What is all the talk about A.R.T?
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), is a unique approach to psychotherapy. ART is unique because the ART Therapist guides the client to replace the negative images in the mind that cause the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress with positive images of the client’s choosing. And this is done quickly, most often within one session! Once the negative images have been replaced by positive ones, the triggers will be gone.
Nightmares and repeated intrusive thoughts will stop.
ART is also unique in that it combines the enormous power of eye movements to allow voluntary changes in the client’s mind with well-established therapies like Gestalt, Psychodynamic Therapy and Guided Imagery. Within the ART protocol, the eye movements, along with other ART enhancements, make these therapies work much faster and more effectively.
One of the special aspects of ART is that when clients replace their negative images with positive ones they don’t need to talk to the therapist about any details of the trauma. This is because ART is procedural, though creative; and the client is really in control of the process, while the ART Therapist is a helpful guide. This makes the therapy easier on the client and easier on the therapist.
Side note:
If you are a client of another Vervewell Counseling therapist, you are welcome to schedule an A.R.T. session (and follow up phone calls) with Casye. Simply mention such to your therapist and we will dial it in for you.
Sound too good to be true?
Casye has had multiple clients who share, that within 24 hours, they were feeling better than normal and had their lives back.
Read further to witness a couple of testimonies.
Client B.B. writes:
“I don’t talk about this lightly… but I know what it feels like to carry trauma, grief, PTSD, OCD, anxiety—all of it—at the same time. To function on the outside while unraveling on the inside.
For years, I only had a psychiatrist. Meds helped in their own way, but they didn’t touch the deeper pain. And honestly, I didn’t even know what real therapy was supposed to feel like… or if I was even capable of getting there.
Then I found ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy) and I found Casye.
And something finally shifted.
Casye has walked with me through some of the hardest, heaviest parts of my life with so much calm, patience, and genuine care. She’s created a space that feels safe—like you can exhale for the first time in a long time. It doesn’t feel clinical or cold… it feels human. Even her therapy dog somehow knows exactly when you need that extra comfort.
ART has helped me process things I thought would always own me. It’s been gentle, but powerful, and for me, that made all the difference.”
I’m not “fixed.” I hear that often from others going through therapy and I don’t think you have a good therapist if they say you are. I’m healing. And for the first time in a long time, I feel like I’m moving forward instead of just surviving.
Wondering if you would be a good candidate for ART? Curious if it will work? What is the process? Feel free to reach out and schedule an appointment and let’s find out.
Client A.H writes:
ART therapy helped me work through the trauma after losing my mom. I have also done ART for a couple other things, and it has aided in a way that felt safe and empowering.
My therapist, Casye, guided me through difficult memories, without requiring me to relive them in detail, to help my mind process things in a new way. My results were fast and gentle but also gave me the hope and the healing I needed.
If you are considering ART therapy I highly recommend it’s truly been life changing.
If you are considering ART, please feel free to contact Casye directly (or mention to your current Vervewell therapist) and let her answer any questions you may have.
Casye LeRay, LPC, is a licensed professional therapist at Vervewell Counseling in Fort Worth, TX, specializing in therapy for adolescents (10+), teenagers (13+), and young adults. With a background in both education and counseling, Casye offers flexible after-hours, weekend, and telehealth appointments to accommodate busy schedules. Based in the Near Southside District, she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (A.R.T.) to empower clients in setting healthy boundaries, managing stress, strengthening coping mechanisms and processing trauma, while building a positive sense of self. Casye comes coupled with her licensed therapy dog GumBeaux to each session (only if requested, not mandatory).
