Individuals
Anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, stress, identity, life transitions, and spiritual concerns.
Services
Support for every season of life.
Counseling tailored to your needs, goals, stage of life, and faith journey.
Couples
Communication, conflict, trust, intimacy, premarital preparation, and relationship renewal.
Children & Teens
Emotions, behavior, school stress, family change, self-esteem, and healthy coping.
Families
Healthier communication, stronger connection, parenting challenges, and transitions.
Veterans & First Responders
Care informed by service, trauma exposure, transition, relationships, and resilience.
Trauma & Grief
Trauma-informed support for painful memories, loss, PTSD symptoms, safety, and hope.
Accelerated Resolution Therapy
What is Accelerated Resolution Therapy?
Accelerated Resolution Therapy is an emerging trauma-focused psychotherapy that uses guided imagery, eye movements, and image rescripting to help change distressing emotional and physical responses connected with painful memories. Detailed verbal disclosure of the traumatic event is not always required.
Research has reported reductions in PTSD symptoms in adults, including military service members and veterans, and ART is often delivered over a relatively brief course. The evidence base is still developing; a 2024 systematic review found ART promising while calling for more high-quality studies.
Ricardo may incorporate Accelerated Resolution Therapy when clinically appropriate and consistent with a client’s needs, goals, and treatment plan. Accelerated Resolution Therapy does not guarantee a particular outcome.
Trauma-focused
Targets distressing memories and associated emotional or physical reactions.
Client-centered
The clinician guides the process while the client remains in control of content and pace.
Brief by design
Studies often use a small number of sessions, though needs vary by person.
This information is educational. A clinical assessment is required to determine whether Accelerated Resolution Therapy is appropriate.