BASED IN NEWPORT BEACH, SERVING ALL OF CALIFORNIA
Online EMDR Intensives, Anywhere in California
Three focused hours, built around one clear goal.
Sometimes weekly therapy is the right pace.
Other times, you may feel ready for a more immersive and intentional approach.
My EMDR intensives are 3-hour sessions that give us time to go deeper, focusing on a specific experience, pattern, or goal without watching the clock.
What is an EMDR Intensive?
It's an extended session focused on a specific experience, pattern, trigger, fear, or goal. Weekly EMDR works beautifully for many people, giving you time to integrate between sessions. Intensives offer a different rhythm: a longer stretch to process, regulate, and integrate all at once, which can be a great fit for certain goals, timelines, or schedules.
Every intensive is tailored to your goals and your nervous system, and paced so it feels supportive and manageable.
EMDR Intensives may be a good fit if you:
Feel stuck in the same emotional or relationship patterns
Already have plenty of insight, but still feel reactive
Have a busy schedule that makes weekly therapy hard
Want to prepare for an important event or transition
Are ready to dive in and focus on one specific goal
What can EMDR Intensives help with?
Grief and loss
Self-esteem and confidence struggles
Emotional regulation difficulties
Fear of flying or other phobias
Burnout and emotional exhaustion
Major life transitions or emotionally significant events
Trauma and distressing memories
Anxiety and panic attacks
Attachment wounds and relationship pain
Limiting beliefs
Chronic stress and nervous system overwhelm
Social anxiety and fear of judgment
Performance anxiety and public speaking
Why choose an intensive format?
Focused momentum
A longer session gives us room to stay with one focus, which can be especially helpful for a specific goal or deadline.
Nervous system-focused healing
Healing isn't only intellectual. Extended time leaves room for grounding, processing, and integration without feeling rushed.
Highly personalized support
No two intensives are the same. Each one is built around your goals, your history, and what you're ready for.
Deeper emotional processing
We go past surface-level coping skills to the experiences and beliefs underneath what you're feeling now.
What is a 3-hour EMDR Intensive like?
An intensive is a lot like a regular EMDR session, just with more room to breathe. Three hours might sound like a lot, but most people are surprised by how quickly the time goes. Some moments may feel intense, and that's okay. I'll be right there with you, and we can slow down or pause whenever you need.
During the intensive, we use bilateral stimulation (eye movements, tapping, or sounds) to help your brain and nervous system process what's been stuck.
Breaks, grounding, water, and movement are built in throughout. You stay fully aware and in control the whole time. The goal isn't to force anything. It's to create the conditions where change can actually happen.
Intensives for upcoming events
Even happy events can stir up anxiety, perfectionism, family stress, or old wounds. An intensive beforehand can help you feel calmer and more confident, so you can actually be present for the moment instead of bracing for it.
Weddings
Public speaking
Travel
Performances
Career transitions
Difficult conversations
Medical procedures
Major life changes
Story Time…
I thought I needed help with public speaking anxiety. It turned out to be much deeper than that.
One of the reasons I became an EMDR client myself was because of Maid of Honor speeches. Every time one of my best friends would ask me to be their Maid of Honor, my reaction was, of course, genuine excitement and happiness… but also coupled with the zing of internal panic: NOT ANOTHER SPEECH.
The anxiety leading up to public speaking would completely overshadow the joy of the wedding itself. Instead of being fully present and enjoying such an important moment, I would spend months overthinking, anticipating, rehearsing, and dreading the speech.
After doing an EMDR intensive focused on public speaking anxiety, I noticed a huge shift. For the first time, I felt like I actually had permission to enjoy myself at weddings instead of mentally preparing for disaster the entire time.
What surprised me most was the realization that my fear of public speaking wasn’t really just about public speaking. Through the process, I uncovered deeper experiences and negative core beliefs I had been carrying for years — beliefs connected to judgment, pressure, perfectionism, and fear of rejection and getting things wrong that were affecting many other areas of my life, too.
I may have started EMDR for public speaking anxiety, but the process ended up being incredibly eye-opening, healing, and transformative far beyond the speeches themselves. That experience is also a huge part of why I went on to add EMDR to my own work as a therapist. I experienced firsthand how powerful it can be to not only understand something intellectually, but to truly help the mind and body stop reacting from those old patterns in the first place.
Who is a good candidate for EMDR Intensives?
Intensives work best when you feel ready for deeper work and have some coping skills to lean on. Because EMDR can bring up intense material, emotional safety and stability matter. In some situations, including active substance abuse, significant dissociation, active suicidal thoughts or self-harm, psychosis, or an unsafe living environment, EMDR may not be the right fit right now. It's also important to let me know about any upcoming legal proceedings or medical conditions. We'll talk through all of this together during your consultation.
EMDR Intensives can help you:
Process trauma and painful experiences
Feel less reactive, emotionally and physically
Shift limiting beliefs and long-standing patterns
Trust yourself more and feel more confident
Be fully present for the moments that matter
Whether it's an old wound or a big day on the horizon, you don't have to white-knuckle your way through it.
If you've been carrying something for a long time, or something big is coming up, an intensive might be the right next step.
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation
Let's talk about whether weekly sessions, an intensive, or a mix of both would suit you best.