Therapy Intensives

Deep, Focused Work for Real Life Change

All pricing below reflects updated rates effective January 1, 2026.

Trauma healing does not always happen in weekly sessions.

Therapy Intensives at Trauma Wise Healing offer extended, structured time to move beyond insight into meaningful processing and integration, without the limitations of shorter, weekly therapy formats.

Extended sessions allow preparation, active trauma processing, and integration to occur within the same visit.

Intensives are ideal when you are ready for deeper work, navigating a significant life transition, or seeking focused momentum in healing.

What Intensives Can Support

Therapy Intensives may be especially helpful for:

  • Trauma recovery and complex PTSD

  • Burnout and nervous system dysregulation

  • Relationship or attachment injuries

  • Performance anxiety and professional overwhelm

  • First responders or helping professionals experiencing secondary trauma

  • ADHD-related emotional overwhelm or regulation challenges

  • Anxiety, depression, or chronic stress patterns

  • Major life transitions or identity shifts

How Intensives Fit Into Your Care

Option 1 — Stand-Alone Intensive Therapy

Some clients choose intensives as their primary form of therapy when they:

  • Need focused trauma resolution quickly

  • Travel frequently or live outside regular licensure states

  • Prefer fewer but deeper therapy experiences

  • Are navigating acute transitions or emotional blocks

Follow-up sessions or integration work can be scheduled as needed.

Option 2 — Intensives Alongside Weekly Therapy

Many clients continue working with their existing therapist while attending intensives.

Collaboration may include:

  • Coordinated treatment planning

  • Integration support

  • Communication when appropriate and authorized

This model allows accelerated trauma processing while maintaining continuity of care.

Flexible Scheduling

Intensives are customized around your goals and nervous system capacity.

Clients commonly schedule:

  • Every 3–6 weeks

  • Monthly

  • During significant transitions or stress periods

The structure supports meaningful progress while allowing time for integration between visits.

Modalities Used in Intensives

Intensive sessions may include:

  • Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

  • Somatic Therapy and nervous system regulation

  • Parts Work and Internal Family Systems-informed approaches

  • Attachment-focused and mindfulness strategies

Sessions are tailored in real time based on readiness, pacing, and goals.

The Trauma Wise Intensive Model

This structured framework ensures that safety, depth, and integration are intentionally built into every intensive. Therapy Intensives at Trauma Wise Healing follow a structured, regulation-focused framework designed to support safe, sustainable trauma integration.

Rather than simply extending session length, intensives are thoughtfully organized into three phases:

1. Preparation & Stabilization

We begin by assessing nervous system readiness and establishing grounding resources. This may include:

  • Somatic regulation strategies

  • Resourcing and containment work

  • Identifying specific trauma targets or relational themes

  • Clarifying goals and pacing

Safety and stabilization are prioritized before active processing begins.

2. Active Processing

Using modalities such as EMDR, ART, somatic therapy, or parts work, we engage targeted trauma material within a structured and supported container.

Extended time allows:

  • Focused attention without rushing

  • Completion of trauma processing cycles

  • Emotional activation followed by regulation

  • Depth without abrupt closure

The goal is integration; not overwhelm.

3. Integration & Consolidation

Each intensive includes intentional time for:

  • Nervous system down-regulation

  • Meaning-making and reflection

  • Identifying shifts in beliefs, emotions, or patterns

  • Developing integration strategies for daily life

Clients leave with clarity, stabilization, and practical tools, not emotional fragmentation.

Specialty Areas Supported

Intensives frequently support:

Trauma & Nervous System Healing

  • Complex PTSD

  • Developmental trauma

  • Dissociation

  • Somatic trauma responses

Anxiety & Cognitive Patterns

  • Intrusive thoughts

  • Perfectionism

  • Rumination or over analysis

Relationship & Identity Work

  • Attachment wounds

  • Boundary development

  • Life transitions and identity shifts

Perinatal & Postpartum Mental Health

  • Birth trauma

  • Fertility stress

  • Parenting identity transitions

Depression & Emotional Processing

  • Emotional numbness

  • Persistent grief

  • Shame-based patterns

Why Clients Choose Intensives

Longer sessions allow you to:

  • Work through trauma without interruption

  • Stabilize emotional activation before ending sessions

  • Move beyond intellectual insight into embodied integration

  • Build nervous system resilience in real time

Many clients find fewer extended sessions create deeper momentum than frequent shorter appointments.

Client Testimonials Post Intensives:

Client Experience — Trauma Intensive targeting self-worth and family of origin concerns (mix of EMDR and somatic therapy)

“I came into the intensive after already doing a lot of therapy work, and it helped me move deeper into areas that felt stuck. One of the biggest changes I noticed afterward was a significant decrease in nightmares, something that had been happening most nights before. While I’ve continued to navigate seasonal depression, I don’t feel that reflects the effectiveness of the intensive. It helped reduce some core trauma symptoms and gave me more insight into patterns around loss and feeling alone that continue to deepen even after the session.

The intensive felt supportive and thoughtfully structured, and it gave me meaningful progress in a shorter period of time than traditional therapy alone.”

(Shared with permission. Identifying details removed for privacy.)

Client Experience — Trauma Intensive around Assault - Processing ART Intensive

“For years I carried a deep emotional weight connected to a traumatic experience from my adolescence; shame, guilt, and reactions that continued to show up in daily life despite previous therapy work.

After a single 2-hour ART intensive, I experienced a profound shift. The emotional charge connected to the memory softened significantly, and I left with a sense of relief and internal clarity that I hadn’t been able to access before.

What surprised me most was how quickly the change translated into everyday life. I felt more present, calmer, and more connected during meaningful moments with my child rather than being stuck in my own thoughts. Experiences that had previously been highly triggering no longer carried the same emotional impact.

The intensive also deepened my compassion toward my younger self and allowed me to view my story through a more empowered lens. The experience felt focused, safe, and deeply effective; and I’m incredibly grateful I gave ART a chance.”

(Shared anonymously with permission. Identifying details removed for privacy.)

What to Expect

Extended sessions typically include:

  • Preparation and stabilization

  • Active trauma processing

  • Integration and nervous system regulation

You remain in control of pacing at all times.

The goal is sustainable change, not emotional overwhelm.

Investment & Logistics

Therapy Intensives are private pay services designed to provide focused, structured trauma work within an extended therapeutic container.

Intensive Session Options

120 Minutes — $400
180 Minutes (3 Hours) — $600
Half Day (4 Hours) — $800
Full Day (6 Hours) — $1,200

Evening, early morning, and limited weekend intensives are available at a premium rate.

Payment

Payment is required at the time of scheduling in order to reserve extended session time.

Payment options:

  • 25% deposit at booking (non-refundable)

  • Remaining balance due 48 hours prior to the intensive

For half-day and full-day intensives, installment arrangements may be available upon request.

Insurance

Therapy Intensives are private pay services and are not covered by insurance.

Because intensives are structured differently from traditional weekly therapy, they are not eligible for insurance reimbursement. While general payment receipts can be provided upon request for your personal records, superbills are not issued for intensive services.

If you have questions about how intensives fit within your overall care plan, we can review this together during consultation.

Is This Right For You?

Intensives may be a good fit if you:

  • Feel emotionally ready for deeper work

  • Want meaningful progress without weekly therapy fatigue

  • Prefer focused treatment during important life transitions

  • Are seeking structured trauma processing in a supportive environment

Healing does not have to move slowly, but it should move safely.

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