EMDR Intensive Therapy

Accelerated Trauma Healing in 1–3 Days

Some experiences leave a mark that talk therapy alone can’t quite reach. You may have spent years trying to move on, only to find yourself triggered, overwhelmed, or stuck in the same emotional loops. Weekly therapy can help—but sometimes you are ready for deeper, faster relief.

EMDR Intensives offer a powerful alternative.
Instead of processing trauma in small pieces week after week, you spend 1–3 full days in focused, trauma-informed EMDR work designed to create meaningful change in a shorter period of time.

At A Road Through in Sherman Oaks, we provide EMDR Intensives for clients across Los Angeles and California who are seeking accelerated healing, deeper breakthrough, and real movement where they’ve felt stuck for years.

What Is an EMDR Intensive?

An EMDR Intensive is a structured, extended-format therapy experience that compresses several months of EMDR into one, two, or three consecutive days.
Each intensive is customized to your history, your nervous system, and your goals.

You’ll receive:

  • Longer EMDR processing windows

  • Dedicated prep and resourcing

  • Integrative breaks

  • A safe, attuned therapeutic environment

  • A clear plan for post-intensive support

This format allows your brain to stay in the EMDR “healing lane” without the weekly interruption that can slow progress.

Many clients experience significant relief after a single intensive.

Who EMDR Intensives Are For

EMDR Intensives are especially helpful if you:

  • Feel stuck in weekly therapy or want faster results

  • Have a specific traumatic event you want to process

  • Are navigating a breakup, loss, or major life transition

  • Have childhood or attachment trauma that still affects your relationships

  • Experience performance anxiety, creative blocks, or fear of failure

  • Are a high-functioning adult who needs efficient, structured support

  • Prefer a private, immersive healing space rather than week-to-week talk therapy

  • Live outside Los Angeles but can travel for a short, focused healing experience

  • Want to begin or continue EMDR without months of weekly appointments

You don’t need to be in crisis to benefit. Many clients do intensives because they’re simply ready to heal, grow, and move forward without waiting another year.

What EMDR Therapy Can Help With

EMDR is effective for a wide range of traumatic experiences, including:

Single-Incident Trauma

  • Car accidents

  • Medical trauma

  • Sexual assault or physical assault

  • An unexpected loss

  • A frightening or overwhelming event

Complex & Developmental Trauma

  • Childhood emotional neglect or abuse

  • Growing up with an alcoholic or mentally ill parent

  • Toxic or emotionally abusive relationships

  • Bullying or repeated rejection

  • Feeling unloved, unseen, or unsafe throughout childhood

  • Being parentified or responsible for others

Other Experiences EMDR Can Address

  • Anxiety, panic or hyper vigilance

  • Shame or chronic self-doubt

  • Performance anxiety

  • Phobias or specific fears

  • Disturbing life events that "shouldn't" still bother you but do

  • Relationship struggles

  • People-pleasing or codependency

If trauma—big or small—is affecting how you show up, EMDR intensives can create lasting shifts.

What Happens During an EMDR Intensive

Every EMDR Intensive follows a predictable, supportive structure so you never feel rushed or overwhelmed.

1. Before Your Intensive (Assessment & Planning)

We meet for a 60–90 minute session to understand your goals, history, and current symptoms. Together, we identify the memory targets or emotional patterns you want relief from.
You’ll also receive preparation worksheets and resources so you feel grounded going in.

2. Day of Intensive (1–3 Days)

Each day includes:

  • Regulation and grounding

  • Resourcing and nervous system prep

  • EMDR processing

  • Breaks to keep your system supported

  • Integration and reflection

A typical day runs 3–6 hours (with breaks), depending on your selected format and your nervous system’s needs.

3. Post-Intensive Integration

After the intensive, you receive:

  • A follow-up integration session

  • Personalized practices for stabilization

  • A summary of themes and insights (if desired)

  • Recommendations for continued EMDR or weekly therapy

Your healing doesn’t end when the intensive ends. We create a plan to help you maintain the progress you gained.

1-Day, 2-Day, and 3-Day EMDR Intensive Options

1-Day Intensive (Best for a Single Target or Recent Event)

Ideal if you want to process:

  • A specific memory

  • A recent trauma

  • A triggering event

  • A breakup or relational rupture

2-Day Intensive (Best for Attachment & Long-Standing Patterns)

Ideal if you are working through:

  • Childhood emotional wounds

  • Relationship patterns that repeat

  • Shame that won’t shift

  • Triggers rooted in multiple memories

3-Day Intensive (Deepest, Most Transformative Option)

Ideal if you want:

  • Comprehensive trauma healing

  • Significant relief in a short window

  • Nervous system rewiring

  • Space to process multiple layers without rushing

You will work with your therapist before scheduling to assess what format will be best for you.

Why Choose A Road Through for EMDR Intensives

You deserve a healing space that feels safe, grounded, and attuned. Clients choose ART because we offer:

Trauma-Informed Expertise

All intensives are led by clinicians trained in EMDR, attachment-based therapy, and parts work—approaches that help you heal at the root.

Customized Treatment Plans

No two intensives are the same. Your intensive is tailored to your trauma history, coping patterns, cultural identity, and current nervous system capacity.

Warm, Non-Judgmental Care

You won’t be rushed, pushed, or expected to share details you’re not ready for. Your therapist moves at your pace.

A Calm, Private Healing Environment

Your intensive takes place in a quiet, beautifully designed office space in Sherman Oaks—or virtually through secure video if you prefer remote healing.

Specialization in High-Functioning & Creative Adults

We work frequently with entrepreneurs, creatives, first-generation adults, and high-achievers carrying invisible trauma loads. You will feel understood here.

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We are a culturally responsive, LGBTQIA+ allied, and social justice-oriented practice
committed to creating an inclusive and affirming space for all.

FAQs

  • No. We work within your nervous system’s window of tolerance and take breaks as needed. Many clients feel moreregulated in intensive work because there’s no pressure to “pack it all in” within 50 minutes.v

  • No. You can come solely for an intensive, continue care with your current therapist, or transition into weekly EMDR here if you choose.

  • Often the equivalent of 8–12 weeks of therapy in a single day. Some clients resolve a targeted trauma completely.

  • Most clients feel lighter and relieved. You’ll receive tools and support to help you integrate the work.

  • Yes. We will make sure you have the tools and stabilization skills you need.

  • Possibly. If you're currently working with another therapist, we can discuss how to integrate EMDR into your existing treatment plan.

EMDR Intensives Therapist

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    Amber Robinson

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