How EMDR Intensives Help Heal Medical Trauma and Chronic Illness Stress in Pensacola, FL
Living with chronic illness or autoimmune disease is more than managing symptoms, doctor’s visits, and lab results. It’s the emotional toll, the anxiety before appointments, the fear of another flare, the exhaustion of not being believed.
If you’ve experienced medical trauma whether from being dismissed by providers, going through painful procedures, or being told “it’s just anxiety” ,you know how deeply it can affect your body and mind.
At Hello Calm Therapy in Pensacola, FL, we specialize in EMDR & Brainspotting Intensives designed for people navigating autoimmune and medical trauma. Our Autoimmune & Medical Trauma Intensive is a safe, focused way to help your nervous system finally reset.
It’s Not Just Physical — Chronic Illness Hurts Emotionally Too
Living with chronic illness often means:
Being told symptoms are “all in your head.”
Feeling dismissed or minimized by medical professionals.
Endless cycles of appointments, tests, and waiting.
Watching your life shrink because of fatigue, flares, or pain.
The result? Your nervous system never feels safe.
Your body stays in fight-or-flight mode, constantly bracing for the next flare, the next bad lab result, the next doctor who won’t listen. This constant stress can leave you anxious, restless, or shut down, even when nothing is “happening” at the moment.
Understanding Medical Trauma and Why It Sticks
Medical trauma can come from:
Being misdiagnosed or ignored for years.
Experiencing painful or invasive procedures.
Traumatic birth experiences or ER visits.
Living with chronic illness where your symptoms aren’t taken seriously.
The trauma isn’t just in your memories, it’s in your body. Each time you face a medical trigger (doctor’s office, lab work, new medication), your nervous system can react like the danger is happening all over again.
Weekly therapy can help, but often:
Sessions are too short to process fully.
You leave “open” and unsettled.
Progress feels slow compared to the weight you’re carrying.
Why an EMDR & Brainspotting Intensive May Help More Than Weekly Therapy
Our brains and bodies need time to process trauma. Traditional therapy (50 minutes a week) often stirs things up but doesn’t give enough space for your nervous system to settle.
An intensive gives you:
Focused time: hours in one day or over two days, instead of being cut off just when things get deep.
Momentum: no waiting a week to pick back up.
Containment: space to fully process and leave grounded, not raw.
For autoimmune clients, intensives also mean less overall fatigue; Think one or two days of therapy instead of dragging the process out for years.
The Autoimmune & Medical Trauma Intensive in Pensacola, FL
At Hello Calm Therapy, we created The Body Remembers™ Intensive for clients living with autoimmune and medical trauma.
This program combines:
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
Brainspotting (a body-based trauma therapy)
Nervous system reset practices
Together, these approaches help your body release stored trauma, calm health anxiety, and feel safe again.
What’s included:
Free 15-min Fit Call
90-min Intake or “Mapping” Session
1-Day (4.5–6 hrs) or 2-Day (8–9 hrs) intensive
Two follow-up sessions (7 & 21 days later)
Is This Right for You?
This program may be a fit if you:
Live with Hashimoto’s, lupus, Crohn’s, MS, fibromyalgia, or another autoimmune disease or have struggled with other chronic illnesses
Have experienced a medical diagnosis that has left you feeling hopeless, like your body is failing you, or like you may never heal.
Have experienced past traumas that could be causing more imflamation and stress on your already “under attack” body.
Feel panic or dread before medical appointments, tests, or labs
Carry painful memories of being dismissed or gaslit by providers
Want relief without years of weekly therapy
Are looking for EMDR therapy in Pensacola, FL or virtual trauma therapy in Florida & Alabama
Why I Care About This Work
I’m Hannah Ciampini, LCSW. Along with being an EMDR & Brainspotting therapist, I also live with Hashimoto’s disease.
For years, I was dismissed by doctors. I was told “it’s just anxiety” or “you’re just tired from being a mom.” By the time I was diagnosed, the only solution offered was lifelong medication.
That experience taught me how deeply medical trauma and chronic illness live in the body. It’s not just physical, it’s emotional. It’s nervous system exhaustion. It’s the weight of not being believed.
That’s why I built this intensive. To give others living with autoimmune illness the support I wish I had sooner.
You Don’t Have to Stay Stuck in Survival Mode
If you’re tired of supplements, protocols, and endless research that don’t touch the emotional weight of chronic illness, this intensive is for you. If you feel like you can’t relax, you stay in fight or flight, and you know that this is hindering your body’s ability to heal… this intensive was made for you.
When your nervous system feels safe again, healing feels possible again and your body has that much more energy to put towards your health.
