Healing Medical Trauma & Health Anxiety with ART
What is medical trauma?
Procedures, ICU stays, ER events, painful diagnostics, and difficult news can leave images and sensations that “stick.” Even routine follow-ups can spike heart rate and dread.
How ART supports healing
We focus on the exact images/body sensations that light up your alarm—monitors beeping, a needle, the smell of antiseptic, the ride to the hospital—and use ART’s eye-movement sets and imagery rescripting to reduce the “heat.” You stay in control and decide how much detail to share.
Session flow
Stabilize & plan
Target specific moments or cues
Guided sets + rescripting
Check distress; return to calm
Leave with simple aftercare steps
Coordinated care (if you want it)
With your permission, we can align with medical providers or build a prep routine for upcoming procedures (arrival plan, grounding objects, statements that steady you).
Aftercare & daily supports
Hydration, gentle movement, brief journaling
Practice the new calming image before appointments
Bring a supportive person if helpful
