EMDR Therapy Intensives for Personal Growth and Relationship Issues
If you’ve ever wished you could “fast forward” your healing process, EMDR therapy intensives might be exactly what you’ve been looking for.
First, if you’ve found yourself googling “EMDR therapy, does it work?” click here for more on EMDR. EMDR therapy can be done in weekly, 60 to 90-minute sessions or you can go deeper into healing work with EMDR therapy intensives. EMDR therapy intensives are focused, extended sessions—lasting several hours in a day or spread over a few days—designed to help you get to the root causes of issues weighing you down. While they’re an incredible tool for trauma recovery or working through a crisis, they have other uses as well. EMDR therapy intensives are also an empowering way to gain clarity, reduce anxiety and burnout, and create healthier, more connected relationships—whether you’re working through relationship anxiety, navigating anxious attachment healing, or learning how to finally trust yourself to set boundaries without guilt.
EMDR therapy intensives for relationships and individual growth
EMDR Therapy Intensives for Personal Growth and Relational Healing
When you’re burnt out, anxious, and constantly putting others first, it can feel like there’s never enough time or energy to focus on yourself. Weekly therapy can help, but the rhythm of weekly, 50-minute sessions sometimes means you lose momentum—just as you’re starting to open up, time is up.
EMDR Therapy intensives remove that stop-start pattern. You have the space to stay with your emotions, explore the root of your patterns, and make connections that might otherwise take months to uncover. In this focused format, you can:
Address long-standing patterns like people-pleasing, perfectionism, or self-doubt.
Heal from anxiety and burnout, whether you’re a burnt out parents or professionals or both, you can finally find true balance in caring for yourself and others.
Work through unresolved experiences that continue to affect your self-esteem and motivation.
Heal from a breakup, understand your anxious or avoidant attachment style, and learn how to form healthier relationships going forward.
Rebuild trust with yourself so you can make choices from a place of self-worth instead of fear.
This isn’t just about “fixing” what’s wrong—it’s about reclaiming your voice, your boundaries, and your sense of possibility.
Not Just for Crisis or PTSD
Many people assume EMDR therapy intensives are only for those in acute distress or those suffering from PTSD symptoms, but the truth is, they’re just as valuable for people who are ready to accelerate their personal growth and dig deeper into problems that may have been bothering them for years. EMDR therapy intensives are also effective at healing and understanding the relationship between anxiety and depression, helping you break free from symptoms that keep you feeling stuck in unhealthy cycles.
Some of my clients come to an intensive after months (or years) of knowing something isn’t quite right—they’re functioning, but they’re not thriving. Others are feeling stuck in their relationships, repeating patterns they don’t know how to change, anxious and overthinking, unsure if they want to stay, go, or find a new way forward. And some are already in therapy but want to accelerate their healing by immersing themselves in focused work for a concentrated period.
EMDR Therapy intensives can be a safe and transformative space to:
Untangle relationship anxiety and explore your avoidant or anxious attachment patterns.
Gain clarity on what you truly want—without the noise of outside expectations.
Understand the triggers and causes of relationship anxiety.
Learn and practice new tools for communication and boundary-setting.
Whether you’re looking for individual transformation or a way to repair and strengthen your relationships, EMDR intensives offer you the time, depth, and focus that’s hard to achieve in a standard therapy hour.
Ready to Explore What’s Possible?
If you’ve been waiting for permission to focus on yourself, this is it. Therapy intensives are a compassionate investment in your healing—whether that means recovering from burnout, deepening self-trust, or creating relationships that feel nourishing instead of draining.
You deserve to feel grounded, confident, and clear about what you want in your life and relationships. Let’s explore whether an EMDR therapy intensive could be the right next step for you.
Click here to reach out to schedule a consultation and start imagining what might be possible when you give yourself the time and space to truly heal.
Rachel Duvall, LICSW, EMDR and intensives therapist for personal and relational healing
Rachel Duvall, LICSW is an EMDR, holistic, trauma therapist who specializes in working with trauma, perfectionism, burn out, and low self esteem. Whether you're struggling with parenting issues or looking for therapy for women, Rachel would love to help.
Rachel provides in-person therapy in Great Barrington, MA in addition to providing online therapy for women located in the areas of Springfield, MA | Boston, MA | Newton, MA | Hingham, MA
Online therapy for residents of Florida including Miami, FL | Tampa, FL | Sarasota, FL | Orlando, FL