EMDR AND IFS Intensives for Attachment Wounds & Childhood Trauma

An EMDR and IFS Intensive is a focused, transformational, and unified approach to healing designed to help you make meaningful progress in less time—spanning several hours or days.

Childhood trauma and attachment wounds can have lasting effects, shaping how we feel, the emotions we carry, and the way we relate to ourselves and others. These painful early experiences may leave us feeling disconnected, mistrustful, or struggling to manage stress and intimacy in our relationships. Maybe you are finding yourself caught in patterns of self-doubt, fear, or emotional disconnection.

An EMDR and IFS Intensive offers a powerful way to transform old pain patterns into resilience, self-trust, and more authentic, empowered connection. By integrating these approaches, you’re supported in connecting with and caring for your inner system while the parts of you that carry pain begin to release the burdens of the past. As this unfolds, your Self—the wise and compassionate center within—can lead with greater ease and confidence.

In this Intensive, we work together using both EMDR and IFS

      IFS (Internal Family Systems) helps you identify and communicate with the parts of yourself carrying past pain or protective behaviors. By witnessing them with curiosity and compassion, you allow these parts to feel seen, understood, and safe.

       EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) helps process the memories and experiences these parts hold, releasing the emotional intensity and allowing the nervous system to integrate the experiences.

Through this process, old pain transforms into resilience, self-trust, and authentic connection with yourself and others. This is the heart of healing: returning to a sense of wholeness and remembering that every part of yourself belongs.

Why Choose an Intensive?

Unlike traditional weekly sessions, EMDR and IFS Intensives provide extended, uninterrupted time to focus on your healing. This format allows for accelerated progress, helping you move through experiences that might otherwise take months of weekly therapy in just a few focused sessions.

The immersive structure supports sustained momentum, keeping you connected to your process without the start–stop rhythm of traditional therapy. Each intensive is tailored to you—honoring your goals, nervous system capacity, and readiness for the work.

Many clients find that an intensive offers valuable support during life transitions or times when they feel stuck in therapy. It can also beautifully complement ongoing weekly sessions, offering a focused way to process unresolved trauma while continuing with your regular therapist for integration and long-term support.
And we’ll move at a pace that feels right for you, with grounding tools to keep you feeling supported. We’ll approach your past gently, so you don’t feel overwhelmed. If parts of you feel guarded, that’s completely normal—we’ll honor them and create a safe space before moving forward.

Before beginning, we’ll make sure this approach feels like the right fit. Even if memories are unclear, your body and emotions hold the wisdom we need to work with. Our pre-intensive sessions give us time to connect and build trust before starting the work together.

Healing takes courage, I’m here to walk alongside you at your pace. If this feels like the next step for you, reach out to talk through your questions and concerns. I offer a free consultation to explore if this is the right fit for you.

To enhance and support your Intensive, I offer additional healing approaches that can be woven into our work together, such as Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, SoulCollage®, and other expressive arts modalities. Learn more about each offering below.

"The past affects the present even without our being aware of it."

- Dr Francine Shapiro -