EMDR Intensives
What is intensive therapy?
Therapy is changing to meet the demands of modern lifestyles, and the weekly model is no longer the only option.
Intensive EMDR happens over a more concentrated timeframe, with longer or more frequent sessions rather than the traditional hour-long weekly sessions. Having this dedicated time can give you the space to focus on experiences that are troubling you, without having to wait a week between sessions.
With traditional therapy, we spread, for example, five hour-long sessions over five weeks, and spend some of each session checking in at the beginning and wrapping up at the end. With intensive therapy we might meet for those five hours in a single day, meaning we can keep the momentum going and spend more of our time in active therapy. What would otherwise take weeks or months to work on can be achieved in a much shorter timeframe.
The main therapy model used is EMDR, with other models being brought in where needed. Intensives can be either in person in York or online.
Why choose an EMDR Intensive?
You know you want to access therapy and change things, but the weekly therapy model just doesn’t fit into your life at the moment. Booking out a longer chunk of time every so often would feel a lot more manageable than trying to find an hour every week away from all your other commitments and responsibilities.
You want to make changes quickly. Perhaps you don’t want to wait months to see the benefits of traditional weekly therapy. You might have an upcoming event, or you might just be sick of carrying the things that have been troubling you. You want to speed up the process and move forward with your life.
What does the research say?
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Intensive trauma therapy has been shown to provide similar, or even better outcomes than weekly therapy for people with PTSD, but much more quickly. Learn more here.
When is intensive therapy not a good fit?
The Intensive model isn’t always a good fit. It can be more tiring than weekly therapy, and it’s important that you have the resources to manage it. It might not be the right time if:
You are so distressed that you find yourself regularly using self-harm to cope, or are feeling suicidal.
Life feels really unstable at the moment and you don’t have a solid support network around you.
Your difficulties feel out of control and you don’t have the tools to manage them, e.g. you are having regular and uncontrollable flashbacks or panic attacks and don’t feel you have any coping strategies. You might need to develop skills to manage these experiences first, before coming to Intensive therapy.
Intensive Packages
Face to face in York
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Online
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Curious?
If you’d like more information or to discuss whether an Intensive might the right choice for you, you can book a free 30-minute no-obligation introductory video call, or send me an email.