Morgan Levine, LCSW
Morgan Levine, LCSW, is an IFS Therapist (IFS Institute) and EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Certified in EMDR (EMDRIA), IFS-Informed EMDR (Syzygy Institute), and Imago Relationship Therapy (Maya Kollman).
Her specialities include IFS-Informed EMDR Intensives and Intensive Retreats for fellow therapists and adults healing from childhood trauma, attachment wounds, and complex PTSD.
Morgan also offers couple intensives for intimate partners and dyads (friends, family members, etc) who have done their own individual IFS and/or EMDR therapy or recovery work, and who want to deepen their connection or address a stuck dynamic.
Do you want to do an Intensive or Intensive Retreat with a therapist who specializes in Intensives?
If you answered yes, then Morgan may be a great fit for you. She has completed over 100 intensives (25+ Intensive retreats).
Unlike other therapists, who fit Intensives into their existing caseload, Morgan only offers IFS-Informed EMDR intensives and retreats for individuals and couples who want faster, deeper healing and long-lasting results.
Who I work with
I’m especially drawn to working with adults who grew up in families or cultures where they learned to survive by achieving, caretaking, disappearing, being “the good one,” being the identified problem, or becoming exceptionally self-reliant.
Many of my clients have already done substantial therapy. They understand their family dynamics. They can name the patterns. They may even understand exactly where those patterns came from—and still notice that some younger parts of them continue to organize around old roles.
I love working with the high performer learning to rest and play, the scapegoat who chose to live differently, the golden child putting down the responsibility of saving everyone else, and the lost child discovering that it can be safe to be seen, heard, and connected.
My work is not only about processing what happened to you. I’m interested in what becomes possible when you no longer have to organize your life around what happened—when you have more freedom to move from surviving into thriving.
In survival mode, our systems prioritize protection. We may disconnect from ourselves, other people, or the parts of life that aren’t essential to getting through. Thriving creates more room for creativity, rest, choice, and connection.
Survival is adaptive and necessary. The goal isn’t to eliminate it, but to have greater flexibility—to recognize when protection is needed and when it is safe to soften.
As we become more able to move out of survival, there can be more room for pleasure, play, curiosity, nature, creativity, connection, and childlike wonder.
This is part of why my intensives extend beyond traditional trauma processing. Alongside IFS-informed EMDR, I may incorporate intuitive drawing, creative parts expression, somatic and sensory resourcing, nature, and intentional rest—creating different ways for parts of you to be known and for healing to become something you experience, not only something you understand.
“Sometimes the next layer of healing requires enough time and space to stay with what arises—not just understand it.”
➡️ Specialties: EMDR, IFS-Informed EMDR, Trauma Therapy, CPTSD Treatment, Dissociation, Attachment Therapy, Polyvagal Theory, EMDR Consultation, Clinical Supervision, Therapist Business Coaching, Therapy Intensives, IFS-Informed EMDR Intensives, IFS-Informed EMDR Intensive Retreats, Psychedelic Integration Intensives
EMDR Intensives FAQ
An Intensive is a highly focused therapy experience. We offer intensives in two formats:
INTENSIVE OPTION 1) 4–5 consecutive days in-person, with extended daily sessions over 4-5 hours.
INTENSIVE OPTION 2) Ongoing biweekly or weekly 1/2-day to 1-day virtual intensives for clients located in DC, MD, VA, and PA at the time of treatment.
Unlike weekly therapy, which often gets interrupted by life in between sessions, intensives create the time and space for deeper accelerated healing to unfold.
What is an Intensive, and how is it different from weekly therapy?
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Do I need previous therapy before an EMDR intensive?
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Usually, yes. Our intensives are designed primarily for people who already have a foundation in therapy and are ready for deeper experiential trauma work. The intensive is generally not the best place to begin learning basic emotional regulation, body awareness, or trauma education.
Do I need previous EMDR experience?
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Not necessarily. However, you should have enough emotional and somatic capacity to notice difficult internal experiences without immediately becoming overwhelmed or needing to escape them. During consultation and preparation, we will assess whether intensive EMDR is an appropriate next step.
This is actually common among the people who seek my intensives. You may understand your history and patterns very well while still noticing that certain responses feel automatic, embodied, or unresolved. Intensive work allows us to spend sustained time with those deeper patterns rather than repeatedly opening and closing the work within weekly sessions.
I've done years of therapy but still feel stuck. Can an EMDR intensive help?
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Will I feel better after five days?
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There is no responsible way to guarantee how you will feel immediately following trauma processing. Some people experience relief, clarity, or increased spaciousness. Others experience grief, fatigue, vulnerability, or continued integration. The goal is not simply to feel better for five days—it is to support meaningful processing and greater flexibility over time.
Can I fix my trauma in five days?
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An intensive is not a five-day cure for trauma. It is a concentrated period of therapeutic work that can allow us to access and process material with more continuity than weekly therapy often provides. We have seen many clients arrive with meeting high diagnostic PTSD scores on the PCL and at follow-up they fall below diagnostic levels. However, it is important to understand your healing existed before the intensive and will continue afterward.
Who is a good fit for an Intensive?
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Intensives are ideal for people who:
Have tried talk therapy, self-help, or even EMDR/IFS before but still feel stuck
Are navigating grief, relational loss, betrayal, or childhood wounds
Want relief and results faster than traditional therapy offers
Desire a therapist who is flexible, attuned, and skilled at guiding deep healing
If you resonate with this, a free consultation can help us explore whether an intensive is right for you.
CAn I do an Intensive if I already have a therapist?
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Yes, many of our clients have tried EMDR in the past. Some had success and want to try it again in a different kind of format. Others have found past EMDR too rigid or activating.
Our IFS-informed EMDR style creates the safety, pacing, and personalization needed for real transformation.
There are many ways to combine EMDR treatment with other modalities to enhance effectiveness. This is why Morgan integrates EMDR with IFS, Polyvagal Theory, and attachment work. She also uses many creative strategies for bilateral stimulation and taxing your working memory which has been shown to increase effectiveness. Lastly, EMDR processing when done in multiple consecutive sessions in the same week, like an Intensive format, have also been shown to enhance effectiveness.
What can an EMDR intensive help with?
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EMDR intensives can be helpful when you’ve already done meaningful therapy and have insight into your history, but certain experiences still feel unresolved.
You may understand why you respond the way you do and still notice old patterns showing up in your body, emotions, relationships, or nervous system. An intensive provides sustained time to work experientially with what remains—rather than only talking about or understanding it.
People may choose an intensive to work with Developmental or complex trauma, Attachment and relationship wounds, Generational or family trauma, Difficult or traumatic memories that still carry emotional charge, Protective patterns that no longer feel helpful, Emotional or body-based responses that feel connected to the past, Patterns that have remained despite previous therapy, EMDR, or IFS, A specific area where they feel stuck or want deeper processing
The goal isn’t to eliminate difficult emotions or “fix” your trauma in five days. It’s to create enough time, continuity, and support to process what is ready to be worked with and expand your capacity to experience difficult feelings without becoming overwhelmed or disconnected from yourself.
Will this be too intense for me?
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Intensives are powerful — and yes, intense — but they are always tailored to what feels safe and manageable for you.
We build in preparation, resourcing, and grounding so you’re supported every step of the way. You’ll also continue integrating the work with your primary therapist afterward.
Can I do an EMDR intensive if I've already tried EMDR?
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Yes, in fact, unless you have done extensive EMDR and somatic trauma therapy prior to your intensive, we require all intensive clients to have a primary therapist they can return to after the intensive.
This ensures you have ongoing support to continue integrating the changes from our work together. If you don’t have one or you don’t have one that you feel can support your post-intensive processing, I can help connect you with a trusted provider.
Who is an EMDR intensive not appropriate for?
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An EMDR intensive may not be appropriate for someone who is just beginning trauma therapy, has significant difficulty remaining present with emotions or body sensations, is experiencing poorly managed symptoms that interfere with trauma processing, or is looking for a quick or guaranteed resolution.
What dates are available for your Intensives?
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Because of the depth and focused time of intensives, I intentionally schedule the multi-day intensives I offer each year so I can remain fully present and resourced for my clients.
I typically schedule 3–6 months in advance, and sometimes further out.
My availability may change up until your consultation is completed, the intensive is confirmed, and a deposit is received.
What are your fees?
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How do I get started?
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The first step is to schedule a free 30-minute consultation. We’ll talk about your goals, answer your questions, and see if an intensive is the right fit for you.
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I grew up in a shore town in New Jersey and came into adulthood carrying the effects of significant adversity, trauma, and undiagnosed neurodivergence. My path through young adulthood and higher education wasn’t linear. I eventually graduated from Temple University in 2013 and earned my Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania in 2015.
I’ve also been on my own healing path for more than 20 years. I began, like many of the people I now work with, in traditional talk therapy. It gave me valuable insight and helped me understand why I felt and responded the way I did. Eventually, though, I realized that understanding alone wasn’t creating the kind of change I wanted. My body, emotions, relationships, and younger parts were still carrying experiences that I couldn’t simply think my way through.
Finding EMDR, IFS, nervous-system-informed work, and 12-Step recovery for the effects of growing up in a dysfunctional family changed my understanding of healing—and eventually changed the way I practice therapy.
I came to understand that healing isn’t only about making sense of what happened to us. It can also be about developing a different relationship with our bodies, our protective parts, ourselves, and other people—and creating enough internal safety and flexibility to experience more than survival.
That understanding shapes how I work today. My approach is experiential, compassionate, and collaborative. Alongside trauma processing, I value creativity, play, rest, connection, nature, and curiosity—not as extras, but as meaningful parts of what can become more available when our lives no longer have to be organized primarily around protection.
I also believe identity and lived experience matter in the therapy room. I am white, cisgender, queer and lesbian, neurodivergent (highly sensitive/ADHD), and currently able-bodied. I have my own lived experience of trauma, generational dysfunction, oppressive systems, and 12-Step recovery. These experiences inform who I am as a therapist while remaining distinct from the experiences of each person I work with.
Today, my work is about helping people who already understand so much about themselves move beyond insight alone—toward embodied healing, greater freedom and choice, and more room to fully participate in their lives.
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EMDR
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFIO
Imago Relationship Therapy
Creative Expression
Polyvagal Theory
Spiritual Recovery
Neurodiversity, LGBTQ+, Poly/Kink Affirming
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I work with self-reflective adults who have already done meaningful healing work and are ready to go deeper. Many of the people who find me understand their history, have developed insight and coping skills, and can name their patterns—but recognize that understanding alone hasn’t fully changed what they experience in their bodies, relationships, or inner worlds.
I’m especially drawn to working with:
The high performer learning to rest, play, create, and experience childlike wonder without having to earn it.
The scapegoat who chose to live differently from their family of origin and is learning to trust themselves outside of the roles and expectations they inherited.
The golden child who became responsible, capable, or successful and is learning to put down the responsibility of rescuing, fixing, or carrying everyone else.
The lost child who learned to disappear, stay small, or need very little and is discovering greater safety in being seen, heard, known, and connected.
The cycle-breaker healing from the effects of growing up in a dysfunctional family or culture and wanting to create a different relationship with themselves, others, and the generations that come after them.
Therapists, healers, and caregivers who are accustomed to holding space for others and want dedicated space for their own deeper healing.
Clinically, my work often includes complex and developmental trauma, attachment wounds, generational and cultural trauma, grief and identity transitions, and the intersection of trauma with masking, burnout, and late-identified neurodivergence.
I primarily work with people through IFS-Informed EMDR Intensives and Intensive Retreats, where we have time not only for trauma processing, but for parts work, somatic and sensory resourcing, intuitive drawing and creative expression, nature, rest, and integration.
Most of my intensive clients have an ongoing therapist to return to for continued integration. If you don’t, we can talk during consultation about whether an intensive is appropriate and what ongoing support may be needed afterward.
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EMDR Intensives
IFS-informed EMDR Intensives
Intensive Retreats
Healing from the effects of dysfunctional families and cultures
Complex PTSD
Trauma
Recent Events
Attachment wounds and healing
Anxiety
Phobias
Depression
ADHD
Highly Sensitive Women
Relationship Issues
Adult Children of Alcholics
Adult Children of Emotional Immature Parents
High achieving women
Psychedelic Integration
Therapy for therapists
EMDRIA Certification Consultation
Advanced EMDR Case Consultation
IFS-Informed EMDR Case Consultation
EMDR Intensives Consultation for Therapists
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Because of the depth and focused time of intensives, I intentionally schedule the multi-day intensives I offer each year so I can remain fully present and resourced for my clients.
I typically schedule 2–6 months in advance, and sometimes further out.
As of July 5, 2026, below are the dates I have available in 2026. My availability may change up until your consultation is completed, the intensive is confirmed, and a deposit is received.
2026 Availability:
October 26 to October 30
November 30 to December 4
December 14 to December 18
2027 Intensive Dates - 2027 Intensive Rates $2,000/day
January 4 to January 8
January 25 to January 29 (Tulum, MX)
February 15 to February 19 (Tulum, MX)
March 15 to March 19
March 29 to April 2
All dates listed above are weekday intensives; limited weekend options may be available upon request.
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2026 Intensive Rates
Individuals: $1,800/day
Couples: $2,160/day
2027 Intensive Rates
Individuals: $1,900/day
Couples: $2,350/day
See below for package information.
Morgan’s Intensive rates are package rates that include:
-30-minutes initial consultation
-60-90 minute preparation meeting for individual intensives and two prep meetings for couples (one with each partner).
-Customized workbook(s)
-Pre- and post- intensive collaboration with existing therapists
-3-4 hours of treatment per treatment day which is scheduled in 4-5 hour blocks.
- Couples Intensives include individual sessions, and couples sessions. A second therapist can also be added for an additional fee.
-45-60-minute follow-up meeting
-Collaboration with existing therapist before and after your intensive
- Written Summary of Care with future treatment plan options.
Intensives are not a one-size-fits all model. Morgan will carefully assess your goals, needs, preferences, and will make recommendations for the amount of days and hours. She also may recommend more than one intensive or alternative treatment options based on your specific needs.
All Intensive package fees are communicated ahead of time in accordance with the No Surprises Act.
Consultation Rates
$200 - Individual Case Consultation 45/minutes does not include intensives consultation
$800- 2-hr Advanced EMDR Intensives Deep dive includes 1 document review or 1-website page review
Follow-up Advanced EMDR Intensives Deep dive sessions sold in 5- and 10-hr packs. 5-pack $1,875 10-pack $3,650. Packs includes document reviews or website page reviews and access to limited templates and materials.
If you want full access to my templates and workbooks click here to learn more about joining my Designing + Launching EMDR Intensives Cohort run 2x per year. A 3-month 12-hour combination of training, consultation, and implementation in a supportive community space!
*Morgan reserves 20% of her intensive slots per year for Reduced Rates. These slots are limited and there may be a 3-6 month wait. Morgan reduces the daily treatment hours to be able to accommodate a reduced rate.
Morgan especially prioritizes those who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and those working an active ACA 12-Step program, and fellow therapists and healers serving these populations to reach out! -
The first step is to schedule a free 30-minute consultation. We’ll talk about your goals, answer your questions, and see if an intensive is the right fit for you. Click here to get started!
Learn More About Morgan
Consultation for Therapists
EMDRIA Certification Cohort
This cohort program includes all 20 hours (10 group + 10 individual) needed for EMDRIA Certification. The cohort is for EMDRIA Basic Trained therapists who want to work toward EMDRIA certification with one consultant the entire time.
Advanced Case Consultation
This offering is for therapists trained in EMDR or IFS who want support with complex cases, combining EMDR with IFS, attachment-focused and nervous system-informed strategies, and helping therapists cultivate Self-led clinical presence.
Designing + Launching EMDR Intensives
Designing + Launching EMDR Intensives is an intimate, 3-month advanced consultation and implementation cohort for EMDR-trained therapists who want to thoughtfully move beyond the traditional weekly therapy model and begin offering extended or multi-day intensive work.
Therapists & Health Professionals FAQ
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Three ways to work with me:
1) Experiential Intensives for Therapists
Step out of the therapist role and into a protected space for your own healing.
Individual, multi-day IFS-Informed EMDR intensives designed specifically for therapists and healers who want dedicated time to turn toward their own internal system.
CLICK HERE TO DO YOUR OWN INTENSIVE2) EMDR Intensive Training & Consultation
Move beyond simply extending the therapy hour.
Learn how to design clinically thoughtful, ethically grounded, sustainable intensive treatment—and build an intensive model that fits your clients, capacity, and practice.
CLICK HERE TO BUILD YOUR OWN INTENSIVE
3) EMDRIA Certification Cohort
Helping you confidently meet EMDRIA’s Certification requirements with high-quality, consultation and a learning community.
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I collaborate closely with referring therapists. You’ll be involved in the process both before and after the intensive, and I provide a treatment summary and collaboration call after the intensive to help you support your client after their intensive.
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You can contact me directly by sending an email to morgan@ifsemdrtherapy.com.
Speaking + Training
Invite Morgan to Speak, Teach, or Train
In addition to my clinical work, I offer speaking engagements, professional trainings, workshops, experiential learning opportunities, and customized team trainings for therapists, group practices, clinical organizations, conferences, businesses, and professional communities.
My teaching is grounded in years of trauma therapy, business operations, and the belief that meaningful change happens when we develop the capacity to notice our internal responses, understand what drives them, and take responsibility for how we choose to respond.
Clinical Speaking & Training
For therapists and clinical organizations, I offer trainings and presentations on topics including:
Breaking Free from the 50-Minute Therapy Hour: Rethinking how we structure trauma treatment
Designing & Delivering Multi-Day EMDR Intensives: Clinical, ethical, and practical considerations
IFS-Informed EMDR: Working with parts, protectors, polarization, and complex trauma within the EMDR framework
Sensory Resourcing for Complex Trauma & Dissociation: Pacing, dual awareness, resourcing, and working within a client’s nervous system capacity
From Weekly Therapist to Intensive Therapist: Building a clinically sound and sustainable intensive practice
The Therapist as Instrument: Exploring the parts, patterns, and nervous system responses we bring into the therapy room
Pricing, Boundaries & Sustainability: Examining the internal and practical shifts involved in creating a practice that supports the therapist, too
Formats & Availability
I’m available for conference presentations, podcasts, guest teaching, corporate and organizational trainings, clinical workshops, retreats, consultation groups, and customized learning experiences.
Trainings can range from introductory presentations and keynotes to half- or full-day workshops and deeper experiential experiences. I’m also available to develop customized programming around the specific needs and dynamics of your organization.
Interested in Working Together?
Whether you're looking for advanced clinical education or want to help your team develop greater self-awareness, clearer boundaries, personal responsibility, and more empowered ways of working together, I’d love to hear about what you're creating.