, we’ll:

    • Clarify what you want from the intensive and what actually feels most urgent

    • Map out key experiences or themes we may target

    • Build or strengthen coping tools and resources so you feel grounded and supported

    • Make sure an intensive format is clinically appropriate and safe for you

  • During our longer sessions, we will:

    • Use EMDR to process specific memories, beliefs, or themes

    • Notice what comes up in your body, thoughts, and emotions (without needing to over-explain or analyze everything)

    • Follow your nervous system’s natural healing process at a pace that is challenging—but still safe and manageable

    You stay fully awake and in control the entire time. You can take breaks, ask questions, or slow down whenever you need.

  • We’ll close your intensive with:

    • Time to integrate what shifted and how you’re feeling now

    • A written or verbal summary of themes, insights, and changes

    • Specific tools for ongoing support after the intensive

    • Recommendations for continued therapy (with me or your current therapist, if you have one)

What’s Included in an EMDR Intensive?

Packages can vary slightly based on your needs, but most intensives include:

  • 1 extended intake & planning session (60–90 minutes)

  • 2.5-6 hours of processing sessions (depending on specific intensive)

  • A follow-up integration session to check in and support you after the work

  • Custom client workbook with written resources, grounding tools, and suggestions tailored to you

We’ll decide the exact structure after your initial consultation so it aligns with your nervous system, schedule, and goals.

Ready to stop circling the same patterns and finally move through them?

If you’re in Connecticut or Massachusetts and want to explore therapy intensives, you can reach out to schedule a consultation or ask questions about whether this format is right for you.