What is an EMDR Intensive?
EMDR Intensive Therapy offers you the opportunity to condense the therapeutic process and progress in a shorten amount of time. Traditionally, therapy is offered in a weekly or biweekly format, and, with EMDR therapy, it takes time to set up and then wrap up a reprocessing session, which can cause progress to be disjointed.
EMDR intensives are concentrated, extended sessions offered in 3-hour, full-day, or multiple day sessions that allow you to focus on long lasting healing and improvement. Research has shown EMDR intensives to be effective and efficient, reducing symptoms of PTSD, decreasing adverse client reactions, and duration of treatment.
Our EMDR Intensive therapists are highly trained and experienced in treating complex issues and are Approved Consultants and Certified Therapists in EMDR therapy by EMDRIA. Each therapist is trained in a variety of EMDR protocols as well as complementary modalities, such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness, Somatic Processing, and Yoga, which aids in meeting your needs through the healing process.
EMDR intensives are concentrated, extended sessions offered in 3-hour, full-day, or multiple day sessions that allow you to focus on long lasting healing and improvement. Research has shown EMDR intensives to be effective and efficient, reducing symptoms of PTSD, decreasing adverse client reactions, and duration of treatment.
Our EMDR Intensive therapists are highly trained and experienced in treating complex issues and are Approved Consultants and Certified Therapists in EMDR therapy by EMDRIA. Each therapist is trained in a variety of EMDR protocols as well as complementary modalities, such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness, Somatic Processing, and Yoga, which aids in meeting your needs through the healing process.
What are the benefits of EMDR Intensive Therapy?
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I have been in and out of therapy my whole life. I found my 3-hour intensive EMDR session to be powerful and healing. It allowed us time to move from topic to topic and to address things thoroughly. I was able to make some connections and discoveries that I had not been able to make in previous traditional 50-minute therapy sessions. I was not sure what to expect, but the time went by quickly and I left feeling restored. My therapist is a wonderful clinician and I felt safe in her care. Highly recommend! |
What Does EMDR Intensive Therapy Look Like?
I have done EMDR in the past so was familiar with the process, although it is a very simple process to follow. I found EMDR intensives very healing in a short period of time. My therapist is very compassionate and helpful as she guides you through the process.
ARE EMDR Intensives a Good fit for me?
- Your schedule makes it difficult to commit to weekly hour-long sessions.
- You love your current therapist but want to work for a focused time with an EMDR therapist to process specific memories.
- You don’t want to be in therapy for months or years.
What is the cost of EMDR Intensives?
EMDR Intensive sessions are self-pay based on 3 hour and full day increments. The initial assessment leading up to the EMDR Intensive may be covered by insurance.
What if I’m already in therapy?
That’s fine! Your EMDR Intensive therapist can collaborate with your ongoing therapist to help identify goals and areas to focus on with the EMDR Intensive sessions.
Do we have to meet in person or can we meet virtually?
Either is fine! We can find the best fit for you and develop a plan around either in-person EMDR Intensives or virtual EMDR Intensives.
Who are the EMDR Intensive Therapists at rEnew?
CLICK HERE to meet the EMDR Intensive therapists at Renew.
References for EMDR INTENSIVE THERAPY
Bongaerts, H., Van Minnen, A., & de Jongh, A. (2017). Intensive EMDR to Treat Patients With Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Series. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 11(2), 84–95. https://doi.org/10.1891/1933-3196.11.2.84
de Jongh, A., Bicanic, I., Matthijssen, S., Amann, B. L., Hofmann, A., Farrell, D., Lee, C. W., & Maxfield, L. (2019). The Current Status of EMDR Therapy Involving the Treatment of Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 13(4), 284–290. https://doi.org/10.1891/1933-3196.13.4.284
de Jongh, A., Groenland, G. N., S. Sanches, H. Bongaerts, E. M. Voorendonk & A. Van Minnen (2020) The impact of brief intensive trauma-focused treatment for PTSD on symptoms of borderline personality disorder, European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 11:1, DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2020.1721142
Bongaerts, H., Voorendonk, E. M., Van Minnen, A., Rozendaal, L., Telkamp, B. S. D., & de Jongh, A. (2022). Fully remote intensive trauma-focused treatment for PTSD and Complex PTSD. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13(2). https://doi.org/ 10.1080/20008066.2022.2103287
Hurley, E.C. (2018). Effective treatment of veterans with PTSD: Comparison between intensive daily and weekly EMDR approaches. Frontiers in Psychology, 18. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01458.
Wibbelink, C. J. M., Lee, C. W., Bachrach, N., Dominguez, S. K., Ehring, T., van Es, S. M., Fassbinder, E., Köhne, S., Mascini, M., Meewisse, M.-L., Menninga, S., Morina, N., Rameckers, S. A., Thomaes, K., Walton, C. J., Wigard, I. G., & Arntz, A. (2021). The effect of twice-weekly versus once-weekly sessions of either imagery rescripting or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for adults with PTSD from childhood trauma (IREM-Freq): a study protocol for an international randomized clinical trial. Trials, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05712-9
Randomized Comparison of Intensive EMDR and Intensive PC for Victims of Crime. (n.d.). Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute. Retrieved June 9, 2023, from https://www.ticti.org/publications/randomized-comparison-of-intensive-emdr-and-intensive-pc-for-victims-of-crime/
de Jongh, A., Bicanic, I., Matthijssen, S., Amann, B. L., Hofmann, A., Farrell, D., Lee, C. W., & Maxfield, L. (2019). The Current Status of EMDR Therapy Involving the Treatment of Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 13(4), 284–290. https://doi.org/10.1891/1933-3196.13.4.284
de Jongh, A., Groenland, G. N., S. Sanches, H. Bongaerts, E. M. Voorendonk & A. Van Minnen (2020) The impact of brief intensive trauma-focused treatment for PTSD on symptoms of borderline personality disorder, European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 11:1, DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2020.1721142
Bongaerts, H., Voorendonk, E. M., Van Minnen, A., Rozendaal, L., Telkamp, B. S. D., & de Jongh, A. (2022). Fully remote intensive trauma-focused treatment for PTSD and Complex PTSD. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13(2). https://doi.org/ 10.1080/20008066.2022.2103287
Hurley, E.C. (2018). Effective treatment of veterans with PTSD: Comparison between intensive daily and weekly EMDR approaches. Frontiers in Psychology, 18. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01458.
Wibbelink, C. J. M., Lee, C. W., Bachrach, N., Dominguez, S. K., Ehring, T., van Es, S. M., Fassbinder, E., Köhne, S., Mascini, M., Meewisse, M.-L., Menninga, S., Morina, N., Rameckers, S. A., Thomaes, K., Walton, C. J., Wigard, I. G., & Arntz, A. (2021). The effect of twice-weekly versus once-weekly sessions of either imagery rescripting or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for adults with PTSD from childhood trauma (IREM-Freq): a study protocol for an international randomized clinical trial. Trials, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05712-9
Randomized Comparison of Intensive EMDR and Intensive PC for Victims of Crime. (n.d.). Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute. Retrieved June 9, 2023, from https://www.ticti.org/publications/randomized-comparison-of-intensive-emdr-and-intensive-pc-for-victims-of-crime/