We offer customizable EMDR intensive retreats.

  • EMDR intensives are personalized treatment plans that are designed to support your preferred schedule and timeline for your treatment goals.

  • EMDR Intensives offer the benefits of 6-12 months of therapy in a matter of days.

  • Our EMDR Intensives incorporate Internal Family Systems (IFS) and other creative, body based practices to enhance your treatment experience.

An Important Note: EMDR intensives are not just for trauma; they are also used for performance enhancement to excel in areas such as athletics, business, and relationships.

EMDR Intensive Retreats

An EMDR Intensive might be for you if…

You have been in therapy for years but getting nowhere or moving too slowly.

You long for healing and to feel light and free for once in your life.

You’ve been trying all the things, practicing good coping strategies yet still feel stuck.

You cognitively understand things, yet your body is still reacting or feeling confused.

You’re curious about how intensive EMDR therapy can help as you work with your primary talk therapist.

You need more efficient support as the busy professional and/or parent with kids who has too much on your plate.

You are a current client of ours who is needing extra, focused support quickly. 

You are a new client who just prefers to work intensively. 

Where You’ll Stay

Chester County, PA

Private Farmhouse on a 92-acre Farm

Lancaster County, PA

Private Suite at a Bed & Breakfast

Your Intensive Includes:

  • Pre-consultation interview to assess for candidacy, as well as target unpleasant beliefs, body sensations, emotions, or images from which you are seeking relief.

  • Personalized treatment workbook, which allows you to work on your treatment goals before, during, and after our intensive sessions.

  • A customized treatment program with targeted treatment goals. Intensives are held over 3-5 days. Research shows a 5-day intensive is equivalent to a year of weekly therapy.

  • During the intensive retreat, you will stay at the Historic Buck Run Farm in Chester County, Pennsylvania or The Inn at Twin Linden in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In addition to EMDR and IFS therapy, you will be offered opportunities to participate in trauma-sensitive yoga, movement therapy, massage therapy, aromatherapy, acupuncture, reiki, and more. If you are local to Chester County, please inquire about a daily rate without a stay.

  • Post-treatment interview to assess and support your adaptation to positive changes from treatment.

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.

*If you would like to schedule a 45 minute consultation/intake session, please complete this form to get started. Please review the FAQs below about pricing and insurance before contacting us.

Intensive Retreat FAQS

  • I believe it is important to join with my client in making decisions together that are best for them, and not based on what insurance deems medical necessity. For this reason, I do not accept insurance. I do offer a Good Faith Estimate and Superbill for Out of Network Services provided. I also provide information on verifying your out of network benefits and a free benefits verification tool here.

  • I provide a customized package for each client. Information about fees for intensive EMDR therapy and healing retreats is available upon request. Packages start at $1,950. Please note than intensive therapy is a more cost-effective way to complete trauma therapy than weekly appointments are. I  accept debit and credit cards and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA) cards through my HIPAA-secure practice management system.

  • I offer teletherapy or online sessions for people residing anywhere in the state of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, Colorado, and Florida. Clients local to Lancaster County, Chester County, Philadelphia County, Delaware County, or parts of New Jersey, Delaware, or Maryland may find in-person intensives helpful. Clients who reside further away may wish to consider an in-person multi-day immersive retreat experience. 

  • Finding the right fit is one of the most important predictors of whether therapy will be successful for you.

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    with Morgan where we will discuss what you are looking for, what she can offer, and whether she would be the best fit for you.

  • 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.

  • Yes, I am currently only accepting new clients for retreat style intensives in January, March, and April 2025. A 45-minute consultation is the first step. The cost of the consultation is $260. If we are not a fit, I will provide you with a few excellent referrals.

  • 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.

  • 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.