Future Template Parent | EMDR intensive tips for EMDR therapists and Therapist Moms
The go-to podcast for EMDR therapists who want to work fewer hours, make more money and have a better work/life balance.
Are you an EMDR therapist feeling overwhelmed by the one-to-one client model? Your caseload is packed and the lack of flexibility in your practice often leads to burnout and resentment because you can't be the parent or the therapist you really want to be.
I'm here to tell you there's a different way to run your practice.
And you're in the right place if you want to learn more about EMDR intensives and how to implement them so can build a practice that suits your family life and supports you in being a therapist for the long term.
Welcome to the Future Template Parent podcast! I'm your host, Carolyn Solo LCSW, EMDR consultant, business coach, and mom to a neurodivergent six year old, a four year old and one year old. I started offering EMDR intensives in 2022 after becoming burnt out from the grind of week-to-week sessions. Managing a caseload of 20+ clients every week had a huge impact on my ability to be present for my family and I struggled to take breaks or days off because I was worried about letting my clients down.
I knew something had to change.
EMDR intensives (or the Disney Fast Pass of Therapy as I like to call them) have completely transformed my entire business model.
I now offer EMDR intensives almost exclusively in my practice, making significantly more money and working fewer clinical hours, my clients get better results, spend less time in therapy and I have more space to be the parent I want to be.
I want to teach you how you can too!
Tune in each week to learn:
*Practical tools to improve your EMDR clinical practice
*How to manage what comes up for you when you're a parent who practices EMD
-*How offering EMDR intensives maximize your energy and reduce your overwhelm and 1-1 client time as an EMDR therapist and a parent
*How being an EMDR client has shaped my evolution as a mom
I can’t wait to help you create the future template for your life as a parent and as a therapist.
Be sure to subscribe and follow the show wherever you listen to podcasts so you don't miss an episode.
Connect with me more over on Instagram @futuretemplateparent
Episodes
147 episodes
Episode 146: Inside Therapy Intensives: EMDR, IFS & somatic, nervous-system-based with Yesim Saldivia
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I interview Yesim Saldivia (Yish) who is a holistic trauma therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado. She helps adults make sense of ...
Episode 145: How To Restructure Your Practice: Structuring Schedules & Client Transitions - Part 2
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, it is part 2 where I discuss how therapists can transition from traditional weekly sessions to an intensive practice model. I share practical strateg...
Episode 144: How To Restructure Your Practice: The Three-Day EMDR Intensive Model, Pricing & Client Fit- Part 1
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I discuss how therapists can effectively transition to offering intensives in their practice, focusing on intensive structure, scheduling, pricing, a...
Episode 143: From Expertise to Authority: SEO & AEO Strategies for Therapists with Brent Gairy
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I interview Brent Gairy. Brent is a marketing strategist and founder of Gairy Consulting, where he helps founders and growing businesses turn their e...
Episode 142: Using Podcast Guesting to Expand Your EMDR Practice
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I discuss how EMDR therapists can leverage guesting on podcasts to expand their professional network, attract clients, and promote their services eff...
Episode 141: EMDRIA Consultant Standards Explained - Part 2
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I discuss newly released EMDRIA consultant standards, exploring their core principles, expectations, and the importance of cultural humility in consu...
Episode 140: How I Run My 90 Minute Intakes (REPLAY)
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! I am your host, Carolyn Solo. Today's episode responds to a question I got from an EMDR therapist who is dipping their toe into the world of intensives. This therapist w...
Episode 139: EMDR Certification and Consultation Standards Explained - Part 1
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I discuss my journey to becoming an EMDR consultant, the updated standards for certification, and practical advice for therapists considering t...
Episode 138: Balancing Caregiving and Professional Growth as a EMDR Therapist
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I discuss the challenges of balancing caregiving responsibilities with professional growth as an EMDR therapist. The importance of recognizing person...
Episode 137: EMDR Intensives For Neurodivergent Clients and Neurodivergent Clinicians, with Liz Zhou
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I interview Liz Zhou, a neurodivergent therapist who shares her journey from her early interest in psychology as an undergraduate, to her internation...
Episode 136: Charging $5K+ for EMDR Intensives: What Sets Top Therapists Apart - (REPLAY)
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! I am your host, Carolyn Solo. In today's episode we revisit a popular episode from the podcast archives - Charging $5K+ for EMDR Intensives: What Sets Top Therapists Apa...
Episode 135: The Red Thread Approach to Treatment Planning In EMDR Intensives
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I discuss the concept of the 'red thread' in therapy, particularly in the context of EMDR and IFS. Explaining how negative cognitions and the burdens...
Episode 134: Living With the Horror: ICE, Grief, and Parenting in a Time of Injustice
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I share my struggle with the overwhelming state of the world, reflecting on her feelings of horror, exhaustion, and the weight of pri...
Episode 133: Inside a Coaching Call: Building a Ketamine & EMDR Intensive Practice with Tiffany Paul, LCSW
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I take you behind the scenes of my coaching call with Tiffany Paul, LCSW, who is in private practice in the Bay Area in California. Tiffany has a pr...
Episode 132: Motherhood, Trauma, and Transformation with Sarah Hagen, LCSW
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I interviewed Sarah Hagan LCSW specializing in perinatal mental health. We discuss the challenges of motherhood, the importance of EMDR therapy in pr...
Episode 131: 2025 Financial breakdown & Setting Goals for 2026
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I reflect on my business journey in 2025, sharing insights on income, expenses, and the importance of transparency in the therapy and coaching indust...
Episode 130: Reflecting Back on 2025 & Moving Forward: Introducing My Free EMDR Intensive Webinar
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I reflect on the past year and share my excitement for 2026. I introduced my upcoming free webinar focused on EMDR intensives, discussing how t...
Episode 129: Understanding Perpetrator Introjects
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I discuss the complex topic of perpetrator interjects in therapy, particularly in the context of working with dissociative clients. I explain what pe...
Episode 128: What They Don’t Tell You About Launching a Program
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I discuss the realities of what it was like to launch The EMDR Intensive Practice Formula - my on demand 6 module 12 hour video course, available...
Episode 127: EMDR in Practice with Sophia Mendoza LCSW
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I interviewed Sophia Mendoza, a licensed clinical social worker specializing in EMDR therapy. We discuss Sophia's journey into EMDR, its impact...
Episode 126: The EMDR Intensive Practice Formula IS HERE!
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I officially announce that I am releasing my on demand video course - the EMDR Intensive Practice Formula! Available December 8th.<...
Episode 125: A Reflection on a 10-Hour EMDR Intensive
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I reflect on a 10 hour EMDR intensive and share a deeply moving experience from a therapy session, discussing the transformative power of emoti...
Episode 124: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at 1:1 EMDR Coaching
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I give a behind the scenes look into a one-to-one consultation session with Lorena, an EMDR therapist to whom I have provided consultation for ...
Episode 123: Always Learning, Never Enough: The Pressure to Prove as an EMDR Therapist
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I discuss the challenges of self-doubt and perfectionism faced by EMDR therapists. Reflects on the internal struggles that arise from feeling inadequ...
Episode 122: Challenges & Fears When Transitioning to an EMDR Intensive Therapy Model
Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I discuss some common challenges therapists face when transitioning to an intensive therapy practice, including whether or not to keep seeing weekly ...