EMDR and EMDR Intensives

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EMDR and EMDR Intensives *

“My actions are my only true belongings.”

-Thich Nhat Hanh

EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. EMDR is used to treat and promote recovery from identified difficulties and past traumas. EMDR emphasizes the brain’s natural ability to heal. EMDR is an integration of neuroscience, psychology and is a healing approach.

EMDR facilitates connections, calming the amygdala, enhancing the prefrontal cortex’s regulatory functions. This supports sensory integration, interoceptive awareness, and modulates the brain's default mode network. EMDR enables the brain to process and resolve traumatic memories and supports making changes in how individuals experience and relate to their past.

EMDR can accelerate therapy by resolving the impact of your past traumas and allowing you to live more fully in the present as an active participant in your life. This treatment approach targets past experience, current triggers, and future potential challenges. This supports a decrease or elimination of distress from the disturbing memory and event.

What is EMDR?

My Approach

As a therapist I utilize IFS (Internal Family Systems) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). I integrate somatic therapy to make sure that the body and psyche are able to fully keep up with the processing that occurs in the brain during EMDR. IFS and EMDR are powerful trauma therapies that are often integrated to create a more holistic healing process. I use IFS to help clients build internal safety and self-compassion (the "Self"). I utilize this approach when reprocessing traumatic memories, helping clients overcome blocks and achieve deeper integration and resilience. IFS prepares the system for EMDR by establishing trust with internal "parts" and managing protectors. IFS helps integrate the new, healed memories by fostering harmony and coherence among the different internal parts, ensuring long-term stability and preventing relapse.

Increased Regulation: I support clients in utilizing somatic body-based awareness to increase regulations and track changes in their autonomic nervous system during reprocessing. This fosters a more holistic, mind-body and healing experience, allowing for a more comprehensive treatment that addresses both the psychological and physiological aspects of traumatic experiences.

Introduction to EMDR

Why EMDR Intensives?

Trauma is hard. There is a way forward.

Are you struggling with a specific distressing issue or trauma? What if you could address what you are struggling with and even resolve it in 1 - 3 days versus months or years in therapy? EMDR intensive therapy provides an accelerated therapeutic approach that can quickly reduce the effects of trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, and other issues by efficiently reprocessing distressing memories. Maybe you’ve been to therapy before and didn’t get what you needed out of it or found it really hard to return to “normal life” after discussing really heavy or difficult topics every week.

Intensive EMDR Therapy can help you feel better faster.

EMDR intensive therapy is a way of accelerating the healing that would typically take place at a slower rate within the traditional weekly therapy format. In an intensive EMDR treatment session, the progress typically spread across weeks or months gets compressed into an immersive one-to-three-day experience of extended processing sessions. The intensive’s concentrated format allows you to dive deeper into your therapeutic work. Therefore, you can see results more quickly because of the extended processing time.

I will conduct a Pre-Intensive Interview with you that is 90 minutes long. This will establish the purpose of our work together. We will look at what is currently going on in your life now, including your support system, stressors, coping mechanisms, and areas where you seek support or significant progress.

Throughout the EMDR intensives therapy session, we focus on two main objectives. The first is to reduce the painful experiences in your life. The second is to increase the positive feelings in your life. This involves either specifically using EMDR Reprocessing along with resourcing activities like guided meditation, artwork, or somatic exercise. These all incorporate the bilateral stimulation utilized in EMDR. Together we may delve into early life relationships and attachment trauma. This process is individualized and tailored to your needs.

After the EMDR intensive there will be a Post-Intensive Interview to support your integration. Intensive Therapy is a short-term therapy investment that can yield long-term and lasting results. This maybe a great jump start to your recovery and healing.

How does it work?

Effective, researched therapy, offered in a flexible and caring way.

WHY DO INTENSIVE THERAPY?

You have a painful experience impacting your life
You want emotional wellness
You are preparing for a life transition
You have a significant issue you want to address that is difficult to approach

“WHAT YOU MAY FIND?

Understanding of yourself, behaviors and care for yourself
Understanding of how trauma impacted you
Find balance
Uncover your strengths

“WHO CAN INTENSIVE THERAPY HELP?

Survivors of trauma
Those suffering from an acute recent trauma
Those whose schedule does not allow for consistent weekly therapy

Investment Options

1 Day Intensive:

This will be an 8 hour program with 6 face-to-face hours

90-minute pre-intensive intake interview
One five-hour block of Intensive Therapy
90-minute post-intensive interview

Resources, assessments, & personalized treatment workbook
Weekday & weekend availability

Starting at $2,400.00

2 Day Intensive:

This will be an 11 hour program with 9 face-to-face hours

90-minute pre-intensive intake interview
Two four-hour blocks of Intensive Therapy
90-minute post-intensive interview

Resources, assessments, & personalized treatment workbook
Weekday & weekend availability

Starting at $3,200.00

How this Works

01 Schedule a free 15 minute consult

Let’s explore is EMDR is right for you. Whether it is weekly sessions or an intensive.

02 Your Own Path

If we’re a good fit, we’ll craft a tailored plan designed to support your healing and growth.

03 Heal & Thrive

Picture yourself able to navigate trauma, reactions and your life with more ease.

Kind Words from my colleagues

"I cannot recommend Lindsey Wert highly enough. As a multifaceted therapist, she brings an incredible depth of compassion, insight, and professionalism to her work. Lindsey has a natural ability to create a safe, supportive space where clients feel truly seen, heard, and understood. Her integration of traditional therapy with equine-assisted work is both powerful and transformative. Lindsey is thoughtful, intuitive, and deeply committed to her clients’ growth. Her warmth, expertise, and genuine care make a lasting impact. I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone seeking healing, clarity, and personal growth."

Natalie Makardish, MA, RYT
"I've had the pleasure of working with Lindsey over the past six years. She takes great care when meeting with her clients. My clients that have worked with Lindsey report feeling heard, safe, and supported. She has a tremendous amount of compassion, knowledge, and experience working with food and body issues. I enjoy sharing clients with Lindsey for the reasons listed here and because she takes a collaborative, team approach, which is so valuable when working with eating disorders. I know my clients are in good hands with her. "

Jen Powers Lane, MS, RDN
"Through partnering with Lindsey in her equine-assisted workshops, I’ve witnessed her deep care for her clients, the horses and the land. She has a gift for helping clients ground themselves and access their intuition and self-healing powers. Her wonderful group facilitation skills foster clients’ connections with the horses and with each other. It’s been a pleasure working with her!"

Kelly Rowell, LMFT
"I have known Lindsey for years, she is the most professional, authentic and delightful woman I have met. She takes the time to listen and truly hear what you have to say with compassion and no judgment. She serves her clients with the utmost care.:

Jenny Alphin, Hoofbeats Stables
"This workshop was truly transformational. Lindsey immediately created a safe, supportive space where I could slow down, reconnect with myself, and experience the healing power of being in community with others and connecting with the horses. Through Lindsey's skillful, intuitive guidance, I discovered the empowerment and sense of grounding I deeply needed at this time in my life in a way that was both meaningful and inspiring. I left feeling seen, centered, open-hearted, and profoundly grateful."

Devon, AMFT
Lindsey is an exceptional therapist. I have known her for two decades and have seen her professional and personal growth in action. She is supportive, caring and seeks to help others who need it most. I would highly recommend her. She freely gives to her community and has a heart of gold. She has a high standard of care and is excellent at communicating.

Heather H, LMFT
“I would like to thank Lindsey Wert for the service she provides to many eating disorder and trauma cases she sees in her practice. These client’s have a variety of medical conditions and mental health conditions. Lindsey is dedicated to supporting individuals to help improve their lives through her dedication and area of specialty. Lindsey understands the need to interact with other professionals to provide patients with the best integrative treatment plan in order to achieve the best outcomes.”

Karen, LMFT