Therapy Intensives in Tampa and throughout Florida
Not everyone heals best in 60-minute increments. Some people need time to warm up, and just as they reach the heart of things, the hour is over. Therapy intensives give you two or three hours of dedicated time, which can make it easier to stay with difficult material long enough for it to shift, and then close the session feeling grounded.
I offer intensives online to adults across Tampa Bay and Florida, typically on Saturdays. Each one is tailored to your goals and includes a 90-minute intake beforehand and a one-hour follow-up afterward.
- Free consultation
- Online in Colorado & Florida
- $200 per session
Licensed in Florida
Becky Romero, LMHC, LPC
A focused reset for busy Bay area lives
Between bridge commutes, demanding work in healthcare, finance, and tech, and a regional calendar that's packed with events and family plans, many Tampa Bay adults struggle to keep weekly therapy going. Others have been in therapy for a while and feel ready to go deeper on one specific issue, like a lingering trauma, a relationship pattern, or anxiety that spikes in certain situations.
An intensive offers concentrated time for exactly that. We'll plan carefully during your intake so we know what we're targeting and what resources you'll draw on. On the day itself, you can join from home in Brandon, Clearwater, or South Tampa, with no traffic on either end. The 2-hour option is $450 and the 3-hour option is $700; HSA and FSA cards are accepted, and I can provide a superbill.
Therapy for Tampa residents, from home
Anyone who commutes across the Howard Frankland or sits on I-275 at rush hour knows how much of a Tampa Bay day disappears into traffic. Adding a weekly drive to a therapist's office on top of that is often the thing that makes people quit before they start. With online sessions, your therapy hour is just that, an hour.
The Bay area is a mix of longtime Floridians, military families connected to MacDill, USF students and staff, healthcare workers, and people who moved here for a fresh start. Each of those lives carries its own kind of stress. I meet Tampa clients by video from wherever they have privacy, whether that's a home office in Westchase or a quiet bedroom in Riverview.
Storm seasons here have been hard in recent years. Telehealth means that if you have to evacuate within Florida, our work doesn't have to stop.
- Licensed in Florida (LMHC #MH14720)
- EMDRIA Certified EMDR therapist
- Secure, HIPAA-compliant video sessions
- Free 30-minute consultation
Who is a therapy intensive ideal for?
Intensives let you dive deep into your healing process and make significant progress in a condensed timeframe. They're ideal if you are:
- Feeling ready to accelerate your growth
- Struggling to make progress in regular weekly sessions
- Seeking clarity on a life decision or emotional blockage
- Interested in intensive trauma work using EMDR or IFS
- Wanting to break free from patterns that hold you back
- Working with a busy schedule that makes weekly appointments hard
Through a combination of techniques tailored to you, we go to the root of your challenges and leave you with clarity, relief, and tools to keep growing.
Achieve in a single focused day what might take months in weekly sessions.
How therapy intensives work
Intensives are typically held on Saturdays, at varying times to fit different schedules. Each session runs 2 to 3 hours depending on the work and your needs. New clients also receive a 90-minute intake session beforehand and a follow-up session one to two weeks afterward.
Before your intensive, we'll meet for a consultation to map your goals and the areas you want to address. During the intensive you'll receive my undivided attention, drawing on EMDR, IFS, cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, and somatic practices as needed.
- Trauma healing with EMDR
- Inner child work and emotional processing with IFS
- Building and practicing emotional regulation strategies
- Deep self-reflection and reframing of limiting beliefs
- Coping strategies for ongoing stress, anxiety, or grief
How to book a therapy intensive
Book a consultation
Start with a free 30-minute consultation to discuss your goals and make sure an intensive is the right fit.
Choose your date & time
Together, we'll select a Saturday time that works for your schedule. Sundays are available on select weekends for a 2-day weekend intensive.
Prepare for your intensive
You'll receive a personalized intake form, which we'll review in a separate 90-minute intake session so we target the areas that matter most.
Healing begins
Come ready to dive deep, with space for both emotional work and practical takeaways you'll carry forward.
A therapy intensive can help you with…
Accelerated healing
Make significant progress on deep-rooted issues in one focused session.
Deep emotional processing
Space for intense emotional work, trauma healing, and release.
Breaking through blocks
Move past barriers that have been hard to reach in regular sessions.
Comprehensive support
EMDR, IFS, cognitive-behavioral strategies, and mindfulness combined.
Clarity and insight
Greater clarity about decisions, goals, and challenges.
Momentum
Leave with renewed energy and motivation to keep healing.
In just one to three days, you can experience real change. Therapy Intensives are designed to fast-track your healing, giving you the tools, clarity, and emotional relief you need to break through barriers and move forward with confidence. Take the leap. Invest in yourself. You deserve to heal, grow, and thrive.
More time healing, less time warming up
Let me show you how intensive therapy is more cost effective and time efficient than weekly therapy.
Weekly therapy
- Checking in10–15 min
- Processing20–30 min
- Closing10–15 min
$800
for one month of weekly sessions, about 4 hours, with roughly 2 hours of actual processing
Intensive therapy
- Checking in10–15 min
- Processing150–160 min
- Closing10–15 min
$1,200
for one 3-hour intensive, including the 90-minute intake and 60-minute follow-up, about 5.5 hours of care
Therapy intensive rates
The value of a therapy intensive lies in the profound impact it can have on your healing. Pricing depends on the length of your session, and new clients include an intake before and a follow-up after. Payment plans are available and we'll talk through everything in your consultation.
- Intensives are scheduled on Saturdays and begin with a free 30-minute consultation to map your goals together.
- Private-pay. A superbill is available for possible out-of-network reimbursement, major cards, HSA, and FSA accepted. Payment plans are available upon request.
- 90-minute intake session (before your intensive)$300
- 2-hour intensive$450
- 3-hour intensive$700
- 1-hour follow-up (1–2 weeks after your intensive)$200
Please inquire about pricing for 4 hours or more, available upon request only.
B.M. · Zephyrhills, FL
More client stories“I was initially hesitant to do any therapy. My previous experiences with therapists were not so fruitful or helpful. Most of the time I could recognize that my reactions to things were illogical or based on fallacies but not why or how I could change them. I thought I'd be doomed to live a painful life and other people just had something I didn't. That every day would be worse than the previous day. But, with Mrs. Romero and EMDR/IFS things changed. I'm not saying it was easy. It was hard; but worth it. The world used to scare me and the people in it. I felt like an animal just reacting to random stimuli and not knowing why. But through therapy I was able to become more relaxed and enjoy life and what it has to offer. I could face my problems head on and actually get to the bottom of them. I'm 1000x happier than when I first started. I couldn't quite believe it myself. The past me would think that was bull; but it's the truth. I still have some things to change but I'm hopeful for the future and I actually have tools to reach that future. I used to be so hard on myself for mistakes or taking responsibility for things that weren't mine to take. EMDR/IFS helped me build compassion and patience with myself. I look forward to most days and I think there's some beauty in that.”
Therapy Intensives in Tampa: common questions
Have a question that isn't answered here? I'm happy to talk it through in a free consultation.
Often, yes. If you evacuate to somewhere else in Florida, or happen to be in Colorado, we can keep meeting by video once you have a safe, private place and a working connection. If you leave for another state, I'd need to pause our sessions until you are back, because my licenses cover Florida and Colorado only. During a storm, your safety comes first, and we'll reconnect when you're ready.
Absolutely. Because I'm online, I can work with anyone across Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, and the rest of Florida. St. Pete, Clearwater, Dunedin, and Largo are all the same distance from me: one secure video link. What matters is that you are physically in Florida during our session and that you have a private space to talk.
For many adults, it works very well. Being home can help your nervous system settle faster than sitting in an unfamiliar waiting room. EMDR, IFS, and somatic work all translate to video when the setup is thoughtful. If at any point online therapy doesn't feel like the right fit for you, I'll be honest about it and help you find another option.
If you want more than the traditional weekly therapy experience and feel ready for deep emotional work in a condensed timeframe, an intensive may be a great fit. They're especially helpful for recovering from trauma, navigating transitions like divorce, career changes, or grief, breaking through self-limiting beliefs, and strengthening emotional regulation.
No. Some people benefit from more than one, but many clients see significant improvement after a single intensive. The decision to continue is always yours, and we'll talk about your progress and needs afterward.
Intensives are not typically covered by insurance because of their extended format. I can provide a superbill so you can check with your plan about out-of-network reimbursement, and I offer flexible payment plans.
Yes. Many people who are already in therapy book an intensive to make focused progress on a specific issue. It can complement your ongoing work.
We'll discuss your goals in the consultation and decide together whether an intensive is the right starting point. It's important that you feel comfortable, and every intensive is tailored to your experience.
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Book a free consultation. We'll talk about what's bringing you in and whether we're the right fit. Sessions are online, so you can join from anywhere in Florida.