ART intensives are well suited for working through specific experiences, patterns, or beliefs that continue to show up in your life, even when you know you are safe now and understand where they came from.

People often seek an intensive when they can point to one or two things that feel clearly connected to how they think, feel, or react today.

Examples include:

• Persistent self doubt, confidence issues, or feeling “not good enough,” especially when you can trace it back to earlier experiences such as criticism, bullying, or emotionally invalidating relationships

• Social anxiety, people pleasing, or difficulty speaking up at work or in relationships

• Emotional reactions in current relationships that feel out of proportion and connected to past experiences

• Distressing memories or moments from childhood, adolescence, or adulthood that your mind returns to frequently

• Outdated beliefs about yourself, your worth, or your safety that you know logically are no longer true, but still feel true in your body

• One or two significant traumatic experiences that you want to process and move on from

• Grief related to a specific loss or event that continues to feel unresolved

• Parenting triggers where you notice strong reactions to your child’s behavior and want to respond with more regulation and intention

ART intensives work best when the focus is clear and contained. They are not designed for ongoing trauma, active abuse, or highly stressful situations that are still happening in real time. In those cases, ongoing therapy is often a better and safer fit.

An ART intensive uses a focused, time-limited format rather than shorter sessions spread over weeks or months.

Instead of revisiting context and reorienting each session, the work happens within a single extended container.

For some people, this structure allows the brain and nervous system to stay engaged long enough for resolution around a specific issue.

Weekly therapy remains a valuable and effective option for many people. An intensive is simply a different format, designed for clarity, focus, and containment.

No. An ART intensive is not intended to replace therapy. It is one option for approaching a specific concern in a structured way.

Some people choose to return to weekly therapy afterward, either with me or another therapist. Others feel complete with the work they did in the intensive. There is no required next step.

ART intensives are often a good fit for people who are generally stable, have some insight into their patterns, and want to focus on one clearly defined issue.

This format works best when there is clarity about what you want to address and the capacity to engage in focused work.

They are not appropriate for crisis situations or when someone is feeling unsafe or highly unstable.

An ART intensive is a structured, extended session that typically lasts around four hours, with breaks built in as needed.

We begin by clarifying the focus of the work and making sure you feel oriented and grounded.

ART uses guided eye movements to support how the brain processes and integrates information. The pace is collaborative and contained, with attention to your nervous system throughout the session.

The intensive also includes a post-session follow-up to check in and support integration.

The goal is focused work within a clearly defined timeframe, rather than ongoing sessions over weeks or months.

Most people leave with a sense of closure around the issue they worked on. You may notice shifts immediately, or you may notice changes unfolding gradually over time.

Each intensive includes a 45-minute post-intensive check-in, typically scheduled about two weeks after the session. This follow-up is used to review how the work has settled, address integration questions, and clarify next steps if needed.

After that, you can decide what feels right moving forward. That may include no further therapy, returning to ongoing sessions, or simply allowing space for the work to continue integrating on its own.