Therapy Immersions
Trauma can leave a lasting imprint on how we experience ourselves, our relationships, and the world around us. Sometimes, working through these experiences calls for more focused time and space than a traditional therapy session allows.
New River offers extended therapy immersions using Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), both of which are empirically supported eye movement therapies for trauma treatment. Eye movement therapies use guided bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements or alternating taps, to support the brain's natural information-processing system in working through distressing memories and experiences.
These longer immersion sessions provide dedicated time for therapeutic processing, with room for preparation, breaks, and integration along the way.
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
3-Hour Immersion
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is a structured therapeutic approach that uses guided eye movements and visualization techniques to help people process distressing memories, images, and emotional responses.
ART can help reduce the emotional intensity associated with difficult experiences and support changes in how those experiences are remembered and felt. It may be helpful for people navigating trauma, anxiety, grief, phobias, and other distressing experiences.
Our three-hour ART immersion provides dedicated time to work with specific experiences or concerns, without the time constraints of a traditional therapy appointment. Sessions are tailored to your goals and include opportunities for breaks, grounding, and integration.
Clinicians who offer ART intensives include:
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
3 Hours each day for 2-3 days
EMDR is an evidence-based psychotherapy approach that helps people process distressing memories and experiences that may continue to affect their emotional well-being, relationships, and daily lives.
Using bilateral stimulation, such as guided eye movements or tapping, EMDR helps people work through trauma memories and the beliefs, emotions, and physical sensations connected to them. Over time, this processing can support a reduction in distress and the development of new perspectives and responses.
Our EMDR immersions offer 3–4 hours of dedicated therapeutic time, usually scheduled over 2-3 days. The specific number of days is arranged based on clinical needs, treatment goals, and readiness.
Clinicians who offer EMDR intensives include: