EMDR Intensives
Some experiences don't fit neatly into a 50-minute weekly session. If you've been carrying a specific trauma, memory, or stuck point that hasn't shifted despite time and effort, an EMDR Intensive offers a different way forward — extended, focused time to process it more fully.
Rather than spreading the work across months of weekly sessions, an EMDR Intensive condenses that processing into one extended session or a short series of sessions, giving your nervous system the uninterrupted time it often needs to move through something difficult.
Available in person in Chandler, Arizona or virtually for clients online across Arizona, Colorado, and Washington.
This work is focused, collaborative, and paced with care — helping you move through a specific trauma target more fully, so you can feel more grounded, more regulated, and more like yourself again.
Who EMDR Intensives Are For:
feeling stuck in weekly therapy
a specific, single-event trauma
something time-sensitive
first responders, military & veterans
EMDR Intensives Offer:
extended, uninterrupted processing
fewer total sessions overall
flexible scheduling (90 min to multi-day)
support alongside your current therapist
Reach out to learn more about EMDR Intensives or schedule your first session.
EMDR Intensives and Related Care
An EMDR Intensive is one way to approach trauma-focused work. If ongoing weekly support or a specific trauma type feels more relevant to you, these may also be worth exploring:
EMDR Therapy Frequently Asked Questions
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Weekly EMDR spreads reprocessing across many short sessions, often a week apart. An Intensive condenses that same work into one extended block or short series, allowing more continuous progress on a specific target.
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An intensive can be a good fit if you feel stuck in weekly therapy, are processing a specific event rather than a broad history, or want focused relief on a shorter timeline.
It's often especially helpful if you've talked through something before, but it still feels unresolved and you're ready for a more concentrated approach.
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Intensives tend to work especially well for a specific, definable event — an accident, a birth experience, a single incident, a medical trauma — rather than a broad, layered history.
More extensive trauma histories can still be addressed, but may call for more hours or a planned series of intensives rather than a single day.
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Your intensive is structured but moves at your pace. You'll focus on a specific memory while engaging in bilateral stimulation, with breaks and grounding built in throughout to keep you regulated.
You stay aware and in control the entire time. Many people notice thoughts, emotions, or body sensations shift as the day goes on.
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It can bring up emotion, but it shouldn't feel out of control or unsafe. A core part of an intensive is making sure you feel grounded and supported before, during, and after the work.
The pace is always adjusted based on what feels manageable for you — it's meant to feel focused and contained, not like a breakdown.
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Sessions are billed in 90-minute or 3-hour blocks. Total length is planned collaboratively based on your goals — many clients find 5 to 11 hours sufficient depending on complexity.
The goal isn't speed for its own sake — it's giving the work enough continuous time to create lasting change.
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No. You don't have to share every detail of what happened for an intensive to be effective.
The work can happen without fully retelling your experience, and everything moves at a level that feels comfortable for you.
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Yes. Intensives can be done effectively through secure online sessions using adapted forms of bilateral stimulation, for clients across Arizona, Colorado, and Washington.
Many people prefer this option because it allows them to do the work from a space that feels familiar, private, and easier to sustain for an extended block of time.
If you've been feeling stuck on something specific, an EMDR Intensive may help you work through it more fully — often in less time than weekly sessions alone. You're welcome to reach out to schedule a consultation.