Extended-Session Psychotherapy

psychotherapy intensives

  • extended sessions are 90 minutes long

  • these sessions have a particular format

Sometimes regular-format therapy isn’t a good match because of scheduling or other reasons. Week to week therapy helps create rhythm & consistency, while extended sessions offer the opportunity to move more deeply into a process without interruption. I offer both.

Extended Sessions have a particular format & purpose…they are not simply longer sessions. I currently offer what I refer to as an Embodiment Deep-Dive that includes 6 possible phases.

Phases can be repeated as many times as desired & moving to another phase is considered carefully.

Extended sessions can be combined with regularly scheduled psychotherapy or constructed to be stand-alone or a stand-alone series.

embodiment deep-dive

THE PURPOSE OF THIS INTENSIVE SERIES IS TO INCREASE EMBODIMENT & CONNECTION TO SELF.

phase one:

  • in-depth guided somatic body scan

  • journey into the spine & the nervous system

  • intro into self-touch focused on vagal toning

  • assess your default nervous system patterns & current sense of safety

phase two:

  • exploring posture, breath & emotion

  • introducing impulse toward movement & how the body releases & moves energy

  • developmental movement assessment

phase three:

  • assessing your orienting response

  • working with vision & eye orienting patterns & projection

  • self-touch sequence for releasing stress & “reaching” in the visual field

phase four:

  • introduction to boundary work

  • assessing yes/no in the body

  • emphasis on yield & push, deepening developmental movement

phase five:

  • guided visualization meditation to build connection with Self

  • introducing somatic parts mapping

  • focusing intention to work with a part & the somatic holding pattern

phase six:

  • assessing sensory systems for neurodivergent understanding & function

  • mapping capacity in 6 primary energy functions for neurodivergence

    Note: this phase includes a self-paced course to introduce my energy tracking system & boundary setting process at no extra fee.

what can embodiment intensives help with?

preverbal & birth trauma

sensory processing issues

dissociation patterns

depression & anxiety

sleep challenges

relational issues

feeling lost or that you don’t belong

feeling stuck

trouble making & maintaining boundaries

attention & focus issues

My approach to embodiment is neurodivergent friendly!

EXTENDED PSYCHOTHERAPY FORMAT OPTIONS

  • 4 weeks of focus

    We meet for a 90-minute session once/week for 4 weeks in a row to work through as many phases as desired (phases can be repeated).

    I recommend this approach particularly to work on one phase, but for 4 weeks.

  • monthly intensive

    We meet for 90-minute sessions spaced once/month to work through as many phases as desired (phases can be repeated).

    This is a great approach for those on a tighter budget, but I recommend a commitment of 6-12 months for greatest impact.

  • intensive as add-on

    We meet for 90-minute sessions in addition to weekly or biweekly sessions.

    This is a good approach if time & budget allow. The pacing can be more spontaneous & stretched out as appropriate to client needs.

let’s work together

If you would like to begin working together, schedule via my self-scheduler for a 50 minute initial session.

You can indicate if you would like to meet online or in-person in Columbia, MO.