EMDR vs. ART in Pittsburgh
Two Paths Toward Trauma Healing
If you’re searching for EMDR in Pittsburgh, you may not just be looking for a therapy technique.
You may be looking for relief.
For your body to stop reacting to something that’s already over.
For anxiety to quiet.
For your parenting to feel less reactive.
Sometimes what we call “overreacting” is actually survival mode — an inheritance you didn’t ask for.
What Is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) was developed by Francine Shapiro and is widely recognized as an evidence-based treatment for trauma and PTSD.
In EMDR, a client briefly activates a distressing memory while engaging in bilateral stimulation — often guided side-to-side eye movements, taps, or tones. Over time, the brain reorganizes how that memory is stored, reducing its emotional intensity and shifting associated beliefs.
EMDR follows a structured eight-phase protocol that includes history-taking, preparation, target identification, desensitization, installation of adaptive beliefs, and closure.
For many people, EMDR provides meaningful relief from trauma-related triggers, anxiety, panic, and distress tied to overwhelming experiences.
What Is ART?
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) was developed by Laney Rosenzweig and is a structured, evidence-based trauma treatment that also uses bilateral eye movements to support memory processing.
In ART, clients briefly activate distressing memories while engaging in guided eye movements. A distinctive component of ART is Voluntary Image Replacement (VIR), which allows clients to intentionally replace distressing imagery with imagery that feels neutral, empowering, or relieving.
While the emotional charge associated with the memory shifts, clients retain factual awareness of what occurred. The goal is not to erase memory, but to reduce its intensity and the automatic survival responses connected to it.
ART follows a clear, procedural protocol and is often experienced as efficient per target memory, with many clients noticing meaningful relief within a small number of sessions.
As a National Trainer in Accelerated Resolution Therapy, I provide ART-informed trauma therapy in Pittsburgh and virtually across Pennsylvania and North Carolina.
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