Breakthrough Intensives
Have your own personal transformative breakthrough with custom-tailored intensives.
What is an Intensive?
Time-limited intensive intervention (an “intensive”) is for individuals whose goals lend themselves to short-term, focused sessions, and whose specific aspirations call for a specialist with an expertise in trauma and implicit memory. Intensives are based on understanding how to re-work and re-wire implicit memory through primarily non-verbal means, encapsulated in a set time period, during which all work with Dr. Julie Lopez will be initiated and terminated. Please note that an intensive is not a therapy session.
Is an Intensive a good option for me?
Intensives require both full engagement during your scheduled sessions and identification of a qualified and available coach/therapy provider for any ongoing integration. Note that Dr. Julie has extremely limited availability to offer this integration service through her Elite 1:1 Consultation program.
Before starting an intensive, participants must commit to making the intensive their top priority for the scheduled period.
Dr. Julie requires that her intensive clients commit to integration work after the intensive in order to take full advantage of the heightened neuroplasticity post-intensive. [NOTE: Dr. Julie can do this integration work but her availability is extremely limited through her Elite 1:1 Consultation packages. Application is required.] Intensives are appropriate for individuals who are in or have been working with another coach/therapist, who will remain and/or make themselves available to their primary coach/therapist after the intensive for any ongoing needs if necessary as well as to capitalize on the post-intensive benefit of heightened neuroplasticity. Intensives do not automatically lead to a new long-term counseling relationship, nor is an intensive intended to work toward additional therapeutic goals or future sessions. Clients must provide contact information for a primary coach/therapist option before starting an intensive. This will allow for coordination between the primary coach/therapist and the intensive provider. The primary coach/therapist will be needed for intensive pre-certification and to ensure any ongoing needs are met after the intensive sessions are completed.
Please note, Healing Intensives will be conducted virtually. A HIPAA-complaint Zoom account will be used, and all administrative, technical and physical safeguards will be in place to prevent any unauthorized access to or disclosure of protected health information (PHI) in the Zoom environment.
What is required for an Intensive?
- Because an intensive is time-limited, it is essential for the client to attend each scheduled session.
- For 1- and 2-day intensives it is strongly recommended that down time such as lunchtime and the night before, as well as evenings during and immediately after the intensive be used to participate in nurturing activities such as sleep, baths, soothing music, deep breathing exercises, meditation, gentle yoga and the like.
- Lunch should be limited in inflammatory ingredients such as sugar, preservatives, fatty oils, etc. and filled with wholesome and nutritious fare.
Intensive Length Options
Pricing includes one pre-intensive consultation, Intensive, one post-intensive consultation, and a summary email or call with the primary Coach/ Therapist to coordinate post-intensive integration opportunities.
½ day intensive
$ 2,500
The 1/2 day intensive is approximately 2 and a half Hours. *
1-day intensive
$ 4,750
The 1-day intensive is approximately 2 x 1/2 day sessions* and includes a meal break mid-sessions
2-day intensive
$ 9,250
Spread out over 2 days the length is approximately 4 x 1/2 day sessions* and includes a meal break after the first session of each day.
*The times listed are approximations. Actual time would vary depending on what is uncovered during the sessions and the duration it would take to resolve.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know what length of Intensive I need?
The Intensive length that is best is client-dependent, based on the goals you have, your history, etc. If you are feeling drawn towards a certain length of intensive, that likely is what your system would benefit most from. However, if during your pre-intensive meeting with Dr. Julie, you jointly assess that a different length is best, we can adjust payment accordingly.
When do I make the payment and can I get a refund?
Payment: Payment for intensives is due in full at the time of scheduling. There is no financing option available.
Refund Policy: Any cancellation must be made at least 30 days in advance for the maximum refund. Cancellations made less than 30 but at least 14 days in advance will receive a 50% refund of the remainder due, minus the non-refundable processing fee. There is no refund for a cancellation made less than 14 days before the scheduled date of the intensive. No exceptions.
Note: Various fees are deducted if any part of the intensive has begun.
What can I hope to accomplish in an intensive?
An intensive with Dr. Lopez is ideal for the removal of outdated mapping in your implicit memory. “Outdated mapping” may contribute to things like compulsions, roadblocks in life, stuck places in business, love or life, and sabotaging behavior or challenging bodily sensations. These issues are all good candidates for resolution through intensive work.
When is it not appropriate to do an intensive?
Examples of situations for which intensives would be inappropriate include:
- Those who want or need an open-ended, potentially long-term treatment relationship.
- Those likely to require extensive emergency management, intervention, crisis services, or extensive case management, including clients who present a chronic, ongoing risk of harm to themselves or others.
- Those whose behavior is Indicative of progressive deterioration requiring a longer term intervention.
- Clients who are noncompliant with mental health treatment, as defined by two no-shows for any services, stops and starts to therapy, and/or repeated requests for a different clinician.
- Those for whom it is determined that an intensive would be detrimental or would be an impediment to the proper functioning of Dr. Julie’s practice.
Why would I select this intensive format?
You may have hit a number of roadblocks with personal or professional goals, and traditional coaching or therapy have not got you the results you seek. An intensive format is ideal for facilitating the deep work of rewiring implicit memory which is responsible for many “stuck places” in life. If you feel like logically you should be able to attain something important in your life but for some unknown reason you are just not succeeding, then an intensive format will help you move aside barriers to your success.
What kind of results can I expect?
Those who have been through an intensive recognize subtle shifts in their body that make reaching goals much much easier. It is one thing to say “I know I need to eat less to be healthy,” and another to find that it is as easy as deciding not to overeat. That is the type of thing you will notice after an intensive. It is a deep energetic shift in the unconscious. Many clients note physical changes in their body like reduction of pain, a shift in digestion, less inflammation, and more energy.
How can I prepare before an intensive?
It is important to plan proactive self-care for the down times surrounding the intensive experience. This includes 48 hours prior and 48 hours after the intensive as well as all down time between sessions. Reading my book Live Empowered! will also help you to understand the work that you are about to undertake.
What should I do after an intensive?
After an intensive, be sure to take note of all of the changes you notice. Touch base with supportive people in your life that know about your personal investment and check in with your primary coach/therapist, who will have received debrief information from Dr. Julie within one week of your intensive. The first 30 days after an intensive offer an exciting opportunity for growth and change as neuroplasticity is greatly heightened.
What can an intensive do differently than traditionally formatted coaching or therapy?
An intensive is specifically designed to re-work implicit memory and change neural networks in your brain which control overall functioning. Because Dr. Julie’s intensive process is heavily non-verbal, it is ideally suited to make substantive changes to your neurophysiology rather than just insights into behavior or feeling.
What do I do if new struggles emerge after an intensive session?
It is important to follow up with your primary coach/therapist to formulate the next steps in your journey. When making any change, even for the better, other changes are guaranteed to follow as a reaction to your shifts in being.
