EMDR Intensives for Trauma, Anxiety and Healing
Serving Maryland, Nevada and South Carolina
EMDR Intensives can be an effective option for people seeking more focused progress trauma, anxiety and persistent negative self-beliefs.
Why Choose an EMDR Intensive?
If you’ve tried weekly therapy, you know the rhythm: just as you start to uncover something deep, the session end. You’re left carrying the weight until next week. For some, it may feel slow and frustrating, like you’re circling the same pain without fully moving through it.
That’s why some people choose EMDR Intensive Therapy. comes in. Instead of 50-minute weekly appointments, we offer concentrated multi-hour sessions to help you:
- Process trauma memories with the interruptions typical of weekly sessions.
- Help accelerate your healing so you don’t feel stuck in the same patters for months on end.
- Target anxiety, trauma or painful patterns that you’re ready to release.
- Overcome negative beliefs like “I’m not good enough.”
- Gain momentum toward meaningful relief and improve day-to-day functioning.
Many clients choose EMDR Intensives for concentrated progress, making notable shifts in days that might otherwise emerge more slowly across weekly work.
What is an EMDR Intensive?
An EMDR intensive is a form of therapy for anxiety and trauma that provides the emotional space, structure and time needed for deeper healing. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based method that helps reprocess memories so they no longer hold the same emotional charge.
Because intensives provide longer consecutive work time that weekly sessions, they allow for deeper progress. Specifically:
- Continuity: sustained work without starting and stopping.
- Efficiency: make meaningful gains in a compressed timeframe that might otherwise require months of weekly therapy for some clients.
- Support: step-by-step guidance and practical resources at a pace that suits you.
This approach isn’t about rushing you. It’s about working intently in a safe, steady setting that gives you more room to breathe and integrate.
Who Are EMDR Intensives For?
People choose intensives for different reasons. Here are some common ones:
- Individuals already in therapy who want to add EMDR intensives to complement the work they’re doing with their therapist.
- Those carrying trauma or anxiety that feels “stuck” and hasn’t shifted with other approaches.
- Busy professionals who want focused progress but can’t commit to months of weekly appointments.
- Anyone tired of looping through recurring cycles of shame, fear or relationship triggers.
Examples include:
- Childhood memories that still carry weight.
- “I should be over this by now” experiences that resurface again and again.
- Attachment wounds or complex trauma that don’t fit neatly into one-hour chunks.
- Persistent anxiety or panic that keeps you from fully living.
- Negative self-beliefs like “I don’t deserve good things.”
What to Expect in an EMDR Intensive
Each EMDR intensive is tailored based on where you’re coming from, both emotionally and logistically.
EMDR Intensive Structure
An EMDR Intensive structure provides extended, uninterrupted time for focused work. Because the format doesn’t require stopping and restarting each week, you can process and integrate more effectively. This is why many people describe EMDR Intensives as a form of accelerated trauma therapy, condensing weeks of progress in a safe, focused format.
Here’s what the journey looks like:
Pre-Intensive Prep
This is where we set the stage. We’ll review any assessments you received prior to your session, talk through your history, clarify your goals and begin resourcing.
Many clients describe this step as feeling “safe and ready” before diving in.
During the Intensive
This is the heart of the process: three hours of focused EMDR therapy. You’ll have the space to work through one or more target memories without rushing and the continuity to move through stuck points in a way that weekly sessions rarely allow.
Post-Intensive Integration
After the deep work, this session helps you reflect, make sense of what surfaced and carry your insights forward. Clients often leave with a clearer sense of self, perspective and direction.
Commitment to Growth & Investment
To create lasting change, EMDR Intensives are structured as a minimum 6-hour package:
- Pre-Intensive Prep: 90-120 minutes
- Intensive Session: 3 hours
- Post-Intensive Integration: 60-90 minutes
Rates & Options
- $325/hour rate
- Minimum package: 6 hours ($1950)
- Extended packages available.
- HSA/FSA accepted. Payment plans available.
Location
Currently, all sessions are offered virtually to residents of Maryland, Nevada and South Carolina. In-person sessions in Las Vegas may become available in the future. If interested, ask to be added to the waitlist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Weekly sessions can be effective but EMDR Intensives allow you to go deeper in a focused, uninterrupted session. It’s like the difference between reading a book one page at a time versus immersing yourself for hours, you cover more ground and it sinks in.
If you’ve tried therapy before but still feel stuck, if you’re carrying a memory or belief you’re tired of living with or if you simply want a more focused and time-efficient approach, an EMDR Intensive may be a good fit.
Yes, many people come for EMDR Intensives while continuing to see their therapist for ongoing support.
High-achieving professionals, individuals with stuck trauma or anxiety and anyone seeking accelerated results can benefit. It can also help with emetophobia.
Yes, EMDR Intensives can be done securely online, making them accessible to residents in Maryland, Nevada and South Carolina.
Many clients notice relief and emotional clarity immediately after the intensive, though integration and lasting results continue in the weeks to months following the intensive.
A Lifetime Investment in Healing
EMDR Intensives can be a meaningful investment in your emotional well-being.
For some clients, intensives help address long-standing wounds and accelerate healing. Results vary by individual and are best understood in consultation.
Picturing entering with the heaviness of old pain and leaving with a renewed sense of clarity, relief and momentum.
That’s the heart of EMDR Intensives:
Focused healing that creates lasting change in less time.