Curious About Brainspotting?

Brainspotting brings the idea of “therapeutic presence” to a whole new level, which, for me, compliments everything I have learned as a licensed massage therapist and as a medical social worker. Brainspotting is a powerful, focused treatment method that works by identifying, processing and releasing core neurophysiological sources of emotional/body pain, trauma, dissociation and a variety of other challenging symptoms. Persons experiencing Brainspotting can look forward to integrating healing on emotional, somatic, psychological, spiritual and physical levels. Brainspotting has proven success when working with high performance athletes, stage, film and TV actors, high net-worth individuals, addiction, and those experiencing loss and grief. Persons experiencing Brainspotting can look forward to integrating healing on emotional, somatic, psychological, spiritual and even physical levels. Such a useful, practical form of therapy! I love it!

What is Brainspotting?
The motto of Brainspotting is “where you look affects how you feel.” Our eyes and brains are intricately woven together and signals sent from the eyes are deeply processed in the brain which then reflexively and intuitively redirects where we look. Trauma can overwhelm the brain’s processing capacity, leaving behind pieces of the trauma, frozen in an unprocessed state. Brainspotting uses our field of vision to find where we are holding these traumas, scanning the inside environments, seeking the specific internal spot where the trauma is stored. It then allows deep processing to release and resolve the trauma. The Brainspotting therapist listens to the client’s words and body experiences, observing the eyes, face and body, watching for reflexive cues. It is based on the premise that the brain is self-healing and the role of the therapist is to set and hold a frame that promotes the client’s self-healing capacities.

Is Brainspotting only for Trauma?
No. Brainspotting was founded by working with trauma clients, but it is uniquely effective is addressing all kinds of brain/body/emotional problems. It is used with high-performance athletes, stage, film and TV actors, addiction, loss and grief.

Is Brainspotting safe?
Absolutely. Brainspotting therapists know that the only solutions to the problems clients bring to the therapy office lie within the clients themselves. Brainspotting encompasses a full spectrum of possible interventions, according to the clients need, from the most activated to the most resourced use of eye position and body experience. It is specifically and intentionally designed to be integrated with other therapy methods. Clients will not lose the memories of life events, they will be freed from the negative feelings associated with the events.

Disorders, problems, and conditions that may benefit from Brainspotting include:

PTSD
ADHD and ADD
Addiction
Depression
Anxiety
Phobias
Panic attacks
Impulse control problems and disorders
Anger control issues
Bipolar disorder
Grief and loss
Emotional blocks
Stress
Relationship problems (including the emotional wounds of trouble relationships)
Negative self-esteem
Compulsive behaviors
Perceptual problems
Preparing for and recovery from surgery and other invasive medical treatments
Unresolved trauma, including trauma related to:
- Sexual abuse
- An accident or injury
- War
- Man-made or natural disasters
- Medical treatments or interventions
- Physical trauma
- Emotional trauma
Traumatic brain injury
Stuttering
Fibromyalgia
Chronic pain
Headaches
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Asthma
Coping with a serious illness or health issue
Strokes
Performance anxiety
Dyslexia
Procrastination (associated with trauma)
Poor concentration (associate with trauma)
Low motivation

Who can benefit from Brainspotting? Watch this video to find out. Brainspotting (BSP) was discovered in 2003 by David Grand, Ph.D. Over 10,000 therapists have been trained in BSP in the US, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. “Where we look affects how we feel”. Brainspotting makes use of this natural phenomenon through its use of relevant eye positions. This helps the Brainspotting therapist to locate, focus, process and release a wide range of emotionally and bodily-based conditions. Brainspotting is also a brain-based tool to support the therapy relationship. It has been shown that Brainspotting taps into and harnesses the body’s natural self-scanning, self-healing ability. When a Brainspot is stimulated, the deep brain appears to reflexively signal the therapist that the source of the problem has been found. Brainspotting can be used to find and strengthen our natural resources and resilience. Brainspotting is designed as a therapeutic tool that can be integrated into many of the healing modalities, and can also be used for performance and creativity enhancement. brainspotting.pro/

As you can see, Brainspotting can be an effective therapeutic intervention for a wide range of disorders and problems. However, it is also being used by some practitioners to help individuals in many non-clinical areas. These include:

Improving athletic or academic performance / achieving peak performance
Enhancing spiritual awareness and connection
Increasing the benefits of meditation
Enhancing creativity (e.g. in music, writing, acting)
Improving public speaking skills