The Flash Technique (FT) is a recently developed therapeutic intervention for reducing the disturbance associated with traumatic or other distressing memories. Unlike many conventional trauma therapy interventions, FT is a minimally intrusive option that does not require the client to consciously engage with the traumatic memory. FT allows the client to process traumatic memories without feeling distress.

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Developed as an addition to the preparation phase of EMDR,  FT has been demonstrated to be effective in reducing the disturbance level associated with painful memories. FT may be used as an adjunctive intervention to make a variety of trauma-informed psychotherapies quicker and better tolerated. In various exposure therapies, it can reduce exposure-related disturbance. In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, it can increase client receptiveness to reparative adult perspectives.