EMDR & Somatic Therapy through Intensives and Extended Sessions · Online across Florida, Georgia & Colorado · In-person in Orlando
How I work
I don’t work in the traditional 50-minute model.
After 20 years of doing this work, I feel strongly about having enough time to work with what's causing you pain and move toward relief—not just get close to it every week.
The moment that gets cut short
You're in a session, and something finally opens up.
You can feel it.
The emotion catches in your throat. The tears are starting to pool. Something is here that you haven't quite gotten to before.
And then you glance at the clock.
There are ten minutes left.
So you slow down.
You try to pull it back in.
Maybe your therapist helps you contain it so you can come back to it another time.
And you really mean to.
But next time, something else feels more immediate.
More pressing.
And that little door into a deeper place—the one that really mattered—gets pushed aside.
Not because it wasn't important.
But because there wasn't enough time to stay with it.
Why it can feel like you’re circling
It's not that you're avoiding the work. And it's not that you're doing therapy wrong.
You may be bringing plenty of insight, effort, and willingness into the room.
And still, it can feel frustrating to keep getting close to something meaningful without having enough room to work with it.
Sometimes, it's not an effort problem. It's the structure.
A different structure for therapy
A different structure for therapy
Instead of fitting our work into a 50-minute session, I work with clients in sessions of 90 minutes or longer.
It still takes time to settle in and slow things down before you return to your day. That transition time doesn't disappear just because the session is longer. We simply have more room in the middle—where the powerful moments tend to happen.
We also typically meet less often—often monthly. The time between sessions gives you a chance to live your life, notice what comes up, and bring that information back into the work.
What we do with that time
A longer session isn't about filling more time or trying to cram more therapy into one appointment.
It gives us room to follow what's actually happening.
Sometimes that means slowing down and noticing a reaction as it's happening—what you're thinking, what you're feeling, what your body is doing. Sometimes we're working with a specific memory or experience. Other times, you may not have a clear memory at all. We can start with the trigger, sensation, reaction, or pattern that's showing up now.
It also gives us time to practice things together. Instead of simply sending you home with a grounding or breathing exercise, I can walk you through it and give you time to notice what actually happens.
What does it feel like when you're overwhelmed? What do you notice as things begin to settle? What helps you come back?
That's useful information. You're not just learning a skill—you're getting to experience what it feels like to move through something differently.
And you don't need to come in knowing whether you need EMDR, Brainspotting, somatic work, or some combination of all three. That part is my job. I'll recommend how we work with what's showing up, and we'll decide together what makes sense.
Then you get to go live your life.
The space between sessions gives you time to notice what feels different, what still gets activated, what surprised you, and what we might want to pick back up when we meet again.
How this work is offered
I offer this work in two ways: therapy intensives and extended sessions.
Both give us more time and space than a traditional 50-minute session. The difference is whether you're looking for concentrated work around a particular focus or an ongoing rhythm of therapy over time.
Therapy intensives
A concentrated block of time focused on a particular experience, pattern, or area you want to work on.
Instead of spreading the work across multiple appointments, we set aside dedicated time to stay with what comes up, with room for preparation and integration.
Extended sessions
Ongoing therapy in sessions of 90 minutes or longer, typically meeting less often.
We have more room to settle into the work, stay with what's meaningful, and slow things down before you return to your day. The space between sessions gives you time to notice what shifts in everyday life.
Who this approach is for
This work tends to resonate with women who:
understand a lot about themselves but still find certain patterns hard to shift
are dealing with the impact of something that happened more recently and want focused time to work with it
want more time to work directly with what's coming up, rather than having to wrap up just as they're getting into it
appreciate meeting for longer stretches of time with more space between sessions
When my approach may not be the right fit
Longer, less frequent sessions aren't right for everyone. I want you to have the kind of support that fits what you need right now.
My practice may not be the right fit if:
you're currently in crisis, having difficulty staying safe, or need immediate, frequent, or more intensive support than my practice provides
you're living in an unsafe situation where there isn't enough stability to do this work safely
a 50-minute therapy session already feels difficult to get through because of exhaustion, physical symptoms, or feeling overwhelmed
you're satisfied with the pace and depth of your current therapy and don't feel a need for longer, more focused sessions
you'd prefer shorter, more frequent appointments rather than working in extended sessions
Schedule your consultation
Schedule a free 20-minute consultation and we’ll talk about what’s been coming up, what you’re hoping will be different, and whether this approach feels like the right fit.
You don’t need to know whether an intensive or extended sessions make the most sense. We can figure that out together.
And if we’re not the right fit, I’ll let you know.