EMDR Intensives
Do You Want to Take a Break from Day-to-Day Commitments to Focus on Therapy and Healing?
Do you have a desire to move through your hurdles more quickly and in a focused, concentrated period of time?
Have you tried Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and found it effective? Then you may want to consider doing an EMDR intensive to focus on the accelerated healing it can bring.
At the Somatic Nature Therapy Institute, we offer EMDR in a variety of formats beyond weekly sessions. We can support you in EMDR indoors, online, or through wilderness-based EMDR intensives that will help you process trauma and work through struggles and transitions more quickly and consciously.
To learn more about how our unique approach to EMDR can help you, visit our EMDR Therapy page.
Why Choose an EMDR Intensive?
Therapy intensives offer you precious time away from your busy life to meaningfully focus on your health, healing, and well-being. Whether you are moving through a challenging period of change, processing unhealed wounds, navigating grief and loss, or looking for support for a current life situation, we will tailor the intensive process to your unique timeline and goals.
Through this format, you can be given ample time to explore, reflect, and rest. As you tune into your innermost voice and the natural rhythms of the mind and body through focused, concentrated therapy, you can move through obstacles and integrate new insights more quickly.
Are Intensives More Effective Than Standard Therapy?
Research shows that spending concentrated time doing EMDR can be an effective way to find relief from the symptoms of acute and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD). [1]
If you’re feeling called to spend intensive healing time in nature, studies suggest that spending multiple days interacting with the natural world can also have lasting effects, lowering stress and cortisol levels. [2] Nature therapy can be a great complement to EMDR, helping to calm your nervous system and give you a sense of support.
If you’re ready to dive into the work of EMDR intensives, schedule a consultation with one of our therapists today.
Why Choose Somatic Nature Therapy Institute?
Somatic Nature Therapy Institute founder Katie Asmus and the other therapists on our team are somatic therapy specialists, trained to identify and understand how trauma manifests in the body and mind. Having provided advanced instruction and consultation in EMDR therapy, somatic soul-based trauma therapy, parts work, ceremony creation, and nature-based interventions, Katie has trained our community of healers in holistic, trauma-informed methods.
When you do an EMDR intensive with the Somatic Nature Therapy Institute, we are able to incorporate these other modalities to support and deepen the progress you see with EMDR.
What to Expect
We will first collaborate with you to identify your therapeutic goals and determine whether EMDR is the best intervention for you at this time. Once it’s determined to be a good fit, we’ll get to work on scheduling an EMDR intensive retreat that may last anywhere from multiple hours to multiple days, integrating other therapy approaches as appropriate.
Food and lodging can be included for an additional fee. If you want to secure your own lodging, we are happy to offer suggestions or support.
Through EMDR intensives, we’ve watched our clients successfully navigate life challenges and heal their trauma. With uninterrupted time to tune in and address specific concerns, we can address and move through more than we can in hour-long weekly sessions. With our strong holistic and somatic orientations, you will receive an infusion of empathy, awareness, wisdom, inspiration, and practical tools.
Take a Break from Life to Heal and Receive Support
EMDR intensives are a great way to take a personal retreat, receive effective holistic therapy, and focus on your healing journey. In devoting focused time to self-exploration, you can:
Gain a sense of greater clarity, groundedness, and ease
Strengthen your felt sense connection to your inner and outer resources
Free yourself from outdated beliefs about yourself and the world
Experience more internal trust and safety
Gain more clarity about your goals and next steps in life transition
Improve self-regulation skills
Grow your connection to creativity
Develop the confidence to risk going toward what you really want
Strengthen your relationships
Start or continue to process grief and trauma
Live with less fear, anxiety, and worry
For more information about how our EMDR intensive retreats can support you, contact us.
