Reprocessing Trauma and Negative Experiences
I am trained in ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy), an evidence-based treatment for trauma and negative life experiences. This method uses bilateral stimulation and guided imagery to reprocess negative experiences - changing the way the trauma impacts you. Reprocessing therapy sessions are typically 50-60 minutes long, but I offer intensives, which allow you to do a lot of reprocessing in a short amount of time - 3 hours to be exact!
This therapy technique is shockingly effective for most people and provides visceral relief immediately. It is important to note that as the client, you will always be in control. As the clinician, I am here to guide and support you in dealing with these distressing thoughts and feelings. A big perk to using this method for dealing with trauma and negative experiences - you don’t have to speak about the trauma while re-processing it. As I guide you through the different parts of your distressing memories - you may look at them as quickly as you want - and the therapy will still be effective. This is a huge comfort to most people dealing with post-traumatic stress or flashbacks from negative experiences or feelings.
Who is this therapy for?
This therapy is effective for many different issues. Anyone who feels “stuck” or like they cannot move forward from their thoughts. ART is often used to treat:
Negative Experiences such as: divorce, break-ups, and distressing relationships (work or personal).
PTSD - emergency responders, medical providers, dealing with a chronic heightened level of stress or pressure
Abuse - (physical, emotional, or sexual) ART can be done at any time after abuse has occurred - also not necessary to remember every detail / okay if you can’t remember exactly what happened
Depression
Anxiety
Phobias
Recovery after pornography addiction (even years of use)
How does this treatment work?
ART uses rapid bilateral stimulation (eye movements or vibrating tappers that are held in closed palms) combined with guided imagery. This combination allows the brain to take old distressing images, blur them out, and then “wallpaper” over the old traumatic memories with new, pleasant ones. It sounds too good to be true - it is wildly effective. ART does not take away the memory of the facts - it changes the emotional response to the facts and changes the memory into one that can be tolerated or even viewed neutrally or positively. This allows for healing to occur, a resolution to take place, and a new sense of peace and freedom to be felt for the very first time. This model is tremendous for dealing with intrusive images and distressing thoughts.
When do we meet?
Once we complete a complimentary consultation call (20 minutes via video) to ensure that an intensive would be the best fit for you, we will schedule the intensive (3 hour block). I offer these appointments on weekends monthly. Since the intense work can be quite draining, I highly recommend scheduling your intensive on a day / afternoon that gives you time to rest afterward and ideally the morning after as well. It is very common to feel fatigued and tired after doing reprocessing work.
What is the investment?
The Reprocessing Intensive Package cost is $1200. This includes:
20 minute phone call to answer any questions about the process
3 hours of in-person reprocessing work (Story building, processing, and debrief).
1 hour post-intensive processing session (scheduled 1-2 weeks after intensive, during normal business hours)
Contact me today to discuss scheduling your reprocessing intensive.
One of my areas of focus is reducing burnout and trauma for medical professionals.
Physicians, nurses, and medical providers are frequently exposed to traumatic experiences of their patients and carry the weight of being a strong and steady place during those difficult moments.
Providers need a place to put all of the heaviness and trauma that is placed onto them
ART is a wonderful treatment to reduce vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue since it allows the brain to process the negative experiences and essentially wallpaper over them - taking away the negative feelings and sensations associated with the memory. This allows providers to stay sharp and present in their lives and jobs - not being weighed down by the significance of the situations they deal with daily.