Deep Trauma Work, Concentrated Time

An EMDR intensive is a concentrated, multi-hour therapy session that allows sustained trauma reprocessing without the start-stop rhythm of weekly 50-minute appointments. In a standard session, much of the time goes to grounding, opening the processing channel, doing the work, and closing safely, often just as the deepest material becomes accessible. Intensives remove that constraint. With extended time, your nervous system can move through complete EMDR reprocessing cycles and reach resolution on material that might take weeks or months to access weekly. It is not a shortcut. It is a different clinical format that respects how trauma is stored and how reprocessing works when given adequate time.

Weekly therapy processes trauma in 50-minute blocks, which means you often open important material and then have to close before it fully resolves. An intensive gives your nervous system enough continuous time to complete processing cycles in one sitting, so shifts that might take weeks can happen within a single session block. Intensives use alternating periods of active EMDR reprocessing and resourcing breaks, with your clinician tracking your window of tolerance throughout. Many clients pair intensives with ongoing weekly work. Intensives are best once you are stabilized and ready for deeper reprocessing, especially if the weekly format has felt limiting.

Intensives suit several situations. You may have a single-incident trauma such as an accident, assault, or medical event and want targeted, efficient resolution. You may be high-functioning with a schedule that makes consistent weekly therapy hard to sustain. You may be an out-of-state client who wants concentrated work during a dedicated trip to Florida. Or you may have completed stabilization and feel ready for deeper reprocessing but keep plateauing in weekly sessions. A pre-intensive clinical assessment confirms your readiness and identifies target material, so the format is matched to your presentation rather than assumed.

Yes. EMDR intensives are available in person at our Coral Gables office and via telehealth. Where you live determines eligibility, since therapists are licensed by state. Dr. Aday is licensed in Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, and New Mexico, so virtual intensives are available to residents of those five states. Many out-of-state clients also travel to Coral Gables for a dedicated in-person intensive or multi-day weekend format. During your inquiry we assess readiness and recommend whether in-person or virtual best supports the depth of work you are seeking.

We offer several formats. A Focused Intensive is 3 hours at 450 dollars, designed for targeted single-incident trauma or a clearly defined goal. A Half-Day Intensive is 4 hours at 700 dollars for layered material or multiple related targets, with built-in resourcing breaks. A Full-Day Intensive is 6 hours at 1,200 dollars for stabilized clients ready for deep, sustained work, structured with alternating processing and integration. A Multi-Day Weekend Intensive is custom and by application, built for out-of-state clients or accelerated timelines. Pre-intensive assessment and post-intensive integration are included in your intensive investment.

It has three parts. First, a pre-intensive clinical assessment determines your readiness, identifies target material, and confirms your nervous system is stabilized enough for sustained processing. Second, the intensive itself alternates active EMDR reprocessing with resourcing breaks, while your clinician monitors your window of tolerance to keep the work integrative rather than overwhelming. Third, a post-intensive integration session helps you consolidate the processing, address any residual activation, and plan next steps. The assessment and integration sessions are both included in your intensive investment, so the concentrated work is supported before and after.