Accelerated Resolution Therapy in Lynnwood, WA
If you've been stuck in therapy that feels like you're rehashing the same painful stories without real relief, it's time to try something different. Accelerated Resolution Therapy offers a faster, more effective path to healing—and I'm here to guide you through it.
What Is Accelerated Resolution Therapy?
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is an evidence-based approach that helps you process difficult memories and experiences quickly and effectively. Unlike traditional talk therapy that can take months or years, ART often creates significant relief in just one to five sessions.
I know that sounds almost too good to be true. But after seeing the profound shifts that happen when women work with this modality, I became a believer. There's something powerful about a therapy that doesn't require you to spend years talking about your trauma to heal from it.
ART combines eye movements with visualization techniques that allow you to "rewrite" the emotional charge attached to difficult memories. The beautiful part? You don't have to share all the painful details of your story if you don't want to. The therapy works whether you talk about it or not.
How Does ART Work?
During an ART session, I'll guide you through specific eye movements while you think about a troubling memory or issue. These bilateral eye movements help your brain reprocess information in a way that reduces the emotional intensity attached to the memory.
The process is straightforward:
First, we identify the issue or memory you want to work on—whether it's a specific traumatic event, ongoing anxiety, relationship patterns, or emotional triggers. You're always in control of what we focus on.
Next, you'll recall the memory while following my hand movements with your eyes. These movements go back and forth at a pace that feels manageable for you. As we move through the process, you'll likely notice the emotional intensity starting to shift. That knot in your stomach loosens. The haunting image becomes less vivid.
Finally, we use something called Voluntary Image Replacement. Once we've reduced the emotional charge, you get to choose how you want to remember it. You can visualize a different outcome or create a new scene that feels empowering. This isn't about denying what happened—it's about changing the way the memory is stored so it no longer controls you.
I'm actively engaged with you throughout this entire process. This isn't passive therapy where I just nod and take notes. I'm tracking your responses, adjusting the pace, and making sure you feel safe and supported every step of the way.
Who Benefits from ART?
I work specifically with women who have spent years being the "good girl"—the one who takes care of everyone else, who over-functions, who swallows her own needs until they come out sideways in ways that feel out of control. Maybe that's binge eating, toxic relationships, substance use, or just the inability to ever truly relax.
If you're sensitive and this world has taught you that your sensitivity is a weakness rather than a gift, you've probably developed some intense coping mechanisms. Now those coping mechanisms have become their own problem. You're always dysregulated, always moving, always doing.
ART is particularly effective for women dealing with:
Trauma that feels too painful to talk about in traditional therapy
Anxiety that shows up as constant worry, panic attacks, or a pervasive sense that something bad is going to happen
Patterns of people-pleasing and perfectionism that leave you running on empty
Disturbing images or memories that intrude on your daily life
Narcissistic abuse and relationship trauma that has you doubting your own perceptions
Grief and loss that feels stuck
What Makes ART Different?
Speed of results. Most people experience significant relief within one to five sessions focused on a specific issue. Specific traumatic memories or triggers can be resolved relatively quickly.
You don't have to talk about the details. You can keep the details to yourself if you choose. The therapy still works.
The changes feel lasting. This isn't temporary symptom relief. The memory or trigger that used to control you simply doesn't have the same power anymore.
It addresses both mind and body. Trauma lives in your body, not just your thoughts. The eye movements help process information in a way that engages your whole nervous system.
You stay in control. ART moves quickly enough that you're not stuck in distress, but thoroughly enough that real processing happens.
My Approach to ART Therapy
In my practice, I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to healing. Every woman I work with is unique, with her own story, her own struggles, and her own definition of what healing looks like.
I integrate ART with other modalities I offer, including Brainspotting, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, and Intuitive Eating Therapy. This means I can tailor your treatment to address exactly what you need.
I'm caring and compassionate, but I'll also call you on your bullshit when I see you sabotaging yourself. I have a witchy, spiritual side that's important to my own healing, and I honor that intuitive wisdom in my work with clients. I cuss in sessions when it feels right because sometimes "shit is hard" captures the truth better than clinical language.
Strong back, soft front, wild heart—that's how I show up for this work. This is my calling, not just my job, and I take my role as a healer as seriously as I take my role as a mom. You'll feel that presence and commitment in our work together.
What to Expect Working with Me
Before we dive into ART, we'll start with a free consultation where we can talk about what you're dealing with and whether ART feels like a good fit. I'm not interested in convincing you to work with me if it doesn't feel right.
If we decide to move forward, you'll get onboarded to my client portal, and we'll have a longer intake session. This is where we get comfortable with each other, set goals, and start building trust.
I give people a consistent day and time—like every Monday at 10am—rather than scheduling session by session. I work with clients in blocks of three months at a time. This consistency helps your nervous system feel safer and makes it easier for you to prioritize your healing.
I offer both online and in-person sessions depending on what feels most comfortable for you. As a solo practitioner, when you work with me, you get me—fully present, fully invested in your healing.
Additional Services
Beyond individual ART sessions, I also offer:
Women's Group Therapy for collective healing
Binge Eating Group addressing both behavioral patterns and underlying emotional pain
12-Week Health Group taking a holistic approach to wellbeing
Intensives for Therapists for healers who need their own deep healing
Ready to Experience ART?
You don't have to keep carrying the weight of your past. You don't have to keep coping in ways that are hurting you. Accelerated Resolution Therapy offers a path to healing that's faster, gentler, and more effective than many traditional approaches.
Your sensitivity isn't a weakness—it's a gift that this world tried to beat out of you. My job is to help you reconnect with that gift while learning to navigate the world in ways that don't require you to abandon yourself.
If that resonates with you, let's talk. Reach out for a free consultation to learn more about my approach, discuss pricing and scheduling, and take the first step toward the kind of healing that actually sticks.
You deserve to feel at home in your own body and mind. You deserve to stop running from yourself and finally experience what it feels like to be present, regulated, and at peace.