Trauma intensives near Chattanooga · Georgia and Tennessee
For the ones who hold it all together and quietly wonder where they went.
Unhurried four-hour mornings set aside just for you. A quiet room, a steady guide, and time to put down what you have been carrying and remember what makes you, you.
All genders, bodies, and identities welcome. LGBTQ+ affirming.
The experience
Mornings where nobody needs anything from you.
You spend your days holding everyone else together. For these few mornings, someone holds the space for you.
You arrive
The tea is warm, the lights are low, and there is a blanket if you want it. You choose where to sit. Nobody asks you to share something fun about yourself.
You land
We begin with a few slow breaths and your feet on the floor. You get to arrive in your body before anyone asks you to talk.
You stop performing
No one to manage, impress, or take care of. I stay steady with whatever you bring, so you can finally set it down.
Time moves slowly
Long, unhurried stretches with no clock ending things just as they open. Breaks, walks, snacks, and quiet are built into every morning.
All of you is welcome
Your history, your body, and your spiritual life all belong in the room together. Nothing about you is treated as a symptom.
Each morning closes gently
A grounding ritual, a candle or a stone if you like, and a few quiet minutes before you step back into your day.
This is time that belongs to you. Most helpers have never had that.
Who this is for
Capable on the outside. Running on empty underneath.
My clients are adults of any gender, often in their 30s to 50s. Most are fine on paper, good at caring for others, and tired of carrying what nobody else sees.
Helpers and healers
People whose job, or whose family role, is to be the steady one.
People at a threshold
A season where the old way of coping has stopped working.
"Is mine bad enough?"
Almost everyone who reaches out asks this. Trauma is not a contest. Years of being parentified, chronic caretaking, or quietly absorbing other people's pain can shape your nervous system as much as a single event. If it is affecting your sleep, your patience, and your sense of self, it is worth looking at.
The intensive
Relief to Reclamation.
Every intensive follows the same four-part arc, so you always know where you are and what comes next. We tend to what has been weighing on you first, then make room for intuition, creativity, and meaning.
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1 · Prepare
Get ready, safely
A 90-minute pre-intensive interview, careful screening, and a map of the parts of you that keep things running. You learn grounding practices before any deep work starts. Nothing begins until we both agree you are ready.
Screening, IFS-informed parts mapping, resourcing
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2 · Relieve
Calm the charge
Gentle, guided time with the memories and beliefs that have been weighing on you. You do not need to retell your story in detail, and you set the pace.
EMDR and ART-informed work
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3 · Reclaim
Come home to yourself
Meeting the caretaker part of you with curiosity instead of shame. Body-based work and space to explore meaning, spirituality, and who you are now, if you want to.
IFS-informed, somatic, and yoga-based work
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4 · Integrate
Carry it into Monday
A 90-minute check-in 2 to 3 weeks later, a few simple practices you will actually use, and a handoff to your regular therapist so the work keeps going.
Post-intensive interview, re-entry plan, coordination
| Method | What it does for you |
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| ART-informed | Drawn from Accelerated Resolution Therapy. Eye movements and guided imagery that can help hard memories feel less charged, which suits the short timeline of an intensive. |
| EMDR | Helps your brain reprocess core memories and beliefs so they stop feeling like they are happening now. |
| IFS-informed | Parts work drawn from Internal Family Systems. Gets to know your protective "caretaker" and "performer" parts with compassion. Its idea of Self leaves room for spiritual language if that fits you. |
| Yoga and somatic work | Breath, grounding, and gentle movement for body-level regulation. Chair-friendly, and always optional. |
| Complex trauma care | Pacing for layered, long-term, or relational trauma, not only single incidents. |
Your mornings
A clear map before you commit.
Every intensive day is a 4-hour morning, done by 1 p.m. so you can rest before pickup, have dinner at home, and sleep in your own bed. Here is the three-day intensive. One- and two-day intensives follow the same arc in a shorter form.
Arrive and settle
- 9:00Tea, seating, lights the way you like them. We go over the plan for the day.
- 9:15A few minutes of breath and grounding so you can arrive instead of perform.
- 9:30Review your parts map and goals. Ease into the first deeper work.
- 11:00Break, snack, short walk.
- 11:20Continue, at the pace your body sets.
- 12:30Closing ritual so you leave feeling contained.
- 1:00Head home to rest.
Relieve
- 9:00Check in on your night and what came up.
- 9:20EMDR or ART-informed work on the themes we chose together.
- 11:00Break, movement, water.
- 11:20Continue processing, at the pace your body sets.
- 12:30Notice how the memories feel now. Grounding close.
- 1:00Head home to rest.
Reclaim
- 9:00Check in and finish any open processing.
- 10:00Parts and body work around who you are becoming.
- 11:00Break.
- 11:20Write a short letter to yourself to reread on hard days.
- 12:15Your take-home practices and re-entry plan.
- 12:45An optional closing ritual, then home.
A quiet buffer day
I recommend at least one easy day before you go back to a full shift. We plan it together during preparation, so you are not processing heavy material and clocking in the next morning.
- Days
- Tuesday to Thursday, Wednesday to Friday, or Thursday to Saturday, so a partner can cover the weekend.
- Times
- 4-hour mornings, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. No evening processing.
- Booking
- Usually 4 to 6 weeks out, so you have time to request PTO and trade shifts.
- Flexible inside the frame
- The times are a guide. If something important comes up, we follow it, and I ask before we change course.
Nervous system regulation
I will not push you past your window.
Your window of tolerance is the zone where you can feel, think, and stay present. Trauma tends to narrow it, so a buzzing phone sends you into overdrive and a hard day leaves you numb.
You are very good at saying "I'm fine."
So I watch for the signs you might not mention. If you start to go numb or drift, I slow us down, even if you say you are okay. Every session is paced to keep you inside your window, and every day ends with a grounding close.
- You can pause, pass, or change your mind at any point
- No surprise techniques or extended sessions without asking you first
- We follow what is actually coming up, not a checklist of targets
- You will not leave a session raw and scattered
Where we meet
A private home, not an office.
In-person intensives take place in a quiet house on 1.6 acres in Rossville, Georgia, about 15 minutes from downtown Chattanooga. You spend all day thinking about everyone else's comfort. Here, you do not have to think about yours.
- Room to settleA big, soft sectional, blankets, and a kitchen stocked with tea and snacks.
- Room to breatheTwo decks, a fenced yard, and a little creek for breaks, slow walks, and fresh air between sessions.
- Room to closeA fire pit for an optional closing ritual on your last morning.
- Coming from out of town?Overnight stays at the house can be arranged, so you can rest nearby instead of driving home. Ask on your consultation call.
Small choices are yours
- Where you sit, lights on or dimmed, a blanket
- Tea, water, and snacks, with breaks built in
- No icebreakers and no "share something fun about yourself"
- We start in your body, gently, before we talk
You do not have to take care of me
I have sat with a lot of hard things, and I will stay steady with whatever you bring. You do not need to perform being a good client, watch my reactions, or make sure I am okay. Your spirituality is welcome here and will not be treated as a symptom. I also will not hand you spiritual interpretations you did not ask for.
Aftercare
You will not be dropped on day three.
The most common fear I hear is opening something up and having to close it alone before work on Monday. Aftercare is planned before the intensive starts.
Before you leave
- A re-entry plan: what the next few days may feel like and signs to watch for
- Your letter to yourself, in your own words
- Your customized workbook to keep coming back to
- With your consent, a written summary for your regular therapist
In the weeks after
- A 90-minute post-intensive interview about 2 to 3 weeks later, to talk through what shifted and what still feels tender
- Clear instructions for reaching me, or your therapist, if something comes up
- Coordination with your regular therapist so the work keeps going
Three practices sized for a real life
So you can walk inside without sitting in the driveway first.
Something gentle for the moments you are awake and alone with your thoughts.
For the dread that shows up before the week starts.
Careful screening
I ask hard questions up front, because your safety matters more than a booking.
An intensive asks your system to process a lot in a short time. Before we schedule, we look at your stability, your supports, and your plan for afterward. If now is not the right time, I will tell you honestly and help you find a better next step.
Usually a good fit
- You have done some therapy and understand your story
- You have people who can support you during and after
- You can set aside a few mornings and a buffer day
- You want focused, body-based work, not only talk
Not right now, or not without extra steps
- Active suicidal thoughts, a recent attempt, or current self-harm
- Active psychosis, mania, or untreated severe dissociation
- Substance use that would interfere with processing
- A current crisis or an unsafe living situation
- No support system or aftercare plan
- Looking for a spiritual guide or coach rather than therapy
Some of these can still work with longer preparation or coordination with your ongoing therapist. We will figure that out together.
Investment
Transparent pricing, and the honest math.
Intensives are private pay and are not billed to insurance. Spending this on yourself can feel selfish. It may help to think of it as what you would do for someone you love without blinking.
Three-day intensive
Three 4-hour mornings in a row · 12 hoursThe complete Relief to Reclamation arc, with time to rest and settle at home between mornings. Gentle on your nervous system and easy to fit around family.
$2,992
Two-day intensive
Two 4-hour mornings · 8 hoursRoom to settle in, go deeper, and close with care. A good fit for one central theme.
$2,288
One-day intensive
One 4-hour morning · 4 hoursA focused morning on one specific memory, pattern, or goal.
$1,584
Custom package
Built around youNeed different dates, more mornings, or a mix of in person and video? Ask, and we will design a package together.
Available on request
The same 12 hours of therapy, two ways
Weekly sessions also lose part of each hour to settling in and winding down. An intensive lets you stay with the work instead of reopening it every week.
Included with every intensive
- Free consultation call
- 90-minute pre-intensive interview and screening
- A personalized workbook: I spend 1 hour customizing it to your goals, and 1 hour reviewing it to plan your intensive once you return it (due 48 hours before your pre-intensive interview)
- 90-minute post-intensive interview, 2 to 3 weeks after
Available in person in Rossville, Georgia, near Chattanooga, and by secure video for adults located in Georgia or Tennessee during sessions. We confirm the right format together on your consultation call.
About
Hi, I'm Katelyn Crawford, LPC.
I came to this work through my training and through my own life. I know firsthand how family dynamics, relational trauma, divorce, chronic stress, and people-pleasing can shape the way we move through the world, and how easy it is to lose touch with yourself along the way.
My own healing taught me that so much of this is not about changing your thoughts. It is about understanding your nervous system, recognizing the patterns you built to survive, and learning that you do not have to keep living that way.
I especially love working with people who have spent their lives taking care of everyone else: helpers, caregivers, high achievers, the ones everyone sees as strong. The best part of my work is watching someone let go of the "shoulds," find their voice, set a boundary, reconnect with their body, and figure out what they actually want their life to look like.
"Healing should not become one more obligation. I want you to leave with more freedom, connection, and joy, and a life that feels like your own."
What I am like in the room
Warm, grounded, and real. I can be calm and nurturing, and I am also direct and curious, and I will gently challenge you when it helps. I use humor too, because meaningful work does not have to feel heavy every minute. You do not need to say the right thing or be the perfect client. You are the expert on your own life. I bring education, perspective, and tools, and we get curious together. We look at what happened, and we also look at how you can enjoy your life again.
Outside the office, I practice what I teach. I am a yoga teacher, I love being outdoors and traveling, and you will often find me on a trail with my dogs, looking for ways to slow down.
Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia and Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), practicing in Tennessee through the Counseling Compact. Completing coursework toward the Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) Level 2 credential. Registered yoga teacher (RYT-200).
Get to know me first
Low-stakes ways to see if I am a fit.
You should know I am steady and real before you trust me with your nervous system.
A free consultation
A short, no-pressure call. Ask anything. You will get my honest view of whether an intensive makes sense now.
Running on Empty
A free 90-minute workshop for helpers and anyone who is always the steady one. Gentle movement, no sharing required, and a simple calming practice to take home.
For therapists
Have a client who has done good work with you but feels plateaued? Intensives are an adjunct to weekly therapy, not a replacement. Clients return to you with a written summary and practices to keep using.
Questions
What might be holding you back.
What if you open something up and I cannot close it before work?
This is the reason for 4-hour mornings instead of long days, a grounding close every day, a buffer day after, and a re-entry plan. We pace the work to your window, and we do not start anything we do not have time to settle.
I have already done years of therapy. What if this does not work either?
Talk therapy helps you understand your story. EMDR and ART-informed work focus on how that story lives in your body, which is a different job. If weekly therapy has not shifted things, that is not proof that you are the problem. I will also be honest on the consultation call about what is realistic for you.
Do I need to tell my weekly therapist? Is this disloyal?
It is not cheating on your therapist. Many clients come to me because their therapist suggested it. With your permission, I coordinate with them before and after, and send a written summary so the work carries on in your regular sessions.
Will my spirituality be welcome, or will this be too "woo"?
Both concerns are fair. Your spiritual life is welcome and will not be treated as a symptom. The work itself rests on established clinical approaches like EMDR, and IFS- and ART-informed work. I will not offer spiritual interpretations you did not ask for.
Do I have to tell you everything in detail?
No. EMDR, ART-informed work, and parts work do not require you to retell your story in full. You decide how much to share, and we can pause or change direction at any time.
What will I walk away with?
Every person's experience is different, and I do not promise specific results. You will leave with the memory of mornings that were fully yours, a letter to yourself in your own words, a few practices that fit your life, and a clear plan for the weeks after. We name what you are hoping for at the start and talk about what shifted at your follow-up.
Can I do an intensive online?
Yes, if you are physically located in Georgia or Tennessee during your sessions. We will talk through your space, privacy, and supports ahead of time to make sure virtual work is a good fit.
Will insurance cover this?
Intensives through Reset Retreats are private pay. If you would like to use insurance for weekly sessions, those are available through my separate practice, Reset Counseling and Wellness.
Looking for weekly therapy?
Insurance-based sessions are offered through Reset Counseling and Wellness.
My ongoing individual therapy, billed to insurance, is a separate practice.
Contact
Your life can feel like yours again.
Start with a free consultation. Many people talk it over with a partner, a close friend, or their therapist first. That is a good idea, and you are welcome to bring their questions to the call.
- Book a free consultation call to see if we are a fit
- Screening and your 90-minute pre-intensive interview
- Pick your mornings, usually 4 to 6 weeks out
