EMDR Intensives: Focused Trauma Therapy When You’re Ready to Go Deeper
Learn. Grow. Serve.
Sometimes a traditional 50- or 60-minute therapy session simply doesn’t feel like enough time.
EMDR Intensives at Graceful Balance Wellness provide extended, individualized EMDR therapy sessions designed to allow more time for preparation, trauma processing, nervous system regulation, and integration—all within one intentionally structured appointment.
EMDR Intensives are offered by Brittany Edie, LCPC, LPC, Certified EMDR Therapist and EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and are available in extended 3- and 4-hour formats.
For clients who feel especially restored and grounded outdoors, Brittany also offers a specialized Nature-Based EMDR Intensive integrating EMDR therapy with nature-informed and somatic approaches.
- 3-Hour EMDR Intensive | $900
- 4-Hour EMDR Intensive | $1,200
- 4-Hour Nature-Based EMDR Intensive | $1,500
What is an EMDR Intensive?
EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is an evidence-based psychotherapy approach commonly used to address trauma and other distressing life experiences.
Rather than dividing the therapeutic process into multiple shorter appointments, an EMDR Intensive provides an extended window for focused work.
Depending upon your individual treatment plan, an intensive may include:
- Assessment and treatment planning
- Identification of specific memories, experiences, beliefs, or triggers
- EMDR preparation and resourcing
- Nervous system regulation
- Bilateral stimulation
- EMDR reprocessing
- Somatic awareness
- Cognitive and emotional integration
- Grounding and stabilization
- Planning for continued healing after the intensive
Your intensive is not simply several traditional therapy sessions placed back-to-back. It is intentionally structured around your individual goals, readiness, history, and nervous system capacity.
Why Choose EMDR?
For some clients, longer sessions provide an opportunity to stay engaged in therapeutic work without having to repeatedly start and stop the process.
An EMDR Intensive may be worth considering if:
- You have a specific experience or treatment goal you want to address.
- You feel like traditional sessions end just as you are getting into meaningful work.
- You have already been participating in therapy but feel ready for deeper trauma processing.
- Your schedule makes weekly therapy difficult.
- You want dedicated time to focus on healing without committing to weekly appointments.
- You have already completed EMDR preparation and are ready for additional processing.
- You are working with another therapist who recommends adjunctive EMDR treatment.
- You would like focused therapeutic support surrounding a particular experience
Some clients may participate in an EMDR Intensive as part of their existing therapy with Graceful Balance. Others may already have an established therapist elsewhere and come to Brittany specifically for intensive EMDR work.
When appropriate and with your written authorization, Brittany can coordinate with your primary therapist so your intensive complements your ongoing treatment.
3-Hour EMDR Intensive - $900
Our 3-hour EMDR Intensive provides an extended period of focused treatment surrounding an identified therapeutic goal.
This option may be appropriate for clients who have already completed some preparation for EMDR, have previous experience with EMDR therapy, or have a relatively focused target they would like to address.
Your intensive may incorporate preparation, resourcing, EMDR reprocessing, somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, and intentional time for grounding and integration.
The exact structure will be individualized based on your needs and readiness.
Investment: $900
4-Hour EMDR Intensive - $1,200
The 4-hour EMDR Intensive provides additional space for preparation, processing, regulation, and integration.
This extended format may be particularly helpful when more time is needed to understand the history surrounding a concern, develop appropriate resources, work with complex themes or patterns, or ensure adequate time for closure following processing.
The additional hour does not mean that you will spend four continuous hours reprocessing traumatic memories.
EMDR therapy involves much more than reprocessing alone.
Your time may include conversation, assessment, psychoeducation, grounding, breaks, movement, resourcing, EMDR processing, and integration.
Investment: $1,200
Nature-Based EMDR Intensive
Investment | $1,500, 4 hours
Sometimes healing looks different when we step outside.
Nature can offer opportunities for movement, sensory awareness, grounding, perspective, and connection that simply cannot be recreated within four walls.
Brittany is trained in both EMDR therapy and Nature-Informed Therapy and offers a specialized Nature-Based EMDR Intensive integrating evidence-based trauma treatment with carefully selected nature-informed and somatic interventions.
This private, four-hour experience is designed around your individual therapeutic needs.
Depending upon your treatment plan, your intensive may incorporate:
- EMDR preparation and reprocessing
- Walking or movement
- Nature-based grounding
- Sensory awareness
- Somatic tracking
- Nervous system regulation
- Mindfulness
- Bilateral stimulation
- Reflective practices
- Rest and integration
- Faith integration when desired
The natural environment is not simply a backdrop for therapy. Nature can become an intentional part of the therapeutic experience as we notice what is happening within your body, nervous system, thoughts, emotions, and surroundings.
Investment: $1,500
A Whole-Person Approach to Trauma Healing
Trauma can impact the mind, body, nervous system, relationships, sense of safety, and—for some individuals—even their spiritual life.
Our approach to EMDR therapy reflects this whole-person understanding. During your intensive, Brittany may incorporate interventions that support awareness of your thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, nervous system responses, beliefs, and internal resources.
Rather than asking, “How quickly can we get through this memory?” the goal is to create enough time and support for meaningful therapeutic work while respecting your nervous system’s capacity.
Healing is not something we force.
We create the conditions that allow it to unfold.
What You Can Expect From Us
Our goal is not to create perfect interns. Our goal is to help develop thoughtful, ethical, competent clinicians who are increasingly confident in who they are and how they practice. Interns can expect an environment committed to:
- Clinical growth and professional development
- Ethical practice
- Constructive feedback
- Appropriate supervision
- Whole-person case conceptualization
- Trauma-informed care
- Nervous-system awareness
- Interdisciplinary learning
- Professional identity development
- Exposure to private-practice operations and culture
- Opportunities to learn beyond the counseling room
- Encouragement toward greater confidence and independence
We want you to leave your internship with more than completed hours. We want you to leave as a stronger clinician and stronger professional than when you arrived.
Before You Apply: Is Graceful Balance the Right Fit?
- Am I willing to work hard even when something is not required for a grade?
- Can I receive constructive feedback and use it to grow?
- Do I take initiative, or do I typically wait for someone to tell me what to do?
- Am I interested in understanding mental health through a whole-person lens?
- Am I comfortable learning in an organization founded and led from a Christian worldview?
- Do I want to be part of a team rather than simply have a location where I see clients?
- Am I willing to stretch beyond what I already know?
- Can I follow through consistently on commitments to clients, supervisors, and the team?
If you find yourself thinking, “Yes—this is the kind of environment I have been looking for,” we encourage you to apply.
Counseling Internship Application Process
Because culture and character matter to us, our internship application process goes beyond submitting a résumé. Please complete all steps of the application process before your application will be considered.
STEP 1 - Complete the DISC Assessment
Complete the designated DISC personality assessment and save a copy of your results. There is no "right" DISC profile for Graceful Balance. We use this information to better understand how you naturally communicate, work, respond to challenges, and interact with a team.
STEP 2 - Complete the Five Fold Assessment
Complete the Five Fold assessment and save your results. This assessment helps us understand more about the ways you may naturally be wired to lead, serve, equip, encourage, and contribute within a team. Again, we are not looking for one particular result. We are interested in getting to know you.
STEP 3 - Record a short video
- Who you are
- Where you attend graduate school and what program you are completing
- Why you are interested in Graceful Balance Wellness
- What you hope to learn during your internship
- What you believe you would bring to our team
- One area in which you know you still need to grow
- Anything else you would like us to know about you
This does not need to be professionally produced. We would much rather meet you than watch a perfectly edited video. We are interested in getting to know you.
STEP4- Complete the Application
- Your current résumé
- Your DISC results
- Your Five Fold results
- Your introduction video
- Relevant information regarding your university's practicum/internship
What Happens After You Apply?
- Alignment with Graceful Balance's mission and culture
- Professionalism
- Teachable attitude
- Initiative and motivation
- Communication
- Availability
- University requirements
- Current supervision capacity
- Client and scheduling needs
- Location needs
- Overall fit with the team and internship season
Selected candidates may be invited to participate in an interview with members of the Graceful Balance leadership and/or clinical team. Additional interviews, references, documentation, background checks, university agreements, or onboarding requirements may be requested before a placement is finalized. Please do not consider an internship placement confirmed until you have received formal written confirmation from Graceful Balance Wellness.
Internship Locations
- Hanover, Pennsylvania
- Westminster, Maryland
Internship opportunities, location availability, schedules, and supervision capacity vary by semester. Because clinical placements depend upon both educational requirements and the needs of the practice, we cannot guarantee that every location, semester, schedule, population, or number of clinical hours will be available.
Applicants should carefully review their university requirements and communicate them clearly during the application process.
Frequently Asked Questions About Counseling Internships
Do I have to be a Christian to intern at Graceful Balance Wellness?
Graceful Balance is an explicitly Christian organization, and our organizational culture and leadership are shaped by a Christian worldview. Interns need to be comfortable working within and respectful of that environment. At the same time, our ethical responsibility is always to the client. Spiritual or faith integration in clinical care is based upon each client's preferences, values, and treatment goals.
Will I receive enough direct client hours for my program?
We cannot guarantee a specific number of clients or direct clinical hours. Caseload development is influenced by season, referrals, client needs, availability, location, clinical fit, and an intern's readiness. Interns should understand their university's requirements before applying and discuss them with us during the interview process.We are interested in getting to know you.
Can I apply just for practicum?
WHAT POPULATIONS WILL I WORK WITH?
Client populations depend upon the intern's training, program requirements, clinical readiness, supervisor, location, and current needs within the practice. Placement with Graceful Balance does not guarantee access to a particular population or specialty.
WILL I LEARN ABOUT PRIVATE PRACTICE IN ADDITION TO COUNSELING?
Yes. One of the benefits of training within Graceful Balance is exposure to a multidisciplinary private-practice environment. While your primary responsibility is developing as an ethical and competent clinician, interns may also gain insight into collaboration, community outreach, groups, workshops, professional development, and the systems involved in providing excellent client care.
ARE INTERNSHIPS PAID?
Ready to Apply?
The transition from graduate student to counselor is significant.
You will learn techniques. You will learn theories. You will learn documentation, assessment, ethics, case conceptualization, and treatment planning. But you will also learn about yourself.
You will discover where you feel confident and where you hesitate. You will encounter situations that challenge what you thought you knew. You will make mistakes, receive feedback, grow in discernment, and gradually begin finding your own voice as a clinician.
We believe that process deserves to happen in an environment that takes your growth seriously.
If you are teachable, motivated, hardworking, curious, and ready to grow, we invite you to apply for a counseling internship with Graceful Balance Wellness.
APPLICATION CHECKLIST
☐ Completed the DISC assessment
☐ Completed the Five Fold assessment
☐ Saved copies of both assessment results
☐ Recorded your 3–5 minute introduction video
☐ Updated your résumé
☐ Reviewed your university's internship/practicum requirements
☐ Confirmed your anticipated semester and availability
☐ Completed every section of the Graceful Balance Internship Application
Applications will only be reviewed once all required materials have been received.
