The traditional model of weekly psychotherapy is shifting to meet your needs. Now more than ever, we need flexibility in how we get support.
Perhaps you’ve had a felt sense that something profound has yet to change, but you’re not quite sure how to shift all the way into a new experience of yourself with your current therapist. Maybe you now cognitively understand new things, yet your body is still confused, so you’re curious about how EMDR intensives can help. (As a supplement to the work you're currenty doing with your primary therapist)
Perhaps you’ve been meaning to get into weekly therapy for a while now, but your schedule has been so hectic and demanding that a weekly therapy appointment feels more overwhelming than supportive.
Perhaps you’re needing help —- and a lot of it—- right now, and you don’t want to spend months in the traditional weekly model of therapy treatment to feel better.
EMDR intensives support the busy parent with kids, the working professional who has even more on their plate, or the client who needs help now. Whatever the reason that weekly sessions just won’t work for you, EMDR intensives are available to support you during times you need help the most.
EMDR intensives are condensed sessions (think several sessions combined into one extended experience for increased effectiveness without needing weekly session appointments)
EMDR intensives = Symptom relief sooner
I offer EMDR intensives for my current clients when they are needing extra support, as well as new clients who prefer to work intensively. EMDR is not just for trauma; it is also used for performance enhancement to excel in areas such as athletics, business, and relationships, to reduce and elimiate distressing symptoms (see FAQ page) EMDR intensives are personalized treatment plans that allow you to skip the waitlist by giving you faster access to select spots, and are designed to support your preferred schedule and timeline for your treatment goals.
RESEARCH ON INTENSIVE THERAPY IS POSITIVE
Intensive application of trauma-focused therapy seems to be well tolerated in patients with PTSD, enabling faster symptom reduction with similar, or even better, results, while reducing the risk that patients drop out prematurely. Learn more here and here.
Intensive EMDR treatment is feasible and is indicative of reliable improvement in PTSD symptoms in a very short time frame. Learn more here.
An intensive program using EMDR therapy is a potentially safe and effective treatment alternative for complex PTSD. Learn more here.
The economy is compelling: even compared to other trauma therapy, the intensive format may decrease treatment time, because of time not spent on: a) checking in at the beginning of each session, b) addressing current crises and concerns, c) focusing on stabilizing and coping skills that the client won’t need after trauma healing, or d) assisting the client in regaining composure at the end of the session. Learn more here.
YOUR INTENSIVE INCLUDES:
Pre-consultation interview to assess for candidacy, as well as target unpleasant beliefs, body sensations, emotions, or images from which you are seeking relief.
Personalized treatment workbook, which allows you to work on your treatment goals before, during, and after our intensive sessions.
A customized treatment program with targeted treatment goals. Therapy with Brittni is done virtually, in a half day or two-day intensive model. Clients working virtually purchase their own tappers.
Post-treatment interview to assess and support your adaption to positive changes from treatment.
Ongoing intensive therapy is available if you are wanting long-term support towards several treatment goals.
EMDR AS ADJUNCT THERAPY: We've all had those moments in therapy where we feel stuck or loop on issues related to negative life experiences. It can be discouraging for both the client and the therapist. Often times, when the primary therapist and client collaborate with an EMDR therapist, this partnership can help move treatment forward. I partner with primary therapists and their clients to target their clients’ specific memories, body sensations, or limiting beliefs with EMDR. By narrowly targeting specific traumatic memories or intrusive material, brief adjunct EMDR can accelerate progress in traditional therapy, help the client and the primary therapist to resolve stuck points, and enrich their ongoing work. Adjunct therapy does not replace or interrupt ongoing therapy; it is supplemental to the primary therapeutic relationship. With adjunct EMDR therapy, clients continue to receive treatment with their primary therapist. Usually adjunct therapy is short term (4-12 extended sessions) and desensitizes single incident trauma or simple phobias that interfere with the client’s therapeutic gains. Treatment is scheduled in an intensive format. The success of treatment is based on clearly defined goals for the EMDR therapist, defined in collaboration with the primary therapist and client.
I support clients virtually in Florida, Missouri, or South Carolina in two formats: (1) Adjunct therapy - supplementing work through EMDR intensives if you are already seeing a primary therapist, (2) Intensive EMDR programs: One-day or Two-day options.
Half-day intensive option - this program is equivalent to 8 sessions One-day intensive option - this program is equivalent to 12 sessions
If you're interested in getting scheduled for an EMDR intensive or EMDR adjunct therapy please fill out the contact form below or send an email to: [email protected]
I look forward to hearing from you! - Brittni Harris-Kelchner, EMDR Certified Therapist [email protected]