2 hours $300.00

Includes:  This option requires a $100 deposit at time of booking and 24 hours notice if you need to cancel in order to receive a refund.

ART Intensives

4 hours $600.00

 There will be a one hour break between the first two hour session and the last two hour session. This option requires a $200 deposit at time of booking and 24 hours notice if you need to cancel in order to receive a refund.

Both options include 30 minutes of information gathering about your needs and goals, an overview of the ART process, answering questions about ART, the ART session itself, and processing.  Before your session you will receive a questionnaire, and a workbook for use before and after your session filled with information helpful in your journey 

Why Are Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) Intensives Better Than Traditional 55-Minute Sessions?

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) intensives provide a more focused, immersive, and effective approach to healing compared to traditional weekly therapy sessions. Here’s why intensives often lead to faster and deeper breakthroughs than standard 55-minute sessions:

1. Faster Resolution of Trauma & Emotional Distress

• ART is designed to resolve distressing memories quickly, often in just one to five sessions instead of months or years of traditional therapy.
• Intensives allow clients to stay in the therapeutic process longer, enabling deeper processing in a shorter timeframe.

🔹 Example: Someone with PTSD may experience a significant reduction in symptoms in a single intensive, rather than requiring months of weekly sessions.

2. Fewer Interruptions = More Efficient Healing

• In a traditional 55-minute session, just as emotions surface, time runs out, forcing clients to stop and pick up next week.
• In an intensive, clients can fully process emotions in one sitting, leading to more complete resolution of distressing thoughts and memories.

🔹 Example: If a client is working through a painful memory, an intensive allows them to process it completely rather than having to stop and carry emotional distress between weekly sessions.

3. Reduces Emotional Overload Between Sessions

• In standard therapy, clients often re-experience distressing symptoms between sessions without fully resolving them.
• Intensives provide immediate relief, reducing ongoing distress, nightmares, flashbacks, and anxiety much faster than a weekly approach.

🔹 Example: A client struggling with intrusive thoughts may leave a traditional session feeling worse because processing was incomplete—whereas an intensive allows for full resolution in one sitting.

4. More Cost-Effective in the Long Run

• While intensives may seem more expensive up front, they often require fewer total sessions than traditional therapy.
• Clients experience faster symptom relief, reducing the need for prolonged treatment.

🔹 Example: A client with PTSD may need 15+ weekly sessions in standard therapy but could experience the same (or better) results in 2-4 ART intensives.

5. Allows for Deeper Emotional Processing

• ART focuses on bilateral stimulation and guided visualization, allowing the brain to reprocess traumatic or distressing memories quickly.
• Longer sessions mean clients can fully engage in the process without feeling rushed.

🔹 Example: A person processing childhood trauma may find that one ART intensive allows them to safely revisit and change the emotional response tied to the memory, rather than spending months slowly unpacking it.

6. Ideal for Clients Who Prefer Immediate Results

• Some people don’t want to spend months talking about the same issue—they want relief now.
• ART intensives cater to individuals who are ready for rapid transformation rather than slow progress over time.

🔹 Example: A client struggling with anxiety around a specific phobia (e.g., flying, public speaking) can often experience significant relief in just one or two intensives, compared to 10+ weeks of gradual exposure therapy.

7. Minimizes Avoidance & Resistance

• In traditional therapy, clients may spend weeks avoiding difficult topics due to time constraints or fear of emotional overwhelm.
• Intensives allow full immersion, reducing the likelihood of avoidance.

🔹 Example: A client with relationship trauma may delay talking about painful memories in standard therapy, while an intensive gently guides them through the process in one focused session.

8. Provides a Safe, Contained Healing Space

• ART intensives offer a dedicated time and space to focus solely on healing, without distractions.
• Clients don’t have to rush back into daily life immediately, allowing for better integration of emotional processing.

🔹 Example: Instead of leaving therapy feeling emotionally raw, clients finish an intensive with a sense of completion and emotional resolution.

9. Helps Clients with Busy Schedules

• Many people struggle to commit to weekly sessions due to work, family, or travel.
• ART intensives provide a structured, time-efficient alternative, allowing clients to get significant results in just a few days.

🔹 Example: A business professional with limited availability can schedule a weekend intensive instead of struggling to fit weekly sessions into their routine.

10. Can Be Used as a Standalone Treatment or Therapy Booster

• Some clients use ART intensives as their primary treatment, while others integrate them into existing therapy for a breakthrough experience.
• Therapists can use intensives to jumpstart healing and then continue with traditional therapy for maintenance and growth.

🔹 Example: A client stuck in long-term therapy with repetitive negative thoughts may use an ART intensive to clear the emotional blockage and move forward faster.

Final Thoughts: Is an ART Intensive Right for You?

✅ If you want fast relief from trauma, anxiety, or emotional distress—ART intensives provide a solution that works in hours, not months.
✅ If you struggle with unresolved trauma and feel “stuck” in traditional therapy, an intensive can break through barriers.
✅ If you have a busy schedule and want a focused, results-driven approach, ART intensives offer deep healing in a short period of time.