Brainspotting Intensives
in Los Angeles for
Somatic and Trauma Healing
Brainspotting intensives condense weeks of trauma therapy into focused one or two day sessions. Our Brainspotting intensive therapists in Los Angeles, Gonji Lee, LCSW #88522, and Leslie Yick, AMFT #147779 / APCC #17060, offer virtual Brainspotting intensives to clients across California. These somatic therapy sessions are designed for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, QTIBIPOC, and neurodivergent people who want to go deep into trauma healing work in a more concentrated manner.
What Is a Brainspotting Intensive?
A Brainspotting intensive is an extended, focused block of Brainspotting therapy, typically three to six hours of processing, rather than a standard 50-minute weekly session.
With standard 50-minute, weekly therapy sessions, some people find that the appointment starts wrapping up just as your brain and body start opening up. A Brainspotting intensive allows you to have a longer block of time to allow your body to take your healing wherever it leads. Given uninterrupted time and space, that processing can go somewhere profound.
Many people accomplish in one or two days of intensive work what might otherwise take 1-2 months of weekly sessions. An intensive is not a shortcut, but it allows for concentrated time to move through somatic processing with a clear focus, and enough room for your nervous system to move through difficult material.
Brainspotting intensives at Nokdu Therapy are delivered virtually to clients located anywhere in California, so you can do deep trauma work from a space that already feels familiar and safe.
Who a Brainspotting Intensive Is For
Intensives are not always right for everyone. So who might be an appropriate candidate for Brainspotting Intensives?
Complex Trauma
The areas you want to target may be layered because of multiple, complex traumas. So you might not have enough time in your weekly sessions to process fully because it takes longer to open yourself up and close everything back up before your time is up.
Schedule Conflicts
Production hours, work travel, caregiving, or unpredictable freelance work can make a standing weekly appointments feel difficult.
Performers
Artists, athletes, and other performers can use intensives to move through blocks, manage performance anxiety, and to connect to your deeper purpose.
Adjunctive Work
If you have a therapist you value who doesn't offer Brainspotting, you can still participate in Brainspotting Intensives separately with us. We're happy to coordinate.
Single Incident Traumas
You have a specific memory or issue that you want focused time to process. Intensives might be an good fit for what you're looking for
Grief
You want a space to move through grief, and process the loss of a loved one or a significant person.
If you're in acute crisis, or haven't yet built a baseline of nervous system regulation, weekly Brainspotting therapy or stabilization work may be a better starting point. During your free consultation, your therapist will be honest about whether an intensive is the right fit for you right now.
Brainspotting Intensive Formats & Pricing
We offer two virtual Brainspotting intensive formats. Each includes a consultation, an extended intake, the intensive processing itself, and a dedicated follow-up. Payment plans are available for both.
1-Day Brainspotting Intensive
- 30-minute consultation call
- 90-minute intake session
- 3-hour Brainspotting intensive
- 60-minute follow-up session
2-Day Brainspotting Intensive
- 30-minute consultation call
- 90-minute intake session
- Two 3-hour Brainspotting intensives
- 60-minute follow-up session
Nokdu Therapy is out-of-network with insurance. If you have a PPO plan, call your insurance to see if they would accept a superbill for partial reimbursement.
How a Brainspotting Intensive Works
Intensives are structured around four elements. We make time and space before, during, and after the intensive session to support integration and healing.
Consultation Call
We offer a 30-minute call to understand what you're looking for, share what to expect, and assess whether an intensive is an appropriate format for you.
Intake & Preparation
We conduct a 90-minute intake session to understand your history, your goals, and any emotional or physical needs to make the intensive accessible. This gives your therapist enough context to tailor the intensives to your specific needs.
The Brainspotting Intensive
We will engage in focused Brainspotting processing, often 3 hours per day with breaks built in. We begin by settling the nervous system, connecting with intentions, then move into processing.
Follow-Up & Integration
We offer a 60-minute follow-up session, where you can have space to reflect on what has shifted. Deep work can stir things up, and integration is where it settles. We can also connect the intensive to other modalities you might be working with, such as IFS, DBT, or weekly Brainspotting if continued support would help.
Brainspotting Intensives for BIPOC & LGBTQ+ Communities in Los Angeles
Nokdu Therapy is a practice that centers QTIBIPOC communities. Our Brainspotting intensives can be used to process racial, intergenerational, and identity-based trauma.
Much of the trauma that BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and QTIBIPOC people carry is multi-layered. Racial injury, microaggressions, medical racism, migration and displacement, family estrangement, and the daily toll of moving through unsafe environments compound over time and impact the nervous system. A Brainspotting intensive offers uninterrupted time to process material.
Because Brainspotting is a somatic approach, you don't have to narrate a story that puts you back in a difficult place. And our intensive therapists bring lived experience as queer, neurodivergent, and BIPOC clinicians, and are trained to understand and hold space for how your intersectional identities impact your emotional and mental health.
If you'd also like a weekly therapist in addition to having intensives, learn more about our weekly trauma therapy and LGBTQ+ affirming therapy, or our BIPOC DBT Skills Group, where you can build regulation skills that support intensive processing.
What a Brainspotting Intensive Can Help You Process
Have uninterrupted time to process the cumulative impact of racism, colonization, xenophobia, and militarism.
Homophobia, transphobia, and misogyny cause mental and emotional harm. An intensive creates space to process what systemic violence does to the nervous system.
Focused support for first-generation and migrant clients navigating threats of deportation, and facing loss, and displacement
Living in an ableist world that stigmatizes disability and does not meet your access needs affect core beliefs about ourselves, other people, and the world
Meet Our Brainspotting Intensive Therapists in Los Angeles
Brainspotting intensives at Nokdu are offered by Brainspotting-trained clinicians who center QTIBIPOC and neurodivergent communities.
Brainspotting Intensives Across Greater Los Angeles
Virtual Brainspotting intensives are available to clients located anywhere in California at the time of the session.
Common Questions About Brainspotting Intensives
What is a Brainspotting intensive and how is it different from weekly Brainspotting sessions?
A Brainspotting intensive is an extended, focused block of Brainspotting therapy, typically three to six hours of processing, rather than a standard 50-minute weekly session. An intensive removes the breaks that come with weekly sessions, and gives your nervous system uninterrupted time to move through complex material. Many people accomplish in one or two days of intensive work what might take 1-2 months of weekly sessions to reach.
How long is a Brainspotting intensive and what does it include?
We offer two formats. The 1-day virtual intensive is six hours total and includes a 30-minute consultation call, a 90-minute intake session, a 3-hour Brainspotting intensive, and a 60-minute follow-up session. The 2-day virtual intensive is nine hours total and includes a 30-minute consultation call, a 90-minute intake session, two 3-hour Brainspotting intensive sessions, and a 60-minute follow-up session. Both formats are conducted online for clients located in California.
How much does a Brainspotting intensive cost?
The 1-day virtual Brainspotting intensive is $1,200 and the 2-day virtual Brainspotting intensive is $1,800. Payment plans are available for both. Nokdu Therapy is out-of-network with insurance, though clients with a PPO plan that covers out-of-network mental health services may be able to submit a superbill for partial reimbursement.
Can I do a Brainspotting intensive online in California?
Yes. All of our Brainspotting intensives are conducted virtually over secure video. Brainspotting is fully effective online because the nervous system responds to bilateral sound and to the relational attunement of the therapist regardless of physical distance. Intensives are available to any client physically located in California at the time of the session.
Who is a Brainspotting intensive right for?
Intensives tend to fit people who have hit a wall in weekly therapy, who want focused work on a specific trauma or pattern, or whose schedules make consistent weekly appointments difficult. They also suit people who simply do their deepest work when they can immerse fully rather than start again each week. It is also especially helpful for folks with complex traumas that might require more time for you to get into and contain a processing session. During your consultation, we will talk honestly about whether an intensive is the right format for you right now, or whether weekly sessions or stabilization work should come first.
Can I do a Brainspotting intensive if I already have a therapist?
Yes. Many people come for intensive work as a focused supplement to their existing therapy. We are happy to coordinate with your current therapist before and after the intensive if that would be helpful. The intake session gives us what we need to work safely and effectively together, whether or not you have an ongoing therapist.
Is a Brainspotting intensive covered by insurance?
Nokdu Therapy is not in-network with any insurance companies. If you have a PPO plan that covers out-of-network mental health services, you may be able to submit a superbill for partial reimbursement. Please call your insurance to confirm. Payment plans are available for both intensive formats.
Do you offer Brainspotting intensives for BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent clients?
Yes. Nokdu Therapy is a QTIBIPOC-led practice, and our Brainspotting intensive therapists bring lived experience as queer, neurodivergent, and BIPOC clinicians. Our intensives are designed to hold the trauma that comes from systemic harm. If you are looking for a BIPOC or LGBTQ+-affirming Brainspotting intensive in Los Angeles or anywhere in California, we would love to connect.
Ready to Begin a Brainspotting Intensive in Los Angeles?
Schedule a free consultation with Gonji or Leslie to talk through which intensive format fits. Virtual intensives available statewide throughout California.