Intensives: Deep, Focused Healing When You Need It Most

Finding Inspiration in Every Turn

You don’t have to carry this alone. And you don’t have to move slowly if you’re ready to go deeper.

Therapy intensives are immersive, concentrated sessions—3 to 6 hours of uninterrupted work—designed to help you make meaningful progress in a fraction of the time. Unlike weekly therapy, where each session must start and stop, an intensive allows us to follow the thread of your healing all the way through, using the full range of modalities I’ve been trained in: EMDR, clinical hypnosis, and somatic stress release.

I’m Lisa S. Larsen, Psy.D., an EMDRIA-certified EMDR therapist since 2008 with advanced training from the Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Michael Yapko’s 100-hour clinical hypnosis course, and a 100-hour certification in Somatic Stress Release from Embody Lab. I specialize in grief, trauma, and LGBTQ+ minority stress. And I see you—exactly as you are. You are not broken; you are human.

How we'll work together in Intensives

Each intensive follows a clear, compassionate structure that weaves together the most effective tools for your specific needs.

1. Connect

2. Explore

3. Integrate

We begin by grounding. You’ll share what brought you here, what you hope to shift, and any history that feels relevant. We set clear intentions and build a felt sense of safety together.

Using EMDR, hypnosis, and somatic techniques, we gently access the experiences that are ready to heal. I follow your pace, not a preset agenda. We stay with what arises until the charge dissolves.

We close each session by anchoring the new insights and felt shifts. You receive a custom hypnosis recording to support integration between sessions—and a follow-up session to help the change stick.

Is an Intensive Right for You?

This is for you if:

You’ve been in therapy (or thinking about it) and feel ready to go deeper, faster.
You have a specific issue—grief, trauma, identity struggles—that feels stuck or cyclic.
You can commit to a longer block of time and prepare your space for focused work.
You’re stable enough to handle intense emotions (we’ll screen for this in the consult).

This is not for you if:

You are currently in crisis (suicidal thoughts, active addiction, severe dissociation).
You need a long-term therapeutic relationship first—weekly therapy is a better start.
You are unable to safely feel or regulate emotions without support. Intensives require a baseline of stability.

If you’re unsure, the free consultation will help us figure it out together.

Investment & Payment Options

Intensive

Duration

Price

Grief Deep-Dive

3 hours

$1,700

Trauma Reset (Two-Day)

6 hours (2 x 3)

$3,400

Identity Integration

3 hours

$1,600

Each intensive includes a custom hypnosis recording and a 50-minute integration follow-up session within 2 weeks. (The recording and follow-up are a $300 value, included in the price.)

Payment plan: To make this accessible, I ask for 50% when you book, and the remaining 50% on the first day of your intensive. You can pay via credit card or HSA/FSA.

Note: I also offer 90-minute extended sessions ($370) for clients who want more than a standard weekly session but aren’t ready for a full intensive. Let me know if that fits you better.

What a Typical Intensive Looks Like

Pre-intensive consultation (free, 15 minutes): We talk on the phone to see if an intensive is right for you and answer any questions.
Preparation packet: I’ll send you a brief intake form and a guide to help you prepare mentally, emotionally, and logistically.
The intensive day(s):
- Arrive calm (you’ll be in your own space, online).
- We start with grounding and intention-setting.
- We move through the work in 60–90 minute blocks with short breaks as needed.
- We close with integration and your custom hypnosis recording.
Follow-up session (50 minutes, within 2 weeks): We check in, reinforce the gains, and address anything that came up afterward.

All intensives are conducted via secure video. You need to be in California at the time of the session.

Three Intensive Pathways

Grief Deep-Dive

3 hours | $1,700

This intensive is for the grief that feels too big to carry—whether it’s the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, a life transition, or the loss of the future you imagined. We’ll use EMDR to process the pain, hypnosis to reconnect with comfort and meaning, and somatic release to let the body grieve in its own way. You’ll leave with a custom recording and a new relationship to your loss—one where you can remember without being consumed.

Includes: 3-hour session, custom hypnosis recording, and a 50-minute integration follow-up session within 2 weeks.

Trauma Reset (Two-Day)

6 hours total (2 x 3-hour sessions) | $3,400

When trauma has been living in your body for years, a single session can only go so far. This two-day intensive gives us the time to move through the layers—from stabilization and resource-building, to reprocessing the core memories, to integrating the new, empowered story. You’ll come back the next day with the momentum of the first day still fresh. Many clients describe this as “unlocking something I’ve been carrying for decades.”

Includes: Two 3-hour sessions on consecutive days, custom hypnosis recording for each day, and a 50-minute integration follow-up session within 2 weeks.

Identity Integration (LGBTQ+ Focused)

3 hours | $1,600

For LGBTQ+ individuals, minority stress can leave deep marks—internalized shame, hypervigilance, grief over lost time or relationships. This intensive is a space to unlearn the messages that were never true, reclaim the parts of yourself you’ve hidden, and build a felt sense of pride and belonging. We blend EMDR to reprocess painful memories, hypnosis to strengthen your authentic self, and somatic work to release the tension of hiding.

Includes: 3-hour session, custom hypnosis recording, and a 50-minute integration follow-up session within 2 weeks.

How an Intensive Is Different from Weekly Therapy

Weekly Therapy

Intensive

50-minute sessions, once a week

3–6 hours in one or two focused blocks

Builds slowly over months or years

Accelerates progress—deep work, fast

Each session must start and stop

Continuous, immersive flow

Less time for deep EMDR or hypnosis chains

Multiple modalities woven together in sequence

Integration happens between sessions over weeks

Includes a custom hypnosis recording and a dedicated follow-up

An intensive isn’t just a longer session. It’s a different kind of container—one that allows us to go to the roots, not just the branches.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

You’ve been carrying this long enough. Let’s see if an intensive is the right container for your healing.

Schedule your free 15-minute consultation — no pressure, just a conversation to see if we’re a good fit.

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I can’t wait to meet you—exactly as you are.