EMDR Therapy Intensives in Louisiana
When your schedule is full, your responsibilities are significant, and you are ready to make focused progress, traditional weekly therapy may not be the format that fits your life best.
EMDR Therapy Intensives offer a private, customized way to devote meaningful time to trauma healing in a concentrated setting. Designed for adults who prefer an immersive, concierge approach, intensives provide one to three days of in-person, specialized care for clients who want to prioritize their mental health without extending the process across months of weekly appointments.
This is not rushed therapy. It is a highly intentional experience that combines thoughtful preparation, extended EMDR work, nervous-system-informed pacing, breaks, and integration, so you can give your healing the attention it deserves.
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A Customized, Boutique Approach
to Trauma Healing
EMDR Intensives are designed for clients who value discretion, depth, and a highly personalized therapeutic experience.
Before your intensive, I take time to understand your goals, relevant history, current level of support, and the patterns you would like to address. Your experience is then structured around what is clinically appropriate and most meaningful for you.
Some clients choose an intensive because they travel frequently, have demanding careers, manage significant caregiving responsibilities, or simply prefer to make focused progress in a shorter, more concentrated period of time. Others want to create intentional space for healing during a season of transition, reflection, or renewed commitment to themselves.
The format is accelerated. The care is not impersonal.
Every intensive is paced with attention to your nervous system, emotional capacity, and ability to integrate the work in a sustainable way.
Your intensive includes:
A personalized consultation and treatment-planning process
Required screenings and readiness assessment
Trauma-informed preparation and nervous-system regulation tools
Extended EMDR therapy sessions
Structured breaks, grounding, and thoughtful pacing
Time for reflection, integration, and closure each day
A customized intensive packet w/ education, tools, and resources.
What is an EMDR Therapy Intensive?
An EMDR Therapy Intensive is an accelerated form of trauma therapy that creates dedicated time to work on the experiences, beliefs, and patterns that may still be affecting your life.
Rather than meeting for a single session each week, an intensive brings the work together into one to three focused days. This format allows for greater continuity, more room for preparation and processing, and a more immersive therapeutic experience.
The purpose is not to force a breakthrough or compress healing into a deadline. It is to create a focused, supported space for meaningful progress.
EMDR Intensives for Clients Traveling from Out of State
EMDR Therapy Intensives are offered in person only.
Clients are welcome to travel from outside Louisiana for this focused therapeutic experience. During the consultation and screening process, we will discuss travel planning, support needs, and how to create enough space for rest and integration before and after your intensive.
Who May Benefit
from an Intensive?
Why Choose an Intensive Instead of Weekly Therapy?
The accelerated model may be especially appealing when you want to:
Make meaningful progress without adding another recurring appointment to your calendar
Step away from daily demands long enough to focus on your wellbeing
Work through a specific trauma-related concern with greater continuity
Create momentum around patterns that have been difficult to shift
Invest in a highly personalized, immersive therapeutic experience
Begin focused work before transitioning into ongoing therapy or follow-up care, if recommended
An intensive can create powerful momentum, but it is not intended to promise a specific result or replace all future support. Depending on your needs, follow-up sessions, integration appointments, or continued therapy may be recommended after your intensive.
EMDR Therapy Intensives may be a good fit for adults who:
Want a focused, immersive alternative to weekly therapy
Have limited availability for recurring weekly appointments
Prefer to dedicate concentrated time to their mental health
Are navigating trauma, PTSD, complex trauma, or distressing past experiences
Feel ready to address longstanding anxiety, shutdown, perfectionism, people-pleasing, or emotional reactivity
Notice that past experiences continue to affect relationships, trust, confidence, or daily life
Are able to travel to Louisiana for in-person care
Value privacy, preparation, and a customized treatment experience
Have adequate support and stability for deeper therapeutic work
Intensives are not appropriate for every person or every stage of healing. The consultation and screening process is designed to help determine whether this format is clinically appropriate for your current needs.
Investment and Availability
EMDR Therapy Intensives are offered on a highly limited basis, with only 10 intensive appointments available each year. A minimum of one full day is required. Intensives may be scheduled in the following formats with a $500 non-refundable deposit required to reserve your intensive date. This deposit is applied towards your total intensive costs.
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A $500 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your intensive date.
The remaining balance is due seven days before your scheduled intensive. You will receive your customized intensive packet with preparation guidance, logistics, and next steps.
Because intensive dates are limited and reserved specifically for you, a date is not held until the deposit has been received.
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A full day is the minimum format for an EMDR Therapy Intensive. This allows enough time to settle in, complete meaningful therapeutic work, take intentional breaks, and end the day with grounding and closure rather than feeling rushed.
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EMDR Therapy Intensives are booked in half-day units, with each half day priced at $1,000. A full day is the minimum commitment, and additional time may be added in half-day increments based on your treatment plan and availability.
This allows intensives to be tailored to the level of focus and support you need. Options may include:
1 Day: $2,000
1.5 Days: $3,000
2 Days: $4,000
2.5 Days: $5,000
3 Days: $6,000
Your recommended format will be discussed during the consultation and screening process, based on your goals, readiness, and the scope of work you hope to address.
Each intensive includes customized planning, in-person EMDR therapy, intentional breaks, and thoughtful closure at the end of each day.
EMDR Therapy Intensives Frequently Asked Questions
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No. You do not need to be an existing therapy client to inquire about an intensive.
However, all prospective intensive clients complete a consultation and screening process before scheduling. This helps determine whether the intensive format is appropriate and ensures the work is thoughtfully planned.
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Yes. Clients are welcome to travel from outside Louisiana for in-person EMDR Therapy Intensives.
During the consultation and screening process, we will discuss travel logistics, support needs, and how to plan for rest and integration after your intensive.
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No. EMDR Therapy Intensives are currently offered in person only.
The in-person format provides a more contained environment for the preparation, pacing, and closure involved in concentrated trauma work.
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EMDR Therapy Intensives are not structured for insurance reimbursement through out-of-network benefits. Because intensives are delivered in an extended, customized format, the total cost is not designed to be submitted for reimbursement as a standard outpatient therapy service.
Upon request, I can provide a receipt for services for your personal records or potential tax-planning purposes. Please consult a qualified CPA or tax professional regarding how therapy expenses may apply to your individual tax situation.
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EMDR does not require you to relive every detail of your trauma or provide a complete chronological account of everything that happened.
The work involves noticing memories, emotions, body sensations, and beliefs connected to your experiences, but it is approached with careful preparation, grounding, and attention to your nervous system.
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No. You do not need to share every detail of your history in order to benefit from EMDR.
Some background information is important for treatment planning and safety, but we can work with the parts of your experience that feel most relevant and manageable. You remain an active participant throughout the process and may ask questions, slow down, or pause at any point.
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Yes. You may make payments toward the cost of your EMDR Intensive after your date has been reserved with the required $500 non-refundable deposit.
Your remaining balance must be paid in full at least seven days before your scheduled intensive date. Your intensive packet, including preparation guidance and logistics, will be provided once the balance has been paid in full.
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Yes. An EMDR Intensive can be a one-time, adjunctive form of care for clients who are already working with a weekly therapist and feel stuck, want more focused trauma processing, or would benefit from dedicated time outside the weekly-session format.
To support continuity of care, a signed Release of Information will be required so I can collaborate with your current therapist as clinically appropriate. This helps ensure that the intensive is integrated thoughtfully into your broader treatment and that you have appropriate support before and after the experience.
Begin With an Intensive Consultation
An EMDR Therapy Intensive is an investment of time, attention, and resources. The consultation process helps ensure that this format aligns with your goals, schedule, and current level of support before you reserve one of the limited annual appointments.
Together, we can discuss what you would like to address, what meaningful progress would look like for you, and whether an in-person EMDR Intensive is the right next step.