Writing
Writing
Practical answers to the questions people commonly have about trauma, therapy, and ART.
Recent Pieces
Most of what people want to know before a first call is not on a fee page. It is whether the thing that happened counts, whether they will have to tell the whole story out loud, and what this method actually asks of them. These are written for that.
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On the Method
What ART Is, and What It Is Not
It is not hypnosis, you stay awake and in control the whole time, and nothing gets taken out of your head. What the eye movements are for, and what happens to the picture you carry.
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Before You Reach Out
Was It Bad Enough to Be Trauma?
For the person who keeps saying other people had it worse. Why comparison is not how any of this works, and what the nervous system is actually responding to.
Read the piece
Reading is a reasonable place to start.
When you want to ask something directly, the consultation is fifteen minutes and free. Adults in Kentucky and Ohio, by secure video.
This is not a crisis service.
If you are in crisis, please call or text 988, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency room. ART is not appropriate during active psychosis or acute crisis. Individual outcomes vary.