Do you ever feel that sometimes attending therapy week after week is just not meeting your needs?
If so, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) Intensives may be a good fit for you.
They are short-term (up to 5 days, 6 hours per day) where you get to schedule the self-care you have been needing.
Are you sick of having the aggressions and intrusive thoughts you have put you in a place of questioning your sanity?
Do you wish that there was a way to be able to hold space for all that you fully feel and not be viewed as “aggressive” or “selfish” or “dramatic”?
As a person who has been told over and over that systemic discrimination and oppression are okay and normal, do you walk into every Traumatic situation and think, “Can I fully react right now?”
EMDR Intensives will give you the space to fully react and have more than 50-60 minutes to do so.
EMDR Intensives will give you the space to not only face the aggressions but have space to fully conquer them and knowing your body can handle It in the future.
EMDR Intensives gives you the time and the evidence-based modality(specifically for adults) to know that you are choosing yourself, for a short time (up to 5 days) for the benefit of the long term.
With these thoughts in mind,
What would It be like to be able to sit fully in your identities, and fully feel the impact of the aggressions you feel in these times of discrimination, oppression, and trauma?
What would happen if you could take a break and set It down, and JUST BE?
What would It be like if you could feel an emotional break from the systems and memories created to break us while working through the Traumatic experiences that impact them?
We think it would bring relief.
EMDR Intensives can be a solution.
“Changing the memories that form the way we see ourselves also changes the way we view others. Therefore, our relationships, job performance, what we are willing to do or are able to resist, all move in a positive direction.”
— Francine Shapiro, Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy
Therapy Should Be a Human Right, So EMDR Intensives should be too.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What we focus on depends on what you are needing. Some clients are wanting to work through a specific Traumatic experience and others want to work through stressors from work or other parts of their day to day lives. This can include work related stress, working through (micro)aggressions experienced due to identity, unresolved grief from relationships and personal experiences, and more! This experience is tailored to what you need. If you want to learn about whether this is a good fit, please reach out!
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When we reserve time for your Intensive, we will be reserving that entire day for working with you. We charge a daily rate of $1,500/day. A 50% deposit will be required to confirm your Intensive reservation, and the remaining 50% will be paid on the last day of the Intensive.
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We understand that finances can be tough, but we still want to make this accessible. Because of this, we offer payment plans based on what you are needing. We believe that therapy is a human right, and because of this, we curated payment plans that we offer that do not require a credit check but may have us schedule farther out so payments can be made and scheduling can be completed equitably.
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If something comes up and you are unable to fully pay for or attend your intensive, please let Josephine know as soon as possible. Rescheduling will not affect your deposit or payment.
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Yes! If you know someone who could benefit from this and they cannot afford It themselves, feel free to contact us to set up a payments on behalf of someone else. We will get a release of information to authorize speaking to you once initial contact has been made.
Benefits of EMDR Intensives
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Just as EMDR is a very different approach to psychotherapy, the Intensive is a very different approach to providing EMDR treatment. The “rewiring” and truly healing effect of EMDR, an Intensive can work in ways that are not possible utilizing standard talk-therapy techniques. With EMDR processing, we can create space for your brain to desensitize what it has been taught to believe in its core. Because of this, we have the space to process more in a shorter amount of time. Days, rather than months or years.
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You will be the only client I have and the only person I will be focusing on during the time of the intensive. That means that we can focus on your holistic needs, rather than needing to push through quickly so we can move on with the day; thats the power of the intensives model.
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EMDR Intensives come with three prepared meals each day, an offsite (still in Colorado) location for sessions, and options of activities you can engage in during the day along with EMDR. We can discuss what things could be included to customize your package.
The cost will adjust based on the activities you select. If you are flying in, we will support with getting you accommodations to stay.
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Therapy can get very expensive. If you see a therapist weekly or bi-weekly, It can add up to be thousands each year. Even though that is a good fit for some, It is not a good fit for all and can prolong what could be completed in a shorter period of time.
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If you are wanting to do an intensive with Josephine, you do not need to live in Colorado. You can fly in from anywhere and use this time to separate from your day to day life and focus on healing.
