Online Therapy Across Washington State
Trauma Therapy in Washington Using Accelerated Resolution Therapy
Rapid Relief from Trauma & PTSD in Washington for Teens and Adults
Effective, Online Trauma Therapy Available Anywhere in Washington
Whether you’re in a Seattle high-rise, a Spokane suburb, or somewhere in the San Juans, we can work together. No fighting I-5 traffic, circling for parking downtown, or awkward waiting rooms where you might run into someone you know.
I am a Licensed Clinical Independent Social Worker (LICSW) in Washington, which means I can work with you wherever you are in the state: from Bellingham to Vancouver, from Ocean Shores to Spokane.
Your nervous system knows something bad happened, and it won’t let you forget it:
A crime or an accident in Seattle
Family trauma in the suburbs of Spokane
What you witnessed at Harborview or UW Medical
You love Washington for the mountains, the water, and the culture. But trauma has a way of stealing the things we love…
That North Cascades trail you used to hike every summer became where you had your worst panic attack.
The Bainbridge ferry used to mean weekend adventures. Now it’s where you found out about the affair.
Pike Place Market, once your favorite Saturday morning ritual, feels too dangerous to enjoy now.
If you work in healthcare at Swedish, Virginia Mason, or any hospital, the last few years have asked too much of you. You’ve made decisions no one should have to make. You watched families say goodbye through screens and held more dying hands than any person should.
Now, walking into work feels like preparing for battle, even on quiet days. Your body doesn’t know the crisis is over because, for healthcare workers, it never really ended.
The corporate world presents its own challenges. Everyone thinks you've got it made with your Seattle salary and fancy office, but in reality, the imposter syndrome is crushing. Admitting struggle feels like weakness in an industry that celebrates grinding yourself into a pulp.
Process Upsetting Memories Without Reliving Them in Detail
Remember how quickly your brain learned to fear? ART helps it learn safety just as fast.
Here’s what makes ART different from talking about your trauma for months or years:
Speed and efficiency that matches your life — Most clients see significant relief in 1-5 sessions. Not 1-5 months. 1-5 sessions. Imagine coming to your first appointment on Monday and feeling different by Friday.
Privacy and discretion — You don’t have to describe the painful details. Keep the parts that feel too raw to share. Your brain knows what happened; we just help it file the memory differently.
Impressive research findings…
94% of people complete ART treatment (compared to 60% for traditional therapy)¹
Veterans with combat PTSD: 61% showed major improvement²
Effect sizes 2-4 times stronger than traditional therapy (1.12 to 3.28 for the research-minded)³ — traditional evidence-based therapy scores around 0.8 (which is considered good)
Healing through ART is like the difference between looking at an old photo versus being trapped inside it.
How your brain heals itself (with a little guidance)…
Step 1: Choose Your Target — Pick a specific memory or feeling. The car accident. The diagnosis. The moment you found those texts.
Step 2: Follow the Movement — Hold the memory during bilateral stimulation, like watching scenery from a train window while your brain sorts through its filing system.
Step 3: Rewrite the Ending — Choose new images to replace the painful ones. Your brain keeps the facts but drops the electric charge.
The Evidence is Clear: ART Creates Profound Change
What Research Shows About ART’s Effectiveness
Military Veterans Study (2013)² — A randomized controlled trial with combat veterans showed a 61% response rate for PTSD symptoms. These are veterans who often struggle with traditional therapies, yet over half experienced significant improvement with ART.
Complicated Grief Research (2021)⁵ — Effect sizes reached 2.13 for PTSD symptoms and 1.79 for grief symptoms. To put this in perspective, an effect size over 0.8 is considered “large.” ART’s numbers are extraordinary.
Treatment Completion Rates⁶ — 94% of clients complete ART treatment. Compare this to 60-65% completion rates for traditional PTSD therapies. People stick with ART because they feel better quickly.
Recent Cancer Survivor Study (2024)⁷ — Preliminary results show promising outcomes for medical trauma, expanding ART’s applications beyond traditional PTSD.
Systematic Review Findings⁸ — Across multiple studies, ART consistently shows effect sizes ranging from 1.12 to 3.28.
A 90-minute Accelerated Resolution Therapy session is $500.
ART sessions are $500 per session. Each session runs as long as needed to complete the protocol, typically 60-90 minutes. The average length of treatment is 3-4 sessions for most issues.
Total investment for most clients: $1,500-$2,000.
ART is an investment in your freedom and well-being.
About Allyson Clemmons, LICSW
Real healing happens in the nervous system, not just in conversation.
After 15 years in traditional talk therapy, I now specialize in helping people who have tried multiple approaches but aren’t finding lasting change. Using ART's bilateral eye movements (similar to what happens naturally during REM sleep) we’ll work directly with how traumatic memories are stored in your brain. Most clients experience their breakthrough in 1-5 sessions instead of months or years.
If you’ve hit a wall with other approaches and want freedom from symptoms (not just management), you’re exactly who I work with.
Licensed Clinical Independent Social Worker in Washington
LICSW #LW61398886 (Verify LICSW license online)
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Sources
- Kip et al. "Accelerated Resolution Therapy for treatment of pain secondary to symptoms of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder." European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2014.
- Kip et al. "Randomized controlled trial of accelerated resolution therapy (ART) for symptoms of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)." Military Medicine, 2013.
- Multiple studies systematic review. "Accelerated Resolution Therapy: A systematic review of effectiveness and mechanisms." Journal of Traumatic Stress, 2024.
- Buck et al. "Accelerated Resolution Therapy: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Complicated Grief Intervention." American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2021.
- International Society of Accelerated Resolution Therapy. "Research and Evidence Base in ART." 2024.
- "Accelerated Resolution Therapy for Cancer Distress and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms: Results of a Pilot Study." PubMed, 2024.
- Multiple studies systematic review. "Accelerated Resolution Therapy effectiveness across populations." Journal of Traumatic Stress, 2024.
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