EMDR Intensives at Restoration Counseling

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) intensives offer a focused, accelerated format for trauma healing and emotional processing. Rather than working week to week, intensives provide extended time to deeply engage in therapeutic work, often leading to faster breakthroughs and lasting relief.

EMDR Intensives Are Designed For…

• Individuals who feel "stuck" in therapy and need to move through specific trauma material

  
  

• Those with single-incident or repeated traumatic experiences (e.g., car accidents, medical trauma, childhood neglect, or abuse)

  
  

• High-functioning individuals experiencing distress who want to resolve issues efficiently

  
  

• Clients traveling from out of town or with limited availability for weekly sessions

  
  

• Professionals, caregivers, or students who prefer concentrated time to focus on their healing

  
  

• People preparing for major life transitions (e.g., marriage, ministry, relocation) who want to process the past before moving forward

  
  
  
  

EMDR Intensives May Not Be a Good Fit If…

• You are actively using substances or not yet in recovery from addiction

  
  

• You are experiencing active suicidal ideation or have recent self-harm behaviors

  
  

• You lack a stable support system outside of therapy

  
  

• You have unresolved dissociation or complex trauma that has not been stabilized in therapy

  
  

• You are in need of long-term weekly therapy rather than a short-term intensive approach

  
  

Intensive Options and Pricing

Half-Day Intensive (3 hours):

🕒 Focused trauma work, ideal for addressing a specific target or memory

💰 $600

1-Day Intensive (5 hours):

🕕 In-depth trauma processing with time for grounding and integration

💰 $1,000

2-Day Intensive (9 hours):

🕘 Designed for more complex trauma or multiple targets, with pacing and integration across two days

💰 $1,800

The EMDR Intensive Experience

Three-Hour Option (Half-Day Intensive)

Hour 1 – Intake and Timeline Mapping

We'll begin with a focused intake session to understand your history, current concerns, and therapy goals. Together, we’ll map out a timeline of significant life events and identify triggers or core memories to target in the EMDR process.

Hours 2 & 3 – EMDR Target Identification and Initial Processing

These hours will focus on identifying the target memory (or memories), assessing readiness for reprocessing, and beginning the EMDR therapy process.

Five-Hour Option (1-Day Intensive)

Morning (3 Hours)

• Includes everything in the Three-Hour Option: Intake, timeline development, and initial EMDR reprocessing

• Followed by an extended EMDR session to deepen the work

1-Hour Lunch Break

Afternoon (2 Hours)

• Continued EMDR processing

• Grounding, reflection, and next steps

Nine-Hour Option (2-Day Intensive)

Day 1 (5 Hours Total)

• Includes everything in the 1-Day Intensive: Intake, timeline mapping, EMDR reprocessing, and grounding

• Builds a strong foundation for deeper work

Day 2 (4 Hours Total)

• 2-Hour Morning Session – Deep EMDR processing

• 1-Hour Break

• 2-Hour Afternoon Session – Continued processing and integration

2-Hour Afternoon Session – Continued processing and integration