Through a binaural sound-based nonverbal intervention called RESET Therapy (RT), a key has been
found to unlock long-term memory of trauma, pain, addiction, and chronic stress. A sound-based app,
Resolve-It! developed by the author and colleague Richard Bruusema for iPhone and Android, serves
as a dynamic extension of the traditional therapeutic framework, which transfers clinical support from
the therapist's office directly into the user’s environment. When acute triggers or sudden stressors
arise at home or in the workplace, users are equipped with real-time tools that enable self-corrective
interventions, shifting the patient from a reactive state to an active agent in their own stabilization
efforts.
To rigorously evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of RT in addressing complex trauma, a targeted initiative
was implemented with a chronically homeless volunteer who resides at the Salvation Army Shelter of
Hope in Hickory, North Carolina. A comprehensive case report directly substantiates the therapeutic
framework proposed by Bessel van der Kolk. According to his paradigm, sustainable trauma remediation
depends on a triad of milestones that enable individuals to tolerate and understand their own somatic
signals; regulate their autonomic arousal; and restore purposeful action rather than remain paralyzed
by a sense of profound helplessness.
A case report is provided of a 50-year-old Caucasian female, named Faith, who engaged in the
navigation of overlapping crises that included chronic homelessness, substance use disorder, and
debilitating chronic pain. Individuals who face long-term housing instability frequently experience
complex health vulnerabilities, where physical trauma and untreated pain drive addictive behaviors as
a form of self-medication. To address this deeply entrenched cycle, Faith participated in a structured
clinical intervention that consisted of eight individual Reset Therapy sessions. Each highly focused
session lasted 30 minutes and offered an efficient, targeted therapeutic framework designed to fit the
shelter's limited time availability.
