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The traditional model of weekly psychotherapy does not work for everyone.
Intensives provide flexibility in how you get support by allowing you to get more therapy in a shorter amount of time than is traditional. This could range from an 80 minute session 1x a week to a 2.5 hour sessions 3x a week, depending on your preference and clinical recommendations.
If you have been meaning to get into weekly therapy for a while now, but your schedule has been so hectic and demanding that a weekly therapy appointment feels more overwhelming than supportive, this could work for you.
Or perhaps you’re needing help —- and a lot of it—- right now, and you don’t want to spend months in the traditional weekly model of therapy treatment to feel better.
EMDR and NARM intensives are offered to my current clients when they are needing extra support, as well as new clients who prefer to work intensively.
Of note, these therapies are not just for trauma; they can also be used for performance enhancement to excel in areas such as athletics, business, and relationships.
Benefits of EMDR and NARM Intensives:
WHAT COULD TAKE MONTHS COULD TAKE DAYS
Intensives provide more condensed healing. The more time you spend in therapy, the more you will progress mentally. Find real and life changing healing sometimes in as short as a matter of days.
MORE FREE TIME
Replace the time you would have seen a therapist each week with other things you have been wanting to do.
Not only will you have more free time, you will also be healed from those life issues that held you back in the past. Simply tackle them and move on.
Rather than scheduling your life around a weekly therapy appointment, start living the healthy life you desire. An Intensive can be that emotional reset you’ve been looking for.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE Near Me!
I use telehealth which is found to be just as effective, and often a preferred way to receive therapy for my clients. This means that as long as you are physically in the states of Ohio or Michigan at the time of our sessions, we can work together.
COST EFFECTIVE
In the long run, intensives are more cost effective because the therapy is concentrated and highly focused. The work is much more efficient and in the end requires less session time and less cost overall. Rather than opening up and closing things down each week, I only have to open things up once, so more session time is spent processing and healing.
Research on Intensive Therapy is Positive:
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.
If you wish to do intensive work, please consider the following:
Intensives are best suited for those who have the self-regulation and coping skills in place to use for self-soothing as needed during and after intensives.
Intensives are not suitable for highly dissociative clients. I recommend “parts work” therapies and doing EMDR Therapy at a slower pace in these cases.
I ask those participating in intensives refrain from drug or alcohol use for 24 hours prior to starting an intensive and continue until 24-48 hours after the last intensive session. EMDR is not as effective if unable to do this, as EMDR works the same part of the brain that drugs and alcohol reach.
For your safety, intensives are not recommended if there have been any suicide attempts or serious suicidal thoughts with intent or specific plan within the last year.
If you have any question on any of the above considerations, call me, and we can determine readiness together.
