You're exhausted from carrying too much, like everything depends on you. Maybe your mind never seems to slow down, you worry constantly, overthink conversations, or feel on edge, even when others tell you nothing is wrong. The constant comparisons to others feed the thought, "there's something wrong with me". Maybe you feel disconnected from yourself, struggling to find motivation and wondering why things that used to matter, no longer do. You hate being a burden on others so you isolate and lose those relationships you love.
2 | Anxiety is often a symptom of trauma.
Anxiety isn't always about what's happening today. Sometimes it is your nervous system responding to experiences that taught your brain the world wasn't safe. Even when life has changed, your body may continue reacting as though the danger is still present.
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​Trauma can cause anxiety because it changes how the brain and body respond to danger. After a traumatic experience, your nervous system may begin acting as though the threat is still present - even when you're objectively safe.
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​After trauma, our fight or flight response can become easier to trigger. As a result you might experience:
- Feeling constantly on edge
- Being easily startled
- Muscle tension
- Racing heart
- Trouble sleeping
- Difficulty relaxing
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1 | FAQ about ART therapy for anxiety and depression:
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Is there a way for me to manage my anxiety or depression without medication?
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My breathing exercises and other coping skills help temporarily, but the anxiety always comes back! Is there a way to more permanently deal with these panic attacks?
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Is there a way for me to calm my mind at night so I can fall asleep quicker and stay asleep longer?
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I want to feel happiness again, is there a way to figure out why I’m so depressed all the time?
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I've struggled with anxiety and/or depression my entire life. Is there a way I can manage or even erase these triggers?
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YES! The solution is to approach treatment with Accelerated Resolution Therapy or ART. As a certified ART expert in Provo, Utah, I can quickly help you find the underlying issues that are most likely contributing to your depression and anxiety.​
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3 | Depression can be a symptom of trauma.
Depression is often more than sadness. For many people, it develops after years of carrying unresolved emotional pain, loss, neglect, betrayal, or overwhelming stress. When trauma remains unprocessed, the brain and body can become exhausted from constantly protecting you.
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Depression can be a symptom or consequence of trauma because trauma doesn't only produce fear, it can also deeply affect a person's safety, control, identity, and hope.
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Especially with long-term trauma, the nervous system can move into a "shut down" state. This can look like:
- low energy
- emotional numbness
- difficulty feeling pleasure
- social withdrawal
- feeling disconnected from yourself or others.
How ART therapy for anxiety and depression in Provo, Utah can help. . .
Whether you are here because you want to ease your day-to-day anxiety or unpack what seems like a life-time of depression and sadness, Accelerated Resolution Therapy doesn't just treat the anxiety and depression, but it helps quickly identify and resolve those experiences that keep your nervous system stuck.
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Contact me today to start the treatment process toward lasting healing and relief!
Meet your trauma therapist in Provo, Utah
My name is Holly Lamb
Hello! I am an ART certified therapist ready to use my expertise to help you find answers for the struggles you are facing with your anxiety and depression. My ART therapy for anxiety and depression approach is efficient and effective, saving you time and money! Find out how I can further help you get your life back on track!
ART therapy for anxiety and depression
Step-by-step
Step one
Our first few sessions will be spent in the "digging process" - discovering your current triggers and life stressors. Sometimes past traumas or significant life events could be contributing to your current anxiety and depression.
Step two
Once a "treatment map" is determined and laid out, we will begin using Accelerated Resolution Therapy, or ART, to resolve difficulties by changing the way your brain recalls and interprets those stressors, whether they are current or from your past.
Step three
After completing the needed ART sessions, you will begin to notice changes in your daily life as your current stressors will begin to lose their hold on you. You will feel lighter, freer, and have more ability to cope with day-to-day struggles.
