EMDR Intensives

Focused Healing in Less Time

EMDR Intensives are an alternative to weekly therapy that provide extended sessions over a shorter period of time. This approach allows for deeper focus, continuity, and often faster progress. Intensives are especially helpful for people who want concentrated support, are managing busy schedules, or prefer to work through trauma with fewer interruptions.

What Makes EMDR Intensives Different?

Unlike traditional weekly sessions, EMDR intensives condense therapy into longer sessions—often 2–4 hours at a time, scheduled over several days or weeks. This format supports deeper processing and reduces the stop-and-start feeling that can come with weekly therapy.

Key features of EMDR intensives:

  • Focused healing: Extended time allows you to stay in the flow of the work without rushing.

  • Efficiency: Many clients report achieving in a few days what might take months in weekly therapy.

  • Flexibility: Intensives can be scheduled to fit around work, travel, or life commitments.

  • Supportive structure: Built-in breaks, grounding practices, and integration time keep the process safe and manageable.

Who Can Benefit From EMDR Intensives?

EMDR Intensives may be right for you if you:

  • Want to address specific traumatic events in a focused way

  • Have a demanding schedule that makes weekly therapy difficult

  • Feel stuck in your current therapy and want to move forward more quickly

  • Are preparing for a major life transition and want to process old experiences first

  • Prefer working in concentrated bursts rather than gradual weekly sessions

  • Live outside the area but want to travel for focused therapy

What To Expect

Each intensive is tailored to your needs, but a typical process may include:

  1. Initial Consultation: We’ll discuss your history, goals, and whether an intensive is the right fit.

  2. Preparation: Building safety, resources, and grounding tools before reprocessing begins.

  3. Intensive Sessions: 4 hour sessions with built-in breaks, using EMDR to reprocess targeted memories.

  4. Integration: Supporting your mind and body as they adjust, with take-home tools for ongoing stability.

  5. Follow-Up: A check-in session to ensure you feel supported and to discuss next steps.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is an EMDR Intensive?
Intensives are usually offered in blocks of 4 hours per day, over 1–5 days, depending on your needs.

Is it safe to do so much therapy at once?
Yes. The structure of intensives includes careful pacing, grounding practices, and breaks to ensure safety and stability.

Do EMDR Intensives replace ongoing therapy?
Sometimes. For some clients, an intensive is enough on its own. For others, intensives complement ongoing weekly therapy with their current counsellor.

Can I do an intensive if I’ve never done EMDR before?
Yes. We’ll begin with preparation and stabilization before any reprocessing. If EMDR is not appropriate, we’ll discuss other options.

Ready To Take The Next Step?

EMDR Intensives can provide a powerful, efficient path to healing—meeting you where you are, and helping you move forward more quickly.

If you’d like to learn more, or explore whether an EMDR Intensive is right for you, please reach out:

Phone: (778)715-0112

Email: info@willowbarkwellness.com

Or book a complimentary 15 minute consultation with any of our counsellors to see if they’re the right fit for you.

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