Trauma-Focused Therapy
Accelerated Resolution Therapy in St. Augustine, FL
When distressing memories or emotional triggers continue to affect daily life, Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) offers a structured way to reduce their intensity using guided eye movements and imagery techniques.
Grounded Practice Counseling provides ART in St. Augustine, with telehealth available for Florida residents when clinically appropriate.
A focused, collaborative approach to processing difficult experiences.
How ART Supports Change
A new response can replace an old pattern.
ART is a structured psychotherapy that combines guided eye movements with imagery-based techniques. During a session, you remain awake and in control while your therapist helps you notice and reshape the way a difficult memory is experienced.
You do not have to describe every detail aloud. The goal is not to erase what happened, but to reduce the emotional and physical intensity connected to the memory so it can feel more manageable in the present.
“The memory remains, but it does not have to carry the same charge.”
Who This Service Is For
ART may be a fit when distress feels hard to shift.
Your therapist will help you decide whether ART aligns with your history, goals, current stability, and preferences.
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Distressing memories
For people who continue to feel emotional or physical distress connected to past experiences.
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Anxiety, panic, or intense triggers
When reminders, sensations, or situations activate a strong response that feels difficult to settle.
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Grief, fears, or performance blocks
When a specific loss, fear, phobia, or performance concern continues to interfere with daily life.
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A focused, private process
For clients who prefer a structured approach and may not want to describe every detail of an experience aloud.
ART is not appropriate for every person or concern. Your therapist will discuss readiness, pacing, and whether another approach may be a better fit.
Getting Started
A clear, supported process.
You will not be asked to begin processing before you feel prepared. Care starts with a consultation, thoughtful assessment, and a plan developed with you.
1
Connect
Reach out for a brief consultation so we can learn what you are looking for and answer initial questions.
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Prepare
Your therapist will learn what brings you in, clarify goals, explain ART, and help you build the resources needed for the work.
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Process at your pace
When ART is an appropriate fit, your therapist will guide each step while you remain present, in control, and able to pause.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Reach out to ask questions and see whether Accelerated Resolution Therapy at Grounded Practice Counseling feels like the right next step.