In an EMDR Intensive you receive a minimum of six hours one-on-one focused EMDR Therapy with me within one week.

EMDR intensives are more time efficient than standard therapy, and have been shown to accelerate trauma healing.

Time is not needed for a) checking in at the beginning of each session, b) addressing new crises and concerns, c) closure processes at the end of each hour. Learn more here.

If you have been through an experience that has left a lasting negative effect on you, EMDR is a great treatment option to consider.

An EMDR Intensive may be beneficial if you:

• feel ready to intensively address a specific treatment goal

• feel highly motivated to do this work

• do not require, or already have, other regular therapy sessions (e.g. weekly/fortnightly/ monthly therapy)

• feel able to notice, tolerate and describe whatever emotions, sensations and thoughts arise in deep reprocessing therapy

This model is not best for you if you:

• are looking for supportive counselling/’talk-therapy’ (rather than structured change therapy)

• need an ongoing therapy relationship and do not have one yet

• have difficulties that need stabilising first, such as acute suicidality, self-harm, substance misuse, significant dissociative difficulties, or current major life crises

• are not ready for change

For more information about EMDR and its benefits, here are some helpful links.

• What is EMDR? Learn the basics

• What is an actual EMDR session like? Learn the 8 phases of treatment

• Introductory video about EMDR

• EMDR experts explain the benefits of EMDR

• EMDR patients share their stories

• An EMDR therapist shares her EMDR experience

• Frequently asked questions about EMDR

EMDR is a thoroughly researched therapy with a solid evidence base in the treatment of trauma, anxiety and depression.

The research includes:

• Twenty-four randomised controlled trials support the positive effects of EMDR therapy in the treatment of emotional trauma and other adverse life experiences relevant to clinical practice.

• Seven of 10 studies reported EMDR therapy to be more rapid and/or more effective than trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy.

• Twelve randomised studies of the eye movement component noted rapid decreases in negative emotions and/or vividness of disturbing images, with an additional 8 reporting a variety of other memory effects.

For more information, please follow this link regarding EMDR research

Intensive trauma-focused therapy can be well tolerated in patients with PTSD, enabling faster symptom reduction with similar, or even better, results than standard trauma therapy. Learn more here, here and here.

To join in an Online EMDR Intensives you will need:

• a comfortable private space where you will be uninterrupted for the sessions

• a computer with built-in or attached camera, microphone, and full-sized screen (this allows EMDR to be used)

• headphones (for auditory bilateral sounds)

• reliable internet connection (sessions cannot be refunded if connectivity difficulties are experienced)

• a local emergency support person, if necessary

It helps if you have:

• an ongoing therapist to continue working with if you have longer-term difficulties

• a regular GP who can monitor your mental health needs

The deposit is not refundable