For inquiries about EMDR intensives, OCD, trauma, DBT, or RO DBT, feel free to contact us at CarlaCrewsLCSW@gmail.com or call Carla Crews LCSW at (804) 387-5874.
Transform Your Life with Carla Crews LCSW
🧠 Welcome to Your Path Toward Healing
Are you struggling with trauma, OCD, or mood disorders like anxiety or depression? You’re not alone—and you don’t have to navigate it alone. I’m Carla Crews LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience helping adults in Virginia overcome emotional challenges and build lives rooted in resilience, meaning, and joy.
I specialize in evidence-based therapy for adults, using proven modalities such as:
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Radically Open DBT (RO DBT)
- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- EMDR Intensives
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
These approaches are designed to help individuals facing post-traumatic stress, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, maladaptive coping patterns, and emotional dysregulation. Whether you're dealing with long-standing trauma or newly emerging symptoms, we’ll work together to understand your experience and create a personalized treatment plan that supports lasting change.
My therapeutic style is collaborative, non-judgmental, and deeply validating. I help clients gain insight into their emotional and behavioral patterns, make sense of their reactions, and learn new skills to improve relationships, self-worth, and overall mental health.
If you’re ready to take the next step, contact us today. Let’s work together to create a life that feels more connected, purposeful, and emotionally balanced.
EMDR Intensives
EMDR Intensives: Focused, Compassionate Healing in Less Time
EMDR Intensives: Focused, Compassionate Healing in Less Time
EMDR Intensives: Focused, Compassionate Healing in Less Time
Healing doesn’t have to take months or years. For many people, trauma can be processed safely and effectively in a focused, short-term format called an EMDR intensive. This approach, offered by Carla Crews LCSW, provides the same evidence-based therapy as traditional weekly EMDR sessions but condenses it into a few powerful days of work.
Healing doesn’t have to take months or years. For many people, trauma can be processed safely and effectively in a focused, short-term format called an EMDR intensive. This approach, offered by Carla Crews LCSW, provides the same evidence-based therapy as traditional weekly EMDR sessions but condenses it into a few powerful days of work. This can create meaningful relief and lasting change for those dealing with OCD, trauma, and more. If you're interested in learning about EMDR intensives or have questions about DBT and RO DBT, please contact us.
Benefits of EMDR Intensives
EMDR Intensives: Focused, Compassionate Healing in Less Time
EMDR Intensives: Focused, Compassionate Healing in Less Time
Clients often describe EMDR intensives offered by Carla Crews LCSW as “deep work that finally moved things.” Some of the potential benefits include: faster relief from trauma symptoms like intrusive memories, anxiety, or emotional triggers; sustained momentum without long breaks between sessions; reduced overall time in therapy while stil
Clients often describe EMDR intensives offered by Carla Crews LCSW as “deep work that finally moved things.” Some of the potential benefits include: faster relief from trauma symptoms like intrusive memories, anxiety, or emotional triggers; sustained momentum without long breaks between sessions; reduced overall time in therapy while still receiving thorough, evidence-based care; fewer disruptions for people with busy schedules or who live outside the local area; and renewed hope for those who have felt “stuck” in traditional talk therapy. If you're interested in exploring EMDR intensives for OCD, trauma, DBT, or RO DBT, feel free to contact us.
What to Expect
EMDR Intensives: Focused, Compassionate Healing in Less Time
Issues Well-Suited for EMDR Intensives
Initial Consultation: At Carla Crews LCSW, we’ll meet for a free 30-minute consultation to understand your goals, history, and current support system. During this time, we will educate you on the EMDR intensives process, specifically tailored for issues like OCD and trauma. Preparation & Stabilization: You’ll learn grounding and regulatio
Initial Consultation: At Carla Crews LCSW, we’ll meet for a free 30-minute consultation to understand your goals, history, and current support system. During this time, we will educate you on the EMDR intensives process, specifically tailored for issues like OCD and trauma. Preparation & Stabilization: You’ll learn grounding and regulation skills that help you stay centered during processing. The Intensive Sessions: We’ll work together in longer blocks over several consecutive days, ensuring you have breaks, integration exercises, and space to rest as needed. Follow-Up Integration: After your intensive, we’ll meet again to review your progress, address any lingering material, and support ongoing healing. If you're interested in learning more, feel free to contact us.
Issues Well-Suited for EMDR Intensives
When an Intensive May Not Be the Right Fit
Issues Well-Suited for EMDR Intensives
EMDR intensives can be a good fit for people looking to address various issues, including single-event trauma like car accidents, assaults, medical emergencies, and natural disasters. They are also beneficial for those dealing with complex or developmental trauma, particularly for clients who are already stable and resourced. Additionally
EMDR intensives can be a good fit for people looking to address various issues, including single-event trauma like car accidents, assaults, medical emergencies, and natural disasters. They are also beneficial for those dealing with complex or developmental trauma, particularly for clients who are already stable and resourced. Additionally, EMDR intensives can help with anxiety, panic, or phobias, as well as grief and loss. Individuals facing moral injury or guilt-based trauma, performance-related stress, or confidence blocks may also find these sessions valuable. If you're preparing for major life transitions, consider reaching out to Carla Crews LCSW to explore how EMDR intensives, including those tailored for OCD trauma and DBT RO DBT, can support you. To learn more, please contact us.
When an Intensive May Not Be the Right Fit
When an Intensive May Not Be the Right Fit
When an Intensive May Not Be the Right Fit
An EMDR intensive may not be appropriate for you if you are:
- In an active crisis or currently suicidal
- Experiencing uncontrolled substance use
- In an unsafe or abusive environment
- Living with untreated psychosis or severe dissociation
In such cases, weekly EMDR or stabilization work is usually a better starting point. Safety
An EMDR intensive may not be appropriate for you if you are:
- In an active crisis or currently suicidal
- Experiencing uncontrolled substance use
- In an unsafe or abusive environment
- Living with untreated psychosis or severe dissociation
In such cases, weekly EMDR or stabilization work is usually a better starting point. Safety and readiness are always top priorities. For more tailored support, consider reaching out to Carla Crews LCSW. We can help you explore EMDR intensives for OCD, trauma, DBT, and RO DBT. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.
Safety, Support, and Care
When an Intensive May Not Be the Right Fit
When an Intensive May Not Be the Right Fit
EMDR intensives offered by Carla Crews LCSW are designed to be both powerful and safe, particularly for those dealing with OCD, trauma, and utilizing DBT or RO DBT techniques. You’ll be supported every step of the way with tools for grounding, emotional regulation, and post-session integration. My role is to pace the work appropriately, e
EMDR intensives offered by Carla Crews LCSW are designed to be both powerful and safe, particularly for those dealing with OCD, trauma, and utilizing DBT or RO DBT techniques. You’ll be supported every step of the way with tools for grounding, emotional regulation, and post-session integration. My role is to pace the work appropriately, ensuring you leave each session feeling stable and supported. If you have any questions or would like to learn more, please contact us.
Contact Me
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If you’re wondering whether counseling with Carla Crews LCSW might be the right step for you, I’d love to connect and explore how we can work together toward your therapy goals, including options like EMDR intensives for OCD trauma or DBT and RO DBT. Let’s see if we’re a good fit, so feel free to contact us.
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