Stop circling the pain and start feeling something shift with an EMDR Intensive. 

When life feels too heavy to hold alone, there’s another way through.

What painful parts of your story have not yet been fully resolved?

It could be something that happened years ago but still lives in your body.

Something new that is hijacking your mind and heart.

Or maybe a loudening voice ready and asking for attention and care.

You might be carrying grief, trauma, fear, or the sense that things just haven’t been right for a long time.

You might be facing a big moment: the loss of a parent, a move, starting a family, speaking in front of a crowd.

It could be an issue you have known about and even worked on for yours - and you are ready for 100% resolve.

This work is for that.

In our time together we’ll tend to what’s ready to be seen and softened….
at a pace that feels right for you.

Whether you’ve done therapy before or this is your first time reaching out-
you are welcome here.

Why an EMDR Intensive?

An Intensive might be for you if:

  • You’re ready to do deep, meaningful work that can create lasting change

  • You’ve experienced something painful that still feels alive in your body or mind

  • You’ve done EMDR before and want to return to it in a more focused way

  • You’re approaching a big life transition (parenthood, a move, a wedding, a medical procedure) and want to feel emotionally prepared

  • You’re already in therapy, but feel stuck and sense that more time could help you move forward

This kind of care can be especially helpful for adults healing from childhood pain or sexual trauma, survivors of religious or spiritual abuse, and those living with chronic illness or navigating medical trauma. It’s also a supportive fit for neurodivergent or highly sensitive people who need more space to process and regulate, as well as anyone feeling overwhelmed and unsure where to start.

What to Expect From This Work

This isn’t just more time in therapy, it’s an entirely different and individually-planned experience altogether.

We’ll start with a 90-minute intake call to get grounded in your story and your goals. From there, we’ll move into a few dedicated days of focused, uninterrupted work. Each session is built around your specific needs, using tools like EMDR, resourcing strategies, and creative methods to help us gently access and process what’s been held in the body or beneath the surface.

Throughout our time together, we’ll focus on two things:

  • easing, reducing and even eliminating the pain of what’s been hard or overwhelming,

  • and helping the good—your strength, your clarity, your capacity—settle more fully into your system.

We close the process a few weeks later with a 90-minute post-intensive session. Here, we can reflect, integrate, and begin to carry your work forward.

An EMDR Intensive Includes:

Pre-Intensive Interview

We will meet prior to our intensive and use this time to information gather your history, presenting problem and goals, triggers, as well as your current coping skills and support systems.

Customized Sessions

Sessions are held virtually or in my NW Portland office. We’ll meet for 1 to 3 days in focused, supportive work. Every session is thoughtfully tailored to your needs, blending targeted EMDR treatment with resourcing practices that help you feel grounded and cared for.

Treatment Workbook

Your individualized workbook will include a welcome letter, information about what to expect and how to prepare for your intensive, personalized assessments and questionnaires for you to complete and exercises to begin practicing prior to us starting.

Post-Intensive Interview

We’ll close with a 90-minute session to gently process what came up, name what felt meaningful, and explore how you want to carry that growth forward. It’s a space to honor your work and consider what continued support might look like.

If this offering speaks to you, if something in you is saying,
“I think I’m ready,”
I’d be honored to support you.

This work is deep, but you don’t have to do it alone.

You can reach out anytime to explore whether an EMDR Intensive is the right next step for you.

Therapy Intensive Program Rates: 

1 Day Intensive

  • 8 hour program

  • Resources, assessments, & personalized treatment workbook

  • Weekday or weekend availability

Weekday: $2080
Weekend: $2600

2 Day Intensive

  • 11 hour program

  • Resources, assessments, & personalized treatment workbook

  • Weekday or weekend availability

Weekday: $2860
Weekend: $3575

3 Day Intensive

  • 14 hour program

  • Resources, assessments, & personalized treatment workbook

  • Weekday or weekend availability

Weekday: $3640
Weekend: $4550

Hi, I’m Cerina (she/her).

I’m a therapist, a mom, a wife, and someone who deeply believes in the healing work of therapy. I’m down-to-earth and hands-on and love to meet my clients with warmth, structure, and support.

I’ve spent the last 12+ years walking alongside women as they navigate trauma, identity shifts, relationships, and the moments that ask us to grow in ways we didn’t expect. My approach blends EMDR, IFS, sand tray, and other tools—but more than anything, it’s rooted in connection, compassion, and curiosity.

I began intensives after seeing weekly therapy clients lose focus, motivation and even hope that clinical needs could be met. So many things from during the week would clutter our minds and time in sessions and really muddy the work. I began to see many clients simply needed focused and uninterrupted time to dig deep, reprocess and resolve issues one at a time

I work with clients both virtually and in my cozy Portland office, And I’m here when you’re ready.