You don’t need to have serious mental-illness symptoms to benefit from a therapist. You may seek therapy if you want to become a better person, solve a problem, or break a bad habit. Perhaps you’re grieving and can’t move past a loss, or your nerves feel shot and you don’t know what to do with yourself. Maybe you’re not clinically depressed but you feel down a lot, or someone you love is driving you crazy and you’re unsure how to respond. The list of reasons to see a therapist is endless.
There are many therapies for severe trauma, and different people respond better to different treatments and therapists. My preferred treatment is Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), an approach that incorporates eye-movement desensitization similar to EMDR.
Other options include EMDR and Trauma-Focused CBT. Yes, I offer Accelerated Resolution Therapy.
Frequency depends on your symptoms. Weekly therapy is common and often recommended. Some situations call for twice-weekly sessions or higher levels of care. Clients choosing ART often do weekly sessions for 5–10 weeks, then every other week for a couple of months, then monthly before discharge. We’ll decide together what works best for you.
Many therapies help with past trauma. I prefer Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) because it’s rapid, requires limited disclosure, and avoids repeated reliving. Other evidence-based options include EMDR, Trauma-Focused CBT, and somatic approaches.
Trauma is an adverse, painful, or negative life event (or series of events). PTSD occurs when the brain’s fear response doesn’t shut off, and you keep reliving the event(s). It isn’t limited to combat or first responders— any overwhelming experience can lead to PTSD, even something that might seem small to others in hindsight.
Symptoms lasting less than one month are often considered an acute-stress reaction; longer than a month may meet criteria for PTSD. Early intervention can help.
I often use Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) because it works quickly, requires only context (not every detail), and minimizes ongoing reliving. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance-based therapies (e.g., ACT) are also well-validated options. Yes, I offer Accelerated Resolution Therapy.
Come in and I’ll teach you how to use Accelerated Resolution Therapy to release the emotional impact of trauma from your body.