Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is an evidence-based therapy approach that uses eye movements and guided imagery to help you quickly process difficult emotions, memories, and sensations.

How it Works:

As an ART-trained therapist, I help you make a plan to work on the issue you want to address. In our ART session, I sit across from you and have you follow my hand with your eyes, moving back and forth repeatedly. These eye movements are similar to the movements your eyes naturally make when you are in REM (rapid-eye-movement) sleep. The eye movements help your brain reprocess challenging experiences, calm your body, and find new, less "stuck" solutions to problems.

Throughout the session, I use eye movements and guided imagery to help you work through emotions and sensations. You do not have to talk about the problem you are working on if you don’t want to. ART uses a mind-body approach, and does not require you to talk out loud about images, memories, or anything you don’t want to share.

The Benefits:

Similar to EMDR, ART often provides quicker relief with less verbal discussion of traumatic memories and images. ART is also structured to help you feel relief by the time the session ends. It’s part of my responsibility, and the ART protocol, to make sure you feel grounded and settled before the session is over.

What it Is Not:

ART is not hypnosis. You remain fully in control through the entire experience.

ART does not erase memories or implant false memories; instead, it helps your brain process thoughts, memories, and images with significantly reduced distress, pain, and fear. You keep your knowledge of the facts, but reduce the associated emotional pain.

ART can be helpful for a wide range of issues, including:

• Trauma (including flashbacks, nightmares, and intrusive thoughts, images, and physical sensations)

• Depression

• Anxiety

• Phobias

• Eating disorders

• Relationship problems

• Daily life stress & other struggles

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