When 50 Minutes Isn't Enough: The Art of Therapy Intensives
Guest Alli Christie Disney, LPC, is a trauma therapist specializing in therapy intensives. She joins Ashley and Morgen to talk about what intensives are and shares about how multi-hour sessions have the potential to heal trauma faster than weekly therapy.
Guest Bio:
Alli Christie Disney, LPC, is a trauma therapist specializing in therapy intensives for high-achieving women who are ready for deep, lasting change.
With more than 18 years of clinical training and extensive experience in EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Somatic Experiencing (SE), Alli helps clients get to the root of long-standing patterns, anxiety, self-doubt, and unresolved trauma, without spending years in traditional weekly therapy.
Her unique intensive approach is designed to create meaningful breakthroughs in days rather than months, helping women cultivate unshakable self-trust, release the weight of the past, and move forward with greater confidence, freedom, and purpose.
To contact Alli directly, her website is: www.allichristiecounseling.com
Host bios:
Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, evaluator, clinical supervisor, consultant, and educator. Her clinical expertise centers on working with individuals impacted by the legal system, grounded in a commitment to offender accountability, survivor healing, and restorative justice.
Ashley has developed multiple 45-hour training programs on clinical supervision and is the author of The Resilient Therapist (Bloomsbury, 2026) and Supporting Clients of Sexual Trauma: Establishing Safety, Processing Shame, and Fostering Healthy Intimacy (PESI, 2026). She provides training nationally on restorative justice, addiction, clinical supervision, working with individuals who have committed sexual offenses, professional boundaries in therapy, and mandatory reporting.
To contact Ashley directly, her website is: https://www.ensopllc.com/
Morgen Villegas, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, writer, consultant, and an EMDR International Association Approved Consultant. Through her practice, Vida Idílica Therapy & Consulting, she specializes in helping women heal from trauma, attachment wounds, emotional neglect, and the lasting effects of overfunctioning and caregiving. Using a blend of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), she helps clients reconnect with themselves and create lives that feel more authentic, spacious, and connected.
Morgen also provides consultation to EMDR therapists seeking greater confidence and nuance in working with complex trauma. Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience, she is passionate about helping people move beyond "faking fine" and toward lasting healing. She is the author of Shadows to Light, a collection of stories and reflections on emotional neglect, motherhood, and breaking intergenerational cycles. Morgen lives in Colorado with her husband, two sons, rescue dog Raven, and an ever-growing stack of library books waiting to be read.
To contact Morgen directly, her website is: vida-idilica.com
