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Meadow Grove Counseling, LLC

Trauma-focused therapy services for adults in Lancaster, PA.

08/31/2026

Steady Ground: EMDR Group Consultation · Qigong & Sound

Join us at The Welcoming Place in Akron, PA on Friday, September 11, 2026 for an in-person EMDR group consultation paired with Qigong & Sound.

• 8:30–11:30am
• $99/person
• Includes 2 hours of EMDR group consultation that may be applied toward EMDRIA certification

A chance to deepen your EMDR practice, connect with colleagues, and experience an embodied practices together.

Details & registration (link also in bio):
www.meadowgrovecounseling.com/consultation

08/09/2026

Steady Ground: EMDR Group Consultation · Qigong & Sound

Join us in person at The Welcoming Place in Akron, PA on Friday, September 11, 2026 for a morning or afternoon session designed for EMDR-trained clinicians.

Choose one of two sessions:
• Morning: 8:30–11:30am
• Afternoon: 1:00–4:00pm
• $99 per person
• 8 participants per session

Each session includes two hours of EMDR group consultation facilitated by Vanessa Simmons, an EMDRIA Approved Consultant, followed by time to settle into a shared Qigong and sound practice with Vanessa and Jason Jacobs.

Whether you’re newly trained in EMDR or continuing to grow your clinical practice, this gathering offers space for consultation, connection, and embodied practice alongside other clinicians.

For details and registration:
www.meadowgrovecounseling.com/consultation

We’d be glad to welcome you.

04/12/2026

Your Body Learned to Keep You Safe

The body is always reading for cues of safety or threat, often outside of awareness.

In moments of pressure or uncertainty, the nervous system may shift into survival states. For some people that looks like overwhelm, urgency, tension, or feeling on edge. For others it may feel like shutting down, fog, numbness, or disconnection.

From a polyvagal lens, these are not signs of something going wrong. They are shifts into sympathetic activation or dorsal vagal protection when something feels too much, too fast, or too uncertain.

In Somatic Experiencing, these responses are understood as the body doing its best to adapt. The work is not about forcing change, but gently tracking what is happening inside, moment by moment, and allowing small experiences of settling to be noticed and supported.

Nothing to fix in the urgency of it. Only a nervous system trying to find its way back to enough safety to soften.

03/31/2026

There are little pockets of stillness tucked into my office…spaces that seem to exhale the moment you step into them.

One corner holds the sandtray, lined with tiny figures, each one a doorway, a language beyond words. A place where stories can unfold gently, at their own pace.

Another space hums more quietly…instruments resting, a table prepared for sound and therapeutic touch for trauma recovery. Here, the body is invited into a different kind of listening.

Because trauma doesn’t only live in our thoughts.
It lives in the body…in the sensory world.

In the way certain sounds linger.
In the pull to brace or withdraw from touch.
In the nervous system’s quiet, constant scanning for what feels safe.

And so our work honors that language, too.

Through sand, through sound, through gentle, attuned presence…through noticing what feels supportive and what doesn’t. Always at your pace. Always with choice.

It is such an honor to walk alongside those who enter these spaces at Meadow Grove. To witness what begins to shift when the body is given room to soften, or simply to be as it is.

And to share space with our community at Embodied Wisdom…where restoration unfolds in connection, in rhythm, in collective care.

Both spaces hold something sacred.
Both have their place.

And it warms my heart more than words can fully hold.

02/14/2026

You hold so much.

You show up for your patients.
Your team.
Your family.
Your community.

And somewhere along the way, your own story got tucked quietly to the side.

Therapy Intensives are a space where you don’t have to rush your process between meetings or squeeze yourself into a 50-minute hour. Instead of starting and stopping each week, we create intentional, extended time to gently and thoroughly tend to what’s been living beneath the surface.

At Meadow Grove Counseling in Lancaster, PA, I offer Trauma Therapy Intensives integrating EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Deep Brain Reorienting, and parts-informed work. This approach allows us to move at the pace of your nervous system without forcing, without performing, without pushing.

This may be supportive for you if:
• You function highly in your professional life but feel exhausted underneath
• You’ve done therapy before and feel ready for deeper, focused work
• You want a contained, immersive experience rather than long-term weekly therapy
• You’re carrying experiences your body hasn’t fully metabolized

Intensives can include EMDR and non-EMDR options, depending on what feels aligned. Each one is thoughtfully structured, with preparation and integration support woven throughout.

You don’t have to keep carrying everything alone.

Learn more here (link also in bio):
www.meadowgrovecounseling.com/therapy-intensives

01/09/2026

Day 1 of my Deep Brain Reorienting training, and I’m sitting in the Zoom waiting room feeling both excited and grateful. While I truly enjoy in-person trainings, there’s something especially precious about connecting with therapists from the US, Europe, Canada, and other parts of the world, coming together with shared curiosity and intention, even across distance. I can’t wait to learn more about this powerful modality and begin integrating DBR into my practice.

10/02/2025

Holding Space Across Disciplines:
Bridging therapy, wellness, coaching, and healthcare in one interactive event

We still have a couple spots left for this evening of connection, dialogue, and collaboration at the intersection of therapy, wellness, coaching, and healthcare.

Together, we’ll share how we support the nervous system, learn from one another, and explore opportunities for collaboration and referrals.

Bring your business cards, curiosity, and expertise—and leave with new connections, practical insights, and a community resource map to support your work.

What to Expect:
• Centering & Welcome
• Individual Introductions: Share your approach to nervous system support
• Group Dialogue: Collaboration, challenges, and insights
• Collective Takeaways: Key practices & connections
• Networking & Mingling: Exchange cards, ideas, and referrals

Details:
• Friday, October 17, 2025 | 6–8 PM
• Embodied Wisdom Institute | 845 Silver Spring Plaza, Suite B, Lancaster, PA 17601
• Co-hosted by Embodied Wisdom Institute LLC & Meadow Grove Counseling, LLC

Reserve your spot (link in bio):
https://momence.com/Embodied-Wisdom-Institute-LLC-/Holding-Space-Across-Disciplines/121861817

06/02/2025

Now Scheduling EMDR Therapy Intensives for July and beyond.

Learn more about EMDR Therapy Intensives at (link also in bio):
www.meadowgrovecounseling.com/therapy-intensives

05/28/2025

Sand Therapy Focusing Group for Therapists

A 6-week experiential group blending Eugene Gendlin’s Focusing + the symbolic depth of sand therapy.

For therapists navigating stuck places, inner conflict, or emotional burnout. This is a space to slow down, tune in, and reconnect with your inner clarity.

◇ Mondays, July 21–Aug 25 | 6–8pm
◇ Meadow Grove Counseling, Lancaster, PA
◇ $65/session or $350 for full series
◇ Limited to 4 participants

We’ll explore through:
🔹 Breath + grounding
🔹 Sandtray expression
🔹 Gentle witnessing + reflection
🔹 Trauma-informed group rhythm

To learn more or to schedule your 30-minute intake appointment, complete the contact form at www.meadowgrovecounseling.com/contact
or call Vanessa at 717-420-9571.

04/14/2025

EMDR Group Consultation (Virtual]
Friday, April 25 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (EST)

Join me for a 2-hour EMDR Group Consultation designed to support your growth and confidence as an EMDR clinician. This group is open to those seeking certification hours or simply looking for a collaborative space to deepen their practice.

As an EMDRIA Certified Therapist and Consultant-in-Training, I love supporting clinicians who are:
• Getting comfortable with the standard EMDR protocol

• Exploring integration of somatic work, parts work (IFS), movement, sand therapy, or play therapy

I’m also a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, Registered Play Therapist, Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Facilitator, and trained in IFS Level 1.

Looking forward to making this a monthly offering!

Spots are limited – register here (link also in bio):
https://form.jotform.com/251035005506039

Address

Lancaster, PA
17603

Telephone

+17174209571

Website

http://meadowgrovecounseling.com/

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