Intensive Therapy Retreats offers short-term intensive retreat-style trauma treatment in East Granby, Connecticut and Auburn, California. Provides 6-8 hours of individual therapy daily using EMDR, IFS, and accelerated resolution therapy. Expert clinicians specialize exclusively in trauma recovery with advanced training in multiple modalities. The retreat format achieves significant trauma processing within a concentrated timeframe for individuals who cannot take extended leave for residential care.

Best for

Adults with PTSD or complex trauma who need intensive processing but cannot commit to 30-90 day residential programs. The 3-7 day format with 6-8 hours daily of individual work achieves substantial results in compressed timeframes.

Modalities

Depth elements

Provides 6-8 hours of individual trauma processing daily using EMDR, IFS, and ART — a concentration of depth work that would take a year or more of weekly therapy to replicate. Exclusive focus on trauma recovery means every clinician specializes at a deep level. IFS component allows direct engagement with dissociated and exiled parts, suitable for complex and dissociative presentations.

Populations served

Notable staff

Vickie Alston, LCSW, DCSW — Master Practitioner in ART and EMDR.

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