Can ART Help With Phobias and Specific Fears?

A fear of flying, driving, needles, dogs, elevators, storms, vomiting, or another specific situation can feel irrational and still produce an immediate physical response. ART may be useful when that fear is linked to a distressing memory, catastrophic image, or body-based reaction. But the direct research on ART for specific phobias is limited, while exposure therapy has a much more established evidence base.