Therapy Intensives

Therapy Intensives are extended therapy sessions. I began offering intensives after hearing the need for more spacious therapy sessions and seeing the shift for clients with longer sessions. They are often a fit for adjunctive support. I schedule intensives on a rolling basis and offer them for adults in-person in Cambridge, MA and online.​​​​​

An intensive might be for you if...there is a specific topic you would like to focus on in therapy (such as an event, move, or life change) or there is a chronic challenge you are seeking support for. Or an issue or trauma arose and it's been recommended to get more focused support, including that your current therapist recommended further adjunctive trauma-informed treatment. I often also see professionals trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) who are seeking their own IFS or EMDR therapy.

 FAQs

  • A therapy intensive provides a dedicated block of time to focus on processing and healing. Rather than space therapy out with one-hour weekly sessions, intensives allow for a specific piece of therapeutic work to happen in a concentrated amount of time. They are offered a pre and post-session for planning and integrating. The recommended starting intensive commitment includes 9 contact hours, and we revisit the agreement during the work. Some examples for intensives is it can allow you to:

    • Clear relational and developmental trauma, so you can understand your early attachments and ‘arrange the furniture’ when reflecting on your impactful early life experiences

    • Support you to feel more connected to your self, to find a more compassionate, connected relationship with your internal world and connect to your Self through Internal Family Systems (IFS)

    • Target a specific, focused behavior, challenging belief or distressing experience with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

    This is not crisis work. I refer to appropriate sources for crisis treatment.

  • I specialize in Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, which explores different aspects of oneself. As fitting, I incorporate the Healing Our Core Issues model to address developmental and relational trauma and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for targeted trauma treatment. During the initial consultation, we collaborate to determine the best approach and process for the therapy intensive, ensuring a tailored and effective experience for you

  • There is always the option for a free 15 minute phone consultation to answer any questions and discuss the process, please reach out. The typical intensive involves a set of longer sessions book-ended by 90 minute pre and post sessions. A sample looks like:

    1. 90 minute pre-intensive session to review the goals, hopes and focus, as well as your support system, stressors, stuck points, and more context for your life currently

    2. Intensive sessions; the number of sessions is based on goals and needs, we will review the options during assessment and consultation. Typically 2 or 3 hour sessions.

    3. 90 minute post-intensive session to wrap up, discuss resources and integrate the information processed during the time in therapy

  • I offer intensives by video. This allows for flexibility in terms of scheduling, location, and timing. There is an option for in-person intensives (in Cambridge, Massachusetts). Please reach out to me by email or schedule a consult call to discuss any questions

  • Virtual sessions are $234/hour and In-Person Sessions are $266/hour. Regardless of insurance coverage, multi-hour sessions require out-of-pocket payment; HSA and flexible spending are accepted. The minimum recommended intensive commitment includes 9 contact hours ($2106 for virtual; $2,394 for in-person)

  • I offer intensives for existing weekly clients, or those who are seeking the sole experience of an intensive.

    You can reach out by email, or through the 'contact me' page with any questions. Booking the pre-session involves two steps:

    1. Letting me know your interest and completing the consent and assessment forms digitally through my secure EHR system (Simple practice)

    2. Signing up for a time for a first 90 minute session, and 2 and 3 hour sessions can be booked following

  • Some questions to ask for if this is a fit for you are: Are you ready to commit a concentrated amount of time on inner exploration and healing? Are you wanting more substantive insight into your inner world or relief in a particular area? Are you feeling as though past issues you want to work through are stuck? Are you preparing for a big life event? Are you frustrated with weekly therapy and feeling like you’re 'starting over' each week? Longer sessions provide an answer to some of these challenges. Only you can answer if this commitment is a fit. What I can offer from my experience and witnessing the effectiveness of longer sessions is that investing in extended therapy results in more impactful processing. Intensives can also take place in conjunction with regular, weekly therapy. I often meet with individuals who have regular weekly therapists seeking out intensives for adjunctive support