EMDR Intensive

Deeper work, accelerated for when you're ready to move faster

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Standard weekly therapy is powerful. But sometimes you're at a point in your life where you want to go deeper, move faster, and not wait months for the momentum to build. Maybe you're dealing with something specific that feels urgent. Maybe you've already done therapy work and want to target a particular pattern or experience head-on. Maybe your schedule makes weekly sessions difficult, but you can carve out a larger block of time.

EMDR intensives are designed for exactly that.

Instead of 45-minute weekly sessions spread across months, an intensive condenses focused EMDR processing into a longer single session — allowing your brain to go deeper into the work without the constant stop-and-start of a traditional format. Many clients find that an intensive produces shifts that would have taken months of weekly sessions to reach.

Who EMDR intensives are for

Intensives work particularly well if you:

  • Have a specific memory, experience, or pattern you want to target directly

  • Are already doing therapy (with me or elsewhere) and want to accelerate progress on a particular issue

  • Have a busy schedule that makes weekly sessions hard to maintain consistently

  • Are preparing for or processing a major life event — a medical procedure, a difficult transition, a loss

  • Have done talk therapy extensively and feel ready to work at a deeper level

  • Want to use a concentrated block of time for meaningful personal work

Intensives are not a replacement for the relationship-building and pacing that happens in ongoing therapy. They're a focused tool — and for the right person at the right moment, they can be genuinely transformative.

Intensive options and pricing

Standard intensive

$400

90-minute session

  • Focused EMDR processing on one or two targets

  • Grounding and resourcing built in

  • Integration time at the close of session

  • Good for targeted work on a specific memory or pattern

Extended intensive

$800

3-hour session

  • Deep, sustained EMDR processing across multiple targets

  • More time to move through material without stopping

  • Extended integration and grounding at close

  • Best for complex patterns or significant accumulated experiences

New clients: If we haven't worked together before, a 45-minute intake session ($200) is required before your intensive. This gives me the full picture of your history and ensures we use your intensive time as effectively as possible — going in without context wastes your time and your investment.

What an intensive session actually looks like

Intensives are structured differently from standard sessions, but they still follow a clear arc. You won't just be dropped into processing — we build in proper preparation and close-out time so you leave feeling grounded, not raw.

Opening and orienting (15–20 minutes)

We start by reviewing what we're targeting, ensuring you feel resourced and grounded, and setting a clear intention for the session. If you're a new client, much of this groundwork will have happened in your intake session so we can move into processing more quickly here.

EMDR processing (the bulk of the session)

This is the core work. We'll move through targeted memories or patterns using bilateral stimulation, following what comes up and allowing your brain to process what it's been carrying. Intensives allow us to go further into material than a standard session permits — which is where the deeper shifts happen.

Integration and close (20–30 minutes)

We never end an intensive abruptly. The close includes grounding exercises, processing what came up, and making sure you leave the session feeling settled and safe — not activated. You'll also leave with a clear sense of what to notice in the days that follow.

What to expect after an intensive

EMDR processing continues after the session ends. In the days following an intensive, it's common to notice:

  • Vivid dreams or new memories surfacing

  • Shifts in how you feel about the experience you processed — sometimes subtle, sometimes significant

  • Emotional tenderness or fatigue as your brain integrates the work

  • Unexpected moments of lightness or relief

I recommend keeping your schedule light after an intensive if possible — give yourself space to integrate rather than jumping straight back into a full day. I'll check in with you in the days following to see how things are landing.

Getting started

01

Free 15-minute consult call — We'll talk about what you're hoping to work on, whether an intensive is the right format for your goals, and which session length makes sense for you.

02

45-minute intake (new clients only, $200) — If we haven't worked together before, we'll start here. I'll get a full picture of your history, your goals, and what we're targeting so your intensive time is used well from the first minute.

03

Your intensive session — We'll schedule your 90-minute or 3-hour session at a time that allows you to keep the hours afterward relatively clear. Come hydrated, comfortable, and with no major commitments immediately after.

04

Follow-up and next steps — After your intensive, we'll debrief on what came up and discuss whether additional sessions — intensive or standard — would support the work you've started.

Ready to do the deeper work? Book a free 15-minute consult and let's figure out whether an intensive is right for where you are right now. Available in person in Flatiron, NYC or virtually anywhere in New York State.