At the forefront of trauma treatment, our team of skilled therapists and educators is dedicated to advancing trauma therapy and redefining the healing process through specialized EMDR therapy intensives. Grounded in cutting-edge science and deep compassion, we facilitate significant breakthroughs by helping individuals break free from their past and reclaim their lives.
We also empower mental health professionals with advanced EMDR training, equipping them with the expertise needed to create lasting, transformative change for their clients. Whether you are seeking personal healing or professional development, we provide the knowledge, guidance, and tools to support your journey.
UNLOCK DEEP HEALING IN A FOCUSED, ACCELERATED FORMAT DESIGNED FOR LASTING TRANSFORMATION.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) intensives provide a focused, accelerated path to healing trauma, anxiety, and emotional distress. Unlike traditional weekly therapy, these structured, time-limited sessions offer an immersive therapeutic experience, allowing for deeper processing of past experiences in a more efficient timeframe.
Tailored to your unique needs, EMDR intensives eliminate the interruptions of weekly scheduling, enabling you to engage fully in the healing process. By dedicating concentrated time to therapy, you can experience faster relief from emotional pain, gain profound insights, and achieve lasting, positive transformation for improved mental health and overall well-being.
EMDR therapy intensives are perfect for those who:
Each EMDR therapy intensive is uniquely designed to meet your specific needs, providing a transformative healing experience that includes:
✅ Comprehensive Assessment & Targeted Plan – A deep-dive evaluation leading to a structured treatment roadmap with clear, actionable goals.
✅ Powerful Trauma Processing – Expert-guided EMDR sessions utilizing bilateral stimulation to help you safely process and release distressing memories.
✅ Lasting Transformation – Integration techniques that empower you to apply newfound insights, ensuring sustained progress beyond therapy.
✅ Resilience & Empowerment – Mindfulness and grounding strategies to strengthen emotional balance and long-term well-being.
Efficiency – Experience faster progress by processing more in a shorter time frame.
Cost-Effective – Achieve meaningful breakthroughs without the extended commitment of weekly sessions.
Depth – Tackle core issues head-on, without losing momentum between sessions.
Flexibility – Customized to fit your schedule, lifestyle, and unique therapeutic needs.
Sustainable Results – Gain powerful tools to support long-term emotional well-being and resilience.
The Evicting Toxic Shame EMDR Protocol is a specialized approach within Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, designed to help individuals process and release deep-seated toxic shame. Toxic shame is a pervasive and often unconscious belief of being inherently flawed, unworthy, or unlovable, usually stemming from early childhood trauma, neglect, abuse, or chronic invalidation
The Recent Incident EMDR Protocol (R-TEP) is an adaptation of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy designed to help individuals process and recover from recent traumatic events. It is particularly useful for acute stress reactions, preventing PTSD, and promoting resilience after distressing incidents such as accidents, assaults, natural disasters, or medical trauma
Group EMDR (G-TEP) is an adaptation of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) designed for group settings. It is particularly useful for processing shared or individual traumatic experiences in a structured, supportive environment. This method allows multiple individuals to receive trauma relief simultaneously while maintaining privacy and emotional safety
We empower mental health professionals with cutting-edge training in evidence-based trauma treatment. Our expert-led programs provide the skills and knowledge needed to deliver powerful, research-backed interventions that foster deep healing and lasting recovery. Elevate your practice and make a greater impact with our specialized training designed to transform the lives of those you serve.
Rebecca is the founder of Advanced EMDR Intensives ands the co-founder of Metropolitan Counseling Associates, the Director of Outpatient Services, and a co-founder of LaunchWell™ college readiness programs. She specializes in trauma recovery, with a focus on EMDR and EMDR intensives—recognized as the most evidence-based approach for lasting brain-based change. Her work at MCA includes providing individual, family, and couples therapy for young adults and adults, as well as training therapists in EMDR to expand access to effective trauma treatment.
Rebecca received her MSW in clinical social work from Smith College School for Social Work in 1994 and began her career alongside Anthony Fauci, MD, Wayne Fenton, MD, and their teams at NIH and Chestnut Lodge Hospital. She developed a passion for mental health assessment and prevention, leading her to create and direct the first upper school counseling department at Sidwell Friends School. She played a key role in developing advanced adoption-competent therapist training through PACE and the University of Maryland, served as a faculty member at the Catholic University School of Social Work, and is a certified clinical social work supervisor. She is also a sought-after speaker on mental health and wellness in the DC area.
As a certified EMDR, DBT, and CPT practitioner with extensive training in family therapy and neurobiology, Rebecca is committed to ensuring that trauma treatment is both precise and transformative. She believes that misdiagnosis often leads to ineffective treatment and is passionate about equipping parents, educators, healthcare providers, and fellow clinicians with a deeper understanding of mental health. By providing expert assessment, therapy, and therapist training, she works to promote lifelong healing and well-being.
Licensed in MD, VA, DC and DE
If you are ready to break free from the past and step into a more empowered future, an EMDR intensive could be the right path for you.
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