EMDR Intensives
Based In Jackson, Tennessee and Online through Tennessee and Florida
Let’s Go Deeper and so You can Feel Better Faster
Burnout by weekly therapy?
You keep showing up.
You keep talking.
You keep “doing the work.”
And yet, you’re still exhausted. Still activated. Still waiting for something to actually shift.
When healing gets squeezed into a 50-minute window once a week, it can start to feel like another obligation instead of a pathway to relief. You leave just open enough to be tender… then expected to carry it all again until next week.
That’s not healing.
That’s maintenance.
And your body knows it.
Your nervous system is still in survival mode.
Your past still has too much power over your present.
You’re self-aware—but still stuck in the same coping cycles.
You feel misunderstood, even in spaces that are supposed to be safe.
You’re carrying shame, anxiety, guilt, or hyper-responsibility like second skin.
If you’re tired of “regular therapy” and craving work that actually moves the needle—
you’re in the right place.
These intensives are for focused, nervous-system-level healing that doesn’t drag on for years.
What are EMDR Intensives?
EMDR intensives are a concentrated, nervous-system-centered approach to healing that helps you go deeper—faster—without dragging your recovery out for years.
Instead of spreading your healing across dozens of weekly sessions, intensives create protected space for your body and brain to actually complete the work they’ve been trying to do all along.
This is not rushed therapy.
This is focused therapy.We slow the world down so your nervous system can finally shift out of survival.
You might be asking, what makes an EMDR Intensive so different?
My intensives are not just “long therapy sessions.”
They are:
Somatic and nervous-system focused (not just talk-based)
Trauma-informed and EMDR-centered
Rooted in belief work, not just behavior change
Designed specifically for high-functioning, burned-out Black women
Centered on unlearning the Strong Black Woman survival identity
We’re not just calming symptoms.
We’re dismantling the belief systems that taught your body it had to stay on guard.
How the Intensive Process Works
Instead of warming up, stopping, and restarting every week, we:
Stabilize the nervous system
So your body feels safe enough to let go—not just talk about letting go.Target the core survival beliefs
The ones that taught you:I’ll rest when the work is done
I’m only valuable when I’m useful
I’m only safe if I’m needed
If I’m not exceptional, I’m disposable
My body is an obstacle, not an ally
Use EMDR and somatic processing
To help your brain finally refile what it’s been carrying as “still happening.”Install new truths at the body level
Not just:
“I know better now”
But:
“My body believes something different now.”
This is how real relief happens.
How It Works
A grounded, transparent look at the intensive process
Therapy intensives aren’t just “longer sessions.”
They are structured, trauma-informed clinical containers designed to support your nervous system before, during, and after the deep work.
You’re never dropped into the deep end without support. Every intensive follows a beginning–middle–integration rhythm so your body doesn’t have to brace for impact.
Here’s what that actually looks like:
Step 1: Clinical Consultation — Determining Readiness & Fit
We start with a required consultation to assess:
What you’re struggling with
Your nervous system capacity for deeper work
Whether EMDR + intensive work is clinically appropriate
Which intensive format best fits your needs:
90–120 minute focused session
3-hour deep-dive session
Or the 2:2:2 integrated model
This is not a sales call.
This is clinical discernment rooted in safety.
Step 2: Pre-Work — Preparing Your Nervous System to Go Deep
If your intensive includes pre-work (or if clinically indicated), this phase may include:
Expanded intake + trauma history
Values, belief, and identity mapping
Nervous system resourcing & regulation tools
EMDR preparation and orientation
Boundary setting around rest, work, and recovery
Guidance on how to prepare your body, time, and support system
This is where we stabilize before we process.
Step 3: Integration
No matter which format you choose, integration is always part of the work.
You’ll receive:
Nervous system regulation tools
Reflection prompts
We don’t just help you break patterns.
We help your body learn how to live without them.
Step 4: Aftercare — Making the Shift Stick
Post-session grounding practices
Optional follow-up care or transition into ongoing therapy if clinically appropriate
Why This Works
Because this model:
Targets the nervous system, not just symptoms
Works at the belief + identity level
Respects your capacity instead of overriding it
Compresses years of looping insight into focused neurological change
This is not about doing more therapy.
This is about doing the right work, in the right container, at the right time..
CLIENT RESULTS
“I had no idea how much of my burnout was tied to past trauma. I finally feel clear.”
“This was the first time I felt safe enough to rest—and not feel like I’d fall apart.”
“I walked in exhausted and left with the tools to not just recover—but rebuild.”
Your Intensive Format Options
You and I choose the format that best matches your needs, capacity, and goals:
Option 1: 90–120 Minute Focused Intensive
This is ideal if you:
Need targeted belief work
Want relief around a specific trigger or pattern
Are newer to trauma-focused processing
Need something deep—but contained
This format allows for:
Grounding + resourcing
Targeted EMDR processing
Integration before closing
Option 2: 3-Hour Deep-Dive Intensive
This is for clients who:
Have longstanding burnout or career trauma
Feel “stuck” despite years of therapy
Are navigating identity-level survival patterns
Want meaningful movement in a single clinical container
This allows space for:
Extended nervous system settling
Multiple processing targets
Deeper cognitive and somatic shifts
Slower closing and fuller integration
Option 3: The 2:2:2 Integrated Intensive Model
(2 hours pre-work + 2 hour intensive + 2 hour post-integration)
This is the most supported option and includes:
1. Two Hours of Pre-Work
Stabilization, mapping, EMDR prep, and resourcing.
2. Two-Hour Intensive Session
Focused trauma processing + belief-level reorganization.
3. Two Hours of Post-Integration
Meaning-making, nervous system recalibration, pacing plans, and aftercare support.
This option is ideal if:
You’re unlearning the Strong Black Woman identity at a deep level
You’re preparing to leave a toxic job
You’re shifting out of survival-based identity
You want maximum containment and continuity
Why Intensives Actually Work
Intensives work not because they’re longer.
They work because they are designed around how the nervous system actually heals—not around productivity culture, scheduling limits, or insurance models.
Here’s what makes this model so powerful:
1. Time Creates Safety (and Safety Creates Change)
Your nervous system does not shift on command.
It shifts when it feels:
Unrushed
Unthreatened
Uninterrupted
Weekly therapy often keeps your system in a perpetual “warm-up” state—just regulated enough to survive, but not long enough to reorganize.
Intensives give your body the time it needs to soften without bracing for the clock.
That’s when real processing begins.
2. We Work at the Nervous-System Level, Not Just the Story Level
Talking tells the story.
EMDR + somatic work change how the story lives in your body.
Instead of:
Rehashing what happened
Analyzing why it happened
Or trying to “think your way out” of survival
We help your brain:
Refile memories
Release stored threat
Update outdated danger responses
And install new beliefs at the neurological level
This is why clients often say:
“I didn’t just understand it differently—my body responded differently.”
3. We Target Belief Systems, Not Just Symptoms
Burnout isn’t just about stress.
For your clients, it’s rooted in beliefs like:
“Rest is dangerous”
“I’m only safe if I’m needed”
“My worth equals my output”
“If I stop, everything collapses”
If we only treat the anxiety, fatigue, or overfunctioning, those beliefs stay intact—and the cycle restarts.
Intensives go straight to the survival beliefs running the system.
This is how we interrupt the loop instead of managing it.
4. There’s No Weekly Reset Button
One of the biggest problems with weekly therapy is the constant restart.
You:
Settle in
Open the material
Then stop mid-process
And return to real life with the wound still open
Intensives eliminate that start–stop pattern.
We open, process, and integrate inside the same clinical container—so nothing is left hanging.
This is why movement feels faster and more complete.
5. Your Identity Gets to Move, Not Just Your Coping Skills
Weekly therapy is often great at helping you:
Cope better
Communicate better
Regulate better
But intensives also make space for:
Identity-level shifts
Career-level decisions
Boundary-level reorganization
Values-level realignment
This is why people often leave intensives not just calmer—but clearer.
6. Integration Is Built Into the Model (Not an Afterthought)
We don’t just crack things open and send you back into your life.
Integration is part of the clinical design:
Pre-work prepares your system
The intensive does the processing
Post-work helps your body live inside the change
That’s how insight becomes embodiment.
That’s how relief becomes sustainable.
In Short: Why This Works
Therapy intensives work because they:
Slow the nervous system down enough to actually change
Target belief systems at the root
Eliminate the weekly stop–start pattern
Allow identity, not just symptoms, to shift
And treat rest as a clinical intervention, not a reward
This is not more therapy.
This is the right container for the work your body has been waiting to finish.
This work is structured, intentional, and deeply attuned to your nervous system. Nothing is random. Nothing is rushed. Here’s what we focus on before, during, and after your intensive:
Before the Intensive: We Prepare the Ground
Before we ever go into trauma processing, we make sure your system is ready.
We will:
Clarify what you actually want relief from (not just what you’ve been surviving)
Identify the specific beliefs, patterns, and identity conditioning driving your burnout, anxiety, or over-functioning
Map how your nervous system learned to stay in survival
Build resourcing and regulation tools so your body doesn’t feel flooded during the work
Prepare you for EMDR and somatic processing in a grounded, supported way
Set intentions for what you’re ready to release and what you want to reclaim
This phase helps your body feel safe enough to go deep without bracing.
During the Intensive: We Do the Real Work
This is where the shift happens—at the body and belief level, not just the insight level.
We will:
Target the core survival memories and identity-level conditioning linked to:
Overwork
Hyper-responsibility
Perfectionism
Career trauma
Chronic vigilance
Use EMDR and somatic processing to help your brain refile what it’s been holding as “still happening”
Identify and dismantle beliefs like:
“Rest is weakness”
“If I stop, everything falls apart”
“My worth is in my output”
Install new beliefs and internal safety at the nervous-system level
Track what your body is doing in real time so we follow your pace, not a protocol
Support emotional release without overwhelming you
This is not about pushing through.
This is about letting your system finally complete what it’s been holding.
After the Intensive: We Help Your Body Live Inside the Change
We don’t just open things up and send you back into real life without support.
After your intensive, we will:
Support nervous system integration and recalibration
Translate what shifted in session into real-life boundaries and pacing
Identify what needs to change in your work, rest, or relationships to protect the gains you’ve made
Create a gentle recovery rhythm so you don’t snap back into survival mode
Name what you’re releasing—and what you’re becoming
Determine whether ongoing therapy, supervision, or future intensives would support your next phase
This is where relief becomes sustainable—not just emotional.
At Every Stage, We Are Working On:
Safety in your body
Detaching worth from productivity
Unlearning survival-based strength
Regulating chronic overactivation
Reclaiming rest as a clinical intervention, not a reward
Supporting identity-level change—not just symptom reduction
What These Intensives Can Help You Do
Therapy intensives can help you…
Release years of stored stress, pressure, and emotional holding
Reconnect with your body as a place of safety instead of survival
Identify the beliefs that have been running your burnout on autopilot
Detach your worth from your productivity
Interrupt the cycle of overfunctioning, overgiving, and overdoing
Reduce chronic anxiety, vigilance, and emotional shutdown
Stabilize your nervous system so you’re not living in constant activation
Rebuild trust in your need for rest without guilt
Clarify decisions around work, boundaries, and next steps
Recover from identity-level exhaustion—not just surface burnout
Strengthen your capacity to receive support instead of carrying everything alone
Reclaim rest as a necessity, not a reward
Shift from “holding it together” to actually feeling held
Exhale without bracing for what’s next
Compared to Weekly Therapy, Intensives Help You:
Move faster without rushing your nervous system
Go deeper without reopening the wound every week
Integrate more fully instead of staying in insight-only loops
Make decisions from clarity, not from survival pressure
Experience real relief, not just better coping
Together, we’ll dismantle the beliefs that taught you the lies that are keeping you stuck.
Q:: What exactly is a therapy intensive?
A: A therapy intensive is a focused, extended therapy session designed to help you go deeper than the traditional weekly model allows. Instead of spreading healing across months or years, intensives create protected time for your nervous system to actually settle, process, and integrate in one supported container.
Q:How is this different from weekly therapy?
A:Weekly therapy often follows a start–stop rhythm: you warm up, open things up, then stop and repeat the process next week. Intensives eliminate that interruption. We prepare your system, do the work, and support integration without leaving things hanging in between sessions. This allows for faster, more complete movement—without rushing your body.
Q: Do I have to be in ongoing therapy to do an intensive?
A: No. Some clients use intensives as a standalone healing experience. Others integrate them alongside weekly therapy. During your consultation, we’ll decide what’s clinically appropriate for your needs.
Q: Is EMDR safe?
A: Yes—when done with proper preparation, pacing, and nervous system support. EMDR is an evidence-based trauma treatment backed by decades of research. Safety and stabilization are always prioritized before any deep processing begins.
Intensive Options
Because healing doesn’t look the same for everyone, I offer three different intensive formats. Each option is designed to meet you where you are—without rushing your nervous system or forcing a one-size-fits-all container.
We’ll determine the best fit together during your consultation.
Option 1: 90–120 Minute Focused Intensive
Best for targeted relief + specific patterns
This option is ideal if you:
Want to work on one specific trigger, belief, or pattern
Are newer to trauma-focused or EMDR work
Need something deep but contained
Are experiencing acute stress, anxiety, or burnout symptoms
Want focused movement without a full-day commitment
Includes:
Clinical consultation
Grounding + nervous system regulation
Targeted EMDR or somatic processing
Belief-level reframe
Integration and closing support
Investment:
$450–$650
Option 2: 3-Hour Deep-Dive Intensive
Best for burnout, career trauma, and identity-level work
This option is for you if:
You feel stuck despite years of therapy
Your burnout feels deeper than stress—it feels existential
You’re navigating career trauma or major life transitions
You’re unlearning the Strong Black Woman survival identity
You want meaningful movement in one powerful container
Includes:
Extended nervous system settling
Multiple EMDR/somatic targets
Belief and identity-level processing
Deeper emotional release
Slower, fuller integration
Investment:
$900–$1,200
Option 3: The 2:2:2 Integrated Intensive Model
(2 Hours Pre-Work + 2 Hour Intensive + 2 Hour Post-Integration)
Best for full containment, major transitions, and deep recovery work
This is the most supported option and is ideal if:
You’re preparing to leave a toxic job
You’re shifting out of chronic survival mode
You want continuity instead of one isolated session
You need both processing AND real-life integration support
You want the deepest level of nervous system containment
Includes:
1. Two Hours of Pre-Work
Expanded intake + history
Belief and identity mapping
Nervous system resourcing
EMDR preparation
Boundary and support planning
2. Two-Hour Intensive Session
Focused trauma and belief processing
EMDR + somatic work
Nervous system recalibration
3. Two Hours of Post-Integration
Meaning-making and closure
Pacing and boundary support
Recovery rhythms
Decision clarity
Aftercare planning
Investment:
$1,500–$2,000
Your intensive is grounded in 12/4 Submitted Methods Page Copy of Method Page Workbook | Confident Copy, an evidence-based trauma therapy that helps your brain and body finally finish processing what they’ve been carrying in survival mode. When stress, burnout, or emotional overwhelm builds over time, your nervous system can stay stuck acting like the danger is still happening—even when it’s not. That’s why you can be successful on the outside but feel anxious, exhausted, or unable to rest on the inside. EMDR helps your brain refile those experiences so they stop running your reactions in the background.
During your intensive, EMDR is used alongside somatic (body-based) support and belief-level work to target the roots of overwork, hyper-responsibility, and identity-level burnout. We’re not just talking about what happened—we’re helping your nervous system update what it believes is still necessary for survival. Everything is paced to your body, with regulation tools built in so the work feels steady, not overwhelming.
What this means for you is simple: instead of just understanding your patterns, your body actually starts to respond differently. You don’t just know you deserve rest—you begin to feel safe enough to take it. That’s where real, lasting relief comes from.
Go from:
Living in constant survival mode
Over-functioning, over-giving, and overworking
Knowing why you’re burned out but still feeling stuck
Feeling like rest has to be earned
Carrying everything alone
Making decisions from fear and urgency
To:
Feeling safe inside your own body
Letting go of hyper-responsibility
Experiencing real nervous system relief—not just insight
Resting without guilt
Receiving support without shame
Making decisions from clarity and self-trust