Trauma Therapy Intensives

A more focused path toward meaningful healing

Healing from trauma doesn’t have to take place in small, weekly increments over months or years. For many people, having dedicated, uninterrupted time for therapy can create the space needed for deeper, more meaningful progress.

Trauma therapy intensives offer an alternative to the traditional once-a-week model. By working together in extended sessions over a shorter period of time, you may begin to experience relief, clarity, and a greater sense of stability in weeks rather than years.

My approach is deeply trauma-informed and integrative, recognizing that trauma impacts both the mind and the body. During intensives, I draw from evidence-based modalities including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Somatic Experiencing, mindfulness practices, attachment-focused therapy, and nervous system regulation strategies. Together, these approaches support your brain in processing unresolved experiences while also helping your body feel safer and more regulated.

A Thoughtful, Personalized Process

I believe that this work should feel collaborative, intentional, and carefully paced, with heart-centered care and acute awareness of safety every step of the way.

We begin with a 20-minute screening call, where we explore whether an intensive is the right fit for you and your current needs.

If it feels aligned, we then meet for a 60-minute assessment and planning session. This is an important step where I take time to understand your history, current concerns, and goals. I also use clinical assessment tools and my professional judgment to ensure that an intensive format will be the most appropriate option for you.

From there, we co-create a personalized treatment plan, which may include a combination of half-day or full-day sessions, typically ranging from 2 to 8 days of intensive work. Each plan is tailored to your nervous system, your readiness, and the pace that feels safe and sustainable.

Healing at a Deeper Level

Throughout the intensive process, we move with care and intention—balancing deeper therapeutic work with grounding, integration, and support. The goal is not to rush your healing, but to create the conditions where meaningful change can unfold more fully.  “Memory reconsolidation” is the clinical term used to describe the new learning that takes place as a result of therapy to help you feel grounded and safe in the here and now.

This approach can be especially helpful if:

  • 1. You feel “stuck” in weekly therapy

  • 2. Weekly appointments are challenging, and it may be easier to schedule a larger chunk of time “off” from your daily routine

  • 3. You are navigating a specific traumatic experience

  • 4. You are seeking focused, accelerated support

  • 5. You want dedicated time to truly work through and integrate your experiences

FAQs

  • Intensives can be as brief as a few 2 hour sessions or as long as one entire week with full sessions each day (9-4 with breaks)

  • Each 2 hour session is $550, 3 hour “half days” cost $875, and full days (9-4) are $1650.  Also, if you have out of network mental health benefits, you can get reimbursed for one hour of therapy per day (insurance companies have not yet begun to reimburse for this service, but there is current legislation .  I will give you a superbill at the end of our work together for you to submit for reimbursement.

  • This is very individualized.  Some clients “clear” their traumas in a couple of half days (usually when the focus is on a single incident trauma or recent traumatic event), and others may require more sessions (more likely if you are coming in to work on developmental trauma).

  • Absolutely.  In fact, if you have a regular therapist I will work closely with him/her so that the transition before and after the intensive is as comfortable as possible.

  • I will listen very carefully to your description of the problem to determine together the nature of the trauma that is driving current disturbance in your life (it could be a single incident or it could be more complex developmental attachment wounding).