You are ready to do the work. You just cannot give up your Tuesdays for the next six months. One focused day — not another standing weekly commitment — is how you do it.
You already know there is still work to do.
Maybe you have been in therapy before — weekly sessions, real commitment, genuine effort. But your life has shifted. Work became more demanding. Kids arrived, or schedules filled in ways that feel permanent rather than temporary. The version of you who could hold a standing weekly appointment for the foreseeable future does not quite fit the life you are living now.
That does not mean the need for the work has gone anywhere. It means you need a different format for it.
You want one focused day — maybe once a month, maybe once a quarter — where you can go deep, move something real, and leave having actually changed something. Not just processed something. Changed it.
And maybe there is something else underneath the scheduling piece. Maybe the idea of committing to weekly therapy right now feels like adding one more thing to an already full life. Maybe part of you worries you will start and then have to stop, and starting and stopping feels worse than simply waiting for the right time. An intensive removes that equation entirely. You commit to one experience. You show up fully. And then you return to your life.
That is what an intensive is.
Intensives are not a measure of how stuck you are or a verdict on weekly therapy. They are a format — a way of pacing the work that fits how you actually want to invest your time, attention, and energy in this process.
For some clients, that means a full day devoted to one specific piece. For others, it looks like fewer, longer sessions on a monthly or quarterly rhythm rather than the pull of a standing weekly commitment. Either way, the emphasis is on depth, sustained focus, and momentum.
EMDR Intensives allow us to work in a more focused, immersive, and intentional way.
Rather than stopping and restarting every week, intensives create space to process more deeply while maintaining structure, pacing, and emotional support throughout the experience.
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EMDR Intensives at Alchemy Practice are intentionally structured around depth, emotional safety, and individualized care. Alchemy Practice offers EMDR intensives to clients throughout Wisconsin and Colorado via secure telehealth.
This is not a one-size-fits-all therapy experience. Every intensive is tailored to your emotional history, goals, nervous system capacity, and the pace your system actually needs. If a weekly rhythm feels like a better fit for where you are, you can also read about standard EMDR therapy andthe wider approach and modalities offered here.
Before your intensive, we meet for a dedicated preparation session. We take a careful history, explore what you want to work through, and build the grounding and resourcing skills that will support you throughout the intensive itself. You may also receive brief between-session practices to help you arrive feeling prepared and resourced.
Your intensive session typically runs between three and five hours, with a structured break built in for any session over four hours. For clients who are new to EMDR or to intensive work, this length allows enough time to move through material thoroughly and at a pace that feels grounded, not rushed. For clients who already have experience with EMDR in a weekly format, a shorter session of two hours may be appropriate — we will discuss what makes sense for your goals during your consultation.
Throughout the intensive, we move through the full EMDR process. Without the constraint of a 53-minute hour, the work has room to develop, resolve, and integrate. You will not leave mid-process.
The week after your intensive, we connect for a complimentary 30-minute follow-up call. This is not another session — it is a space to check in on how things are settling, what you are noticing, and whether anything has surfaced that needs attention. We also use this time to talk about what comes next: another intensive in a month or two, a return to weekly sessions, or simply the continued work of living with what shifted.
For some people and some goals, yes — particularly when the focus is specific and bounded. For others, an intensive is a powerful complement to ongoing work, creating a significant shift that weekly sessions can then build on.
Not necessarily, but some prior therapy experience is generally helpful. During our consultation we will assess readiness and make sure you have the stabilization resources needed to engage with intensive work safely.
Yes. Intensives are available virtually throughout Wisconsin and Colorado, following the same secure telehealth format as standard sessions.
EMDR Intensives are billed at $150 per hour. Sessions have a minimum length of two hours and a maximum of six hours. For any intensive scheduled over four hours, a one-hour break is built into the session. Intensives are not covered by insurance, but FSA and HSA cards may be used for payment. A superbill can also be provided for potential out-of-network reimbursement. We will discuss the right length for your goals during your free consultation.
Schedule a free consultation and we will talk through your goals, your history, and whether an EMDR Intensive makes sense for where you are.
