Services Offered

Clinical Areas of Practice

Interpersonal stress

Anxiety

Depression

Trauma

Grief and loss

Experiences of abuse

Workplace stress and burnout

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Relationship and family concerns

Life Transitions (e.g. divorce, parenthood, career changes)

High-Stress Occupation Counselling

Trauma-informed Counselling for First Responders and Front Line Workers

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is a unique approach to psychotherapy. ART has been used to treat adults and children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, trauma from sexual abuse, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder, physical and mental challenges, addictions, grief and job or relationship issues. ART works to reprogram the brain in a healthy way and makes positive changes for these conditions.

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 Once the negative images have been replaced by positive ones, the triggers will be gone.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 allows a client to erase old images and rewrite their story through reconsolidation, changing the physiological response to the memory.

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.

Contact Acorn Counselling to inquire about this service offered.

Individuals Supported

Adults

Children

Youth

First responders and those in high-stress helping roles

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