Find real and life changing healing in a matter of days rather than months or years.

In the long run, Intensives are more cost effective because the therapy is concentrated and highly focused. The work is much more efficient and, in the end, requires less session time and less cost overall. 

Many clients have told me they feel they get sidetracked in weekly therapy, because what they originally went to therapy for (communication skills, coping skills, relationship counseling,) gets sidetracked by their most recent upset that made them feel extremely triggered. As time gets spent talking about why they got triggered, they get triggered all over again. Doing an EMDR Intensive can resolve the root of the trigger, so you can move forward and spend more effective time and less time going to weekly therapy. Or you may not need it at all.

Replace the time you would have otherwise spent seeing a therapist each week with quality time with your family, career advancement, or other personal development.

Call us to schedule your free intake consultation rather than sitting on someone’s waiting list.

Our practice is located in Bend, Oregon, but that doesn’t mean you have to be.  Clients can travel from anywhere in the world to Bend to spend a few days with us in an Intensive and then return home to their daily lives. If you will be traveling here for an Intensive, we can provide you with more detailed information regarding hotels and transportation. The bonus to coming to Bend is being able to enjoy all the amenities available here; skiing, mountain biking, hiking, stand up paddle, great food and shopping! 

Many of the people who seek an EMDR Intensive treatment are busy professionals or homemakers who understand the value of time. Often, they are the last to get care because they are in the business of caring for others. Allowing yourself the time and resources to invest in you, lets you get back to what you want to be doing.

When clients make fast but highly effective changes in how they feel, that can often impact (both positively as well as negatively) the family system in which they live. Sometimes other parts of the system don’t handle the healing very well. These issues and concerns will be addressed both on intake as well as at the wrap up of the Intensive. For clients who would like more support for these challenges after the intensive, you can look into our Concierge Therapy, or have a referral to a local therapist for ongoing support. 

Many clients can complete an Intensive and then return to their lives ready to simply move forward. Some clients will benefit from having a working relationship with a therapist who can help them deal with things if they are only working on certain aspects of their treatment in the Intensive (such as work related issues, or single trauma.) Some clients will need to schedule several intensives to fully process and heal their stories and in these cases a weekly therapist to help manage things between Intensives may be recommended or required. This will be thoroughly assessed and discussed in the intake telephone call.

An EMDR Intensive usually entails 4 – 6-hour long sessions for 2 – 5 consecutive days. Sometimes 1 day. There are breaks and a 1 to 1 ½ hour lunch. You are the only client seen during an intensive, so that you have Linda’s full attention. Rather than dealing with things on a weekly basis for an extended period; you can often work through many issues intensively and fast track the healing and relief you seek as you look to move forward with your life.  Please keep in mind it is called an intensive for a reason. The work is certainly INTENSE, but so is the healing!  EMDR Intensives are not for everyone and a thorough assessment of a potential client’s readiness for intensive work is provided in the free 1-hour intake session that can be done online, or in person.

That is the magic question, and the answer is: it depends.  During your intake consultation, we will discuss what you would like to work on and the goals you would like to achieve through the Intensive.  At that time, you and I will make a determination regarding how much time will be needed. Before your consultation we may ask you to submit a brief written history to us in order to effectively utilize our consultation time.

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. The half day rate, which is 3 hours or less of therapy is $750.  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.

If something comes up and you are unable to attend your Intensive, please contact us as soon as possible to discuss rescheduling.  Rescheduling will not affect your deposit or payment.

If you cancel your Intensive entirely 31 days or more before your appointment, your deposit will be returned to you minus a $1,000 scheduling fee. Deposits are non-refundable if the cancellation is made 30 days or less from the scheduled Intensive.

INo. One of the many beautiful things about Intensives is that since the work is concentrated into several days, rather than an ongoing weekly basis, clients can travel to Bend from anywhere in the world for several days to participate in an Intensive.