The Anxiety Release Protocol⁽™⁾ Intensive
A 12-week Coaching & Psychotherapy Program
The anxiety treatment built for people who have already tried everything else.
The Anxiety Release Protocol (ARP)⁽™⁾
A Unique and Groundbreaking Treatment for Anxiety
ARP⁽™⁾ is a carefully crafted protocol whose structure is built on neuroscience, allowing you to re-wire your brain utilizing a carefully crafted process of combining multiple* evidence-based modalities in a practical coaching format that your brain will readily adopt. ARP⁽™⁾ helps you teach your brain to stop dysregulating (panicking), often beginning to relieve symptoms in a few sessions. You have likely tried one or a few of the modalities before, and they may have somewhat worked, but ultimately, the symptoms returned.
The Anxiety Release Protocol (ARP)⁽™⁾ solves the challenge of any technique trying to be a one-size-fits-all modality. The therapist carefully dissects the best modalities for your brain and combines and rebuilds them in a way that is in alignment with your unique patterns of thinking.
If this sounds complicated, that is because it is – it is a combination of neuropsychology and the art of therapy. The good news is that the complicated part is mine, not yours!
“The art of learning is to be both humble and curious,” and that’s your job.
I will make this process fun and fascinating – so your job comes naturally. We live in a world where we are taught what to think – not how to think. Anxiety Release Protocol (ARP)⁽™⁾ is all about the ‘how.’ If you are a mental health professional and would like to more read about the modality here.
I ended panic attacks and learned to manage my anxiety decades ago. As a psychotherapist and coach, I developed ARP⁽™⁾ after years of experience working with hundreds of clients across Toronto, Collingwood, and Ontario. Most of my former patients have tried multiple therapies and doctors, and they wind up here. I’m always honoured when I can be your last stop on that journey.
Why Other Approaches Often Don’t Last
Standard anxiety treatments, including the gold-standard Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), share a common assumption: that anxiety is a problem to be challenged, reframed, or pushed away. They train you to fight the feeling.
The neuroscience says this is exactly what keeps anxiety alive. At the base of your skull sits the amygdala, a primal threat-detection system with three jobs: scan for danger, alert you, and get your body to fight or run. It is not connected to the rational, thinking part of your brain. Every technique that involves resisting anxiety registers in that system as a fight, and the amygdala responds by doing more of what it does: more tension, more heart pounding, more panic.
This is why so many people cycle through treatment after treatment, find temporary relief, and watch the anxiety return. ARP was built around a different principle: stop the fight entirely, and you stop feeding the cycle that keeps anxiety going.
The Five-Step ARP™ Program
Step 1: The Cornerstone Work
Building Your Foundation of Compassion, Curiosity, and Agency. This first step is foundational. A skilled ARP therapist helps you install three essential qualities. Compassion: learning to treat yourself with kindness, especially during anxious episodes. Curiosity: an open-minded approach to a new way of thinking about your anxiety. Agency: learning to take charge of how you respond to the thoughts your anxiety produces. Just because you have a thought does not mean you have to act on it, or keep it. The same goes for a feeling.
Step 2: Psychoeducation
Understanding Your Brain and Anxiety Response System. Knowledge is power when it comes to how your brain works. ARP emphasises psychoeducation: how and why brains produce thoughts, the science of how they build beliefs, and how to rewire them. This covers the Negative Evolutionary Bias (our brains are wired to focus on threats as a survival mechanism), the Keys to Neuroplasticity (your brain’s ability to physically rewire), and Initial Reframes (shifting how you think about something). Understanding the neuroscience makes your symptoms far less frightening and far more workable.
Step 3: Modality Development
Tailoring Techniques to Align with Your Brain’s Way of Thinking. Each brain is wired differently. Your ARP therapist carefully selects modalities that fit how you think and weaves them into a practical, personalised program. Modalities may include CBT, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Somatic Experiencing including Tapping (EFT), breathing and relaxation techniques, self-hypnosis, and more. You may have tried some before with limited success; ARP’s unique integration is what makes them finally work.
Step 4: Psychotherapeutic Coaching
Integrating Techniques and Solidifying Change. The fourth step integrates your custom-built techniques into daily life. Leaning into the science of neuroplasticity, your ARP therapist coaches you into mastering your techniques, much like an Olympic coach helps an athlete reach the gold. This is where the skills become second nature, empowering you to confidently and independently manage anxiety and your life.
Step 5: Symptoms Regulated
Achieving Self-Directed Emotional Regulation. The final step is the goal: self-directed emotional regulation. You have internalised the skills to get your brain to cooperate with your chosen goals. You can independently regulate your emotional responses even during intense episodes, maintain lasting improvements, and recognise when longer-term support may help. This marks the transition from feeling like a victim of your anxiety to harnessing that energy as your own superpower.
Get Started! Book Your Intensive Here.
Your 12-week ARP⁽™⁾ Intensive is a one-on-one virtual customized coaching and psychotherapy program that has changed the lives of hundreds if not thousands. Todd will carefully present ARP⁽™⁾ in a manner that is consistent with how your brain best likes to adapt to change – changing your automatic response to the world from fear to curiosity, alleviating you of those difficult symptoms that impact your life. Available to clients in Toronto, Collingwood, and virtually across Ontario, select Canadian provinces and globally where permitted by law.
How was The Anxiety Release Protocol (ARP)⁽™⁾ Developed?
Anxiety Release Protocol (ARP)⁽™⁾ is a protocol developed out of years of practical work with hundreds of clients who have successfully overcome undue levels of stress, anxiety and panic attacks.
The ARP⁽™⁾ protocol is a group of techniques structured intentionally to achieve the best outcomes. ARP⁽™⁾ integrates several therapeutic modalities delivered in a specific way and grounded in a unique foundation that maximizes the outcomes of the various techniques.
Why does The Anxiety Release Protocol (ARP)⁽™⁾ Work?
All of us are wired in unique ways. Traditional approaches to treating anxiety often presume a ‘one size fits all’ approach. Often therapists may specialize in one modality, the most frequent being Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and perhaps the second most common is Mindful Meditation. (We offer training and therapy in these techniques but always stress that ALL therapy should be client-centric, that is, it should be the type of therapy that makes sense for you and your brain!) If your brain has developed in such a way that either of these modalities is an ideal fit, you will find they are powerful options that can make profound changes in your life. If it is not a fit, any one modality can be an uphill battle, often working for a short time, or not at all.
Yet despite our differences, we all share evolutionary commonalities. The most important commonality in treating anxiety is the evolutionary system that has turned us into an apex species (top of the food chain) – our freeze, fight or flight system. This system is wonderfully designed to ensure we prepare for danger and have the resources to handle danger should it arise. It is a critical system to our survival. (If we could somehow remove it, we would likely not survive more than a few days.) When this system overworks it gives us high levels of stress, anxiety and even panic attacks.
Is The Anxiety Release Protocol (ARP)⁽™⁾ an evidence-based solution?
Yes. ARP is grounded in current neuroscience and proven coaching techniques. ARP is not a singular modality such as CBT or DBT, nor a single practice like Mindfulness. It uses these evidence-based modalities, carefully selects the techniques aligned with how your brain works, and combines the most effective portions of each into a unique protocol custom-designed for you by an ARP therapist.
By understanding how this system works and recognizing its value and purpose, we can then embrace helpful skills that are aligned with how we are wired. These skills empower you to regulate the system and thus regulate those feelings of anxiety and panic which arise when left to their own devices, don’t fare so well!
Is The Anxiety Release Protocol (ARP)⁽™⁾ helpful to stay sober?
Absolutely. Learning how to minimize the anxiety symptoms of things that stress you out is a key to staying sober. When our anxiety symptoms are running high it is easy to trigger our addictions and let your mind convince you to pick-up once again. Consider committing to a 12-week intensive to get a handle on your anxiety symptoms fast.
Is The Anxiety Release Protocol (ARP)⁽™⁾ Difficult to Learn?
ARP is uniquely structured to suit your learning style, so each step builds naturally on the one before it. It is neither complex nor difficult to learn. Your unique program is adapted as you progress, ensuring the learning is the best fit for your brain and minimising the challenge. Your ARP therapist coaches you through each stage so you are never doing it alone. ARP is a new and refreshing way to become empowered, and can teach you to turn your anxiety into your superpower.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the ARP protocol work?
ARP guides you through a structured five-step process that ends the internal fight between your rational brain and your anxiety response. Instead of teaching you to suppress or challenge anxious feelings, it works with your nervous system to dismantle the cycle that produces them. The full process takes 12 weeks of weekly one-hour sessions for most participants.
How is ARP different from CBT?
CBT and most standard anxiety treatments are built around managing, challenging, or controlling anxiety. These treatments assume that all brains are wired the same, so respond to one approach. ARP is uniquely built for your brain to break the anxiety cycle. The distinction sounds subtle but the outcome is different: possible managed anxiety in one case, freedom from the cycle in the other.
How long does it take to work?
Most clients begin to notice a meaningful shift within the first few weeks. The full process is 12 weeks, with the later stages dedicated to making the change self-sustaining so you do not need ongoing support to maintain it. There are no guarantees on how fast or slow you respond, as everyone is unique.
Is ARP available online?
Yes. ARP is available online for clients across Ontario and select Canadian provinces, and in countries and regions where permitted by law.
Is ARP Right for You?
ARP is built for people who:
- Have tried multiple therapies, medications, or approaches and keep finding themselves back where they started.
- Are willing to commit to a structured 12-week process rather than open-ended therapy.
- Are high-functioning but exhausted by the internal experience of anxiety.
- Want a clear endpoint and measurable progress, not indefinite management.
- Value the combination of coaching and psychotherapy over a single approach.
ARP is probably not the right fit if you are in active crisis and need immediate stabilisation. In that case please contact a crisis line directly.
A companion resource for clients: TRANSFORMING ANXIETY: From Hot Mess to Superpower covers many of the techniques used within ARP. It is offered as a supportive toolbook for clients already working through the protocol, not a standalone self-help or instruction manual.
ARP⁽™⁾: A Complete Solution to Ending Panic Attacks and Managing Anxiety
Get Started! Book Your Intensive Here.
Your 12-week ARP⁽™⁾ Intensive is a one-on-one virtual customized coaching and psychotherapy program that has changed the lives of hundreds if not thousands. Todd will carefully present ARP⁽™⁾ in a manner that is consistent with how your brain best likes to adapt to change – changing your automatic response to the world from fear to curiosity, alleviating you of those difficult symptoms that impact your life. Available to clients in Toronto, Collingwood, and virtually across Ontario, select Canadian provinces and globally where permitted by law.
Workshops for Therapists
ARP⁽™⁾ Workshops for Health Practitioners
Learn how to implement this powerful protocol and teach your clients and patients how to overcome anxiety symptoms both quickly and effectively. This protocol incorporates multiple evidence-based modalities structured on a unique therapeutic cornerstone.
The entire program 3-day program can be delivered in 1-day segments – each of which is 6.5 CEU’s and is a stand-alone training program.
Part 1: The ARP⁽™⁾ Fundamentals Part 2: Mindfulness as Treatment for Anxiety, Depression & Addiction Part 3: Integrating the Science of Neuroplasticity into Your Practice.
To learn a bit more about how the Protocol works in session read here.
Private Training Including Supervision for The Protocol is provided by booking an ARP⁽™⁾-intensive, which can be delivered by Zoom, and up to 2 participants may attend. Upon completion, a CEU certificate is awarded and complimentary consultation is available beyond completion to support you in mastering the protocol with your clients. You may book this opportunity HERE and follow up or futher inquire by phone at 647-366-8447.
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