EMDR Grief Intensive: A Mind, Body & Spirit Healing Experience Beginning August 2026
- ashley steen
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When grief changes everything, healing deserves more than just surviving.
The loss of someone you love can leave you feeling emotionally exhausted, disconnected from yourself, and unsure how to move forward. You may feel stuck in overwhelming sadness, traumatic memories, guilt, anxiety, or a deep longing that traditional weekly therapy hasn't fully resolved.
Beginning August 2026, we are honored to offer a deeply transformative EMDR Grief Intensive, thoughtfully designed for individuals seeking meaningful healing after the death of a loved one.
Unlike traditional counseling, this immersive experience combines the power of EMDR therapy with holistic spiritual healing, creating an opportunity to heal your mind, body, and spirit in a compassionate, supportive environment.
Whether your loss was recent or occurred years ago, healing is possible.
What Is an EMDR Grief Intensive?
An EMDR Grief Intensive is a personalized healing experience that allows you to accomplish months of therapeutic work over the course of a focused intensive.
Rather than processing painful memories for only one hour each week, you'll have dedicated time to gently move through grief, trauma, attachment wounds, and unresolved emotions while remaining fully supported every step of the way.
This collaborative intensive is led by licensed therapist Cara Czarnecki, who specializes in EMDR therapy for grief and trauma, alongside Ashley Steen, whose intuitive spiritual healing work complements the therapeutic process by supporting emotional, energetic, and spiritual restoration.
Together, we provide a truly integrative approach that honors every aspect of your healing journey.
Your Healing Begins Before the Intensive
Healing starts long before your treatment days.
Approximately 7–10 days before your intensive, you'll participate in a 60-minute preparation and treatment planning session where we will:
Complete a comprehensive clinical screening
Explore your grief story and personal goals
Answer your questions
Develop an individualized treatment plan designed specifically for you
This preparation allows your intensive to be focused, intentional, and centered around your unique needs—not a one-size-fits-all approach.
Six Hours of EMDR Therapy for Grief and Trauma
During your intensive, you'll receive six hours of specialized EMDR therapy with Cara Czarnecki.
Your treatment may include:
Standard EMDR protocols
Complicated grief interventions
Attachment-focused processing
The After Death Communication (ADC) Protocol
Meaning-making and continuing bonds work
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) helps the brain naturally process painful memories that may feel "stuck," allowing emotional distress to decrease while creating space for healing and resilience.
Clients often experience benefits such as:
Reduced emotional overwhelm
Less anxiety surrounding painful memories
Greater emotional regulation
Increased self-compassion
Improved sleep
A renewed sense of hope
The ability to remember their loved one with more peace and less suffering
Rather than forgetting your loved one, this work helps you carry your love forward in a healthier, more meaningful way.
Six Hours of Spiritual Healing
Grief doesn't only impact the mind it affects the heart, the body, and often our sense of connection to something greater.
You'll also receive six hours of transformational spiritual healing with Ashley Steen, whose work beautifully complements the therapeutic process.
These healing sessions are designed to support:
Emotional release
Energy restoration
Nervous system balance
Spiritual connection
Meaning-making after loss
Personal growth and transformation
Deep inner healing
A renewed sense of peace, purpose, and hope
Ashley's healing approach respects every client's unique beliefs, values, and spiritual framework.
Whether you identify as spiritual, religious, intuitive, or simply open to exploring healing in a deeper way, each session is tailored to meet you exactly where you are.
As emotional layers begin to shift through EMDR, Ashley's healing work creates additional space for restoration, grounding, and reconnection allowing healing to unfold on every level.
Healing Includes Rest
Deep healing requires moments of stillness.
Throughout your intensive, you'll have intentional opportunities to regulate your nervous system and integrate your experiences.
Each day includes:
Two 15-minute morning breaks
A one-hour lunch break
Two 15-minute afternoon breaks
These pauses are an important part of the healing process, giving your brain and body time to absorb the work while helping you remain emotionally regulated throughout the day.
Ongoing Support After Your Intensive
Healing continues long after the intensive ends.
Within two weeks of completing your intensive, you'll meet with Cara for a 45-minute follow-up session to:
Reflect on your experience
Celebrate your progress
Address any remaining concerns
Develop recommendations for continued healing
Our goal is to help you transition back into everyday life feeling supported, empowered, and equipped with new tools for your continued journey.
Who Is This Intensive For?
This experience may be a wonderful fit if you are:
Struggling with the death of a spouse, child, parent, sibling, family member, or close friend
Feeling "stuck" in your grief
Living with traumatic memories surrounding the loss
Experiencing complicated grief
Feeling disconnected from yourself or your purpose
Wanting to heal emotionally while also nurturing your spiritual well-being
Looking for a more accelerated approach than traditional weekly therapy
Why We Created This Intensive
We believe healing after profound loss should address the whole person—not just symptoms.
When evidence-based trauma therapy and compassionate spiritual healing are thoughtfully integrated, clients often discover greater emotional freedom, deeper inner peace, renewed hope, and the confidence to move forward while continuing to honor the love they will always carry.
Our mission is not to help you "move on."
Our mission is to help you move forward with healing, resilience, and a heart that can once again experience joy alongside remembrance.
Begin Your Healing Journey
If you've been searching for an EMDR Grief Intensive, holistic grief therapy, or a compassionate approach that honors both clinical excellence and spiritual healing, we invite you to learn more.
Beginning August 2026, we are accepting clients for this unique collaborative healing experience.
If you're ready to take the next step, we would be honored to walk beside you.
Healing is possible.
Hope is possible.
And you don't have to walk this journey alone.
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