EMDR Intensives for Attachment Wounds & Childhood Trauma

An EMDR Intensive is a focused, transformational approach to therapy that helps you make significant progress in less time.

Childhood trauma and attachment wounds can deeply shape how we feel, the emotions we carry, and the way we relate to ourselves and others. These painful early experiences may leave us feeling disconnected, mistrustful, or struggling to manage stress and intimacy in our relationships. EMDR Intensives offer a dedicated space, with compassionate support, to transform your pain into resilience, rebuild trust in yourself, and create more empowered, authentic connections.

What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a proven therapy that helps the brain and body heal from traumatic or distressing experiences. Using bilateral stimulation—such as eye movements, tapping, or sounds—EMDR activates the brain’s natural ability to reprocess “stuck” memories, emotions, or physical sensations, so they no longer activate intense distress. Rather than erasing memories, EMDR helps you remember them without the same emotional pain. EMDR has been shown effective for many challenges, including trauma, anxiety, panic, grief, depression, and physical symptoms linked to emotional pain. Many experience lasting relief, fewer intrusive thoughts, and greater emotional resilience after an EMDR Intensive.

What makes an EMDR Intensive different?
EMDR Intensives offer focused, accelerated healing by allowing you to work through past traumas in days or weeks instead of months or years. Extended sessions maintain consistent momentum, reducing the interruptions common in weekly therapy and keeping you deeply involved in your healing. EMDR Intensives are tailored to your unique goals, history, and nervous system capacity, providing space to explore and integrate.

EMDR Intensives fit those with busy schedules, supports life transitions and challenges, and can complement ongoing weekly therapy by focusing on trauma or pain points. Many people choose to continue with their regular therapist for ongoing support, while using EMDR Intensives as a focused way to process unresolved experiences and accelerate healing.

I often bring in an Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed approach. This means we honor the different “parts” of you—the protective parts, the hurting parts, and the resilient, compassionate Self at your core. This approach helps create safety, compassion, and collaboration within yourself as we process trauma. By weaving IFS with EMDR, you not only release painful memories but also strengthen connection and trust with your inner system, supporting lasting change.

What if I feel overwhelmed?
We’ll move at a pace that feels right for you, with grounding tools to keep you feeling supported. We’ll approach your past gently, so you don’t feel overwhelmed. If parts of you feel guarded, that’s completely normal—we’ll honor them and create a safe space before moving forward. Before beginning, we’ll make sure this approach feels like the right fit. Even if memories are unclear, your body and emotions hold the wisdom we need to work with. Our pre-intensive sessions give us time to connect and build trust before starting the work together.

Healing takes courage, I’m here to walk alongside you at your pace. If this feels like the next step for you, reach out to talk through your questions — no pressure, just support. I offer a free consultation to explore if this is the right fit for you.

To enhance and support your Intensive, I offer additional healing approaches that can be woven into our work together, such as Internal Family Systems, Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, SoulCollage®, and other expressive arts modalities. Learn more about each offering below.

"The past affects the present even without our being aware of it."

- Dr Francine Shapiro -