IFS, EMDR, Individual Trauma Treatment Retreats
Emily Ryan, LCSW, Inc 24230
"To bow to the fact of our life’s sorrows and betrayals is to accept them; and from this deep gesture we discover that all life is workable. As we learn to bow, we discover that the heart holds more freedom and compassion than we could imagine."
Jack Kornfield
About
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I'm dedicated to guiding you towards profound change and healing. Specializing in PTSD and addiction, I've been offering therapy and counseling services for more than two decades. I completed my master’s degree at the University of California, Berkeley and have completed training with Jack Kornfield, PhD, Richard Schwartz, PhD, Francine Shapiro, PhD and Marsha Linehan, PhD.
Together, we'll delve into real solutions for your challenges, tapping into your inherent strengths. Drawing from my expertise in mindfulness, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and EMDR we will focus on internal resources while navigating the intricate relationship between you and your environment.
SERVICES
Trauma Treatment Retreats, IFS, EMDR
IFS therapy is a transformative approach to healing that focuses on understanding and harmonizing the various parts of your inner self that may be causing difficulties in your current life.
During IFS therapy sessions, you'll collaborate with a skilled therapist to identify and explore these different parts within yourself. Through compassionate inquiry, you'll gain insight into how these parts interact and influence your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Our goal in IFS therapy is to foster a sense of curiosity and compassion towards your inner parts, rather than seeking to suppress them. By embracing each part with acceptance and understanding, we can cultivate a sense of harmony and balance within.
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Learn more about IFS here: https://ifs-institute.com/
Therapy intensives are long session multi-day treatment events. During an Intensive, you will be the therapist’s only client each day. During an Intensive, you will be the therapist’s only client each day. Rather than dealing with things on a weekly basis for months or possibly years, you can often work through many issues intensively and efficiently to get the healing and relief you are looking for.
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Standard therapy typically follows the managed care or insurance model for treatment and can be a barrier to progress. Insurance companies dictate to therapists how long each session can be, how often clients and therapists can meet, and how many sessions are allowed in the course of a year. So, most therapists practice by seeing their clients for about 50 minutes each week. Within the 50 minutes, the client is expected to get settled in enough to focus on whatever they are in therapy about rather than the goings-on of the past week. They will briefly check in about the interval since the last session and share pleasantries with the therapist. They may also ask about billing-related issues. By that time, the clock has ticked away. The therapist needs to check in about how the work accomplished in the last session settled with the client which informs the starting point for therapy within the present session. This leaves about 20 minutes for intervention as the remaining 10 minutes of session are allotted to closure procedures and planning for the next session.
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It is easy to see that the insurance model limits the amount of progress a client can make week to week. Intensives get around that model by allowing a long chunk of time to complete work on a large amount of material in mere hours or days. Rather than months.
For more information about EMDR Intensives, check out the following articles:
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What to Expect
4-5 day therapy intensive
During our 3-5 day therapy intensives, you'll work closely with Emily in a safe and supportive environment in the Sierra Nevada foothills location of Auburn California. Each day is carefully structured to maximize your progress and address your specific needs.
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We begin with a 20-minute consultation call to determine if the trauma therapy retreat model aligns with your needs and if our program is the right fit for you.
If the services are a good fit, you'll complete a comprehensive intake packet to share your background, current challenges, and goals. This helps us tailor the retreat to your specific needs. Each day of your intensive therapy retreat we will meet for 6-hours with breaks for lunch and as needed throughout the day. These sessions are designed to delve deeply into healing trauma, PTSD, and life stressors. All sessions are conducted in-person at my serene retreat location in Auburn California.
At the end of your retreat, we'll have a post-intensive session to measure your progress, debrief, and ensure you feel equipped to integrate your new insights into daily life. This session helps solidify the progress made during the retreat and provides a roadmap for continued healing.
Comprehensive Approach
Evidence based approach
Drawing from evidence-based techniques such as Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), therapy intensives offer an immersive approach to healing. Through targeted trauma treatment tesuniqes, we can address a wide range of issues including trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, life stressors and addiction.
Is a therapy intensive Right for You?
Pricing and FAQ
Traditional weekly therapy sessions cost over $210 per hour and can extend over several years. While beneficial, the slow and steady approach may take a considerable amount of time to achieve deep healing. Trauma therapy retreats offer an intensive and immersive healing experience, providing 6 hours of therapy each day for 4-5 days, priced just $333.33 hourly or $2000 a day for deep intensive work. This focused and concentrated approach is designed to help clients make significant progress in a shorter time frame, often achieving breakthroughs that might take years in regular weekly therapy.
Benefits of therapy intensives
Accelerated Healing
1. Accelerated Healing: By immersing yourself in therapy for five consecutive days, you can accelerate your healing process and make substantial progress in a short amount of time and heal trauma by accessing and processing past traumatic experiences with support from your Self
2. Deeper Self-Awareness: Gain profound insight into your internal dynamics and how different parts influence your life
3. Improved Relationships: Learn to relate to your inner parts with compassion and understanding, leading to healthier external relationships
4. Stress Reduction: Develop coping mechanisms to manage stress and emotional challenges
5. Personal Growth: Foster personal transformation and self-compassion
All trauma therapy retreats are provided at my office in Auburn California. For thousands of years, this land has been the home of the Nisenan and Maidu people. Today, they identify with the federally recognized tribes: Nevada City Rancheria and Enterprise Rancheria. The Nisenan and Maidu people have remained committed to the stewardship of this land over many centuries. It has been cherished and protected, as elders have instructed the young through generations. We are honored and grateful to be here today on their traditional lands.
CONTACT ME
Emily Ryan, LCSW, she/ her/ hers
1147 High Street
Auburn,
CA 95603​
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