Heal from trauma without having to retell every detail.
Trauma therapy built around Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), a brief, eye-movement-based approach I learned directly from its founder. Sessions are in person in Hartford (preferred) or by telehealth across Connecticut.
Living with trauma
Trauma isn't only about what happened. It's about what stays with you afterward. A car accident, an assault, a loss, combat, medical trauma, or years of feeling unsafe growing up can leave your nervous system stuck on high alert. You might notice:
- Memories, images or nightmares that come back uninvited
- Feeling on edge, jumpy, or unable to relax
- Numbness, or feeling cut off from people you love
- Anxiety, panic or depression that seems to come from nowhere
- Using alcohol or other substances to quiet it all
These are normal responses to experiences that weren't normal. And they can change.
Trained by ART's founder
I trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy directly with Laney Rosenzweig, LMFT, the therapist who developed ART in 2008, and I've been using it with clients since 2025. Learning from the person who created the method means I bring ART to you the way it was designed to work, combined with more than 15 years of experience with trauma, anxiety, depression and addiction.
What is ART?
ART is a structured therapy that uses sets of gentle, side-to-side eye movements together with guided imagery. It helps change the way distressing memories and images feel. The facts of what happened stay the same, and you won't forget them. What changes is the emotional and physical charge they carry.
ART shares roots with EMDR but follows its own protocol, and it's often completed in fewer sessions. Since I'm trained in both, we can choose the approach that fits you best.
What ART can help with
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety and panic
- Depression linked to painful experiences
- Grief, traumatic loss, and birth trauma
- Repeated on-the-job trauma for first responders, including police, fire and EMS
- Intrusive images, memories or nightmares
- Trauma and painful memories that fuel substance use and cravings (addiction counseling)
What a session looks like
- We prepare. We talk about what you want to work on and make sure you feel safe and ready.
- You bring the memory to mind. You don't have to describe it out loud unless you want to.
- Eye movements. You follow my hand with your eyes in short sets while noticing what comes up, including sensations in your body.
- Replacing the image. You imagine a new, chosen image in place of the distressing one. You decide what it is.
- Checking in. We finish with a body scan to make sure you leave feeling settled.
You stay awake, aware and in control the whole time. ART sessions are 90 minutes, and many people notice meaningful change within a few sessions. Everyone's pace is different.
Trauma is held in the body as much as in memory, so I pair ART's body scans with gentle movement, breathwork and grounding to help your nervous system settle.
The research
ART has been studied at the University of South Florida. In a 2013 randomized controlled trial with 57 service members and veterans, published in Military Medicine, participants who received ART had a substantial reduction in PTSD symptoms within an average of fewer than four sessions, and the benefits held at three months (Kip et al., 2013).
Is ART right for me?
ART can be a good fit if specific memories or images still hurt, if you feel stuck in talk therapy, or if you'd rather not go over every detail of what happened. If you're in crisis or need more stability first, we'll start there and come back to ART when you're ready. ART can also be combined with the other approaches I use.
Common questions
Is ART hypnosis?
No. You're fully awake and in control the whole time.
Will I forget what happened?
No. You keep the memory, but it stops feeling the way it did.
Do I have to talk about my trauma?
Not in detail. Much of ART's work happens privately in your own mind.
Can ART be done by telehealth?
Yes. I prefer in-person sessions in Hartford, but telehealth is available.
How is ART different from EMDR?
Both use eye movements. ART follows a more structured, often shorter protocol and adds the step of replacing distressing images.
What does it cost?
$450 per 90-minute ART session, private pay. Standard 60-minute sessions are $300. Fees