EMDR Intensives with The Empowered Hearts Collective

EMDR intensives are EMDR sessions in which you set aside a longer period of time for a specific chunk of work. Learn more about EMDR here. EMDR intensives are supported by evidence, and are beginning to be seen as an important part of a robust EMDR practice. Clients are often able to get through months of work in a half of a day, simply by setting aside that concentrated time. 

An EMDR intensive starts much like an EMDR session in a typical therapy setting. The difference is that you will have more time to work through a target, or a series of targets. You will also be able to work consciously with any blocks that consistently come up for you.

Typically in an EMDR intensive, a portion of the time is spent working with Internal Family Systems therapy to break through any long-standing resistance to change. It makes all the difference to take the appropriate time to work with “parts” to help them feel safe and invested in the process of healing.

Intensive sessions can be, well, intense. Intensive clients should be able to tolerate a day of work which may go into some difficult material. Ideally, you will have some experience with therapy and EMDR, and have a reliable set of coping tools. Intensive clients who are ready to dive in to the work should see significant shifts.

Intensives are growing quickly in popularity because of the value of that concentrated time. When there is more time, there is more space to effectively integrate Internal Family Systems therapy into the work, which can be essential in moving past blocks. 

EMDR works to "clear" disturbing memories by desensitizing the material and reprocessing the associated beliefs around those memories. It is much more feasible to clear a target in one intensive session than it is in a typical one-hour therapy session. You have the time that you need without the warm up and closing time that's necessary for each meeting.

EMDR intensives are typically 3-4 hours in length. They can occur as a one-off, as part of a series of intensives, or as a component of an intensive retreat.

EMDR intensives take place in Bend, Oregon at the Empowered Hearts Collective office in downtown Bend.

Intensives are priced at $630 for a 3-4 hour session. Your session will end somewhere within that window, depending on what is most appropriate for you in that moment. Please note that intensives are not billable through insurance.

Intensives pair very well with ketamine, and though the addition of ketamine is not a requirement, it is certainly an option.

If you would like to learn even more about intensives, check out this blog post. To work with one of our therapists, reach out to schedule a consultation where we can gauge fit and explore treatment options.