EMDR Intensives

Months of
progress in a
single Saturday.

Extended, focused EMDR work — for people carrying one specific thing they're ready to be done with. On Saturdays, so you don't have to rearrange your week to do it.

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Kaylee Meyers, LCSWCary office or virtual across NCOne client per Saturday

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Free, 20 minutes, by phone. No commitment and no card needed.

I. A different shape of time

The 50-minute hour
was never built for
this kind of work.

You arrive. You spend the first ten minutes settling in. Just as something real begins to open, the hour is over. The next week, you start again — a little further back than where you left off.

An intensive changes the shape of that. Instead of spreading the work across months of weekly sessions, we take a single extended block of time and give it to one thing. Room to go deeper. Room to stay with it longer. Room to finish what you started, rather than closing it back up because the clock ran out.

II. The method

What EMDR
actually does.

Recognized as evidence-based by

World Health Organization
Department of Veterans Affairs
American Psychological Association

EMDR — Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing — is a therapy designed for memories that didn't get filed away properly.

When something overwhelming happens, the brain sometimes stores it raw: the images, the body sensations, the beliefs you formed in that moment. Years later it can still fire as though it's happening now — a small trigger, an outsized reaction, the sense that some part of you is still stuck in a room you left a long time ago.

EMDR uses bilateral stimulation — eye movements, tapping, or tones — while you hold the memory in mind. The work isn't about reliving it or talking it to death.

"It's about letting your brain finish processing something it got stuck on — so the memory becomes something that happened, rather than something that's still happening."

It's among the most researched treatments for trauma. And when the right memory is targeted with enough uninterrupted time, the shift can be remarkable.

III. Fit

Who intensives are —
and aren't — for.

Intensives aren't the right starting point for everyone, and I'd rather say so up front than take your money for the wrong thing.

A good fit

You'll likely benefit if you…

Have something specific to work onA particular event, a particular memory — rather than a general sense that things are hard.
Have plateaued in weekly therapyYou want to break through, not keep circling the same ground.
Can't commit to a weekly slotYou travel, work unpredictable hours, or run a schedule that doesn't bend.
Are functioning well overallBut you carry one thing that still has a grip on you.
Have a transition comingA wedding, a move, a new job, a birth — and you want focused work before you get there.
Don't want to spend eight months on thisYou want to be done with it, in a real and lasting way.

Not right now

Weekly is safer & more effective if you…

Are currently in crisisThe nervous system needs stabilization first, not deep reprocessing.
Are newly soberRecovery has its own timeline; intensives can wait for firmer ground.
Are managing significant dissociationThis work asks a great deal of your system — it needs a foundation first.
Don't yet have stable support around youWhat comes up in an intensive needs people to come home to.

IV. The day itself

What a Saturday
actually looks like.

Every intensive is different — this is a rough shape of a Half-Day, so you know what you're walking into. Real breaks. Real food. Room to slow down. Nothing rushed.

9:00 am

Arrival & settling

Tea, water, a soft chair. We talk about how you're arriving today, revisit the target we agreed on, and set the intention for the day. Grounding practice. No rush into the work.

9:45 am

First reprocessing set

We begin the bilateral work. This is the part that a weekly session usually only lets you touch the edge of. Here, we can stay with it as long as your system needs.

11:30 am

Break — movement, air, quiet

Step outside if you want. Walk. Sit in the sun. You do not need to be "on." Your nervous system is doing significant work in the background even during breaks.

12:15 pm

Lunch — a real one

An hour. Bring something you love, or let me know what you'd like and I'll have it here. This is not a working lunch. We stop.

1:30 pm

Second reprocessing set

We pick up where you're ready to. Sometimes this is where the real shift lands — the piece that felt stuck all morning suddenly moves. Sometimes it's slower and quieter than that. Both count.

3:15 pm

Closing & integration

We slow down deliberately. Grounding. Noticing what's different. Talking about the next 48 hours and what to expect. You leave with a plan, not a raw open wound.

V. The full arc

Four steps from
call to completion.

Consultation call

We talk through what you're hoping to address and whether an intensive makes sense for it. There's no pressure in either direction. If it's not a fit, I'll say so.

Free20 minutes

Preparation session

We build history, identify the target, and practice the grounding and resourcing skills you'll use during the day. This isn't a formality — it's what makes the intensive day work.

Included50 minutes

Your intensive

A dedicated block of time, just yours. Longer formats include real breaks, movement, and time to eat. We work at the pace your system can hold; you will never be pushed past that.

The day2, 4, or 6 hours

Integration

Reprocessing doesn't stop when the day ends. We schedule follow-up time in the weeks afterward so you can consolidate what shifted, notice what's different, and decide what comes next.

Includedwith Half- & Full-Day

VI. Formats

Choose the block
your work needs.

Three formats, one client per Saturday. Prep and integration are built into the price where included — no add-ons, no surprises.

Focused

A 2-hour intensive block

Preparation session Included
Intensive time 2 hours
Integration follow-up —
Personalized workbook —

$650Payment in full at booking

Most chosen

Half-Day

A 4-hour intensive block

Preparation session Included
Intensive time 4 hours
Integration follow-up 1 session
Personalized workbook Included

$1,300Payment in full at booking

Full-Day

A 6-hour intensive block

Preparation session Included
Intensive time 6 hours
Integration follow-up 2 sessions
Personalized workbook Included

$1,950Payment in full at booking

A single, relatively recent event → Focused. Older or more layered → Half-Day. Complex material, or traveling in for one trip → Full-Day. Not sure? That's what the call is for.

VII. Availability

I see one client
per Saturday.

I hold a limited number of Saturdays each month for intensive work. That's not a marketing line — it's what this kind of work requires, from both of us.

Dates typically book two to four weeks out. If the one you want is taken, I'll let you know when the next set opens.

VIII. Practical details

The things you'll
want to know.

Location

Cary office, or virtually across NC.

Scheduling

Select Saturdays, by appointment.

Payment

Card, HSA, or FSA. Due in full at booking to hold the date.

Insurance

Intensives are private-pay and not billed to insurance.

Rescheduling

Less than 14 days' notice — 50% fee. Less than 7 days — non-refundable.

Good Faith Estimate

Provided in writing before scheduling, per the No Surprises Act.

IX. Answers

Questions people
usually have.

Is an intensive really as effective as weekly therapy?

For focused, single-incident work, the research on massed EMDR is encouraging — several studies have found outcomes comparable to standard weekly delivery, with the benefit of getting there faster. For broader or more complex histories, weekly therapy still has real advantages. That's part of what we sort out on the call.

Will I be exhausted afterward?

Most people are tired in the way you're tired after a hard, good day — not depleted, but definitely ready for a quiet evening. Plan nothing for that night. Don't schedule a flight, a dinner party, or a difficult conversation. Give yourself the Sunday.

What if I get overwhelmed during the day?

That's what the preparation session is for. You'll have grounding tools before we start, and we'll use them. We can slow down, pause, or stop entirely at any point. Nothing about this requires you to push through.

Can I do an intensive if I already have a therapist?

Often, yes — and it can work well, since you already have someone to continue with afterward. I'd want your therapist to know, and with your permission, I'm glad to coordinate so the work fits with what you're already doing.

Do you offer intensives virtually?

Yes. In person is often preferred for the sensory container of the day — the room, the tea, the change of scene — but virtual works well for people who can't travel to Cary or who feel most safe reprocessing from their own home.

What should I bring?

Comfortable clothes. Anything that helps you feel settled — a scarf, a stone, a photograph. Lunch if you'd prefer your own. Water, tea, and snacks are here.

How soon can I book?

Saturday dates typically fill two to four weeks out. The consultation call is usually available within the week. If a specific Saturday matters to you, get on the call early — we can hold a tentative date while you decide.

X. The first step

Ready to talk
it through?

Twenty minutes on the phone. We'll figure out together whether an intensive is right for what you're carrying. If it isn't, I'll tell you that too.

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Kaylee Meyers, LCSW · Fresh Breath Therapy, PLLC · Cary, NC

Months ofprogress in asingle Saturday.