Trauma Therapy Phoenix, AZ

I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Phoenix, Arizona (License #15573), offering trauma therapy through secure online sessions. Because my practice is fully online, "near me" means anywhere in Arizona: you get the same consistent, quality care without a commute, whether you're in Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff, or anywhere else in the state. If you're in Arizona and ready to start, I'd love to connect.

ART is different from talk therapy because the change happens in your brain and nervous system, not through discussion. Using bilateral stimulation (I'll guide you through a set of horizontal eye movements), along with guided visualization and voluntary image replacement, we work directly with how a distressing memory is stored, a process called memory reconsolidation. In a session, you'll move your eyes back and forth while I lead you through a structured protocol. The goal is to disconnect the distress response you're feeling in daily life (anxiety, panic, flashbacks, overwhelm, reactivity, nightmares, substance use, overeating) from the images your brain has stored. Because this changes neural pathways directly, many clients see real shifts in 1 to 5 sessions.

I work with a range of trauma experiences, including childhood abuse and neglect, sexual abuse, car accidents, and emotional eating. If you are not sure whether what you have been through fits a particular label, please reach out anyway. Many people I work with felt the same uncertainty before we started.

I see all of my clients online over a secure video platform from wherever you feel most comfortable and have privacy. In my practice, I've found that many trauma survivors actually feel safer doing ART from their own couch, where they know and control the environment. Research also supports online therapy as effective for trauma. I presented at the 2025 ART Annual Conference about this very topic and taught other therapists how to do ART online effectively.

Trauma therapy can help reduce panic, anxiety, nightmares, flashbacks, intrusive memories, avoidance, emotional overwhelm, irritability, overreacting, nervous system hypervigilance, substance use, emotional eating, and many more.

Feeling broken is a very common trauma response. Trauma Therapy using Accelerated Resolution focuses on helping your brain release stored distress so you can connect with yourself and the people you love.

No. Accelerated Resolution Therapy does not require you to describe the details of what happened.

Many people experience meaningful relief after the first ART session. Most clients resolve an issue within two to five sessions. My clients average 5-8 sessions total.

Trauma responses can still be present, surface for the first time, or get worse many years later. Your brain may only begin processing experiences when it feels safe enough to do so. Or, something may cause your body to perceive it is in danger again even when it's not.

Different therapies work in different ways. ART focuses directly on how things are stored in our brain rather than repeatedly talking about them. It's very helpful for people who've done talk therapy and still didn't feel better or couldn’t make the desired changes despite knowing.

The first step is scheduling a consultation to talk about what you have been experiencing and whether ART may be a good fit for you.