ACCELERATED RESOLUTION THERAPY IN CALIFORNIA
Most people carry some form of emotional pain from the past, sometimes without even realizing how much it still affects their present. Perhaps you didn’t grow up with patient, nurturing parents and instead experienced a difficult childhood that left lasting emotional scars. Or your pain might be the result of significant life events such as losses, betrayals, or accidents that left you feeling helpless or overwhelmed.
You may also be dealing with an irrational fear or phobia that feels impossible to manage, interfering with daily life, work, and overall functioning. These challenges can keep you from moving forward and fully engaging in life. You no longer have to carry the weight of unresolved pain, fears, or past hurt. You deserve to feel safe, strong, and at peace within yourself.
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is a fast, evidence-based, somatic approach that often resolves traumatic experiences, phobias, and other distressing emotional patterns in just 1 to 5 sessions. ART can be highly effective as a stand-alone treatment, helping you process trauma, address phobias, and regain emotional balance quickly. It also works seamlessly to complement couples or relationship therapy by removing barriers to connection, reducing emotional reactivity, and positively transforming relational dynamics.
POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF SUCCESSFUL ACCELERATED RESOLUTION THERAPY MAY INCLUDE:
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Rapid Symptom Relief: You will experience fast relief from symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, depression, phobia, low self-esteem, and emotional distress.
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Emotional Regulation: You will gain greater control over emotional reactions to triggers and develop the ability to handle everyday challenges with greater calm.
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Release of Painful Memories: You will reprocess difficult experiences so they no longer trigger emotional pain.
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Stronger Sense of Self: You will embrace all parts of yourself, nurture your inner child, and empower your core self to lead with clarity, compassion, and confidence.
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Healing Relationship Patterns: You will release unresolved trauma that keeps you stuck in negative cycles to open space for deeper connection and greater trust.
OVERVIEW OF ACCELERATED RESOLUTION THERAPY
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is a somatic approach to trauma that works with the body and nervous system to promote emotional healing. Through eye movements and visualization, ART changes how memories are stored in the brain, allowing distressing images and sensations to lose their emotional intensity. During an ART session, I will guide you in accessing traumatic memories without needing to share painful details, and we will work to reduce the associated emotional distress. Using carefully developed protocols, ART taps into the brain’s natural ability to heal and helps you restore emotional balance.
In addition to addressing traumatic experiences, ART is highly effective for treating phobias. These persistent, irrational fears can interfere with daily life, work, and well-being, often seeming impossible to manage. ART protocols process phobic responses at the deep nervous system level, reducing the intensity of fear and allowing you to face previously avoided situations with greater confidence. Many people experience significant improvement in just a few sessions, making ART a fast, efficient, and transformative option for phobia treatment.
When working with relationships, I use ART as needed to support each participant in resolving deeper issues that contribute to relational distress. If you are ready for a change, we will use ART to process the triggers that keep you stuck in negative cycles and create space for calmer, more constructive interactions. Combining ART with relational and couples therapy provides a structured framework for effective relationship counseling with trauma-focused support. This comprehensive approach helps release pain from the past, improve emotional regulation, and cultivate a renewed perspective that strengthens and deepens connections. If interested, you can learn more about this approach here. ART sessions are offered in person in Orange County and virtually across California.
Healing. Balance. Resilience.
