Therapy Intensives in Birmingham, Alabama
Some people come to an intensive because weekly therapy has not been enough. Some come because they are ready to finally deal with something they have been carrying for years. Wherever you are coming from, I am glad you are here.
Sometimes an hour a week of therapy is not enough. Weekly therapy is valuable. But for some people, some wounds, and some seasons of life, an hour a week simply cannot hold the depth of what needs to move.
Maybe you have been in therapy before and feel like you have plateaued. Maybe you are carrying something you have never fully given yourself time and space to address. Maybe you are ready to stop managing your pain and finally move through it. That is what a therapy intensive is for.
Therapy intensives are extended, immersive sessions designed to accomplish in one focused period what might otherwise take months of weekly therapy to reach. Clients across the Birmingham, Alabama area come to Shoreline Counseling for intensives when they are ready for something more than maintenance. They come when they are ready for real movement.
A Deep Dive for Transformative Healing
You may be a good candidate for an intensive if you:
Have been in weekly therapy and feel stuck or plateaued
Are carrying complex trauma, shame, or compulsive sexual behavior that feels too big for 50-minute sessions
Are an athlete navigating performance blocks, burnout, or identity outside of sport
Are a betrayed partner who needs more than weekly sessions can hold
Are not local to Birmingham but want to travel for specialized, focused work
Simply want to accelerate your healing in a meaningful way
Who Intensives are For
The Shoreline Intensive - A Closer Look
The Shoreline Intensive is a signature two or three day experience built around my core modalities of Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems, and Somatic Therapy. While every intensive is tailored to the individual, the two day format generally follows this arc:
What Is Included
The Shoreline Intensive includes a 50-minute intake session prior to the intensive so we can establish goals, build initial safety, and prepare your system for the work ahead. It also includes a complimentary 50-minute follow-up session approximately two to four weeks after the intensive to support integration and sustain the progress we made together.
Day One — Building the Foundation
We begin with somatic resourcing, grounding your nervous system and building the internal resources needed to safely approach deeper material. This step is not skipped. Your system needs to feel regulated and resourced before we ask it to go anywhere difficult.
From there we move into the Trauma Egg, a powerful framework that maps your personal history including past trauma, family history, rules and roles you grew up with, and the experiences that have shaped who you are and how you relate to yourself and others. The Trauma Egg creates a compassionate, comprehensive picture of your story that informs everything that follows.
We then move into parts mapping using Internal Family Systems, identifying the parts of your internal system most in need of attention and beginning to build a relationship between your Self and the parts carrying pain, protection, or burden.
Day Two — Going Deeper
With a solid foundation in place we move into active processing. Using Brainspotting we access and release what is held deep in the nervous system, reaching material that talk therapy alone cannot touch. IFS unburdening work helps parts release old beliefs, burdens, and roles they have been carrying. Somatic work helps your body register and consolidate the shifts so that healing is not just understood intellectually but felt and integrated physically.
We close Day Two with a personalized integration and maintenance plan for the work ahead, giving you a clear sense of what to tend to and how to continue building on what we did together.
A Note on Structure
The Shoreline Intensive is a framework, not a rigid prescription. The structure above is subject to change based on your individual needs, your nervous system's responses, and my clinical judgment in the room. Some clients need more time in one area. Some arrive more resourced and move faster. I will always follow your system rather than a predetermined agenda.
Every Shoreline Intensive is paced by you and adapted in real time to what you need most.
Intensive Formats
Focused Intensive
3 hours | $950
A concentrated single session ideal for parts mapping, stabilization work, one primary processing target, or a deep dive into a specific area. Includes your 50-minute intake session and complimentary follow-up session.
Trauma Intensive
6 hours | $1,800
A complete immersive experience ideal for trauma processing, IFS work, Brainspotting, and clients ready to move through something significant in one focused day. Includes your 50-minute intake session and complimentary follow-up session.
The Shoreline Intensive
Two Days | $3,200
The signature, most comprehensive experience. A structured two-day intensive with a clear arc from somatic resourcing and history mapping through active trauma processing and integration. Ideal for complex trauma, sexual addiction recovery, betrayal trauma, performance blocks in athletes, and clients wanting the fullest possible healing experience. Includes your 50-minute intake session, both intensive days, and your complimentary follow-up session.
All pricing is discussed during your Intensive Planning Consultation. Intensives are private pay. Superbills available for clients seeking out-of-network reimbursement.
Exploring Your Inner World - IFS Intensives
Gain clarity and harmony within your internal system by connecting with the different parts of yourself, resolving internal conflicts, and strengthening your capacity for Self-leadership. Ideal for self-discovery, shame work, emotional regulation, and inner balance. Learn more about IFS therapy here.
Trauma Intensives - Brainspotting and Trauma-Focused Work
Process trauma in a focused, immersive way, allowing your brain and nervous system to release patterns that may have been stuck for years. Brainspotting is especially powerful in an intensive format because the extended time allows us to move into and through material without stopping just as the work is unfolding.
Sex Addiction Recovery Intensives
Deeply explore the patterns, triggers, and underlying trauma driving compulsive sexual behavior. Create a path toward greater clarity, healthier relationships, and genuine intimacy with yourself and others. As an ASAT (Associate Sex Addiction Therapist) Candidate completing my CSAT certification, I bring specialized, non-shaming support to this work that goes beyond what generalist therapy can offer. Learn more about sex addiction therapy here.
Betrayal Trauma Intensives
Discovering a partner's sexual addiction or infidelity is one of the most destabilizing experiences a person can go through. The hypervigilance, the intrusive thoughts, the grief, the rage, the love that somehow still remains, it is a lot to hold in 50 minutes a week.
A betrayal trauma intensive creates the time and space to actually move through what you are carrying rather than just managing it. Using Brainspotting, IFS, and Somatic Therapy, we work with your nervous system directly, helping it find moments of genuine safety and rest rather than just intellectual understanding. Learn more about betrayal trauma therapy at Shoreline Counseling here.
Address performance blocks, burnout, or identity concerns in a focused, immersive format. Whether you are a teen, collegiate, or professional athlete, or someone transitioning out of competitive sport, intensive work creates space to address what weekly sessions cannot reach. Learn more about therapy for athletes here.
Athlete Intensives
Online Therapy Intensives
Not local to Birmingham? I offer virtual intensives for clients residing in Alabama and The Bahamas. Every online intensive is fully customized to your goals and delivered in a safe, secure, and supportive format with the same depth and focus as in-person work.
Every intensive is unique but most follow a similar arc:
Foundation Setting
Establishing safety, clarifying intentions, and building the container for our work together.
Focused Processing
Deep, immersive work tailored to your needs, whether exploring parts, processing trauma, addressing sexual behavior, or unlocking performance.
Integration Periods
Regular breaks for rest, hydration, and reflection so your nervous system can absorb what is happening.
Closure and Resourcing
Grounding and support for returning to daily life after deep work.
Follow-Up Support
A complimentary follow-up session two to four weeks after your intensive to support integration and sustain progress over time.
What To Expect
Begin Your Intensive Journey in Birmingham, Alabama
If you are ready to take a concentrated step toward real change, the first step is to schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with me where we discuss your goals, identify the right format, and make sure an intensive is the right fit for you.
Serving clients in Mountain Brook, Birmingham, Vestavia Hills, and surrounding areas, as well as virtually for clients in Alabama and The Bahamas.
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