Accelerated Resolution Therapy
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is a brief psychotherapy method that can produce dramatic improvements in a variety of psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and grief.
ART is unique because the ART therapist guides the client to replace the negative images in the mind that cause the symptoms of PTSD with positive images of the client’s choosing. This is done quickly, most often within one session, and once the negative images have been replaced by positive ones, the triggers will be gone. ART 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.
ART is derived from Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), but it has a tighter protocol, is more directive, more procedural, and easier to learn.
ART is an evidence-based therapy that can offer lasting relief after a short treatment period and can be easily implemented by therapists and trained healthcare practitioners.
Sources:
- https://div12.org/treatment/accelerated-resolution-therapy-for-ptsd/
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11920-017-0765-y
- https://acceleratedresolutiontherapy.com/what-is-art/
- https://positivepsychology.com/accelerated-resolution-therapy/
- https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/accelerated-resolution-therapy-ptsd
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological treatment that has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug use problems, marital problems, eating disorders, and severe mental illness.
CBT is based on several core principles, including:
- Psychological problems are based, in part, on faulty or unhelpful ways of thinking.
- Psychological problems are based, in part, on learned patterns of unhelpful behavior.
People suffering from psychological problems can learn better ways of coping with them, thereby relieving their symptoms and becoming more effective in their lives.
CBT treatment usually involves efforts to change thinking patterns, such as learning to recognize one’s distortions in thinking that are creating problems and then reevaluating them in light of reality and gaining a better understanding of the behavior and motivation of others.
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Internal Family System
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a psychotherapeutic model that views individuals as having a core Self surrounded by multiple parts.
The goal of IFS therapy is to help people learn to harness the power of their core Self to heal the wounded, inner parts of themselves and become more connected both inwardly and outwardly.
Here are some key features of IFS:
- Parts: IFS posits that the mind is made up of multiple parts, each with its own unique viewpoint and qualities. Each part has its own perspective, interests, memories, and viewpoint. Every part has a positive intent, even if its actions are counterproductive and/or cause dysfunction.
- Core Self: Underlying the parts is a person’s core or true Self. The goal of IFS therapy is to find the Self and bring all of these parts together.
- Systems Thinking: IFS combines systems thinking with the view that the mind is made up of relatively discrete subpersonalities. The way you relate to your own parts parallels the way you relate to those parts of others.
Sources:
- https://ifs-institute.com/resources/articles/internal-family-systems-model-outline
- https://thehumancondition.com/internal-family-systems-ifs/
- https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-ifs-therapy-internal-family-systems-therapy-5195336
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Family_Systems_Model
IFS therapy is based on the idea that we all have several parts living within us that fulfill both healthy and unhealthy roles. Life events or trauma, however, can force us out of those healthy roles into extreme roles. The good news is that these internal roles are not static and can change with time and work (5).