Testimonials
Sarah, Real client, Permission to use their words granted
“After just one intensive, I experienced what years of talk therapy couldn’t give me - relief. My anxiety has eased, my headaches are gone, and I no longer have to force myself out of bed.”
James, Real client, Permission to use their words granted
“My intensive gave me a deep sense of acceptance and a new relationship with myself and way of being with my parts.”
Gene, Real client, Permission to use their words granted
“Thank you [Morgan] for your lovely co-regulating ability. You immediately put me at ease. I felt safe - that’s unusual for me!”
Intensive IFS-Informed EMDR
You’re here because you want to heal and are ready to invest time and resources beyond the traditional weekly or biweekly therapy session. You’re curious how an IFS-Informed EMDR Intensive can help you.
Morgan Levine offers customizable healing intensives virtually to those in Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Colorado, as well as in-person at our offices in a Philadelphia suburb or through an immersive experience in a stunning farm setting, accompanied by daily treatment from a highly trained, seasoned therapist. Our EMDR Intensives integrate IFS (Internal Family Systems), attachment theory, and polyvagal theory.
Instead of addressing issues every week over years, you can often resolve symptoms and accelerate your healing process, finding the relief needed to move forward in life.
First, you’ll meet with Morgan for a free 30-minute consultation, where she will get to know you and understand what you’re hoping to address in an intensive. You will also have time to ask her any questions you may have. At the end of the consultation, if it seems like a good fit, Morgan will put together a customized intensive package for you, including the next available dates, and send it to you for review and confirmation. If it doesn’t seem like the right fit for now, Morgan will provide referrals and resources to support your healing. Her hope is that you leave the 30-minute consultation feeling supported in your healing journey, whether or not you decide to move forward with her.
Typically, an Intensive package consists of 4-5 hour blocks of time conducted over 2-4 consecutive days. Packages also include virtual preparation sessions, collaboration with existing therapists, workbooks, and a post-intensive follow-up session, along with future treatment planning. Please note, Morgan schedules intensives months in advance and typically cannot accommodate immediate requests.
Due to the power of IFS & EMDR to facilitate neural rewiring and genuine change, EMDR Intensives can achieve outcomes not possible through standard talk-therapy techniques or just 50-90 minute weekly or biweekly sessions. Through IFS-Informed EMDR processing, we can desensitize the emotional charge of memories or everyday challenges and shift negative beliefs about yourself, leading you toward healing. Longer format sessions conducted over consecutive days allow for more material to be processed and healed more quickly compared to traditional therapy.
But please keep in mind that it is called an "intensive" for a reason. The work can be highly INTENSE, but so is the potential for healing! Due to the intensity of the work, we recommend that all intensive clients have an established primary therapist to return to after their intensive. We also cannot guarantee that EMDR processing will occur if you have never been in therapy before or if your system is not ready for it. Therefore, Morgan schedules a 30-minute free consultation to assess fit.
An Intensive may be right for you if:
You have been in therapy for years but feel you're not making progress.
You're currently in therapy, possibly even EMDR therapy, and feel stuck.
You are a therapist looking to deepen your own healing journey.
You have tried EMDR before and want uninterrupted time to explore current triggers.
You have been employing various coping strategies but still feel stuck.
You need efficient support as a busy professional or parent with a full plate that makes a weekly or biweekly appointment challenging.
You are a current client of ours or another therapist seeking extra, focused support quickly.
You are someone who prefers to work intensively.
Intensive EMDR FAQS
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Morgan is certified in EMDR, IFS-Informed EMDR, and Imago Relationship Therapy. She also incorporates polyvagal theory, attachment, recent event protocols, and a deep understanding of CPTSD recovery principles. As a client, you will receive your own, client-centered therapeutic process.
Morgan’s approach is relational, and i integrates whats she knows about neurobiology, parts, and attachment in order to help her clients feel valued, empowered, and move toward healing.
Research has shown that above all else the quality of the therapeutic relationship heals, so Morgan takes the time to get to know you every step of the way, and build safety in the therapeutic space. You are the expert on you and Morgan supports the space and process.Have a therapist already? A healing intensive retreat using EMDR and IFS can be done in collaboration with existing therapy. It can help you get unstuck and provide faster relief to clients when used in conjunction with their regular therapist.
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We are out-of-network with all insurances.
We believe it is important to join our clients in making decisions together that are best for them, and not based on what insurance deems medical necessity. Insurances typically only cover a 50-minute therapy session 1x a day because we value the power of intensive therapy, we do not accept insurance.
We do offer a Good Faith Estimate and Superbill for you to submit for Out of Network reimbursement for eligible services.
We also provide information on verifying your out of network benefits and a free benefits verification tool here.
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Please note Morgan provides a customized package for each client. In general, intensives are 2-6 days consecutively in blocks for 3-5 hrs per day.
Morgan’s current daily rate is $1,300-1,800. Please do not hesitate to discuss cost and flexible pricing during your consultation.
Intensive Therapy has been shown to be a more cost-effective way to complete trauma therapy than weekly appointments for clients. A 5-day intensive has been shown to be equivalent to 1 year of weekly therapy appointments.
We require an 50% non-refundable deposit to hold intensive dates and then the remaining 50% is paid 1-week prior to your intensive.
Payment can be made by debit and credit cards and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA) cards through our HIPAA-secure practice management system.
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Morgan offers teletherapy or online intensive sessions for people located anywhere in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, and Colorado.
Virtual slots are available on a limited basis. Most clients only do virtual when in maintenance or for preparation and follow-up sessions.
However, if you feeling strongly that virtual is the best fit for you please discuss this with Morgan in your initial 30-minute consultation.
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Keep in mind, it is called an "intensive" for a reason. The work can be highly INTENSE, but so is the potential for healing.
Due to the intensity of the work, we recommend having a primary therapist to return to after your intensive. We are happy to provide referrals for that support.
We also cannot guarantee that processing will occur if you have never been in therapy before or if your system is not ready for it. Many people who come to an intensive as their first time in therapy use an intensive to start to get to know their protection defaults, build somatic awareness, and coping skills that will help work toward future processing.
Finding the right fit therapist is one of the most important predictors of whether therapy will be successful for you.
Therefore, we schedule a 30-minute free consultation with Morgan where you will discuss what you are looking for, what she can offer, and whether she would be the best fit for you.
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Yes! Perhaps you’ve a felt sense of stuckness but you feel a connection with your current that you aren't ready to move away from or maybe you are not quite sure how to shift all the way into a new experience of yourself with your current therapist. It's also possible you've been doing talk therapy so you now cognitively understand new things, but your body is still confused, so you’re curious about how adjunct EMDR intensive therapy can help. Schedule a consultation today to see if an Intensive can help.
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Yes, I am currently accepting clients. My soonest available is typically 2 months out. A free 30-minute consultation is the first step. If we are not a fit, I will provide you with a few excellent referrals.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence based psychotherapy technique developed by Francine Shapiro to help individuals cope with and overcome the emotional distress and symptoms associated with traumatic experiences. EMDR is particularly effective for individuals who have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Complex PTSD (CPTSD), other trauma-related conditions. EMDR addresses the psychological and physical symptoms stemming from adverse life experiences. However, EMDR is not just for trauma; it is also utilized for performance enhancement.
Overall EMDR is used to help people who are dealing with present day symptoms that might be related to experiences in the past. Learn more about the EMDR Phases here.
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IFS-Informed EMDR is an integrative approach that combines Internal Family Systems (IFS) and EMDR, to help clients heal from the symptoms and emotional distress from trauma and past stressful events. These modalities provide a compassionate, non-judgmental way to understand blocks, defenses, and stuck things in your life. Learn more here.
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Many of my clients return for intensives when they feel ready.
I do not offer weekly or biweekly therapy but I am happy to offer referrals for therapists who offer weekly or biweekly support.
In some cases, I may be able to offer a monthly adjunctive EMDR in-person in my office or virtually if you are located in state where I am licensed. This is dependent on whether it is an appropriate level of care for you and if I have the space in my caseload.
I welcome those who have done an intensive with me to return any time in the future for another intensive.
Intensive Retreats
A 3-5 day immersive experience
Private 92-Acre Farm Stay
Heal immersed in the safety, peacefulness, and calm of this stunning updated 1700's home on 92-acres of private farmland with an onsite animal rescue. You have total private access to the grounds and home. The Farm is owned by an outside entity that we connect you with to reserve your stay. Morgan Levine comes to provide treatment during your scheduled treatment times.
3-day packages start at $6,700
THE RESEARCH SHOWS
Intensive application of trauma-focused therapy seems to be well tolerated in patients with PTSD, enabling faster symptom reduction with similar, or even better, results, while reducing the risk that patients drop out prematurely. Learn more here and here.
Intensive EMDR treatment is feasible and is indicative of reliable improvement in PTSD symptoms in a very short time frame. Learn more here.
An intensive program using EMDR therapy is a potentially SAFE AND EFFECTIVE treatment alternative for COMPLEX PTSD. Learn more here.
SAVES YOU MONEY AND TIME: even compared to other trauma therapy, the intensive format may decrease treatment time, because of time not spent on a) checking in at the beginning of each session, b) addressing current crises and concerns, c) focusing on stabilizing and coping skills that the client won’t need after trauma healing, or d) assisting the client in regaining composure at the end of the session. Learn more here.