Therapy intensives, designed to go deeper.
EMDR & IFS immersives for Oregonians ready to move through what weekly therapy hasn't been able to reach. Virtual for Oregon residents; in-person available in San Diego, California.
Months of progress, condensed into days of focused care.
A therapy intensive is an extended 1-to-3-day session — not a retreat, not a workshop — but clinical trauma therapy with a licensed provider, structured for the depth, pace, and integration that 50-minute weekly sessions rarely allow.
Back to SOULFLO Therapy Intensive Main PageIs a therapy intensive right for you?
Six gentle questions. No data is collected — this is for your own clarity.
Are you currently navigating something painful, stuck, or unresolved?
Past trauma, anxiety, a transition, grief, attachment wounds — anything you carry.
You may be ready for an intensive if…
These aren't requirements — just patterns we see often in clients who arrive at intensive work.
Book a free consultYou've been in therapy a long time and feel stuck.
Years of weekly sessions, real insight — but the body still holds something talk hasn't reached.
Your current therapist isn't EMDR or IFS trained.
Intensives can supplement your existing work without replacing it.
Therapy keeps stalling at the same place.
In IFS we'd say a protector part is doing its job. Intensives create the safety those parts often need to soften.
You have limited time and want focused work.
Between life chapters, a move, or a window to actually slow down — intensives meet you there.
You want depth with built-in integration.
Every intensive includes pre-work, customized materials, and a dedicated integration session.
In-person in San Diego. Virtual for Oregon.
Oregon residents are seen virtually. In-person intensives are offered in San Diego, California only.
California residents only
A fully immersive container in a curated San Diego space. Somatic and breathwork practices unfold in the room. Natural transitions between sessions for grounding walks, time near the coast, and quiet integration.
- ·Dedicated, distraction-free space in San Diego
- ·Hands-on somatic & nervous-system work
- ·Coastal surroundings for between-session integration
- ·Optional Wim Hof breathwork & sound-bed (where available)
The format for Oregon residents
The same therapeutic depth, from your own space — whether that's a quiet morning in Portland, a cabin near Bend, or a coastal weekend in Cannon Beach. A wonderful option for Oregonians who integrate best at home.
- ·EMDR & IFS protocols proven for telehealth
- ·Built-in breaks for grounding and walks
- ·Guided somatic practices remotely
- ·Same pre/post integration sessions included
Curious about EMDR — without leaving the therapist you trust.
Many people have read about EMDR. They've asked about it. They sense there's something — a memory, a pattern, a body response — that talk therapy alone hasn't reached. An intensive offers a focused, time-bound container to move through that material, without disrupting the relationship you've built with your current therapist.
Intensives are designed as an adjunct, not a replacement. You stay with your therapist. A written clinical summary returns with you, so the integration continues seamlessly in your weekly work.
For referring clinicians & curious clientsAdjunct, not replacement
A parallel, time-limited engagement. Your client (or you) remain in care with your existing therapist throughout.
Targeted processing
Half-day, full-day, or multi-day formats focused on a specific event, pattern, or stuck point.
Closed-loop handoff
A clinical summary and integration recommendations return to your therapist so the work continues in weekly sessions.
EMDR · IFS · Brainspotting
Each intensive is sequenced with the modality — or combination — best matched to your nervous system and goals.
The evidence behind going deeper, faster.
A growing body of research supports intensive formats — particularly for trauma and complex PTSD — showing comparable or superior outcomes to weekly therapy, with significantly faster symptom reduction.
NIH research on intensive psychotherapy outcomes.
Research on intensive trauma treatment outcomes.
Every client is different — results and responses to treatment vary.
Nancy Phung-Smith, LMFT
EMDRIA Certified Therapist · CA LMFT 131818
I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist and EMDRIA-certified EMDR clinician with advanced training in Internal Family Systems (IFS), brainspotting, and somatic trauma therapy.
My practice, SoulFlo Therapy, was built around the work I most believe in: trauma-informed, parts-aware, body-based healing delivered in a pace and format that actually allows it to land. After years of seeing clients in California experience profound shifts in intensive formats, I'm now extending this work to Oregonians.
I bring warmth, clinical depth, and a deep respect for the parts of you that have worked so hard to keep you safe. The intensive format is, in many ways, a love letter to those parts — finally giving them the time and spaciousness they've been asking for.
"As we acknowledge the strength and resiliency, may we honor the hurt and pain it took to get there."
Frequently asked.
What kinds of issues do people work on in intensives?
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Trauma and PTSD
including single-incident trauma (a car accident, a medical crisis, an assault) as well as complex, relational trauma that built up over years of childhood experiences you may have never fully had words for.
Attachment wounds
the deep, often unnamed pain that comes from growing up without consistent emotional safety, or from relationships that left you questioning your own worth and lovability.
Perfectionism and internalized shame
for the high-achievers who look fine on the outside but are exhausted by an inner critic that never lets up, no matter how much they accomplish.
Anxiety
not just everyday worry, but the kind that lives in your body, hijacks your nervous system, and makes it hard to feel safe even when things are "objectively okay."
Grief and loss
whether you're mourning a person, a relationship, a version of your life you thought you'd have, or a childhood you deserved but didn't get.
Life transitions
divorce, becoming a parent, career upheaval, a health diagnosis, or any moment where your old identity no longer fits and you're not sure who you're becoming.
Relationship ruptures
betrayal, estrangement, the aftermath of a painful breakup or family fracture that weekly sessions haven't been able to move through.
"Feeling stuck" despite years of weekly therapy
you have the insight, you understand your patterns, and yet something isn't shifting. An intensive creates the time and depth for the experiential work that talk therapy alone sometimes can't reach.
Are you licensed to see clients in Oregon?
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Yes — intensives are offered to Oregon residents via telehealth, in compliance with applicable licensing and PSYPACT/telehealth provisions. Reach out and we'll confirm fit on the consult.
Do you offer in-person intensives in Oregon?
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Not at this time. Oregon residents are seen virtually. In-person intensives are offered in San Diego, California for California residents.
What's the difference between in-person and virtual intensives?
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The therapeutic protocols are the same. In-person allows hands-on somatic work in a dedicated space; virtual emphasizes guided somatic practices and integration in your own environment, which many clients find deeply grounding.
Will I be overwhelmed by doing so much in one stretch?
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Intensives are paced with intention. Pre-work, structured breaks, somatic regulation, and an integration session afterward are built in — the goal is depth that lands, not flooding.
What if I'm already working with a therapist?
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Intensives are designed as an adjunct. You stay with your current therapist; a written clinical summary returns to them so weekly work continues seamlessly.
How long are intensives, and what do they cost?
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Formats range from half-day to multi-day. Pricing depends on scope and is shared transparently on the consult so you can decide without pressure.
Do you take insurance?
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Intensives are private-pay. A superbill can be provided for potential out-of-network reimbursement, depending on your plan.
Is this like a wellness retreat?
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No. This is clinical trauma therapy with a licensed provider — extended in time, but not a retreat or workshop.
What if I need support after my intensive?
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Every intensive includes a dedicated integration session, and we can coordinate further support with your existing provider or referrals where helpful.
Ready to take the next step?
If something here is speaking to you, let's make space for that. The consultation call is no pressure — just exploration, a chance to see if this work feels right.
Prefer to start in writing? You're welcome to send any initial questions to nancy@soulflotherapy.com.