bonniecoopersmith@gmail.com

413.386.8966

My office is located in the center of West Springfield, 10 Central Street

Hi ~ Unfortunately, I do not expect an opening for a month or so. My practice is small, I accept new couples when a current couple "graduates". If you are interested, email me (better than calling). We can start to get to know each other a little through email, and, you never know, maybe a couple will complete treatment earlier than anticipated. I know that coming to therapy is not easy. We have all made mistakes, poor choices, have said and done things that we want to "take back". I know that I certainly have! It's only human ~ People develop and change throughout life. Sometimes this brings couples closer, other times, it can pull them apart. I can help you both, while you find your way back to feeling better about each other. This is especially important when a relationship experiences a crisis that affects trust and communication. Strengthening a relationship is not easy and it requires a partnership among the 3 of us. You will have homework between sessions. I will support you 24/7. After we meet, if either of you don't feel like we "click", I totally understand. If you want, I can help you find a better match.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Fast relief for anxiety, PTSD, depression, etc

I am now trained to practice a new type of therapy called ART.  I was attracted to this treatment because it provided fast relief. I do not want to practice any type of therapy that keeps someone  in pain, talking about things again, and  again, and again, without feeling any better.

 ART (Acceleration Resolution Therapy) was developed by Laney Rosenzweig, LMFT.  It is a new therapeutic technique used  to treat adults and children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, sexual abuse trauma, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder, addictions, grief and job or relationship issues.  ART reprograms the brain and makes positive changes for these conditions. Laney explains that “the experience is much like a regular talk session with the eye movements added to help clients quickly process the information they need to resolve their issues.  Clients leave feeling that a weight has been lifted and a wonderful change has been made.  They usually find healing in as few as one or two sessions in which the rapid eye movements are used - and it is a drug free therapy.” 
In ART, the eye movements are thought to be conducive to sorting out problems quickly through increasing the integration of activities in the left and right sides of the brain. These movements also seem to help the client process information by producing a deep feeling of relaxation. Yet ART is not hypnosis. During REM our brains are quite active and the brain waves are similar to those when we are in an awake state.
The main and crucial way in which ART differs from other eye movement therapies is that it is directive.  The therapist focuses the client’s thoughts through interventions, most of which are unique to ART, such as Voluntary Memory Replacement / Voluntary Image Replacement (VMR/VIR).  These interventions by the therapist actually empower the client.  It is the information provided by the clients as they process their problems that leads the clinician in directing the session.  The first of five “C’s” that contribute to ART’s uniqueness is “Client Centered” because the client is in control of the entire ART session and it is the client’s responses that shape the interventions.  ART is also “Creative”, both on the part of the therapist and the client, “Conversational”, much like a traditional talk session, “Closure Oriented”, because it is geared toward helping the client out of pain or discomfort as quickly as possible, and has a “Calming” effect on the clients as they work out their problems.

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  1. For more information

    www.acceleratedresolutiontherapy.com

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