Therapy Intensives
Focused therapy for emotional eating, binge eating, and body image concerns.
A therapy intensive is an extended, structured block of therapy designed to help you work deeply on a specific issue related to food, emotions, or self-regulation.
Rather than using weekly sessions to catch up on day-to-day stressors, intensives create a contained window where we can stay with what’s most important long enough to understand it, work with it, and practice new ways of responding.
This format is often helpful when you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or ready to focus intentionally on one core struggle.
What is a therapy intensive?
A therapy intensive allows for depth, continuity, and focus.
Instead of starting and stopping each week, we’re able to follow patterns as they unfold, tailor the work specifically to you, and address the underlying emotional and nervous-system drivers of eating behaviors.
Many people use intensives as a complement to weekly therapy — either before continuing, alongside it, or when progress feels stalled.g emotional and nervous-system drivers of eating behaviors.
Therapy intensives are:
🎯 Structured and thoughtfully paced
❤️ Tailored to your specific patterns and goals
🌿 Grounded in evidence-based therapy
🛡️ Designed with emotional safety and integration in mind
They are not quick fixes, retreats, or weight-loss programs.
Who therapy intensives are a good fit for
Therapy intensives may be a good option if you:
Struggle with emotional eating, binge eating, or nighttime eating.
Feel caught in binge–restrict or all-or-nothing cycles.
Have insight but still feel unable to change behaviors.
Notice perfectionism, control, or self-criticism around food.
Feel burned out, emotionally overloaded, or stuck.
Want a more focused, intentional therapy experience.
Intensives work best when there is one primary issue you want to explore more deeply.
When intensives may not be appropriate.
Therapy intensives may not be the right fit if you:
Are in acute crisis or experiencing active suicidal ideation.
Need a higher level of care (IOP, PHP, residential treatment).
Are medically unstable or actively purging.
Are seeking weight-loss-focused treatment.
Prefer a very open-ended, unstructured therapy style.
We’ll assess fit carefully during a consultation.
Common focus areas
Each intensive is customized, but common focus areas include:
01. Emotional eating and binge eating patterns
02. Nighttime eating
03. Body image distress and chronic self-criticism
04. Stress, burnout, and nervous-system overwhelm
05. “I know what to do, but I can’t stop” cycles
Rather than covering everything, we focus on the patterns most central to your experience.
When intensives may not be appropriate.
Therapy intensives may not be the right fit if you:
Preparation beforehand to clarify goals and focus
Extended therapy blocks with planned breaks
Skills-based work (CBT, DBT, intuitive eating, regulation tools)
Time to stay with important themes without rushing
Integration support afterward
My Approach
I work from a trauma-informed, non-diet, skills-based framework, integrating:
Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior
Therapy (DBT)
Intuitive Eating
Principles
Nervous System
Regulation
EMDR
(When Appropriate)
After the intensive
Integration matters.
Many clients choose to:
Continue with weekly therapy (with me or another provider)
Use the intensive as a focused foundation for ongoing work on their own
We’ll discuss follow-up options ahead of time so you feel supported.
Next Steps
Therapy intensives are private-pay services.
Pricing varies by length and format and is discussed during a consultation.
A brief consultation allows us to:
01. Explore what you’re struggling with
02. Clarify what you’re hoping for
03. Decide whether an intensive feels like the right fit
There’s no pressure — just a thoughtful conversation.