What is an EMDR Intensive?
A new approach to trauma therapy—built around your schedule and your goals.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a leading, evidence-based therapy for PTSD and complex trauma. Intensives condense months of traditional weekly therapy into a more condensed timeframe, often a week or so —helping you process more deeply, stabilize more quickly, and see results sooner.
Whether you’re navigating a single event or working through layers of complex trauma, EMDR Intensives can support rapid progress in a safe, contained way.
Trauma therapy doesn’t always fit into weekly 60-minute sessions. EMDR + IFS Intensives offer focused, accelerated healing—on your terms.
Go Deeper. Heal Faster.
Intensives as a Compliment to Ongoing Therapy
Focused healing that strengthens your ongoing therapy journey.
If you already have a therapist providing weekly support, an EMDR Intensive can be integrated as an adjunct to your existing therapy. Rather than replacing your current work, the intensive serves as a powerful complement—creating space for deeper exploration of targeted issues that may be harder to fully address in shorter sessions.
This focused format can help accelerate progress, remove barriers that feel “stuck,” and strengthen the gains you are already making in weekly therapy. After the intensive, you can continue working with your regular therapist, now with new momentum, clarity, and tools to support lasting change.
EMDR + IFS + KAP Intensives: A First in Kingston
We are proud to be the first and only clinic in Kingston to offer Intensives that integrate EMDR, IFS, and psycholytic ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP). This unique combination brings together three powerful approaches, creating an immersive healing experience that accelerates progress while honoring safety, compassion, and depth.
IFS (Internal Family Systems): We help you connect with the different “parts” of yourself—the protectors, the wounded, and the ones carrying heavy burdens—always with compassion and respect.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing): We guide your brain and body through the reprocessing of painful memories, reducing distress and creating space for new patterns of resilience.
Psycholytic Ketamine Sessions: At carefully chosen points in the intensive, low-dose ketamine enhances openness, softens defenses, and supports neuroplasticity—making the work of EMDR and IFS even more effective.
In an intensive format, these three modalities weave together to provide:
Extended time and focus for deeper breakthroughs
Accelerated healing compared to weekly therapy alone
Safe, structured integration so insights become lasting change
This integrative approach is more than just therapy—it’s a transformative journey designed to help you move beyond stuck patterns and into a fuller, freer version of yourself.
Option 1: Medium Level EMDR + IFS Intensives
Medium Level Intensives offer a versatile and balanced approach to immersive therapy and are designed to help you move through stuck patterns and unresolved memories. Designed to fit different schedules and needs, these intensives typically span 3–5 hours per day across 2–3 days, spread over a 2–3 week period.
This format provides the depth and focus of an intensive while allowing time between sessions for reflection, integration, and nervous system regulation. With a total of 16–18 hours, Medium Level Intensives are ideal for clients seeking meaningful progress at a steady, sustainable pace.
Includes:
Complimentary 20-min consultation
Client preparation workbook
Customized treatment planning
Self-report assessments pre and post treatment
Treatment Blueprint
Dedicated intensive therapy blocks
16-18 hours of EMDR + IFS sessions
Grounding, resourcing, and integration support
Post-treatment follow-up
Best for:
Clients who want immersive work with more time to integrate between sessions
Those managing complex trauma who prefer a steady, sustainable pace
People balancing therapy with family, work, or other responsibilities
Benefits:
Balanced pace: intensive work with time in between to reflect and integrate
Deeper processing than ongoing weekly sessions without the intensity of a full week
Allows the nervous system to rest and regulate between therapy days
Supports steady progress while maintaining containment and stability
Offers a strong blend of depth + sustainability
A Full Week Intensive offers the opportunity to step out of daily life and immerse yourself fully in the healing process. Over 4–5 consecutive days, you’ll engage in 4–6 hours of therapy per day, creating 20–30 total hours of deep, uninterrupted work.
This immersive format allows your mind and body to stay engaged in the therapeutic flow, while built-in breaks for movement, rest, and meals provide balance and grounding. The concentrated nature of a week-long intensive fosters powerful breakthroughs and lasting change.
Includes:
Complimentary 20-min consultation
Client preparation workbook
Customized treatment planning
Self-report assessments pre and post treatment
Treatment Blueprint
Daily intensive therapy blocks (EMDR reprocessing, up to 6 hours/day)
20-30 hours of EMDR + IFS sessions
Built-in breaks for rest, meals, and grounding
Personalized integration + aftercare plan
Post Treatment follow-up
Best For:
Individuals navigating long-standing or complex trauma who want to make significant progress in a short period of time.
Clients who feel “stuck” in weekly therapy and are ready for a deeper reset.
Those seeking an immersive, retreat-like approach with time and space dedicated fully to healing.
People with limited weekly availability who prefer a focused, contained experience.
Those travelling from out of town
Benefits include:
Condenses months of therapy into one powerful week.
Creates momentum and continuity in processing, minimizing interruptions.
Offers both depth and containment, with a clear start, middle, and integration plan.
Provides structured aftercare to support lasting change.
Option 2: Week Long Intensives
Clients who have experienced complex or long-term trauma, struggle with emotional numbness or dissociation, or feel like they’ve hit a wall in traditional talk therapy. This option is ideal for those who need a deeper, more immersive process to access and resolve painful experiences that are hard to reach through conversation alone, or who not had success with stand-alone EMDR in the past.
What’s different:
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) enhances neuroplasticity and lowers psychological defenses, allowing deeper EMDR processing. This combined method can help you access, process, and integrate experiences more effectively.
Includes:
Complimentary 20-minute consultation
Medical screening + psychological evaluation for KAP suitability
Client preparation workbook
Customized treatment planning
Treatment Blueprint
Coordination with prescribing physician
Self-report assessments pre and post treatment
KAP preparation and dosing sessions (sublingual or IM)
Guided EMDR + IFS sessions with real-time support
Post-session integration work
Benefits Include:
Optimizes Neuroplasticity: Ketamine enhances the brain’s ability to form new connections, making EMDR and IFS work more effective.
Accesses Deeper Layers: Psycholytic ketamine gently opens the inner landscape, allowing protective “parts” to soften and healing to unfold.
Integrates at All Levels: EMDR targets and processes trauma, IFS supports the system of “parts,” and ketamine creates conditions for breakthroughs to settle in.
Accelerated Healing: Condensed, immersive scheduling means you can achieve months of progress in days or weeks.
Best For:
Clients navigating complex PTSD, developmental trauma, or attachment wounds
Individuals seeking an immersive, retreat-style healing experience
Those curious about psychedelic-assisted therapy but preferring a gentle, lower-dose format
Those wanting to connect with their inner system of parts while reprocessing trauma safely
Individuals ready for accelerated healing in a contained and supported way
KAP is administered under the supervision of a licensed medical provider. All EMDR+IFS+KAP clients must meet safety and suitability criteria.
Option 3: Intensives with Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
Who Are EMDR + IFS Intensives For?
You might benefit from an EMDR Intensive if you’re:
Feeling stuck or overwhelmed with weekly therapy
Wanting to resolve a specific traumatic memory
Struggling with complex trauma or early attachment wounds
Looking for meaningful progress in less time
Already engaged in ongoing therapy and looking to add in EMDR as an adjunctive service
While EMDR is widely recognized as one of the most effective therapies for processing trauma and PTSD, its benefits extend far beyond those experiences. EMDR can also be used to address challenges such as anxiety, depression, phobias, grief, and addiction, supporting change across many areas of life.
What to Expect
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Initial consult to assess fit
Initial intake appointment to further determine suitability and build your Treatment Blueprint
Resourcing and nervous system support
Optional coordination with your current therapist or provider
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Focused EMDR + IFS reprocessing
Ample breaks and support between rounds
Time to ground and integrate after each session
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Follow-up check-in (virtual or in-person)
Integration tools and reflection resources
Recommendations for next steps or continued care