Start Trauma Therapy This Summer: How a Soul Project Can Change Your Life
Synopsis
Summer can be more than beach trips and backyard barbecues—it can be your moment to start trauma therapy this summer. Imagine taking the time to start fresh, heal old wounds, and finally prioritize your mental health. In this blog, we explore how slowing down during summer creates the perfect opportunity to begin trauma therapy. We’ll also share real-life “soul projects” and how EMDR intensives at Hope For The Journey can be life-changing for people ready to start healing now.
Key Takeaways
Summer offers a natural reset—perfect for emotional healing and reflection.
Starting trauma therapy in summer can create long-term, generational change.
EMDR intensives are proven to help people make months of progress in days.
Hope For The Journey offers compassionate, expert care for trauma recovery.
You don’t have to do this alone—our team is here to support your healing.
This Year’s Focus: EMDR Intensives and the Power of Deep Healing
At Hope For The Journey, we’re using this summer to expand and refine our EMDR intensives. What’s an EMDR Intensive? An EMDR intensive is kind of like giving your healing a jumpstart. Instead of doing therapy once a week for months, you spend a few focused hours—or even a few days—working deeply with your therapist in a calm, supportive space. It’s designed to help you move through trauma faster and with more clarity, so you’re not stuck in the same cycle week after week. We create a plan that fits your goals, and you leave with real progress you can feel.Research shows that EMDR intensives—short bursts of focused therapy—can help people accomplish 6 months to a year’s worth of emotional healing in just a few days.
This approach is especially powerful for clients with complex trauma. When done safely and with the right support, EMDR intensives allow people to go deeper, faster—and with lasting results.
At Hope For The Journey, we know that when you’ve lived through complex trauma, safety has to come first—especially in an EMDR intensive. That’s why we use our Feel, Heal, Thrive method to guide every step. We don’t just dive into the hard stuff; we start by helping you feel grounded and in control. Then we move into healing at a pace that feels right for you, and finally, we focus on helping you thrive—not just survive. If you’re ready to start trauma therapy this summer, an EMDR intensive can be a powerful way to make real progress without getting overwhelmed.
We’re also developing a retreat model for EMDR, creating a calming and supportive environment where clients can focus on themselves, away from everyday distractions.
What’s Your Soul Project This Summer?
You don’t have to pick something huge. Your summer project might be as simple as making that first therapy appointment or deciding to finally talk about something you’ve been holding in for years.
If you’ve been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected, maybe this is your moment. What would change if you gave yourself a season to heal? What would be possible for your future—and your family’s—if you started now?
Start Therapy with Hope For The Journey
We’re here for you. Whether you’re interested in weekly therapy, an EMDR intensive, or just want to explore your options, our team is ready to meet you with compassion, expertise, and zero judgment.
Here’s how to get started:
Contact Hope for the Journey
Meet with a caring, trauma-informed therapist
Begin to Feel, Heal & Thrive
Services Offered at Hope For The Journey
From our Round Rock and Austin offices—and virtually across Texas—we offer:
EMDR Therapy & EMDR Intensives (including retreats)
Trauma therapy for PTSD, sexual assault, domestic violence
Counseling for teens, tweens, adults, and couples
Therapy for anxiety, depression, and dissociation
Parent and partner support
We specialize in helping people heal from trauma—especially when it’s complicated.
Ready to Make This Summer Count?
This could be your moment. Let’s make it meaningful.