Research findings indicates that EMDR intensive treatment produces a significant and effective decrease in symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Please contact me using the link above if you are interested in scheduling an intensive. The first Saturday of the month has been reserved for one day sessions. Sessions can be reserved for one or two day sessions.
Here is what to expect:
- A pre-session interview
- Required Documents:
- Intake documents
- Approval from PCP that client is mentally and physically appropriate for intensive
- Emergency Contact
- Intensive Day:
- One hour of psycho-education and resourcing to begin
- 15-minute break
- 90 minutes of EMDR therapy phases 1-8
- 15-minute guided meditation
- 1 hour of self-guided individualized exercise (walk, run, or yoga)
- Lunch
- 90 minutes of EMDR therapy phases 1-8
- 15-minute guided meditation
- 15-minute break
- 1 hour of self-guided individualized exercise or meditation (walk, run, or yoga)
- 1 hour of debriefing and psycho-education
- A post-session interview
Cost:
1-day session: $1,100
2-day session: $2,200
Resources:
Zepeda Méndez, M., Nijdam, M. J., Ter Heide, F., van der Aa, N., & Olff, M. (2018). A five-day inpatient EMDR treatment programme for PTSD: pilot study. European journal of psychotraumatology, 9(1), 1425575. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2018.1425575
Van Woudenberg, C., Voorendonk, E. M., Bongaerts, H., Zoet, H. A., Verhagen, M., Lee, C. W., van Minnen, A., & De Jongh, A. (2018). Effectiveness of an intensive treatment programme combining prolonged exposure and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for severe post-traumatic stress disorder. European journal of psychotraumatology, 9(1), 1487225. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2018.1487225.
Bongaerts, Hannelies; Van Minnen, Agnes; de Jongh, Ad/ (2017). Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, Volume 11, Number 2, pp. 84-95(12). Springer Publishing Company. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1891/1933-3196.11.2.84.