Embodied by Hailey is proud to offer trauma therapy intensives designed to create more uninterrupted space for focused trauma work.

Traditional weekly therapy typically gives us less than an hour together.

For many people, that rhythm works well.

But sometimes you spend the first part of therapy settling in, reviewing the week, and identifying what actually needs your attention—only to realize you've reached the meaningful part of the session when it's almost time to stop.

Trauma Therapy Intensives offer longer, focused therapy sessions for clients who want dedicated time to work on a specific therapeutic goal.

Available in Pensacola, Florida and virtually throughout Florida.

What to expect:

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Before your intensive

We'll start with a consultation and assessment to determine whether intensive therapy is appropriate for your goals. You'll complete preparation materials that help us identify your therapeutic target, relevant history, existing resources, and what will help the work feel safe and useful.
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During your intensive

We'll establish a focus together. From there, your session may move between conversation, trauma processing, ART, experiential interventions, somatic awareness, grounding, regulation, reflection, and breaks. You remain involved in decisions about pacing throughout the process. There is no prize for becoming overwhelmed.
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Before you leave

Before you leave We intentionally make space for integration. We aren't going to spend hours doing emotionally demanding work and then abruptly announce that our time is up. We'll slow down, notice what has shifted, identify what you need afterward, and discuss next steps.

Frequently Asked Questions

A Trauma Therapy Intensive is an extended psychotherapy appointment structured around a specific treatment goal.

Depending on your individual needs and treatment plan, our work may incorporate trauma processing, Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), experiential interventions, somatic awareness, attachment-oriented work, imagery, resourcing, and nervous-system regulation skills.

But an intensive isn't about forcing yourself to process more trauma because we have more time.

More time does not have to mean more intensity.

It means more room.

Room to prepare.

Room to notice.

Room to process.

Room to pause.

And room to integrate before you leave.

An intensive may be a good fit if:

You understand your patterns, but they aren't changing: You've developed significant insight through previous therapy or your own work but continue to experience reactions that feel automatic.

There's something specific you want to address: A particular experience, relationship, memory, belief, transition, or recurring pattern keeps resurfacing.

Weekly therapy feels fragmented: You regularly feel like you've finally reached the important part of the session just as it's ending.

Your schedule makes weekly therapy difficult: You may prefer intentionally scheduled extended sessions rather than another standing weekly commitment.

You already have a therapist: In some circumstances, an intensive can complement ongoing therapy when clinically appropriate and coordinated with your existing provider.

More therapy isn't always better therapy.

An intensive may not be appropriate if you are currently experiencing a psychiatric or safety crisis, require a higher level of care, need substantial stabilization before trauma processing, or need consistent therapeutic support between appointments.

An extended session also may not be clinically appropriate based on your symptoms, history, medical needs, or current circumstances.

We'll discuss this before scheduling.

The goal isn't to get you into an intensive. It's to determine what format of therapy makes sense for you.

Neither format is inherently better.

They're designed to accomplish different things.

Weekly therapy provides consistent support and allows therapeutic work to unfold gradually over time. It may make more sense when your goals are broad, circumstances are changing frequently, or the ongoing therapeutic relationship itself is an important component of treatment.

Trauma Therapy Intensives create concentrated time around a more clearly defined therapeutic target.

Think less:

"Let's heal everything that's ever happened to me today."

And more:

"There is something specific that I'm ready to give meaningful attention to."

Some clients may benefit from a single intensive.

Others may complete a series of intensives.

And others may discover that traditional weekly therapy is actually the better fit.

Embodied by Hailey currently offers intensives in 3-hour time blocks. More intensive sessions can be booked to allow for greater processing time. Recommendations concerning blocking additional intensive session time will depend on your goals, previous treatment experience, and clinical needs.

Intensive sessions 3-hours or longer include breaks. 

$600 total for three hours.

Your intensive includes:

- Pre-intensive assessment/preparation

- Extended individual therapy session

- Personalized integration recommendations

- Post-intensive follow-up

 

Embodied by Hailey is not in-network with any insurance providers, we are considered an out-of-network provider.

If you have out-of-network mental-health benefits, I can provide a superbill that you may submit to your insurance company for possible reimbursement.

Insurance reimbursement is not guaranteed. Coverage can vary based on your plan, diagnosis, medical necessity, session length, deductible, and your insurer's policies.

If reimbursement is important to you, I recommend contacting your insurance company before scheduling an intensive.

Trauma work doesn't necessarily end when you leave the office.

You may continue noticing thoughts, emotions, memories, physical sensations, or new perspectives over the following days.

Before you leave, we'll discuss what you may experience, what supports to have available, and what follow-up care makes sense.

Depending on your needs, you may return for another intensive, transition into ongoing therapy, or continue treatment with your existing therapist.

The purpose of intensive therapy isn't to make therapy a bigger part of your life.

It's to help what happens in therapy translate into the life you're actually living.

Interested in a Trauma Therapy Intensive?

You don't have to know whether an intensive is right for you before we talk.

Schedule a consultation and tell me what's bringing you here.

We'll discuss your goals, previous therapy experience, current supports, and whether a Trauma Therapy Intensive—or another treatment format—makes the most clinical sense.