About Me

I'm Vanessa Simmons, a Licensed Professional Counselor, EMDR Certified Therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Basic Trainer, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

My clinical focus is EMDR Therapy Intensives for adults. This format offers a dedicated space for immersive, attuned work, where the rhythm of therapy can unfold with more continuity and depth. Rather than centering on duration alone, intensives are shaped as a carefully held experience that supports deeper engagement with your internal landscape.

This approach may resonate with those who feel ready to gently turn toward specific experiences, long-standing patterns, or places that have felt just out of reach in more traditional formats. The extended structure allows time for preparation, processing, and integration to unfold within the same container, with space to pause, notice, and recalibrate along the way.

Intensives can be especially supportive for adults in caregiving and leadership roles, or for those whose lives make weekly therapy difficult to sustain. They may also offer a different kind of entry point for individuals who have already engaged in meaningful therapeutic work and are curious about what might emerge with a more spacious, focused approach.

Beyond my clinical practice, I am actively involved in EMDR training and consultation. As an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Basic Trainer, I assist and co-facilitate EMDR trainings through Scaling UP, supporting clinicians in developing grounded, trauma-informed EMDR practices.

My work integrates EMDR with Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems, Deep Brain Reorienting, and nervous system-informed care. Each session is guided by your system’s pace and capacity, rather than a predetermined timeline.

If you are wondering whether this format might meet you where you are, I welcome you to reach out for a consultation.