EMDR Intensives

in St Louis&online throughout missouri

Journey deeper.

Feel better faster.

What is EMDR Intensive Therapy?

EMDR Intensive Therapy is a powerful way to accelerate the healing that you would experience in a typical EMDR session. Rather than going to counseling for an hour session once a week, you would set aside a specific chunk of time - 3 hours or 3 days - for intensive therapeutic work. It is a concentrated way to get the power of EMDR without having time in between sessions. It helps people journey deeper and feel better faster.

How does it work?

Prior to the EMDR Intensive, we meet for a Pre-Intensive Interview to determine the goal of the time. We will look at what your life looks like now (your support system, stressors, ways you cope, and places that you want relief, growth, or to take a big step forward). During the EMDR Intensive we do 2 things: 1) Make the painful stuff in your life hurt less and 2) Help the good stuff feel even better. We do this with EMDR Reprocessing as well as resourcing activities like guided meditation, sand tray, or artwork - incorporating the bilateral stimulation used in EMDR. Depending on where you are in your journey, we may spend time on your earliest relationships in life (i.e. attachment). For others, the focus is more future oriented. This process can be very personal and customized to you. After the EMDR Intensive, we meet for a Post-Intensive Interview to reflect on the elements that were most meaningful to you and how you want to infuse that into your life moving forward. I emphasize sharing insights with the important people in your life, so they can partner with you and celebrate your progress!

Why do an EMDR Intensive?

  • You want to experience deep therapeutic work that can change your life

  • You had a very painful experience that is still impacting you today

  • You have done EMDR before and found it helpful for your healing and wellbeing

  • You want to prepare yourself mentally and emotionally for a big life event like a wedding, becoming a parent, a medical procedure, starting a new job, or moving to a new city

  • You already go to weekly therapy and you feel stuck or on the verge of a break through.

EMDR Intensives can help:

  • Survivors of sexual trauma

  • Painful childhood experiences

  • Religious Trauma & Spiritual Abuse

  • Medical trauma or chronic illness

  • Neurodivergent and/or Highly Sensitive adults who want to process overwhelming or overstimulating experiences

How it works

What does an EMDR Intensive include?

Pre-Intensive Interview

A 90-minute session to determine the goals of the EMDR Intensive and prepare for the experience. We will identify the painful memories, beliefs, emotions, or images from which you are seeking relief.

Personalized treatment workbook

The workbook includes assessments and activities to prepare for the Intensive. The workbook allows you keep a record of progress on your treatment goals before, during, and after our sessions.

Customized treatment program

The EMDR Intensive sessions take place at the office in St Louis or virtually, and are scheduled for 1-3 days for 3 hours each day. Includes targeted treatment and resourcing activities customized for you.

Post-Intensive Interview

A 90-minute session to debrief the experience and reflect on areas of insight, relief, and transformation. Discuss your next steps for continued growth and healing.

Ready to jump start the healing process?

Options & Investment

1 Day

Investment of $2,950

  • 8 hour program

  • 6 face-to-face hours

  • Resources, assessments, & personalized treatment workbook

  • Weekday availability

2 Days

Investment of $4,150

  • 11 hour program

  • 9 face-to-face hours

  • Resources, assessments, & personalized treatment workbook

  • Weekday availability

3 Days

Investment of $5,450

  • 14 hour program

  • 12 face-to-face hours

  • Resources, assessments, & personalized treatment workbook

  • Weekday availability

Frequently Asked Questions about EMDR Intensives

 

  • 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

  • In person at my office in St Louis or online throughout Missouri, Idaho, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. EMDR intensive sessions are similar to going on a personal retreat. It’s best to allow time outside of sessions to be unscheduled or filled only with self-care activities like exercise, body work (acupuncture or massage), and creative expression – drawing, painting, cooking. For those traveling to St. Louis I love to share a list of “Favorite Things” to help you make the most of your time outside of session.

  • 1-Day EMDR Intensive $2,950

    6 face-to-face hours + resources/ assessments/ personalized treatment workbook

    2-Day EMDR Intensive $4,150

    9 face-to-face hours + resources/ assessments/ personalized treatment workbook

    3-Day EMDR Intensive $5,450

    12 face-to-face hours + resources/ assessments/ personalized treatment workbook

  • Some insurance plans will reimburse a portion of the cost of an EMDR Intensive. Please know that the insurance company requires a diagnosis code as a reason for treatment. I recommend calling the customer service number on the back of your insurance card in order to get details about your specific plan. I’m happy to provide more information to help with this process.

  • EMDR Intensives give you the results you would get from months of therapy in a much shorter period of time. If you add up the cost of weekly therapy, an EMDR Intensive is actually more cost effective. Instead of waiting months, you can get the same results in a few days.