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Virtual EMDR Therapy Intensives in NYC and New York State

//Focused, Extended Sessions for Trauma, Anxiety, and Emotional Resolution//

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//WHAT ARE EMDR INTENSIVES?//

Extended, focused therapy designed for meaningful progress in less time.

EMDR therapy intensives are designed to help you process trauma, anxiety, and unresolved experiences in a concentrated time frame.

Instead of meeting for one hour a week, intensives offer multiple hours of EMDR work over one or several days. This allows you to stay with the therapeutic process long enough for meaningful resolution, rather than stopping just as things begin to shift.

Virtual EMDR intensives are conducted online in a structured, supported format. Each intensive is carefully planned in advance, grounded in safety and preparation, and tailored to your goals.

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An intensive can work for you if:

  • You feel stuck in a pattern that keeps repeating

  • You have insight but remain emotionally activated

  • Anxiety or past experiences continue to surface during daily life

  • A major life decision or transition requires clarity and stability

  • You want focused, private support within a defined time frame

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Intensives create space for deeper processing, integration, and forward movement, so progress sticks.​

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WHEN CHANGE CAN'T WAIT...

You've learned how to function. You've learned how to push through. 

You've tried therapy, but a one hour session each week isn't cutting it.

 

You’ve kept going even though something still feels unresolved. You understand what happened, but certain reactions keep showing up anyway. Parts of your life feel harder than they should.

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An EMDR Therapy Intensive gives you the time to finally work through what keeps getting triggered and interfering with your daily life. This is focused, immersive work designed to help you move forward without constantly managing the same reactions.

If weekly therapy has felt slow, fragmented, or limited by time, intensives offer a different structure. You aren't rushing in and out of sessions. You're not restarting the emotional process each week. 

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//WHO THIS IS FOR//

What an EMDR Intensive Allows You to Address

EMDR Therapy helps the brain process experiences that still carry emotional charge.
As that charge resolves, it stops interfering with your focus, your reactions, and your ability to feel at ease in daily life.

You notice more internal quiet. Decisions feel easier to access. Emotional reactions soften instead of taking over. Daily life feels less exhausting because you’re no longer managing the same internal spikes and shutdowns.

EMDR Intensives give you the time and continuity to reach that shift sooner.
They are used to work through:

Trauma and complex emotional experiences

Anxiety, panic, and feeling constantly on edge

Relationship wounds that affect trust & safety

Grief, loss, and unresolved emotional ties

Self-doubt, freeze responses, and feeling stuck 

Triggers that interfere with daily life

//WHAT'S INCLUDED//

Each EMDR Intensive is structured, personalized, and designed to support you before, during, and after the session itself.

Your intensive includes:

  • A complimentary consultation to assess fit, readiness, and goals

  • A pre-session screening and questionnaire to guide treatment planning

  • A personalized intensive plan tailored to what you want to address

  • Extended EMDR processing using bilateral stimulation

  • Regulation and grounding support throughout the session

  • Take-home resources and structured tools for integration

  • Text-based support between sessions following the intensive

  • A follow-up integration session to help stabilize and apply the work into daily life

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You leave with emotional relief you can feel in your body, increased self-trust, and momentum you can carry forward.

//WHY CHOOSE AN INTENSIVE//

You’re one decision away from real change.

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Timing Matters

Many people reach a point where waiting week to week feels costly. The emotional weight carries forward into relationships, work, and self-perception. Intensives create a dedicated window to address what has been asking for attention.

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No commuting, No Disruption

Staying with the work allows your system to complete processing rather than pausing midstream. This often leads to stronger emotional resolution and a sense of completion.

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Grounded, structured sessions

EMDR is the foundation of each intensive. Sessions are thoughtfully paced and tailored to what you’re ready to work through, guided by an trained therapist with experience holding focused trauma work, allowing meaningful movement to unfold at a pace that supports progress and continuity. We stay focused on resolution and forward momentum.

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Support beyond talking it out

Sessions tailored to your specific needs and are supported with somatic and art-based approaches to work through what words alone haven’t resolved. These tools are used intentionally and flexibly, shaped around what helps the work move forward in a way that feels manageable and sustainable.

//ARE YOU READY?//

Begin focused EMDR work designed to help you move forward with relief and direction.

Frequently Asked Questions About EMDR Intensives

What is an EMDR Intensive?

An EMDR Intensive is an extended session format that allows focused processing within a shorter overall timeline. The structure supports deeper emotional work without the interruptions of weekly spacing. Sessions at Lenora: Art Therapy and Counseling are guided by Attiya Awadallah LCAT, ATR-BC

Can intensives really work virtually?

Yes. Virtual EMDR intensives are highly effective when thoughtfully structured. Being in your own space often supports regulation and engagement throughout the work.
Many are surprised to find that doing this work from the comfort of their own home actually helps them feel more grounded and open during sessions.
With secure video, guided resourcing tools, and real-time support, virtual EMDR allows for deep processing and emotional relief. You don’t have to be in the same room to experience powerful results.

Do I need prior EMDR experience?

No. You don't need prior EMDR experience. A consultation is included to help you prepare and assess if the intensive format is right for you.

What issues can EMDR Intensives help with?

Intensives are commonly used for trauma, anxiety, panic, grief, past relationship wounds, performance blocks, and stuck emotional patterns.

How do I know if an EMDR intensive is right for me?

If you feel ready to do deeper work and want a more structured and time-efficient format, an EMDR Intensive may be a good fit. The consultation will help us figure that out together.

How do I find an EMDR therapist in NYC or New York?

If you're searching for an EMDR therapist in NYC or anywhere in New York, make sure they are licensed in NY and trained in EMDR. I offer virtual EMDR therapy intensives across the state, so you can receive focused trauma therapy from home without needing to be in the same physical location. To get started, schedule a free consultation here.

EMDR therapy intensives are provided by Attiya Awadallah, LCAT, ATR-BC, a licensed EMDR therapist serving adults in New York.

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EMDR intensives in New York | Virtual Sessions for trauma and anxiety

Lenora: Art Therapy and Counseling provides virtual therapy sessions  in

New York State and Beyond

350 N Bedford Rd #1052, Mt Kisco, NY 10549

845.777.7370

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