Intensives

EMDR & Couple’s Therapy Intensives

Extended Sessions for Accelerated, Transformative Results

Get the deep, focused support you require—in a few powerful sessions designed to bring momentum and lasting change.

What is a Therapy Intensive?

Intensives are designed to provide longer and more frequent therapy sessions over a shorter period, thereby accelerating your recovery. It can be in a one-on-one setting or a group setting (think couples or family, typically a pair of people + therapist).

Intensives are offered in two formats:

1) EMDR Intensives for individuals with chronic stress, trauma, and nervous system dysregulation

2) Couple or Family Intensives to build connection and communication tools you can begin to implement immediately

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Individual EMDR Intensives:

You’re doing your best to hold everything together—for your family, your work, your faith. But lately, the mental load feels unbearable. You’ve prayed, journaled, talked to friends, maybe even tried weekly therapy before. Still, you’re exhausted, anxious, and stretched so thin it feels like something has to give.

As your therapist, I want you to know: you're not alone—and you're not broken. You're just tired of trying to process everything in one 45-60-minute session a week. That’s where EMDR therapy intensives comes in.

An intensive might be exactly what you need if:

✨ You're already in weekly therapy but feel stuck or overwhelmed, and you know you need extra support to move forward right now.

✨ You're new to therapy, but you prefer to dive in deep and make meaningful progress quickly—no slow starts.

✨ You’ve been meaning to start therapy, but your schedule is already maxed out. The thought of adding another weekly commitment feels overwhelming.

✨You’re running on fumes and need tools, peace, and healing—now, not later.

Learn more about EMDR therapy here

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Family & Couple Intensives:

Life hasn’t felt light or connected between you two for a while. The conversations are surface-level—or tense. You love each other, but it’s hard to feel close when you’re always passing like ships in the night, managing kids, work, and the never-ending to-do list.

Maybe you’ve tried weekly couples therapy before. Or maybe this is the first time you’ve admitted things feel stuck. Either way, you're not sure you can—or want to—wait months to feel close again.

Intensives provide experience safety, connection, and clarity together again. You’ll get helpful tools to create a common language for you to use in times of stress, conflict, or when needs are unmet; so you can find the heart of your relationship again.

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It’s that simple!

Intensive FAQS

  • A therapy intensive is an extended, focused counseling session designed to help you experience deeper healing in a shorter amount of time. Instead of spreading your growth out over weeks or months, an intensive gives you the time and space to dig into what matters most—right now.

    It’s not rushed.
    It’s not overwhelming.
    It’s simply a more spacious, supportive way to do the deep work your heart and mind are craving.

    At Prosper, intensives are available for both individuals and couples, and each one is personalized to your needs. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, burnout, emotional disconnection, or a major life transition, this focused time allows us to uncover root issues, calm your nervous system, and move you toward clarity and healing—faster than traditional weekly therapy.

    You'll walk away with:

    • A deeper understanding of yourself or your relationship

    • Practical tools rooted in both faith and psychology

    • A renewed sense of peace, connection, and hope

    It’s like giving your mental and emotional well-being a jump start—with someone safe and skilled walking right beside you.

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    Watch this VIDEO about EMDR

    EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a powerful, evidence-based therapy that helps you heal from painful or overwhelming experiences that still affect your emotions, thoughts, or body. At Prosper Counseling, we use EMDR to gently reprocess stuck memories—helping your brain release the fear, anxiety, or shame tied to them so you can feel calm and present again. We integrate your faith into the process, believing that God designed your mind to heal and that true peace is possible.

  • A Prosper intensive is for when you're tired of surface-level solutions and ready for real, lasting change. It’s ideal if your schedule feels too full for weekly therapy or you need breakthrough support now, not months from now. You’ll get extended time with a trusted therapist to go deep, gain clarity, and walk away with practical tools and peace. It’s a reset for your mind, heart, and faith—right when you need it most.

  • Intensives are individualized to your specific needs.

    Typically, you’ll meet virtually with a licensed therapist for 2–5 hours of focused, personalized care—either in one day or split over two or three, depending on the length of the intensive.

    Before your session, we’ll send a short intake to help us tailor the experience to your specific needs. During the intensive, we’ll dive deep into your story, explore patterns, and work through stuck points using proven tools rooted in both faith and psychology.

    We also have a follow up session to check in, bring closer, and process what you’ve been applying.

    You’ll leave with clarity, a custom action plan, and practical tools you can use right away to keep moving forward.

    You’ll also receive a 50 page workbook to complete as we go through the intensive.

    If you loved the intensive (many do!) you have the option to 1) terminate or conclude therapy; or 2) continue working together in traditional therapy settings.

    Many find once they tackle their big pain point, then they are able to focus on other growth areas they know have been there, but haven’t been able to give it the care or attention needed because they have been in survival mode for so long.

    • You're already in weekly therapy but feel like you need extra, focused support to move through something big or urgent.

    • You're new to therapy and prefer a deeper, more intentional start—without stretching it out over weeks.

    • You’ve been wanting to start therapy, but your schedule is so full that weekly sessions feel more stressful than supportive.

    • You’re carrying a lot right now and can’t wait months to feel better. You need help—and real progress—now.

Things to Bring to a Virtual Intensive:

  • Water bottle with a straw

  • Comfy clothes

  • Tissues

  • Cozy blanket

  • Laptop

  • Charger for laptop

  • Snacks

  • Journal for notetaking

  • Pen/Pencil

  • Soothing hand lotion

  • Calming smell of a candle, lotion, or essential oil

  • Your PDF workbook sent in your portal

You are in good hands!

Situations Where Intensives Can Be Helpful:

Individuals

❑ Anxiety

❑ Chronic Stress/Burnout

❑ Trauma - childhood or present day

❑ Grief/Loss

❑ Major Life Transitions - planned & unplanned

❑ Infertility/Postpartum Issues

❑ Addictions

❑ Parenting Issues

❑ and more!

Couples

❑ Betrayal Trauma

❑ Attachment Work

❑ Build Communication Skills

❑ Build Emotional Connection

❑ Addictions

❑ Chronic Stress

❑ Parenting Issues

❑ Premarital Counseling

❑ Marriage is good and you want to dive into enriching it deeper

❑ and more!

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  • “It was important to work with a Christian counselor who understood the dynamics of being in ministry. Larissa provided a safe professional space where I can work through personal topics related to my faith, burn out, and being in the public eye. I have greater self compassion for myself and different ways to find rest in a balancing work and family culture.”

    -Female

  • “As a mom, I was struggling postpartum with big feelings, overwhelm, and finding myself again as I adjusted to my role as a mother. I was able to work on many issues that felt too big to focus on: my self worth, marriage, and confidence in parenting. Becoming a mother brought up a lot of triggers from my own childhood. Larissa helped me work through each of them with EMDR, so I could be the kind of mother I envisioned I could be instead of wishing I was. I am always a work in progress, but I am amazed at how far I have come. Making myself a priority was something I wish I had done sooner!”

    -Mother