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Wholistic Therapy Intensives for Black Women and Women of Color in Virginia & Maryland
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Reconnect to Yourself. Heal in a Way That Honors All of You.

Mind . Body . Spirit​​​

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You’re holding it all together but inside, your body is tired, your heart is heavy, and your mind won’t slow down.​

 

Maybe you’ve tried therapy before or are currently in therapy, but you still don't feel where you want to be. You've prayed about it. You've journaled about it. You've learned how to keep functioning but something still feels unresolved.

 

You're craving space to go deeper, not just talking about what happened for 50 minutes and wait another week to continue the work. You want dedicated time to understand what your mind and body have been carrying, work through the experiences that still feel stuck, and begin creating meaningful change. 

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​What is a Wholistic Therapy Intensive?

 

A Wholistic Therapy Intensive is an extended, focused therapy session that gives clients more time and space to work through a specific concern without feeling rushed by the traditional 50-minute hour.

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The goal is to help you begin releasing what you have been carrying, reconnect with your sense of safety, and move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and connection to yourself.

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Sessions may be focused on experiences associated with: 

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  • Trauma or painful memories

  • Anxiety, panic, or chronic stress

  • Grief and emotional loss

  • Relationship or parenting challenges

  • Limiting beliefs and repeating patterns

  • Feeling stuck, disconnected, or overwhelmed

  • A specific situation, decision, or life transition​​

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Each intensive blends traditional talk therapy with:

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  • Somatic therapy (body-based techniques to release stress and trauma)

  • Mindfulness & breathwork (to calm your nervous system)

  • Expressive arts & movement

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

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This is your space to slow down, be seen, and start healing the parts of you that have been silenced or shut down for far too long.

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What's Included with your Intensive? 
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Wholistic Therapy Intensives are available in 90 minute, 3-hour, 6 hour, and multi-day formats. Your intensive will be personalized based on your needs, goals, history, and readiness for deeper work. 

 

Your intensive includes:

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A Pre-Intensive Interview & Workbook

Before your intensive, we will identify what you want to work through and what you hope will feel different afterward. We will select a clear focus for the session so that our time together feels intentional, not rushed or all over the place. 

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Preparation and Nervous-System Support 

We will begin by helping you feel grounded, supported, and connected to your body. You may learn regulation practices, calming strategies, breathing exercises, somatic tolls, or other resources to help you stay present during the work. 

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Focused Trauma and Emotional Processing

Depending on your needs, your intensive may include EMDR, parts work, somatic therapy, mindfulness, journaling, expressive activities, or other integrative approaches

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Time to Pause and Integrate

Longer sessions include planned breaks, opportunities to check in with your body, and time to process what is coming up rather than push through when your nervous system is needing a pause 

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Follow-Up Support

Depending on the intensive you select, follow-up support includes an integration session, personalized recommendations, reflection questions, regulation practices, or coordination with your current therapist when appropriate.

 

Choosing the Right Intensive 

 

90-Minute Intensive 

A focused session for one specific concern, current trigger, or emotional block. 

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3-Hour Intensive 

Provides more time to prepare focus on specific target or pattern, complete deeper processing with breaks so you don't feel rushed

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6-Hour Intensive 

A Full-Day therapeutic experience with extended time for preparation, focused processing, breaks, journaling, and integration. This option may be helpful when you want dedicated space to work through a more complex concern or several connected experiences. 

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Multi-Day Intensive

Designed for clients who need additional time to address layered trauma, long-standing patterns, or multiple connected areas. The work is divided across sessions so that we can move at a pace that supports both depth and nurturance. 

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Therapy Intensive Investment and Payment 

90 Minute Intensive: $360

3-hr Intensive: $720

6-hr Intensive: $1440​​

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Wholistic Therapy Intensive are private-pay services and are not billed directly to insurance. This allows us to choose the session length, focus, and structure based on your clinical needs. 

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You may be able to use HSA or FSA funds or request a superbill for possible out-of-network reimbursement. Reimbursement is not guaranteed and depends on your insurance plan.

A 50% non-refundable deposit is due at booking to secure your session.  

Who Are Our Intensives For?

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Wholistic Therapy Intensives are for you if:

  • You’ve already done some therapy and feel ready to go deeper over a longer period of time in session

  • You feel stuck, blocked, or disconnected from your body

  • You need more than weekly therapy and prefer an accelerated experience

  • You’re ready to shift your energy and beliefs from surviving to thriving

  • You value alternative and holistic approaches like yoga, meditation, journaling, sound, and breathwork

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Who Might Not Be a Good Fit for Our Intensives?

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These intensives may not be the best fit if:

  • You are currently in crisis or need stabilization first

  • You’re looking for ongoing weekly therapy sessions

  • You are not open to mind-body practices or holistic approaches

  • You are actively using substances and not in recovery

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If you’re unsure, I offer a free consultation to help assess what level of care is best for you.

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What Are the Benefits of an Intensive?​

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  • Accelerated healing in a short time frame

  • Release stored trauma and tension from your body, uninterrupted

  • Clarity around your blocks and limiting beliefs

  • Calm your nervous system using somatic-based practices

  • Reconnection to your self-worth, purpose, and peace

  • Feel empowered and grounded after just one session​​

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Intensives matter, especially for Black Women

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Black women are often conditioned to push through pain, perform strength, and carry the emotional weight of others. We are rarely given spaces to rest, reflect, and regulate.

Recent studies have shown that intensive trauma therapy:

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  • Can lead to faster symptom relief for complex trauma

  • Supports post-traumatic growth and resilience

  • Increases treatment engagement for Black clients when delivered through culturally-informed, holistic frameworks (source: Penn Trauma Center, 2020)

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This model is uniquely effective because it honors the nervous system and lived experience—not just your symptoms.​​​​​​​

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​​​​​Intensives with Ashley

I am an integrative psychotherapist and Wholistic Wellness Strategist who creates sacred, culturally-affirming spaces for Black women and women of color to heal deeply.

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I brings over a decade of experience supporting women navigating:

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  • Parenting children with emotional/behavioral challenges 

  • Childhood trauma and emotional neglect

  • Sexual trauma and boundary rupture

  • Burnout, anxiety, people-pleasing, and chronic survival mode

  • Loss of identity or connection to self

  • Faith-based reconnection and nervous system healing

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I understand the intersection of trauma, culture, and identity. My work is deeply intuitive, yet grounded in neuroscience, attachment theory, and somatic research. If you’ve ever felt like “traditional therapy” wasn’t enough, I get it. Let's work through this together.

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