EMDR Intensive Therapy
You are not the experience that happened to you.
You may understand what happened.
You may know that you're safe now. That the experience is over. That the relationship ended. That the fear may no longer make logical sense.
And still, something gets activated.
A memory or feeling brings you right back. Your body reacts before you have time to think. You avoid something you wish you didn't. A negative belief about yourself still feels true even when another part of you knows better.
EMDR gives us a structured way to work with experiences that continue to influence the present.
My EMDR Intensive Program provides dedicated, extended time for focused therapeutic work, allowing us to stay with the process without the time constraints of a traditional 60-minute therapy session.
Each intensive is thoughtfully structured and paced around your history, readiness, clinical needs, and treatment goals, with time for preparation, processing, regulation, and integration.
A Comprehensive, Personalized EMDR Experience
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It is an evidence-based psychotherapy used to work with experiences, beliefs, emotional responses, and conditioned patterns that continue to influence the present.
During portions of EMDR, I may ask you to briefly focus on a memory, belief, feeling, or anticipated situation while engaging in bilateral stimulation through guided eye movements, alternating sounds, or tactile cues.
With more than 20 years of EMDR experience, my Intensive work goes beyond a single protocol. I integrate multiple EMDR protocols with other clinical approaches to create a highly individualized treatment experience based on your needs and therapeutic goals.
This may include work with unresolved experiences, negative beliefs, attachment injuries, triggers, recurring patterns, and future situations that continue to create distress.
EMDR does not erase what happened. With reprocessing and desensitization an experience may begin to feel less immediate or distressing, while old beliefs and conditioned responses can become rewritten for new beliefs that are more true today.
EMDR Intensives can support accelerated progress by giving you dedicated space and concentrated time for preparation, processing, regulation, and integration without the repeated stop-and-start of a traditional therapy hour.
EMDR Intensive Program
$1,400 • New Clients
Focused treatment. Extended time. Accelerated progress. Personalized from beginning to end.
An EMDR Intensive is more than a longer therapy session. The program is organized around specific treatment goals and includes clinical evaluation, individualized preparation, extended EMDR processing, and follow-up integration.
EMDR Intensives can support progress by creating continuity around a focused treatment goal without the repeated stop-and-start of a traditional therapy hour.
15-minute Consultation
Before scheduling your first therapy appointment, you will be provided with a complimentary 15-minute consultation.
This brief call gives you an opportunity to share what you are seeking, ask questions, and together we can determine whether my approach and services are a good fit for your needs.
90-Minute Initial Evaluation & Treatment Planning
Your initial evaluation gives us the foundation for everything that follows.
We will explore your current concerns, relevant history, previous treatment, coping resources, support system, and therapeutic goals.
We will also begin identifying the experiences, beliefs, emotional themes, triggers, fears, or recurring patterns most relevant to the change you are seeking.
Personalized Preparation
Following your evaluation, I will develop an individualized treatment plan and customized EMDR Intensive workbook.
Preparation may include:
Target mapping
Grounding and regulation strategies
Personalized resources
Reflection exercises
Preparation for specific EMDR protocols
Guidance for before and after your Intensive
You enter the Intensive with a clear treatment focus and a plan created specifically for you.
Three-Hour EMDR Intensive
Your three-hour Intensive provides protected time to stay with the therapeutic process and work more comprehensively with your identified treatment goals.
Treatment will include:
Processing, reprocessing, desensitization, and installation with bilateral stimulation
EMDR protocols selected for your treatment goals
Tracking shifts in memories, emotions, beliefs, and body responses
Cognitive interweaves
Attachment and parts-informed interventions
Guided imagery and resourcing
Strengthening more adaptive beliefs and responses
Future preparation for responding differently to anticipated situations
Integration, stabilization, and intentional pacing throughout the session
There is a clear clinical structure, while the pacing remains responsive to what emerges throughout the session.
One-Hour Follow Up & Integration
Your program includes a private 60-minute follow-up session, typically scheduled within the following week or according to your clinical needs.
We will review your treatment goals, insights, and shifts from the Intensive; reevaluate changes in distress, beliefs, emotions, and body responses; and explore any new material that has emerged.
We will also determine your next step, whether that means continued integration on your own, additional EMDR treatment, or ongoing psychotherapy.
Already working with me?
Established Berkley Wellness clients are eligible for a three-hour EMDR Intensive when identified experiences, beliefs, patterns, or treatment goals would benefit from extended therapeutic time.
Your Intensive includes individualized preparation materials and one three-hour EMDR session.
A 60-minute follow-up session will be scheduled separately.
Eligibility is based on your treatment history, readiness for extended processing, and clinical needs.
$700
Meet Linell Berkley, MSW, LCSW
Psychotherapist | EMDRIA Certified Therapist
I am an EMDRIA Certified Therapist with more than 20 years of experience using EMDR.
My role is to identify the experiences, beliefs, and patterns driving what is happening now- and use EMDR and other clinical approaches with precision to help change them.
If you are ready to clear what still carries weight, change the patterns shaped by the past, and create a new response to what comes next, this may be the place to begin.
The goal isn’t to forget what happened.
It’s for the past to have less say in the present.
If something still feels unresolved, carries more emotional weight than you want it to, or continues to influence the way you respond today, EMDR Intensives give us the time and structure to work with it differently.
Together we can determine if this is the right next step for you.
Additional offerings for treatment and support.
Individual Therapy
Ongoing psychotherapy for anxiety, trauma, stress, grief, relationship concerns, insomnia, perfectionism, and other experiences affecting how you feel and function.
Couples Therapy
Therapy for couples who want to better understand what happens between them, repair disconnection, and strengthen the way they communicate and relate
EME Coaching
My separate, non-clinical coaching services centered around emotion, mind, energy, self-awareness, and intentional change.
Professional Referrals Welcome
EMDR Intensive Therapy may complement ongoing treatment for clients who could benefit from extended, focused EMDR treatment around a specific concern, experience, belief, or recurring pattern.
Clients may remain connected to their existing therapist, psychiatrist, physician, or treatment team. During active phases of the Intensive Program, I generally recommend pausing other psychotherapy to support continuity, focused processing, and integration.
With written authorization, I welcome collaboration with established providers regarding treatment goals, readiness, continuity of care, and follow-up recommendations.
What to know before getting started.
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Yes. EMDR is an evidence-based psychotherapy treatment with its strongest research support for post-traumatic stress disorder and trauma-related symptoms. It is included in clinical guidance published by the American Psychological Association, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and other national and international organizations.
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EMDR may be especially helpful for:
Trauma or distressing memories
Anxiety, panic, or specific fears
Grief or complicated loss
Relationship or attachment injuries
Shame or deeply held negative beliefs about yourself
Persistent emotional or physical triggers
Sleep disruption related to trauma or anxiety
Reactions that continue despite insight or previous therapy
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No. A PTSD diagnosis is not required for EMDR to be considered.
EMDR may be used when past or recent experiences continue to influence present-day emotions, beliefs, physical responses, behaviors, or relationship patterns. Although its strongest evidence is for PTSD, specialized EMDR protocols are also used clinically for concerns such as anxiety, panic, phobias, grief, medical experiences, relationship injuries, and performance-related distress.
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Weekly therapy distributes treatment across regularly scheduled appointments. An EMDR Intensive is a concentrated program consisting of three primary appointments including an extended initial evaluation, 3 hour EMDR session, and a 1 hour follow up integration.
While both are effective in addressing treatment goals, an EMDR Intensive is designed for accelerated progress in a shorter period of time.
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As with any therapy, we cannot predict exactly what your journey will be like.
Some clients experience significant shifts, immediate relief, clarity, or change after one Intensive. Others benefit from additional processing, integration, or ongoing EMDR or other therapy. Regardless, each outcome is purposeful and timed according to your brain and body’s need for processing and healing. Together we will determine your next steps based on how you respond and what you need.
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No. EMDR generally does not require repeated or highly detailed verbal retelling.
You will share enough information for careful assessment and treatment planning, but you will not be expected to describe every detail.
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No. EMDR and hypnosis are different therapeutic approaches.
You remain awake, oriented, aware, and in control throughout EMDR. You may speak, pause, ask questions, or stop an intervention at any time.
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You may remain connected to your providers. During the active phases of the EMDR Intensive Program, I generally recommend pausing other psychotherapy to reduce overlapping treatment approaches and support focused processing and integration.
Exceptions may be coordinated in advance when clinically appropriate.
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Every person responds differently. You may feel calm, relieved, tired, or energized. You may also notice new insights, memories, vivid dreams, emotions, or physical sensations as processing continues. Many clients often notice positive changes such as feeling less triggered, or responding differently to situations without having to consciously think about it.
Whenever possible, plan for a quieter evening with fewer demands. Make sleep a priority for several days following your intensive as you will still be processing. You will be provided with personalized materials that will include grounding strategies and guidance for the integration period.
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Traditional therapy can be highly effective, however progress occurs at a slower pace compared to an EMDR Intensive.
Clients often choose an EMDR Intensive when they want accelerated progress that is also time efficient.
An EMDR Intensive will:
Work with important experiences or patterns in greater depth
Explore connections among memories, emotions, beliefs, and present-day reactions
Maintain therapeutic momentum without stopping at the end of a traditional session
Integrate EMDR with other clinical approaches when appropriate
Develop a clear plan for continued integration and next steps
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Yes. EMDR Intensive therapy is a clinical psychotherapy service provided by Linell Berkley, MSW, LCSW, an EMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist. Participation includes clinical assessment to determine whether EMDR Intensive Therapy is appropriate, individualized treatment planning, preparation, EMDR therapy, and clinical follow-up as indicated. EMDR Intensives are provided under Linell's clinical license and are separate from Berkley Wellness coaching services.