What is an Intensive?

Therapy intensives are long session formats of several hours to full-day, or multi-day treatment events. During an Intensive, you will be the therapist’s only client each day. Rather than dealing with things on a weekly basis for months or possibly years, you can often work through many issues intensively and efficiently to get the healing and relief you are looking for. An optional workbook is available for use prior, during, and post-Intensive to prepare and deepen the Intensive experience thereby maximizing the impact of the work.

For more information about EMDR Intensives, check out the following articles:
Intensive EMDR to Treat Patients With Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Series
Effectiveness of an intensive treatment programme combining prolonged exposure and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for severe post-traumatic stress disorder
A randomized controlled trial of 7-day intensive and standard weekly cognitive therapy for PTSD and emotion-focused supportive therapy
The Economic Value Of Intensive Trauma Therapy

Why choose an Intensive?

Standard therapy typically follows the managed care or insurance model for treatment and can be a barrier to progress. Insurance companies dictate to therapists how long each session can be, how often clients and therapists can meet, and how many sessions are allowed in the course of a year if insurance. So, most therapists practice by seeing their clients for about 50 minutes each week. Within the 50 minutes, the client is expected to get settled in enough to focus on whatever they are in therapy about rather than the goings-on of the past week. They will briefly check in about the interval since the last session and hare pleasantries with the therapist. They may also ask about billing-related issues. By that time, the clock has ticked away at least 5 minutes, maybe more. The therapist needs to check in about how the work accomplished in the last session settled with the client which informs the starting point for therapy within the present session. This leaves about 30 minutes for intervention. The remaining 10 minutes of session are allotted to closure procedures and planning for the next session.

It is easy to see that the insurance model limits the amount of progress a client can make week to week. Intensives get around that model by allowing a long chunk of time to complete work on a large amount of material in mere hours or days. Rather than months of weekly sessions, you could work through your most challenging psychological difficulties in one weekend.

Intensives at Shoofly Farm

If you’re interested in booking an Intensive, the first step is a 20-min consult for screening. After you book, we will do a 90-min intake by video at no charge prior to the Intensive weekend. I will also provide a workbook with exercises and readings so you are prepared for our work together. You can send me your workbook entries prior to the Intensive retreat so I am also best prepared for our individualized work.

While at the Shoofly Farm, if you choose, you will receive a gourmet breakfast each morning, delivered to your cabin. There are snacks, coffee and teas, sparkling waters, fresh juices and fresh fruits in your room or cabin. A chair yin-yoga class is offered on Thursday mornings on the huge wrap around porch.

In addition to provisions and services, the staff and b&b host are an integral part of the experience. They’re so attentive and kind.

As my client, you will get my undivided attention for 7 hours a day. The retreat is apples and oranges to weekly therapy.

EMDR Intensive Programs and Rates

EMDR Intensive formats range from 90 minutes to 6 hours per day for one day or multiple days in a row.

  • All Intensive clients receive a Customized 70-page workbook, upon request, for use before, during, and after the Intensive, during Intensive session(s)

  • Post-Intensive Integration and Application call for up to 90-minutes available upon request (billed at standard Intensive rates)

SHORT- DURATION Intensive work:

  • 3-hour session $600

  • Additional time charged in half-hour increments at $200/hour

EMDR INTENSIVE RETREAT:

This is a whole different kind of EMDR experience! Enjoy the beach* and get some deep healing as well in a short period of time. EMDR Intensive Retreats are multi-day consecutive or every other day, whole-day formats meant for the most committed and motivated clients looking to get the most amount of work done in the shortest amount of time rather than over the course of months or years.

EMDR Intensive Retreats include 6 hours** per day of therapy. Each day you will be served an organic, farm fresh breakfast and a gourmet meal for the midday break.

Investment for Retreats: $1400/weekday (Mon-Fri), $1600/weekend day (Sat/Sun)

ONLINE EMDR INTENSIVES:

Short-format, Long-format, and EMDR Intensive Retreats are also available via online telehealth options. Online Intensives take place at your home or a location of your choice anywhere in the states of Florida, Alabama, or one of many international countries. With this option, you may choose to book your vacation and plan to spend some dedicated time to healing while you are away!

Online EMDR Intensives rates are the same as In-person rates.

Contact Cassie here for an Intensive/Retreat consultation or booking opportunity!