Perhaps this is an introduction to a new treatment modality for some. It is called Accelerated Resolution Therapy.
Accelerated Resolution Therapy, often referred to as ART, is a form of psychotherapy with roots in existing evidence-based therapies but shown to achieve benefits much more rapidly (usually within 1-5 sessions). Clients suffering from trauma and other mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, phobias, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addictions/ substance abuse , performance anxiety, family issues, victimization/poor self image, victimization/sexual abuse, relationship issues/infidelity, codependency, grief, job related stress, pain management, memory enhancement and many other mental and physical conditions can experience remarkable benefits starting in the first session. This successful therapy was founded by Laney Rosenzweig, LMFT.
The client is always in control of the entire ART session, with the therapist guiding the process. Although some traumatic experiences such as rape, combat experiences, or loss of a loved one can be very painful to think about or visualize, the therapy rapidly moves clients beyond the place where they are stuck in these experiences toward growth and positive changes. The process is very straightforward, using relaxing eye movements and a technique called Voluntary Memory/Image Replacement to change the way in which the negative images are stored in the brain. The treatment is grounded in well-established psychotherapy techniques, and the end result is that traumas and difficult life experiences will no longer trigger strong emotions or physical reactions. Importantly, clients do not even have to talk about their traumas or difficult life experiences with the therapist to achieve recovery.
With ART, the process is very straightforward. Safely, with the therapist’s reassuring presence, the client undergoes sets of eye movements while silently recalling the traumatic scene. This phase of the ART therapy usually lasts from 30 seconds to about 10 minutes. Physical and emotional reactions are addressed through these sets of relaxing eye movements. This recall causes the window of opportunity to make client selected favorable changes to the traumatic memory to open. Under the guidance of the ART trained therapist, clients are then empowered with the ability to make any changes they want to the images or other sensory experiences that come up with this memory. After engaging in this process for a relatively short amount of time, (1-5 sessions), positive long-lasting changes are made. While clients retain the ability to recall the facts of the incident(s), they no longer experience the adverse effects that were previously associated with its recall. That is why we say, “Keep the Knowledge, Lose the Pain.”
If you are interested in learning more:
ART Websites:
acceleratedresolutiontherapy.com
https://artherapyinternational.org/
Information used from the website artworksnow.com with the permission of Laney Rosenzweig Founder of Accelerated Resolution Therapy. See the website to inquire about finding a therapist near you or to locate an ART training for licensed clinical therapists/MDs. Research is in currently under at the VA, USF and at the University of Cincinnati. Four studies have been completed and 14 papers have been written. Thank you to Dr. Kevin Kip of USF for providing me with material to share here. Please contact me if you would like a list of publications.
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