CPT Intensive Trauma Therapy | North Carolina | Carolina Trauma Recovery
Cognitive Processing Therapy Intensives for Trauma, PTSD, & CPTSD
Trauma Therapy, Reimagined
If you are living with trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), or Complex or Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD), you already know this: insight alone is simply not enough. You may understand why you react the way you do but still feel emotionally hijacked by intrusive memories, avoidance, hyper-vigilance, or shame.
Elevated trauma therapy thoughtfully delivered in substantially less time
Intensive (massed) Cognitive Processing Therapy is an immersive, research-supported trauma treatment designed to treat trauma, PTSD & CPTSD in a concentrated format. This structured and supportive framework results in more efficient and impactful recovery in less time, reducing treatment time from months to as little as three weeks.
If you are ready to explore beyond understanding to more structured and focused change — CPT Intensives offer the depth, clarity, and momentum needed to help you move from awareness into lasting transformation in a matter of weeks, not months or years.
Developed for Depth and Built for Change
How CPT Works:
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) focuses on identifying and transforming the unhelpful beliefs that trauma can imprint concerning themes such as safety, trust, power, control, intimacy, and self-worth.
After trauma, it’s common to internalize beliefs such as:
“It was my fault.”
“I should have done something differently.”
“I can’t trust anyone.”
“The world is completely unsafe.”
“If I let my guard down, something terrible will happen.”
CPT intensives helps you gently but directly examine and restructure these beliefs by restoring balance, empowerment, and agency to rapidly improve how you feel, foster stronger coping and long-term resiliency, and reclaim your life toward how you deserve to live it.
Accelerated and transformative by design
A CPT Intensive May Be Right for You If:
You are navigating trauma, PTSD, or CPTSD and want focused, structured, and tailored treatment that leads to rapid healing and feeling better faster.
You feel “stuck” in weekly therapy with limited forward movement.
You’re tired of coping strategies that only help you get through the week and manage your symptoms.
You notice the same trauma themes resurfacing in your relationships, work, or self-worth.
You want meaningful and sustained results in a defined timeframe.
You prefer immersive, efficient care over long-term weekly appointments.
You are motivated, insight-oriented, and ready to do deep cognitive work to heal your trauma.
You value personal growth, depth, and an elevated therapeutic experience.
Intensive Trauma Therapy for PTSD & CPTSD in North Carolina
Focused, Structured, and Designed for meaningful change
The hummingbird was chosen as the heart of my practice because it embodies the qualities that guide trauma recovery: resilience, precision, endurance, and the ability to find sweetness even in difficult landscapes. Just as a hummingbird hovers, sustains momentum, and ascends with purpose, clients navigating trauma move through stages of stabilization, processing, and post-traumatic growth.
This metaphor reflects my ethos and clinical approach: trauma, PTSD, & CPTSD therapy is not haphazardly rushed or forced, but intentional, skillful, and transformative. Every Cognitive Processing therapy (CPT) intensive tier is designed to mirror this delicate yet powerful journey of healing, helping you reclaim your energy, freedom, and hope after trauma.
My Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) intensives are offered virtually for adults in North Carolina navigating trauma, PTSD & CPTSD who are ready to move beyond survival and into accelerated recovery. Each curated tier reflects a different level of immersion and intensity, allowing you to determine the pacing that best honors your capacity and agency by defining the cadence at which you move through structured trauma recovery.
My intensives are guided by the natural progression of trauma recovery, which follows a similar path to the hummingbird. Before flight comes stabilization, before ascent comes sustained effort, and between stillness and soaring, there is the precise, powerful work of movement:
Hover → Sustain → Ascend
Stabilize. Process. Integrate.
What’s Included?
Because trauma work deserves depth and continuity, I limit my CPT Intensives to just one to two clients per month. This ensures priority scheduling, prompt access to care, and a focused therapeutic container built around your healing timeline. When you enter an intensive, your work is not competing for space on my calendar as it is intentionally reserved, thoughtfully structured, and held with sustained clinical presence from start to finish.
Comprehensive Pre-Intensive Assessment:
Your intensive begins with a comprehensive 90-minute clinical assessment designed to establish clarity and focus. We clarify your trauma history, evaluate current symptoms, define your tailored treatment goals, and ensure readiness and preparation for immersive trauma work.
2. Twelve Full CPT Protocol Sessions:
The core of your intensive is the full Cognitive Processing Therapy protocol delivered across twelve extended sessions. In this structured process, we identify trauma-related “stuck points,” challenge the beliefs that maintain distress, and develop more balanced ways of understanding the traumatic event, yourself, and the world. The intensive format preserves the integrity of CPT while allowing the work to unfold with greater focus, continuity, and personalization.
3. Post-Intensive Session:
Your intensive concludes with a 90-minute integration session approximately two weeks after the final CPT appointment. This follow-up allows us to assess your progress, reinforce new cognitive patterns, and refine strategies for maintaining these shifts in everyday life. It provides thoughtful closure to the intensive while supporting continued stability and forward movement.
Hover — 2 Days Per Week
$ 5,900
Pause with intention. Gather strength. Prepare for flight.
Hover reflects the exquisite precision of a hummingbird suspended mid-air. Steady, focused, and entirely in control of its movement.
This option offers two dedicated intensive days per week. Hover is designed for clients who desire a spacious, intentional cadence while still accelerating healing beyond traditional weekly therapy.
Clients often choose Hover when they:
Are new to intensive trauma treatment and want to acclimate with care.
Value integration time between sessions to reflect, rest, and apply insights.
Prefer a refined pace that balances depth with scheduling flexibility.
Want meaningful and measurable progress without overwhelm.
Like a hummingbird hovering at a flower, this tier gives you the space to pause, collect strength, and prepare for flight at a steady and intentional pace.
Sustain — 3 Days Per Week
$ 7,000
Move with Purpose. Build momentum. Strengthen your flight.
Sustain mirrors the hummingbird in purposeful motion as its wings beat with precision, and building stamina with every second of flight for longer journeys and new paths to explore.
This option offers three dedicated intensive days per week. Sustain is designed for clients who are ready to immerse themselves more fully, creating meaningful forward movement while maintaining thoughtful integration time between sessions.
Clients often choose Sustain when they:
Desire consistent engagement to accelerate trauma recovery.
Feel ready to challenge long-held beliefs and cognitive patterns with greater frequency and continuity.
Want to maintain strong therapeutic momentum that balances intensity with manageability.
Value structured, personalized support while moving at a more decisive pace.
Like the hummingbird flapping purposefully in flight, this tier helps you maintain momentum, navigate challenges, and advance in your healing journey.
Ascend — 4 Days Per Week
$ 8,500
Lift off. Soar higher. Reclaim your life.
Ascend embodies the hummingbird in full flight. Wings powerful, energy sustained, rising into open skies.
This tier offers four dedicated intensive days per week. Ascend is crafted for clients ready to move with intensity, fully integrating insights, consolidating healing, and accelerating transformation.
Clients often choose Ascend when they:
Want to maximize therapeutic momentum and achieve rapid, measurable progress.
Are prepared to engage deeply with trauma processing and commit to profound change.
Seek accelerated integration, empowerment, and renewed energy for resilience and freedom beyond trauma.
Desire a structured, high-frequency cadence that supports transformation without sacrificing reflection.
Like a hummingbird ascending toward the horizon, this tier invites you to rise beyond trauma, reclaim your agency, and explore new heights in your life.
The Process
What To Expect
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Your free 20-minute consultation call is a low-pressure conversation to connect, answer your questions, and make sure a CPT Intensive is the right fit for where you are right now. If the timing or format isn't quite right, extended therapy sessions may be a great place to start before choosing to begin an intensive. We'll figure out what feels most aligned for your individual needs and goals together.
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Finding the right therapist is a crucial step in your healing journey. I believe that a strong therapeutic relationship is key to successful outcomes, and that's why I prioritize the "goodness of fit." During your initial consultation, we’ll explore your needs, preferences, and goals to ensure that my approach aligns with what works best for you. This collaborative process allows us to create a personalized path to healing that feels comfortable, safe, and supportive. Your well-being and positive experience during your therapy journey are my top priorities. If at any point you feel that another approach or therapist might be a better fit, I’ll happily guide you toward the resources and alternative supports that best suit your needs.
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Once we've determined that a CPT Intensive is the right fit, the next step is choosing the pace that works best for you and your life. I offer three intensive pacing options so you can move through treatment in a way that feels sustainable and intentional, not rushed or overwhelming.
All three tiers include the complete CPT protocol across 14 sessions — an intake session, 12 CPT sessions, and a two-week follow-up session — each 90 minutes in length.
Hover — 2 sessions per week | $5,900 A steady, measured pace for those who need a little more space between sessions to process and integrate.
Sustain — 3 sessions per week | $7,000 A balanced rhythm that moves purposefully through treatment while maintaining room for life in between.
Ascend — 4 sessions per week | $8,500 An accelerated path for those ready to move through the intensive process with focused momentum.
No matter which pace you choose, you'll receive the same depth of care, the same evidence-based treatment, and the same commitment to your healing from start to finish.
Let’s create the space you need.
Ready to explore deeper, accelerated healing at your pace?