EMDR Therapy Intensives
An accelerated way to create lasting change.
Intensives help you go from “shaken” to “settled” quickly so you can move forward in a matter of days versus months or years in weekly therapy.
Do you find yourself consumed by fear, guilt, anger, irritability, anxiety, shame, numbness, sadness, or detachment?
An EMDR Therapy Intensive can help you:
Feel lighter, calmer, more hopeful, and in control.
Quiet your inner critic, awaken your inner child, and reclaim self-worth.
Retrain your brain for better self-trust and healthier relationships.
Reduce anxiety, panic, fear, and depression.
Work through the root of self-sabotage, addictions, perceived limitations, and perfectionism.
“Danielle’s mountain cabin is so peaceful and calming; the perfect place to let go and heal.” -Jess
Healing intensives are geared for people who are motivated to save time and find relief quickly. EMDR can help with:
👉 Negative Core Beliefs: The world’s not safe; I don’t measure up, I’m unloveable, I’m invisible, I’m bad, I’m a failure, I must be perfect, I don’t matter, I’m weak, and so on.
👉 Challenging Relational Patterns: Giving too much of yourself, difficulty trusting, anxiety, fear or avoidance in relationships.
👉 Single Incident Acute Trauma: Car accidents (often paid by insurance). medical trauma, natural disasters, assault, sudden loss, violent attacks, infidelity, domestic or international terrorism, etc.
👉 Chronic or Complex Trauma: Neglect, addiction, childhood trauma, sexual / physical / emotional abuse, divorce, bullying, school violence, relational confusion, gaslighting and manipulation from those with personality disorders such as narcissism.
👉 Vicarious Trauma: First responders, attorneys, medical professionals, therapists, executives, being witness to distressing events.
An Intensive can provide the breakthrough you need to get unstuck, minimize reactivity, see outside of the trauma, and finally feel free!
Set yourself free from constant distress. Sign up for an EMDR intensive and end the cycle of trauma.
Clients final clearing session next to the flowing river
The Steps
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Consultation Call
Together, we’ll explore whether this intensive format feels like a supportive next step for your growth. If it’s a fit, we’ll discuss next steps, assessment, and intake.
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The Retreat Intensive
Together, we’ll craft a customized plan to help you experience relief. Therapy begins with gentle resourcing to calm your nervous system, followed by EMDR.
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The Treatment Plan
Following the 8-phase EMDR process. you’ll receive a targeted summary of our work together. You’ll also receive any additional tools / resources to support you.
FAQs
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EMDR rewires stored distress, (locked in isolation in a part of our brain) allowing for more space between a perceived threat and a reaction.
EMDR temporarily slows down your over-stimulated amygdala and synchronizes your brain waves, helping you reprocess and reorganize what’s been stuck.
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I offer three differing options to meet individual needs:
Extended Sessions typically 2-4 hours, scheduled as needed.
Intensives (1-2 days): Focused on one very specific goal. Even if there are multiple pieces to work on, your intensive is solely focused on the specific content you have chosen, or that we’ve collaboratively deduced to the most significant for now.
Story Clearing Intensives: (2-4) days). A comprehensive treatment. You want to go for it and reprocess several targets and ongoing stressors. This includes childhood traumas, attachment wounds, complex trauma, etc.
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Please keep in mind it is called an intensive for a reason. The work is certainly intense but what you’ve been experiencing is hard and not something you need to keep living with!
Personally, in my therapy, I found the time between weekly sessions extremely overwhelming, which is why I’m a fan of consecutive days in a retreat style format.
Intensives are not for everyone. A thorough assessment of readiness for intensive work is provided in the free discovery call. I will help you decide if it’s right for you.
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Typically, sessions will begin around 9 am and end by 5 pm, though that schedule is flexible to accommodate the process of healing. The amount of time we will be working each day will fluctuate, depending entirely on the work we are doing.
There will be time in between sessions throughout the day for rest and self-care. This allows for quality moments to decompress and create nurturing space between each session.
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My practice is located just outside of Asheville, North Carolina. Most folks travel from all over the world.
If you will be traveling, I can provide you with more detailed information regarding your stay, whether it be at the retreat (for an added cost), or elsewhere.
Meals cam be included with the retreat stay depending on your dietary needs.
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Many clients can complete an Intensive and then return to their lives ready to simply move forward.
Some clients will benefit from having a working relationship with a therapist to help them process challenges that were not addressed in one intensive.
Some clients will need to schedule more than one intensive to fully process and heal their larger, layered traumas, and in these cases, a weekly therapist to may be recommended or required to help manage things between Intensives. This will be thoroughly assessed and discussed in the intake.
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In the long run, intensives are more cost effective. The work is much more efficient and in the end, requires less session time and quicker relief.
I offer a couple of options to meet differing needs. Extended sessions are offered anywhere from 2-4 hours at $180/hour.
Since we will be reserving the entire day, working solely with you, the weekday rate is $1,200/day. The half day rate is $600. Weekends are $1400/day. A 50% deposit will be required to confirm your Intensive reservation, and the remaining 50% will be paid on the last day of the Intensive.
Lodging option at the retreat (therapist on-site) for $250/night.
In Person EMDR Retreats and Virtual Sessions Offered for Your Convenience in North Carolina. Virtual sessions are offered for those living in South Carolina.
Virtual - Extended sessions, full days, or half days based on your initial phone consultation, assessment, and personal goals.
In-Person: You’ll find healing in the tranquil Blue Ridge Mountains, just outside of Asheville. Intensives can include lodging and meals at an additional cost- no need to worry about the details!
Daily, individualized options might include: a hike to a waterfall or overlook, instructional mindfulness practice, or relaxation in the hammock.
EMDR Intensive Research
For Teens and Adults, research shows that EMDR accommodates more rapid recovery from symptoms related to PTSD, BPD, and CPTSD.
Results demonstrated that more frequent scheduling over shorter time resulted in significant decrease in symptoms, while clients experienced no adverse effects, symptom exacerbation, or dropout.
Experience your own personal trauma healing intensive utilizing this evidence-based modality!
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8128117/