EMDR Intensives
EMDR Intensive Therapy is a growing and more common take on traditional EMDR therapy that grabs all the good stuff from EMDR and packs it into a short, powerful program. Instead of attending sessions every week for months and even years, this method gets a bunch of EMDR sessions done and dusted in just a few days, over one or two week. It's a quicker, more focused way to work through the tough stuff tailored to your unique needs
Why should I do an intensive?
EMDR Intensive programs are incredibly effective in improving, reducing, and can even occasionally eliminate characteristics associated with trauma [such as nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety, panic, despair/guilt, intrusive thoughts, rage and even belly/digestive issues] in a much shorter timeframe compared to conventional EMDR therapy approaches. Processing and resolving traumatic memories with EMDR Therapy helps the brain integrate these experiences, leading to a reduction in trauma characteristics and increased emotional well-being
Should I do an intensive program or traditional EMDR?
We acknowledge that regular weekly or fortnightly therapy sessions aren't everyone's cup of tea, which is why we offer something a bit different through our EMDR Intensive trauma treatment program. The intensive program is designed to be both efficient and impactful.
In our EMDR Intensive Programs, we pack in treatment sessions much closer together [think three sessions in a single week] and we double the session time to 2 hours [100 mins]. This setup lets us move through the phases of EMDR processing more effectively. It's all about getting to a deeper level of processing quicker, so we can work through the traumatic stuff in a way that offers you relief sooner.
Instead of the usual therapy rhythm—catching up, talking through what's been tough lately, a bit of EMDR reprocessing, and then some homework—our Intensive Programs are focused on moving through the EMDR phases. This focused effort means we're directly tackling the core of your trauma, working through the memories, beliefs, and feelings in a concentrated way.
The whole idea behind our EMDR Intensive Programs is to speed up your healing journey, helping you find relief from traumatic experiences and their knock-on effects much quicker than traditional methods might.
What are the benefits of an intensive program?
The packed format of an intensive program offers a bunch of benefits such as:
Quicker Results than Traditional EMDR Therapy
With a bunch of sessions condensed into a shorter timeframe, participants often notice significant improvements in their emotional and mental health way quicker than usual.
A Program Focused on Address your Trauma
By setting aside a solid chunk of time for therapy, participants get the chance to really dig into their emotional journeys and make the most of a focused, intensive dive into their healing journey.
Space for Neurodivergent Folks to really deep dive
Intensive EMDR sessions are pretty awesome for neurodivergent people because it allows for really diving deep into your trauma and its effects in one go, without being boxed into a standard 50-minute session. It's like having the space and time to unpack everything at your own pace, which can make a huge difference in getting to the heart of things.
Convenience of fitting into your life
For folks who find it a bit of a trek to get to our Footscray spot, or who have a hectic schedule with work, study, life, and family commitments, EMDR Intensive Therapy is a great and convenient option.
So how does the program actually work?
We work with you to structure a program that suits your individual needs
First you jump on a 30 min intake call with your intensive clinician who takes you through the program requirements and assesses your suitability for our intensive program.
Whilst intensives are a great way to work through quite a lot, not everybody is suited to this way of working for a bunch of reasons.
During the call, you and the intake clinician decide on whether a weekend, 1 week or 2 week intensive program would suitable for your unique needs and situation. See below for the structure of the weekend, 1 week or 2 week programs
The clinician will pass you onto the admin team to book you into your intensive program, working with you to find a day and time that works best.
All programs (except for the weekend program) require at least a one day gap inbetween sessions.
You fill out our intake forms and the required payments and we’ll send you your EMDR work book prior to your first session. From there you start your program at the program start date.
Program Structures
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We get to do 5.5 months of EMDR in 1 weekend for $4000 which includes:
1 x 50 minute assessment session focused on mapping out your history and goals
10 hours of therapy booked in over 2 days
1 × mindful art session
1 x mindful movement session
An intensive specific workbook you can use during the program
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Let's do 4.5 months of EMDR in 2 weeks for $2070 which includes:
1 x 50 minute assessment session focused on mapping out your history and goals
4 x 100 minute [2 hour] sessions
An intensive specific workbook you can use during the program
Tools that you can use between sessions and after the program
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3 week program: Let's do 6.5 months of EMDR in 3 weeks for $2990 which includes:
1 x 50 minute assessment session focused on mapping out your history and goals
6 x 100 minute [2 hours] sessions
An intensive specific workbook you can use during the program
Tools that you can use between sessions and after the program
Intensive EMDR Program FAQs
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Signing up for one of our intensive programs is choosing to access healing from trauma and distress as well as find peace and comfiness in your life that you resonate with. Our senior clinicians and EMDR consultants run the intensive programs and so choosing to book in an intensive EMDR program with us is choosing to work with passionate EMDR therapists who have done additional training and research to understand how childhood, intergenerational and community trauma of queer, BIPOC, neurodivergent and forcibly displaced folks can impact on people's body, decisions, life and beliefs about themselves. Our clinicians are committed to working with you through our intensive programs to support you in addressing these and finding healing, peace and joy.
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Yup there is Intensive sessions are based on solid evidence, which shows that it is incredibly effective and safe. There's been a bunch of research, including studies that show how well intensives work at addressing complex PTSD, PTSD and other trauma characteristics. Some fresh research from Europe is even saying that EMDR, when done in one of these intensive programs, is gold standard at tackling, dialing down, and sometimes even getting rid of the tough stuff that comes with PTSD, Complex PTSD, and other tricky conditions. It's quickly turning into the top pick for dealing with trauma. In fact, over in Europe, they found that symptoms of PTSD dropped by as much as 74% for folks who went through EMDR this way. That's according to Mendez and the team in 2017, for those interested in reading the research click here to read it
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Whilst we do offer payment plans for our intensive programs, eligibility for payment plans are discussed during the intake call.
Two-Week Program Payment Plan Cost: $2277*
Deposit: $200 to secure your booking
Payment Schedule: $415.40 a fortnight for 10 weeks
Three-Week Program Payment Plan Cost: $3289*
Deposit: $400 to secure your booking
Payment Schedule: $577.80 a fortnight for 10 weeks
**Payment plans incur a 10% surcharge (included in price) due to extra admin fees associated with the payment process.
If the clinician you're working with offers medicare rebates then you may be able to claim a part of your intensive program through a mental health care plan from a doctor.
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Book in a 30 minute intake call to chat about whether intensives are right for you and your situation by contacting us here.
We acknowledge how expensive intensive programs can be for some and so please chat to our clinician about accessing a payment plan.
You can also call us on 03 8374 7777 or email us at: admin@niram.com.au to book in an intake call.
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Some people feel that they can go back to work after a 2 hour session however others need to take time to fully process through what they have worked on in the session.
We recommend taking time off after the first intensive session and assessing if this needs to be the case for the rest of the intensives or not.