Clinical Supervision in Marriage and Family Therapy and Consultation

For Clients:

What Is ART?

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
Dyslexia

and many other mental and physical conditions can experience remarkable benefits starting in the first session.

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. Negative beliefs about the self/others, emotions, and body sensations can dramatically change within an ART session.

Hypnoanalysis

Hypnoanalysis is a form of regression therapy that combines psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, parts work and hypnosis.  It aims to locate the root cause of the problem which is located in the subconscious mind – deep in the midbrain.  This often goes back to preverbal times in a person’s life.  Traditional talk therapy is unable to reach the subconscious material, due to remaining in the neocortex and an individual can often feel as though they are just going in circles by talking about their problems from their conscious mind.  Learning how to do self-hypnosis is also part of this modality.  Self-hypnosis is similar to meditation, but it goes much deeper with practice.  The effects from hypnoanalysis are lifelong.

Brainspotting

Brainspotting is a powerful, focused treatment method that works by identifying, processing and releasing core neurophysiological sources of emotional/body pain, trauma, dissociation and a variety of other challenging symptoms. Brainspotting is a simultaneous form of diagnosis and treatment, enhanced with Biolateral sound, which is deep, direct, and powerful yet focused and containing.

Brainspotting functions as a neurobiological tool to support the clinical healing relationship. There is no replacement for a mature, nurturing therapeutic presence and the ability to engage another suffering human in a safe and trusting relationship where they feel heard, accepted, and understood.

Brainspotting gives us a tool, within this clinical relationship, to neurobiologically locate, focus, process, and release experiences and symptoms that are typically out of reach of the conscious mind and its cognitive and language capacity.

Brainspotting works with the deep brain and the body through its direct access to the autonomic and limbic systems within the body’s central nervous system. Brainspotting is accordingly a physiological tool/treatment which has profound psychological, emotional, and physical consequences.

REIKI

Reiki services are done with Ginger Teasck.  Ginger is a Reiki Usui Master and a Holy Fire Karuna Master.

Reiki services are offered (by appointment only) for your own personal need or to use in addition to traditional therapy. Reiki services can be incorporated as a mindful means of connecting one’s attention to their physical body. This aids, not only, in temporarily soothing mental health symptoms and being mindful, but also in becoming more self-aware of somatic (body) sensations, which is essential in trauma therapy.

“Reiki is a Japanese technique for reducing stress and relaxation that also promotes healing” (Reiki.org). It has been used to reduce anxiety and pain, promote relaxation, improve fatigue, and help to alleviate depression symptoms through the use of energy source. Reiki is not a cure for any ailment but rather a complimentary form of healing to use in addition to traditional medicine and psychotherapy services and is practiced in many hospitals and medical care settings.

Cost of Reiki is $50/session.

EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma therapy that helps to relieve affective distress, reformulate negative beliefs, and reduce psychological arousal. During the EMDR therapy the client focuses on emotionally disturbing material in brief doses while simultaneously refocusing on external stimulus. Lateral eye movements are used as external stimulus (although other methods can be used). Reprocessing information from the trauma occurs and therefore new associations are created between the traumatic memory and more adaptive memories of information. EMDR enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences.

EMDR therapy involves attention to three time periods: the past, present, and future. Focus is given to past disturbing memories and related events. Also, it is given to current situations that cause distress, and to developing the skills and attitudes needed for positive future actions. With EMDR therapy, these items are addressed using an eight-phase treatment approach.