Karlinda Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Utah. Karlinda graduated with her MSW from Arizona State University. As a clinician, Karlinda has a background in public mental health as well as residential treatment center for individuals working on recovery. While Karlinda enjoyed her experience working in public mental health she chose to enter private practice where she works with a team of talented clinicians who work to provide a safe space for those who are struggling with a variety of mental health challenges. Karlinda was first introduced to Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) when she entered private practice and instantly was drawn to the protocol as it allows individuals with trauma to address the images, sensations, and emotions all at the same time without having to verbally revisit their experiences. Karlinda found the transformative power of ART to be key in moving her clients toward a peaceful personal resolution within themselves. This was appealing to her as she was able to see rapid changes for her clients who had been stuck for years. After having success using Basic ART skills Karlinda chose to become Advanced and Enhanced trained to allow her to help her clients even more. She uses ART regularly in her practice to address not only trauma but relationship issues, depression, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and strong emotions.

Karlinda chose to become an ART trainer to help other clinicians have the skills to hold space for their clients as they address a myriad of personal challenges while decreasing the burnout rate among fellow clinicians as ART allows clients to address their needs without verbally processing if they chose to. Karlinda also found that if her clients are interested in talking about their “scene” they are able to do so without the emotional reactions as the use of ART allows them to feel more settled when sharing their experiences with her. Karlinda is excited to help fellow clinicians gain the skills to help move their clients’ lives forward as she feels ART has the ability to impact how we address the mental health needs of those we serve in a positive, meaningful way.