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EMDR Intensives in Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek
EMDR Intensives in Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek
If you've been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or exhausted by the impact of past experiences, an EMDR Intensive may offer a more focused path to healing.
Serving Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Danville & Lafayette Area
Traditional weekly therapy can be incredibly helpful, but sometimes healing requires dedicated time and space to work through experiences that continue to affect your daily life, relationships, confidence, and sense of self.
EMDR Intensives provide an opportunity to engage in deeper therapeutic work over an extended period of time, allowing you to make meaningful progress without waiting week after week between sessions.
Whether you're struggling with trauma, anxiety, relationship wounds, grief, medical experiences, or major life transitions, an EMDR Intensive can help you move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and emotional freedom.
What Is an EMDR Intensive?
An EMDR Intensive is an extended therapy session that combines the power of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) with dedicated time for deeper processing and healing.
Unlike traditional weekly therapy sessions, EMDR Intensives allow us to focus on specific concerns in a concentrated format, creating momentum and reducing the stop-and-start nature that can occur with weekly treatment.
EMDR Intensives are customized to your unique history, goals, and readiness for treatment.
EMDR Intensives May Be Helpful For:
Divorce and separation
Grief and loss
Life transitions
Caregiver stress
Why Choose an EMDR Intensive?
Many people choose intensives because they:
Want to make progress more quickly
Have limited availability for ongoing weekly therapy
Feel stuck in traditional therapy
Are you preparing for a major life transition
Want focused support around a specific issue or memory
Prefer dedicated time to fully engage in the healing process
An intensive is not about rushing healing. Rather, it provides the space and continuity that can sometimes be difficult to achieve in traditional weekly sessions.
The Process
Step 1: EMDR Intensive Consultation
Before scheduling an intensive, we will meet for a 50–60 minute consultation to discuss your goals, history, and determine whether an intensive is the right fit.
During this consultation, we will:
Review your current concerns
Discuss previous therapy experiences
Assess readiness for EMDR
Identify treatment goals
Determine the most appropriate intensive format
Fee: $250
Step 2: Personalized Treatment Planning
Following the consultation, I will develop a customized treatment plan designed around your goals and specific areas of focus.
Step 3: Your EMDR Intensive
Together, we will engage in focused EMDR therapy, utilizing evidence-based approaches to help process and reduce the emotional impact of distressing experiences.
Step 4: Integration and Next Steps
Following the intensive, we will discuss recommendations, integration strategies, and any ongoing support that may be beneficial.
Investment
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EMDR Intensive Consultation (Required) 50-60 min $250
Format: In-person or virtual for California residents.
The EMDR Intensive Consultation is a required first step to determine whether an EMDR Intensive is the right fit for your needs and goals. During this appointment, we will discuss your history, current concerns, previous therapy experiences, and what you hope to achieve through an intensive. I will assess readiness for EMDR, answer any questions you may have, and provide recommendations for the most appropriate intensive format.
This consultation allows us to create a personalized treatment plan and ensure that an intensive approach is both safe and beneficial for you. If we determine that an EMDR Intensive is a good fit, we will schedule your intensive session and review next steps.
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90 minute $495
It is designed for clients seeking to alleviate their trauma symptoms and significantly enhance their therapeutic outcomes. The program is tailored to your unique needs, and this session is focused on pinpointing specific targets for EMDR processing.
The program includes a 90-minute intake session to identify specific processing targets. The following four sessions will focus on resourcing, processing, and integration.
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Half Day Intensive 3 hours $1250
This program is designed for individuals who want to reduce symptoms and effectively process traumatic experiences. Our goal is to provide you with the tools and support you need to overcome your trauma. Clients will receive a customized treatment plan, workbook, and self-care resources to help them during this process.
The program includes a 90-minute intake session to identify specific processing targets. The following four sessions will focus on resourcing, processing, and integration.
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6 hours - $2400
This program is designed for individuals who want to reduce symptoms and effectively process traumatic experiences. Our goal is to provide you with the tools and support you need to overcome your trauma. Clients will receive a customized treatment plan, workbook, and self-care resources to help them during this process.
The program includes a 90-minute intake session to identify specific processing targets. Following seven sessions focus on resourcing, processing, and integration.
FAQs
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No. EMDR Intensives are available to both new and existing clients throughout California.
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am a private-pay practice and do not bill insurance directly. However, I can provide a superbill that you may submit to your insurance company for possible out-of-network reimbursement. It's best to determine the exact details of your policy ahead of time, including what benefits are available regarding out-of-network providers and if your insurance will reimburse several hours of therapy in one day or one week. I will provide you with a Superbill for all direct contact therapy services included in the program.
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Yes. EMDR Intensives are available virtually for California residents when clinically appropriate.
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Yes, it's possible you feel that something significant hasn't changed yet, but you're unsure how to shift into a new experience of yourself with your current therapist. While you may now understand new concepts intellectually, your body may still feel confused. If that's the case, you might be interested in exploring adjunct EMDR intensive therapy to help facilitate that shift. We will determine which format works best for you during your initial consultation.
The term "adjunct" refers to something that is added to another thing but is not an essential part. In various contexts, it can imply a supplementary or supportive role. In therapy, an adjunct therapist is an additional therapist who works separately from the primary therapist.
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Allows for deeper processing of multiple memories or related themes within one focused session.
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A full-day EMDR intensive that allows time to process multiple memories and integrate the work in one focused session.
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The consultation process helps determine whether an intensive is a good fit for your goals, needs, and current circumstances.
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EMDR intensives provide an efficient and focused approach to trauma healing, allowing you to make significant progress in a shorter amount of time. This approach is especially beneficial if you’ve been struggling to find lasting relief or if your schedule makes weekly sessions difficult to commit to.
While intensives may have a higher upfront cost, offering flexible payment methods makes them more accessible. You can break up the cost into manageable payments, making this life-changing experience more affordable without straining your finances.
We want to support you and make EMDR intensives accessible, so you can invest in your well-being, healing, and future. By committing to your growth now, you’re setting the foundation for long-term peace and emotional freedom.
Please contact us for more information.
EMDR intensives are scheduled after an initial consultation to ensure they are the right fit for your needs.
I provide EMDR Intensives in Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, and throughout California via telehealth. EMDR Intensives can be a helpful option for individuals seeking focused support for trauma, anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, medical experiences, fertility journeys, and major life transitions. Whether you're located in the East Bay, Lamorinda, Danville, Concord, or elsewhere in California, EMDR Intensives offer a dedicated space for deeper healing and meaningful progress.