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EMDR INTENSIVES
You Survived Something Hard. Now, let's Help You Heal From It.
Whether you're processing a loss, healing from a difficult birth, or navigating the emotional weight of the perinatal journey, you need more than a once-a-week appointment and a long waiting list for relief.
At Poppy Perinatal Therapy, I offer Perinatal EMDR Intensives throughout Illinois for people navigating infertility trauma, pregnancy loss, birth trauma, postpartum PTSD, anxiety, depression, and reproductive grief. Based in Naperville, this focused approach goes deeper than weekly therapy, offering compassionate trauma support designed to bring real relief in a shorter timeframe.
When Weekly Therapy Doesn't Feel Like Enough
Maybe you’ve tried traditional weekly therapy. You show up, you share, you make progress, and then you spend six days sitting with everything that came up, waiting until the next session to keep going.
For perinatal trauma, that weekly rhythm can feel unbearably slow.
Maybe you're:
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Replaying a difficult birth experience that you can't stop thinking about
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Struggling with anxiety or fear that feels too big to explain
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Grieving a loss: a miscarriage, an infertility journey, or a baby you didn't get to bring home
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Feeling disconnected from your body, your baby, or yourself
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Carrying trauma from childhood or past experiences that are suddenly surfacing in this season
Whatever brought you to this page, it took courage to get here. You deserve support that truly meets the depth of your experience.
Who Perinatal EMDR Intensives Are For
Perinatal EMDR Intensives may be a supportive fit if you are navigating:
Infertility trauma or IVF stress
Pregnancy loss, miscarriage, stillbirth, or reproductive grief
Birth trauma or medical trauma
Postpartum PTSD, anxiety, or depression
Intrusive memories, fear, or emotional overwhelm
Pregnancy after loss
Feeling disconnected from your body, baby, partner, or self
Past trauma resurfacing during fertility, pregnancy, birth, or postpartum life
What Is Perinatal EMDR Therapy?
Perinatal EMDR therapy is a specialized form of trauma therapy that uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to help the brain and body process distressing experiences connected to infertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum life, or pregnancy loss.
At Poppy Perinatal Therapy, EMDR is offered through a perinatal lens, which means the work honors the physical, emotional, hormonal, relational, and deeply personal layers that can come with reproductive trauma and early parenthood.
What Makes An Intensive Different From Weekly Therapy
Unlike traditional weekly sessions, EMDR Intensives compress focused trauma processing into longer, dedicated sessions, maintaining all eight EMDR phases without the stop-and-start rhythm of weekly appointments. This allows:
Accelerated symptom relief — many clients experience meaningful shifts in days, not months
Deep, continuous processing — your brain stays in an active healing state, without weekly interruptions breaking the momentum
Targeted focus — we work on the specific memories, beliefs, or patterns that are most in the way
Preparation and support for complex trauma — if needed, sessions include nervous system regulation, stabilization skills, and psychoeducation before active processing begins
Integration support — after your intensive, we work to bring your insights and changes into your daily life in real, lasting ways
Perinatal EMDR Intensive Options
At Poppy Perinatal Therapy, we offer two different options to meet your needs.
Full Perinatal EMDR Intensive
Includes 3 half-days of EMDR intensive work, including a 90-minute initial session and a 90-minute post-session.
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90-minute initial appointment
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(3) 3-hour EMDR block
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90-minute post appointment
Mini Perinatal EMDR Intensive
Includes 1 half-day of EMDR intensive work, including a 90-minute initial session and a 90-minute post-session.
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90-minute initial appointment
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3-hour EMDR block
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90-minute post appointment
What's Included In A Perinatal EMDR Intensive
Perinatal EMDR Intensives are a private-pay, specialized service, which means I'm not working within the limitations of insurance protocols. I'm working for you.
This service is designed for individuals in the perinatal season — from trying to conceive through postpartum — who are navigating infertility, IVF, pregnancy, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, miscarriage, postpartum PTSD, anxiety, depression, or emotional overwhelm.
EMDR Intensives offer deep, focused support for the experiences and beliefs that may be making this season feel heavier — including unresolved trauma, fear around pregnancy or birth, emotional blocks, or past experiences that are resurfacing as you move toward or through parenthood.
Imagine Feeling Like Yourself Again
Picture waking up and not being pulled immediately back into that memory. Walking into your baby's room without that wave of dread. Telling your story. Your real story. Without your body bracing against it.
That's what healing looks like. And it's not as far away as it might feel right now.
Clients who come through Perinatal EMDR Intensives often describe:
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Finally feeling relief from symptoms they've been managing for months
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Being able to talk about their experience without being flooded by it
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Feeling more present with their baby, their partner, and themselves
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A sense of resolution they didn't know was possible after loss
You don't have to keep carrying this alone. And you don't have to wait months to feel better.
Jen Cromer, MA, LCPC, PMH-C, owner of Poppy Perinatal Therapy, is based in Naperville and provides virtual Perinatal EMDR Intensives throughout Illinois, so you can receive specialized trauma support from home.
What Happens When You Wait?
When perinatal trauma goes unaddressed, it doesn't always announce itself loudly. Sometimes it shows up quietly in how you feel about your body, your relationships, or the next chapter ahead.
Reaching out sooner simply means more time on the other side of it — present, grounded, and feeling like yourself again.
You're In The Right Place. Let's Talk.
If something on this page felt like it was written for you — that's not a coincidence. This work is deeply personal to me, and every person I work with matters.
Not Sure If This Is For You?
If you’re not sure whether an EMDR Intensive is the right next step, that’s okay. The consultation call is a gentle place to talk through what you’re carrying, ask questions, and decide together whether this format feels supportive for where you are right now.