Therapy Intensives with Dr. Melissa Kremer offer an accelerated path to change by condensing weeks of work into a single, extended session in Boise, Idaho. These self‑pay intensives are built for executives, professionals, and other high performers who need efficient, evidence‑informed care that fits a demanding schedule.
Instead of the traditional once‑a‑week model, you’ll spend either three or six hours in a tightly structured, evidence‑informed format to build core skills, regulate your nervous system, and prepare for deeper trauma or pain work. This condensed approach leverages research on intensive PTSD and chronic pain programs, which shows that delivering proven treatments in a shorter, more frequent format can reduce symptoms quickly and improve engagement.
3‑Hour Trauma Intensive: $1,350 (self‑pay)
6‑Hour Intensive Day (a coping skills and nervous system concentrated session): $2,500 (self‑pay)
Chronic Pain Intensive (a single‑day intensive session modeled on leading VA and pain rehab programs using CBT and self‑management skills): $1,800
All Therapy Intensives are self‑pay services and require a clinical intake with Dr. Kremer to ensure the format is safe, appropriate, and a good fit for your goals.
Intensives are not a crisis service or a replacement for higher levels of care; they work best for individuals who are safe, stable enough to handle extended sessions, and ready to engage deeply in treatment.
Want to make meaningful progress in a compressed timeframe due to demanding schedules, travel, or leadership responsibilities.
Prefer direct, skills‑based work and clear structure rather than open‑ended, long‑term psychotherapy.
Are motivated to practice skills and take an active role in their recovery and performance.
Have PTSD, trauma‑related symptoms, or chronic pain that interferes with work, relationships, or daily functioning.
Every Therapy Intensive follows a structured, transparent process so you know exactly what to expect before you commit.
Intake and Treatment Planning
You’ll complete a 60‑minute intake evaluation (virtual or in‑person) so Dr. Kremer can confirm diagnosis, assess risk, and clarify your goals.
You may be asked to complete questionnaires in advance to track symptoms over time.
Before any trauma processing, the focus is on building a stable foundation: emotion regulation, nervous system regulation, and grounding skills using the STAIR protocol and related tools.
You’ll learn what is happening in your brain and body, why certain symptoms persist, and how to interrupt unhelpful cycles with targeted skills (psychoeducation + practice).
Intensive Session Day
3-Hour Trauma Intensive: Focused on stabilization, emotion regulation, and preparatory trauma work tailored to your history and current symptoms.
6‑Hour Intensive Day: Combines psychoeducation, clinical hypnosis, skills rehearsal, and personalized planning to compress several weeks of work into one day.
Chronic Pain Intensive: A one‑day, skills‑based session drawing from CBT for chronic pain, pain neuroscience education, and activity pacing strategies modeled on programs used in VA and pain rehab centers.
You leave with a written, practical plan: specific skills, daily practices, and recommendations for follow‑up care.
You and Dr. Kremer will decide whether you need brief follow‑up sessions, a full trauma treatment protocol, a chronic pain program, or transition back to your existing therapist or medical team.
Research suggests that condensing evidence‑based therapy into a shorter, more frequent format can lead to faster symptom reduction, strong treatment engagement, and lower dropout rates compared to traditional weekly therapy.
Therapy Intensives with Dr. Kremer are built around several advantages:
Momentum: Extended sessions reduce the “start‑stop” feeling of weekly therapy, allowing you to stay in the work long enough to reach and integrate deeper insights.
Efficiency: For busy professionals, a single intensive day can replace weeks of fragmented appointments, while still following evidence‑based principles for PTSD and chronic pain.
Engagement: When you receive treatment formats that fit your schedule and values, you’re more likely to complete treatment and build a strong therapeutic alliance.
For trauma and chronic pain in particular, intensive, skills‑heavy formats have shown that more frequent sessions over a shorter time can be well tolerated and associated with meaningful improvements in symptoms and functioning.
Trauma Intensive Session (3 hours): $1,350 (self‑pay).
6‑Hour Intensive Day (skills and nervous system concentration): $2,500 (self‑pay).
Chronic Pain Intensive: $1,800 (self-pay), details are provided during your intake based on the scope of work recommended.
Therapy Intensives are 100% self‑pay services. Depending on your insurance benefits, you may be able to submit an out‑of‑network superbill for partial reimbursement; your insurer determines whether any portion is covered. Visit our Logistics page for more information.
You must be located within Idaho at the time of your treatment due to licensing requirements, and appropriateness is determined during your intake with Dr. Kremer. Intensives are best suited for adults who are safe, stable enough to tolerate extended sessions, and not currently in acute crisis or needing a higher level of care (such as an intensive outpatient program or hospital‑based program).
Therapy Intensives can complement existing care by providing a focused boost of skills, stabilization, or trauma/pain work, after which you may return to your current therapist or medical providers. With your permission, our team can coordinate high‑level treatment recommendations to support continuity.
Yes—our self‑pay services are specifically designed for highly educated, high‑earning professionals and leaders who value ROI on their time and want strategic, data‑driven behavioral health care. The intensive format minimizes disruption to your schedule while maximizing focused clinical work in a single day.
Schedule a consult to request a 60‑minute intake with Dr. Kremer. During that appointment, you’ll review your history, clarify goals, confirm eligibility, and decide which intensive format (trauma, chronic pain, or skills‑focused day) is the best fit.
