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EMDR and IFS Intensives
Dig deep with multi-hour trauma intensives with intentional pacing and integration. Intensive sessions are extended therapy sessions lasting 3–5 hours, designed to create space for more sustained, immersive work with Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, and somatic awareness. Intensives are effective for addressing deeper themes that benefit from extended processing time. This option works best for those who do not want to commit to weekly therapy and want the space and time to work through a specific memory, pattern, or experience uninterrupted. Available by private pay to residents of California under the purvue of my license.
Who it’s for
Intensive sessions are best for clients who:
Are ready to engage in deeper, concentrated work
Want to safely explore memories or wounds with complex protective layers
Can dedicate several hours to focused self-exploration and integration
How intensives differ from weekly sessions
Time and space to go deeper: With several hours together, we can carefully explore memories, patterns, and experiences that often have multiple layers of protective “parts” or defenses.
Working safely with protective parts: Longer sessions allow us to gently approach these layers, honor each part’s role, and create enough safety for meaningful processing without overwhelm.
Integration built-in: Because of the extended timeframe, we include intentional moments for grounding, reflection, and resource-building so insights and shifts can carry into your daily life.
What a session might include
Exploring and working with different “parts” of you through IFS, uncovering protective layers and underlying needs
Processing past experiences or trauma with EMDR, at a pace that respects your nervous system
Using polyvagal-informed and somatic mindfulness techniques to regulate, stabilize, and integrate emotional experiences
Reflection and planning for continued support after the session
3 hour or 5 hour sessions are available by private pay and can stand alone or be combined with weekly follow-ups if desired. Due to length of session, intensive are not covered by insurance. Available online to residents of California.
Therapy isn’t about forcing change. it’s about creating the conditions of safety and compassion where change is not only possible, it is a natural product of our inherent healing capacity.
MEET YOUR Therapist
Deborah Griffith (she/her)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (CA)
I love working with anyone who is interested in digging deep, seeking lasting healing rather than band-aid coping strategies, and transforming their lives.
I am willing and able to support you as you work to create a more manageable life and cope with any symptoms that may impact your nervous system load and capacity. However, my favorite work, and the work for which I am best equipped, goes deeper than symptoms management and short-term solutions. Instead, with compassion and curiosity, we can take a closer look at your inner world. We can uncover the origin stories behind various symptoms and coping strategies you have developed over the course of your life. We can befriend your body, your mind, and your nervous system and learn the deep well of histories they carry. We can lighten the load that you shoulder and rewire the patterns that have been driving your life, right from the root of where those patterns began in your personal history or ancestry. It is not a quick fix - it is a transformation.