Middle Way Psychotherapy

Focused, evidence-based healing in a format that respects your time

Therapy Intensives in Brooklyn Heights

Deep work, designed for how you actually live. Half-day, full-day, and multi-day formats for EMDR and couples work — for people whose lives don’t pause for therapy.

Brooklyn Heights · In-person & telehealth across NY

Two paths into intensive work

Choose the container that fits the work

EMDR Intensives

Concentrated trauma processing in half-day, full-day, and multi-day formats — designed for people whose lives don’t pause for healing.

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Couples Intensives

Gottman Method and relational work in focused sessions — for couples ready to move beyond stuck patterns together.

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A different container for the same deep work

What is a therapy intensive?

A therapy intensive compresses months of weekly sessions into focused blocks of time — typically 3 to 6 hours. Instead of working in short increments with a week between each, you go deep in a single extended session.

The research supports this: for EMDR trauma processing, intensive formats show outcomes equivalent to weekly sessions, with lower dropout rates.

Intensives aren’t a shortcut. They’re a different container for the same deep work — designed for people whose lives don’t pause for therapy.

Concentrated trauma processing

EMDR Intensives

For processing trauma, PTSD, anxiety, phobias, grief, or complex childhood experiences in a format that lets you do real work without stretching it across months. Research shows EMDR intensives produce outcomes equivalent to weekly sessions for PTSD, with significantly lower dropout rates because people actually complete treatment.

How Our Intensives Work

What’s included in every EMDR intensive

We offer half-day, full-day, and multi-day EMDR intensives. Every intensive includes a dedicated preparation session before your intensive begins, with a written report and recommended next steps afterward, all included in your fee. During your free consultation, we’ll talk through what you’re working on and design a session format that fits your needs, your schedule, and the depth of work involved.

  • Pre-intensive preparation session — history review, target identification, treatment mapping, and stabilization check
  • Your intensive processing session(s) — structured EMDR blocks with somatic grounding, breaks, and integration time
  • Written report afterward with integration support and recommended next steps

Example Format

Full-Day EMDR Intensive

$2,400

A full day of focused EMDR processing. Ideal for a specific traumatic event, a defined cluster of related memories, or a single issue you’re ready to resolve. This is real, sustained therapeutic work — equivalent to approximately 8–10 standard sessions.

Is this a good fit for you?

EMDR intensives work well for people who:

  • Have a specific event or set of experiences they want to resolve
  • Have busy or unpredictable schedules and need to do meaningful work in a concentrated window
  • Are traveling to Brooklyn for treatment and want to make the most of their time
  • Are already in weekly therapy but want focused EMDR work alongside their current provider — we’ll coordinate care
  • Have done weekly EMDR and feel ready for a deeper push on material that hasn’t fully resolved

Intensives are not recommended for people in active crisis or with active substance use disorders. We’ll assess fit during your consultation.

Booking & Payment

Deposits, superbills, and our cancellation policy

EMDR intensives are private pay. A 50% non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your dates, with the balance due on the first day of your intensive. If you have out-of-network benefits, we provide a detailed superbill — many clients receive partial reimbursement. Because intensives require clearing full days from the clinical schedule, our cancellation policy reflects that commitment:

More than 30 days before

You may cancel or reschedule. Your deposit will be applied to your new dates, minus a $500 administrative fee.

14–30 days before

50% of the total intensive fee is due (your deposit is forfeited). Rescheduling may be possible depending on availability.

Less than 14 days before

The full intensive fee is due. No refunds or rescheduling. We understand life happens — if you need to reschedule due to a medical emergency, we’ll work with you on a case-by-case basis.

Gottman Method and Close Work

Couples Intensives

For couples who need momentum now — when a weekly schedule isn’t workable, in a moment of crisis, or for a focused deep dive to break through a stuck place.

Our couples intensives draw on Gottman Method and/or Close Work — our somatic, attachment-based approach developed in our practice that integrates Polyvagal Theory, Sensate Focus, and PACT. We determine the right framework during an introductory session based on your relationship’s unique needs. This is body-based couples therapy. The work goes beyond talk to address the nervous system patterns that drive disconnection, reactivity, and withdrawal.

Flexible Formats Designed Around You

Shaped around your relationship’s unique needs

We offer half-day, full-day, and multi-day couples intensives. Every intensive begins with an introductory session where we assess what’s happening in your relationship, determine whether Gottman Method, Close Work, or a combination is the best approach, and design a session structure that fits your needs and schedule.

Contact us to schedule your intro session — we’ll work with you to design an intensive that’s the right fit.

Example Format

Half-Day Couples Intensive

$2,250

Four hours of focused couples work — our current half-day format, designed for couples who need to break through a stuck pattern, repair after a rupture, or build a foundation for the next phase of their relationship.

This intensive includes:

  • An individual session with each partner before the intensive — relationship assessment, individual history, goal-setting, and identifying core patterns
  • Half-day session (4 hours) — a full Gottman relationship check-up and assessment with guided exercises, nervous system regulation work, and structured repair using Gottman Method and/or Close Work
  • Personalized workbook for the intensive, and a written report afterward with recommended next steps

Full-day and multi-day couples intensives also available. Contact us to discuss.

Is this a good fit?

Close Work intensives are designed for couples who:

  • Are stuck in a cycle — the same fights, the same shutdowns, the same distance — and want to break through it
  • Need to do repair work after an affair, betrayal, or major rupture
  • Have busy or unpredictable schedules and can’t commit to weekly sessions right now
  • Are traveling to Brooklyn and want to make the most of their time
  • Have done weekly couples therapy and feel ready for something deeper and more sustained
When individual trauma is running the show

Sometimes what looks like a couples issue is actually one or both partners’ unresolved trauma — showing up as reactivity, avoidance, or shutdown. When that’s the case, we may recommend individual EMDR intensive sessions first, then return to couples work with the blocks cleared.

This isn’t a setback — it’s often the fastest way forward.

Booking & Payment

Deposits, superbills, and cancellation

Couples intensives are private pay. A 50% non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your dates, with the balance due on the first day of your intensive. If you have out-of-network benefits, we provide a detailed superbill — many clients receive partial reimbursement.

Because intensives require clearing full days from the clinical schedule, our cancellation policy reflects that commitment: more than 30 days before your intensive, your deposit applies to new dates minus a $500 administrative fee. 14–30 days before, 50% of the fee is due (deposit forfeited). Less than 14 days before, the full fee is due. We understand life happens — medical emergencies are handled case-by-case.

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Common questions about intensives

How do I prepare for an intensive?

Every intensive includes a dedicated preparation session before your intensive begins. We’ll review your history, identify specific processing targets, and make sure you have the stabilization tools you need. We’ll also walk you through each day’s structure so you know exactly what to expect — including breaks, lunch, and pacing. For multi-day intensives, prep sessions are longer to allow for comprehensive trauma mapping and treatment planning.

What happens after an intensive?

Every intensive includes a written report and recommended next steps after your intensive day, included in your fee. For EMDR, the report covers how the processing is settling and integration guidance. For couples, it includes a relationship check-up and a clear plan forward. From there, many clients transition to periodic intensives or weekly therapy, whatever fits your next stage.

Can I do this if I have an existing therapist?

Yes. We offer adjunctive EMDR intensives for clients working with other therapists. We’ll coordinate with your current provider.

Is an intensive right for me?

The best way to find out is a free 15-minute consultation call. We’ll talk through what you’re working on and honestly assess whether the intensive format is a good fit — or whether weekly sessions, a structured program, or something else would serve you better. Intensives work well for focused, defined processing goals. They’re not the right fit for everyone, and we’ll tell you that directly. We’re not attached to one format. We’re attached to finding what works.

The Full Picture

What happens after an intensive

Different paths for different phases of your journey. Healing doesn’t always move in a straight line. Sometimes what’s needed is individual space — an EMDR intensive can help you process what’s underneath so you show up differently in your relationship. Other times, a couples intensive provides the focused, uninterrupted time together that weekly sessions can’t. Your therapist can help you figure out which path fits where you are right now — and it may shift as you go.

The work doesn’t end when the day does. Every intensive includes follow-up. From there, many clients transition to a format that fits their next stage: periodic intensives, weekly therapy, or a pause — with the door open to return when life shifts again.

The relationship with your therapist doesn’t reset each time. We stay with you through the whole process.

Explore Further

Other ways to work with us

Intensives are one way to do deep work. If you’re considering a more traditional weekly rhythm, or exploring a specific modality, these may be a better fit.

Modalities used in our intensives

Other ways to work with us

Ready to go deep? Schedule a free 15-minute consult to see if an intensive is right for you — we’ll listen, ask a few questions, and help you see what the work could look like.

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