Accelerated Resolution Therapy Near Syracuse, NY
Focused ART intensives in Fayetteville, New York
When you understand the memory and
your body still reacts.
You may know exactly why a trigger gets to you. You may have talked it through for years. And one tone, image, or memory can still make your stomach drop before your thinking brain catches up.
Accelerated Resolution Therapy is a structured eye-movement therapy that can help reduce the emotional and physical charge connected to a specific memory, image, or trigger. I offer ART intensives in Fayetteville, New York, serving Syracuse and Central New York.
You do not need to decide from a website whether ART, EMDR, or ongoing therapy fits best. That is what the consultation is for.
ART is not art therapy. There is no drawing or artistic activity.
ART stands for
Accelerated Resolution Therapy, a structured psychotherapy approach that uses guided eye movements and imagery.
You’re Functioning.
That Doesn’t Mean You’re Free From It.
Maybe nobody looking at your life would know.
You go to work. You show up for class. You answer the text. You keep plans. You get things done.
But underneath all of that:
- A certain tone of voice makes your stomach drop before you even know why.
- You replay something long after everyone else has moved on.
- You understand where the pattern came from, but knowing hasn’t stopped the reaction.
- You avoid a particular memory because you don’t want to lose the rest of the day to it.
- You keep wondering whether what happened was “bad enough” to still affect you.
Insight matters. But insight and relief are not the same thing.
You can understand why the alarm keeps going off and still want help turning it down.
What Accelerated Resolution Therapy Actually Is
Accelerated Resolution Therapy, or ART, is a structured approach that uses guided eye movements while you work internally with a specific memory, image, feeling, or physical response.
One thing many people appreciate about ART is that you do not have to tell me every detail of what happened.
We identify what you want to work on, notice what happens when the memory or trigger comes up, and move through a structured process focused on changing the way that experience is showing up for you now.
The goal isn’t to erase your history.
You still know what happened.
The work is focused on helping that memory feel more like something that happened, rather than something your mind and body still have to respond to as if it is happening now.
ART Can Be Especially Useful When There Is Something
Specific to Work With
Sometimes there is one experience you can point to clearly: a car accident, a frightening medical experience, an assault, a loss, or another event that still feels unusually close.
ART can also be used when the target is less obvious, such as a recurring image, trigger, body reaction, or pattern connected to earlier experiences.
How ART is Different From EMDR
Both ART and EMDR use eye movements, but the experience of the two approaches can feel different.
ART
ART follows a defined sequence and usually begins with a specific target. The process is structured, and there is an intentional closing phase within the session.
EMDR
EMDR also works with distressing memories and reactions, but processing often allows associations, memories, sensations, and related material to emerge as the work unfolds. Explore EMDR Intensives
Do I Have to Know Which One I Need?
No.
I’m trained in both ART and EMDR. You do not need to decide which approach you should have before we meet.
We can talk about what you want help with and determine whether ART, EMDR, ongoing therapy, or another option makes the most sense.
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ART at a Glance
Who it's for:
One specific memory, trigger, image or body reaction that needs focused work.
Format:
Pre-intensive preparation + focused ART intensive; follow-up
Location:
Fayetteville, NY, near Syracuse
Investment:
$800
Insurance:
Private Pay; Courtesy billing for possible OON reimbursement
What an ART Intensive Looks Like
An ART intensive is structured from beginning to end. You’ll know what happens before the intensive, what the extended session includes, and when we reconnect afterward.
1. We Start with a Consultation
Free 15-Minute Consultation
You tell me what you want help with, and I’ll ask a few questions about what’s been happening. We’ll talk about whether ART and an intensive format make sense for what you want to work on.
2. We Prepare
60-Minute Preparation Session
Before the intensive, we clarify the focus of the work, what tends to activate it, what you notice when it comes up, and what you’d like to feel different.
You are not walking into three hours of therapy cold.
3. We Give the Work Room
3-Hour ART Intensive
This is focused, uninterrupted time centered on the issue we identified together.
The longer session gives us room to stay with the work without reaching the end of a standard therapy hour just as something important is coming up.
4. We Follow Up
30-Minute Follow-Up
We reconnect after the intensive to talk about what you’re noticing, what feels different, and anything that may still need attention.
Your ART Intensive Package
$800
Your intensive package includes:
60-minute preparation session
We clarify the focus of the intensive and prepare for the work.
3-hour private ART intensive
Focused, uninterrupted time centered on the issue we identified together.
30-minute follow-up session
A brief check-in to talk about what you’re noticing after the intensive.
Total package fee: $800
The preparation and follow-up sessions are part of the intensive package rather than separate add-ons.
Why I Use ART in My Practice
I tend to work with people who are thoughtful and self-aware. Often, they can explain exactly why they react the way they do. What frustrates them is that understanding the pattern hasn’t necessarily changed what happens when something activates it.
That is part of what drew me to Accelerated Resolution Therapy.
ART gives us a structured way to focus on a specific memory, image, trigger, or reaction without requiring you to spend the entire session retelling every detail of what happened.
I completed Basic Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) training through the Rosenzweig Center for Rapid Recovery and am a Certified Basic ART Practitioner through the International Society of Accelerated Resolution Therapy (IS-ART).
I also work from a broader trauma-informed framework and may draw from approaches including EMDR and TIST when appropriate. I don’t assume one method is the right fit for every person or every experience.
What I appreciate about ART is the combination of structure and focus. For someone who already has a lot of insight but still feels a strong response around something specific, it gives us another way of working with what continues to get activated.
Frequently Asked Questions About
ART Intensives
Will I have to talk about everything that happened?
No. One reason some people are drawn to ART is that you do not have to describe every detail of an experience out loud.
We will talk enough for me to understand what you want to work on and to guide the process, but much of the work happens internally. You can decide what details you want to share.
Will I forget what happened?
No. ART is not intended to erase a memory.
You still know what happened. The work is focused on changing how the memory or trigger is experienced now, including the emotional or physical response that may still show up around it.
Is ART the same as EMDR?
No. ART and EMDR both use eye movements, but they are different approaches with different structures.
ART follows a more defined sequence and typically begins with a specific target. EMDR processing may allow related memories, sensations, thoughts, and associations to emerge as the work unfolds.
You do not need to decide which approach is right for you before contacting me. We can talk about what you want help with and determine what makes sense.
Do I need to be in weekly therapy to do an ART intensive?
Not necessarily.
Some people come specifically for an intensive, while others are already in ongoing therapy with me or another therapist.
During the consultation, we can talk about your current support, what you want to focus on, and whether an intensive is an appropriate fit.
Can one ART intensive fix everything?
An intensive gives us a longer block of focused time, but it is not a promise that one session will resolve everything connected to an experience.
Some people come in with one very specific target. Others discover that what they want to work on connects to other experiences or patterns.
The preparation session helps us clarify the focus and set realistic expectations for the intensive.
What if I’m nervous about getting overwhelmed?
That is something we can talk about before the intensive.
The preparation session is there for a reason. We discuss what you want to work on, what tends to happen when it gets activated, and what you may need during the process.
You can also tell me at any point if you need to slow down, pause, or talk about what is happening.
You Don’t Need to Keep Proving You Can Live With It.
Maybe you can live with it.
You probably already are.
But if a specific memory, experience, trigger, or reaction is still taking up more space in your life than you want it to, you do not have to keep managing around it just because you know how.
We can talk about what is happening and whether an ART intensive makes sense for what you want to work on.
