EMDR Intensive Therapy
Focused trauma therapy for people who want meaningful progress without stretching the work across months of weekly sessions
EMDR Intensive Therapy offers a more concentrated way to work through trauma, distressing memories, and the patterns that keep you stuck. Rather than stopping and restarting the process week after week, intensives create the time and continuity needed for deeper work, clearer momentum, and stronger integration.
This format can be especially helpful for people who are ready to work at the root, want a more efficient therapy structure, or feel that weekly sessions have been too slow, too fragmented, or no longer enough.
Intensive therapy may help you:
Be more present in your life
feel safer in your surroundings
free yourself from shame
What is EMDR?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy used to help people process traumatic experiences and distressing memories. Using bilateral stimulation, often through guided eye movements, EMDR helps the brain reprocess experiences that feel stuck so they become less emotionally charged and less disruptive over time.
At our clinic, EMDR is used thoughtfully and as part of a broader, trauma-informed understanding of the nervous system, your history, and what your system needs in order to heal safely.
Why choose an EMDR Intensive?
EMDR Intensive Therapy is an alternative to the traditional weekly therapy model. It allows for a larger amount of therapeutic work to happen within a shorter, more focused time frame.
For many people, this means:
- More continuity and less time spent re-entering the work each session
- Greater momentum once processing begins
- Space for deeper therapeutic focus and integration
- A structure that fits busy schedules or time-sensitive needs
- A treatment plan tailored to your symptoms, history, and goals
This is not about rushing healing. It is about creating the right conditions for more focused, effective work.
Who EMDR Intensives can help
EMDR Intensives may be a strong fit if you are navigating:
- PTSD or trauma-related symptoms
- Anxiety or panic
- Depression or ongoing emotional distress
- Chronic stress or burnout
- Negative self-beliefs, shame, or low self-worth
- Relational patterns that feel hard to shift
- A sense that you have talked about the problem, but still feel stuck in it
This format is often especially supportive for high-functioning adults who appear fine on the outside but feel overwhelmed, shut down, reactive, or exhausted underneath.
What to expect
Your EMDR Intensive is structured, individualized, and designed with care.
1) Initial assessment
We begin with a thorough assessment to understand your history, current concerns, goals, and whether intensive work is the right fit for you.
2) Customized treatment plan
Your intensive is built around what matters most. We clarify the focus, identify the patterns or memories we are targeting, and create a plan that fits your nervous system and readiness.
3) Longer, focused sessions
Sessions typically range from 90 minutes to 3 hours, allowing for more continuity, deeper processing, and time for grounding and integration within the same appointment.
4) Condensed schedule
Intensives may take place over several days or over a shorter series of weeks with multiple sessions per week, depending on your needs and availability.
A more focused path to trauma healing
For some people, weekly therapy is the right pace. For others, healing moves better with more depth, more continuity, and less interruption.
EMDR Intensive Therapy offers a more immersive format for working through trauma with intention, support, and a clear clinical plan.
Get started
We offer EMDR Intensive Therapy in Toronto and the GTA, with online sessions available across Ontario.
Book a free consultation if you would like to ask questions, explore whether an intensive is right for you, and get matched with the right therapist. If you are ready to begin, you can also book an appointment directly.
3,000+
Client’s Served
24
Years Experience
15,000+
Sessions Delivered
20+
Psychotherapists, Clinical Social Workers Specialized in Trauma Care
Michelle Nathan
Registered Social Worker
Ashley Davidson
Registered social worker
Iva Keighley
Registered social worker, Registered Psychotherapist
Sarah Azzam
Registered Psychotherapist
How To Get Started
Starting therapy can feel like a lot. We make the first step simpler.
Step 1 — Book a Free Consultation
Get your questions answered, tell us what you are looking for, and let us help place you with the right therapist or service.
Step 2 — Get Matched Thoughtfully
Based on your needs, goals, age, symptoms, and preferences, we help guide you toward the best-fit next step.
Step 3 — Begin Care at the Right Pace
We start by understanding your history and present concerns, then create a plan that supports meaningful change without overwhelming your system.
Request a Session
Let us guide you toward healing.
Healing does not have to feel vague, endless, or out of reach. With the right support, it can become clearer, steadier, and more possible than you think.