Trauma & EMDR
EMDR Intensives in Cheshire, CT
Imagine hiking up the mountain of life with a backpack full of trauma stones. An EMDR Intensive helps you set that weight down sooner, with dedicated, focused time to do deeper work in less time than weekly sessions.
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What is emdr?
What is an EMDR Intensive?
EMDR Intensives are effective for trauma recovery. Whether you are carrying symptoms of distress in your mind, body, or spirit, an EMDR Intensive can help you shift your perspective and take back your sense of personal power.
Our intensive therapy is a completely customizable treatment plan that allows people to do more therapy in less time, overall reducing time in treatment and getting people to their goals faster. We will meet for an initial session to determine your needs and fit for this kind of therapy. If the fit is right, we will determine how many hours in a week will be optimal for you according to your treatment goals. This can range from a half day of therapy to several days of therapy in one week.
The process
How EMDR Intensives Work
After an initial consultation and assessment, your psychotherapist designs a treatment plan around your goals. Instead of spreading the work across months of weekly appointments, you meet for extended sessions over a short window. That uninterrupted time lets you move through trauma work without having to stop and restart each week, which is why many people find intensives especially effective for trauma recovery.
Steady, ongoing
Regular hour-long sessions spread over weeks or months. A good fit for gradual, continuous support.
Focused, condensed
Longer blocks across a single week. A good fit when you want momentum and meaningful progress quickly.
Is it right for you?
Who EMDR Intensives are for
An Intensive can be a good fit if you:
- Want to make meaningful progress quickly.
- Have a demanding schedule that makes weekly sessions hard to sustain.
- Are preparing for, or recovering from, a significant life event.
- Feel stuck and want focused momentum on a specific issue.
Expert Care
Led by an EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Consultant
EMDR at Becoming You is led by founder Dr. Sharon Clayman, PsyD, a clinical psychologist with 20 years of experience and specialized training in complex trauma. As an EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Consultant, she also mentors other therapists in the method.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How is an Intensive different from weekly EMDR therapy?
Weekly EMDR happens in regular, hour-long sessions over time. An Intensive condenses that work into longer, focused blocks, from a half day to several days in one week, so you can make progress faster.
Does insurance cover EMDR Intensives?
EMDR Intensives are private pay. We’re happy to talk through the investment and what’s included during your consultation.
How do I know if an Intensive is right for me?
It starts with a consultation. We’ll talk through your goals and history and recommend whether an Intensive, weekly EMDR, or another approach is the best fit.
Keep Exploring
Related Services
EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy treatment that was developed to provide relief from the distress associated with traumatic memories. We offer EMDR Therapy to help you find freedom from the emotional distress that may have resulted from a traumatic experience.
Therapy for trauma
Experiencing trauma, whether recent or in the past, often leaves behind lingering feelings of physical or emotional tension and discomfort. Therapy can help you process unresolved trauma and free yourself from the weight of the past, so that you can move forward and live a more fulfilling and happy life.
Getting Started
Ready for Focused Progress?
Schedule a free consultation to see whether an EMDR Intensive is right for you.