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The Hidden Benefits of Therapy Intensives You Might Not Know About
Michelle Spurgeon Michelle Spurgeon

The Hidden Benefits of Therapy Intensives You Might Not Know About

Discover the hidden benefits of therapy intensives beyond crisis care. Learn how intensives offer time efficiency, deeper breakthroughs, emotional reset, and flexible trauma treatment. Explore intensive therapy advantages for faster results and more meaningful healing. Schedule a consultation to learn more.

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How to Set Boundaries for your Mental Health
Michelle Spurgeon Michelle Spurgeon

How to Set Boundaries for your Mental Health

Struggling with people-pleasing? Learn why setting healthy boundaries is essential for mental health, how to set and maintain them, and how therapy can help you practice boundary setting tips with support.

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Understanding the impact of trauma on mental health
Michelle Spurgeon Michelle Spurgeon

Understanding the impact of trauma on mental health

If you have experienced trauma and now struggle with your mental health, it is important to remember: this is not a flaw in your character. Developing PTSD or other trauma-related challenges is your brain and body’s natural response to overwhelming experiences. Trauma and mental health are deeply connected, and understanding that connection is the first step toward healing.

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What to Expect in a Therapy Intensive Session with Me
Michelle Spurgeon Michelle Spurgeon

What to Expect in a Therapy Intensive Session with Me

If you’ve been considering a therapy intensive, you might be wondering what it will be like to step into such a deep-dive experience. Trying something new, especially in the realm of healing, can stir up uncertainty. My goal in this post is to walk you through what to expect in a therapy intensive session, so you can feel prepared, grounded, and supported every step of the way.

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The Connection Between Sleep and Mental Health
Michelle Spurgeon Michelle Spurgeon

The Connection Between Sleep and Mental Health

Struggling with sleep is more common than many people realize—especially for those living with anxiety or recovering from trauma. Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or feeling rested in the morning can affect your mood, focus, and ability to handle daily stress. For people carrying unresolved trauma, nights can be particularly hard, with racing thoughts, restlessness, or even nightmares making rest feel impossible. Sleep isn’t just about physical rest—it’s deeply tied to our emotional well-being.

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New to Therapy? Consider an Intensive for Your First Experience
Michelle Spurgeon Michelle Spurgeon

New to Therapy? Consider an Intensive for Your First Experience

If you’ve never done therapy before, just thinking about starting can stir up a swirl of emotions: anxiety, confusion, even fear. What will I say? Will it even help? What if I’m too much? These are all valid questions—and you're not alone in asking them. Whether you’re exploring therapy for the first time or returning after a long break, an intensive therapy session may be a gentler, more focused entry point into healing—without the pressure of an open-ended weekly commitment.

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Feeling Anxious About Summer Dating? Here’s How to Stay Grounded
Michelle Spurgeon Michelle Spurgeon

Feeling Anxious About Summer Dating? Here’s How to Stay Grounded

If the thought of dating this summer makes your stomach flip—and not in the butterflies way—you’re not alone.

Whether you're freshly divorced, slowly re-entering the dating world, or carrying the weight of past relationship wounds, the arrival of summer can stir up a mix of hope and anxiety. Learn a few grounding tools and mindset shifts that can help you navigate summer dating anxiety with more ease

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The Truth About Therapy Intensives: Why Seeking Support Is a Sign of Strength
Michelle Spurgeon Michelle Spurgeon

The Truth About Therapy Intensives: Why Seeking Support Is a Sign of Strength

If you're someone who pushes through, shows up for others, and gets things done—even when you're hurting—you’re not alone. Many high-performing adults recovering from relational trauma carry the weight of "just handling it" for far too long. But here’s the truth: seeking support doesn’t make you weak. In fact, choosing to invest in your healing is one of the strongest and most self-honoring things you can do. Mental health support like EMDR Therapy Intensives can help strengthen you and your relationships.

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What to Expect in Trauma Therapy: Common Fears & Honest Answers
Michelle Spurgeon Michelle Spurgeon

What to Expect in Trauma Therapy: Common Fears & Honest Answers

Not knowing what to expect can make starting therapy feel intimidating. Especially when you’re coming to talk about difficult experiences like unhealthy relationships, separation or divorce, pregnancy loss, car accidents, losing a loved one to suicide. These FAQs are here to ease some of that uncertainty and help you feel more prepared before your first session and empowered.

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Why Summer is the Perfect Time for a Therapy Intensive
Michelle Spurgeon Michelle Spurgeon

Why Summer is the Perfect Time for a Therapy Intensive

Summer isn’t just the time for vacations. It can also be the perfect window for personal growth and emotional healing with EMDR therapy intensives. As the days get longer and life slows down just a little, many people find themselves craving a reset. If you're feeling emotionally drained, stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, or carrying unresolved pain from past relationships, summer may be the perfect time to give yourself the space to heal with a therapy intensive.

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