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Notes on intensives, pricing & a practice that fits your life.

Clinical frameworks and the business of EMDR intensives — written for therapists.

July 31, 2023

Episode 7: How EMDR Intensives Gave Me My Life Back (Without Sacrificing Clinical Integrity)

Carolyn Solo

How Dr. Carolyn Solo structures EMDR intensive sessions so they give a therapist their life back without sacrificing clinical integrity: pacing, containment and the weekly rhythm.

July 28, 2023

Ep 6 Strategies to Generate More Referrals for EMDR Intensives

Carolyn Solo

I’m Carolyn Solo, an LCSW EMDR clinician and the Future Template Parent podcast host. In today’s episode, I want to dive deep into the significance of

July 28, 2023

Ep 5 Social Media for Therapists: Attract New Clients & Build a Referral Network

Carolyn Solo

Hey there! Welcome to my blog post, where I’ll summarize the FTP Podcast’s fifth episode. In this episode, I’ll explore social media’s power as a marketing

July 28, 2023

How to Attract EMDR Intensive Clients Through Your Website

Carolyn Solo

What a therapist website needs to book EMDR intensive clients: a clear intensive page, pricing transparency, the right calls to action and proof of outcomes.

July 26, 2023

Ep 10: Adopting the 8 Phases of EMDR to the EMDR Intensive Model: Phase 3

Carolyn Solo

In the third episode of our series on adapting the eight phases of the EMDR model for intensive treatment, we delve into Phase Three, assessment. As

July 13, 2023

My Transformative Experience With EMDR Therapy

Carolyn Solo

I’m Carolyn Solo, a licensed clinical social worker, EMDR consultant, and a mother of three daughters. I recently launched “The Future Parent Template Podcast” with the

October 1, 2026

Where Should Therapists Draw the Line With AI in Private Practice?

Carolyn Solo

Where should therapists draw the line with AI? Keep client details out of general chatbots, limit what goes into HIPAA compliant tools, and audit your own

October 1, 2026

How Do You Price a Three Day EMDR Intensive, and What Does $8,000 Actually Cover?

Carolyn Solo

EMDR intensive pricing explained: why my three day intensive is $8,000 ($9,000 with ketamine), what the fee covers before, during and after, and when to raise

September 16, 2026

How Do I Build a Referral Relationship With a Psychiatrist for My Intensive Practice?

Carolyn Solo

One of my coaching clients had a coffee chat with a psychiatrist on her calendar and she was nervous. Would she sound clunky? Inexperienced? Would a

August 29, 2026

How Do I Know What to Charge for an EMDR Intensive?

Carolyn Solo

Price an EMDR intensive by totaling direct hours, behind-the-scenes hours, hard expenses and advanced training. Most therapists count only the first.

August 12, 2026

EP160 — What Ketamine Assisted EMDR Taught Me About Being the Client

Carolyn Solo

Introduction A week before I recorded this episode, I was at a ketamine assisted EMDR (KAEMDR) training with Candace Dickinson, LMHC, an EMDR consultant and narcissistic

July 22, 2026

EP158 — How to Use AI in Your Therapy Practice Without Losing Your Voice

Carolyn Solo

How to Use AI in Your Therapy Practice Without Losing Your Voice Introduction We are in the middle of one of the biggest shifts private practice

July 15, 2026

EP157 — What to Do When a Crisis Happens During a Therapy Intensive

Carolyn Solo

Introduction We love intensives for the deep, transformative work they make possible: the container that lets us hold a client fully present without the stop-and-start of

June 24, 2026

EP154 — How to Successfully Transition to EMDR Intensives

Carolyn Solo

By Dr. Carolyn Solo Picture a Wednesday. You’ve seen five clients. Two more are coming. You’ve been trauma processing all day, you’re somewhere behind on your

June 17, 2026

EP153 — EMDR, Entrepreneurship, and Motherhood with Carly Costello

Carolyn Solo

By Dr. Carolyn Solo When Carly Costello started her private practice five years ago, she didn’t have a plan. She got the LLC. She credentialed with

June 15, 2026

How I Structure a 3-Day EMDR Intensive: The Framework, the Contract, and the Clinical Decisions

Carolyn Solo

A behind-the-scenes look at how I structure a 3-day EMDR intensive — the intake workbook, the RTEP framework, pricing, and what to do when processing stalls.

June 15, 2026

Why Networking Is the Most Powerful Marketing Strategy for EMDR Intensive Therapists

Carolyn Solo

Social media and SEO alone won't fill an intensive calendar. I break down why personal referrals are the highest-trust marketing strategy for EMDR intensive therapists, who

June 1, 2026

EP150: 3 Years, 150 Episodes, and What I Actually Learned

Carolyn Solo

Episode 150 marks three full years of the Future Template Parent podcast. Here are 12 reflections: four lessons learned, four things that leveled up, and four

May 7, 2026

What to Do When Therapists Call You Greedy for Your Intensive Fees

Carolyn Solo

If you've ever posted about your EMDR intensive fees and walked away with a handful of comments calling you greedy — you already know what I'm

May 1, 2026

EMDR Intensives and IFS Integration: Inside the Practice of Yesim Saldivia

Carolyn Solo

Dr. Carolyn Solo talks with EMDR therapist Yesim Saldivia about blending EMDR and IFS in therapy intensives, somatic work, and building a sustainable private practice.

April 15, 2026

SEO and AEO for Therapists: Get Found Online

Carolyn Solo

Most therapists in private practice believe their work should speak for itself. And it does — for everyone who already knows you. The problem is getting

March 27, 2026

EP 141 – What the New EMDR Consultant Standards Actually Mean (and Why They Matter)

Carolyn Solo

If you’ve been thinking about becoming an EMDR consultant—or even if you’re just earlier in your EMDR career—there’s a recent update that’s worth paying attention to.

March 13, 2026

How to Become an EMDR Consultant (and Why It Is the Next Step)

Carolyn Solo

What becoming an EMDRIA-approved EMDR consultant involves, who it suits, and why it may be the simplest next step in an EMDR therapist's career.

March 6, 2026

EP 138 – The Tax of Caregiving: Building an EMDR Intensive Practice in a Hard Season

Carolyn Solo

Lately, I’ve been sitting with something that doesn’t get talked about much in our field. Not a new clinical protocol. Not a marketing funnel. Not a

February 27, 2026

EP 137 – Building a Neurodivergent-Friendly EMDR Intensive Practice (Without Burning Out)

brentrg

When Liz Zhou came on the podcast, we covered a lot of ground: EMDR, private practice, SEO, RV life, neurodivergence, burnout, intensives. But underneath all of

February 13, 2026

EP 135 – Red Thread Treatment Planning For Emdr Intensives

Carolyn Solo

The Red Thread Approach to EMDR Treatment Planning Many EMDR therapists who work with EMDR intensives are familiar with the EMDR therapy protocols used to process

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