Where we look, affects how we feel. Where we look, helps us heal.
Brainspotting (BSP)
Brainspotting (BSP) is a transformative and highly effective treatment model.
BSP is a brain-body based modality which facilitates a deeply organic associative process that leads to the release of the core sources of emotional/body pain, trauma, dissociation, performance anxiety and an array of other challenging symptoms.
BSP focuses on our own innate healing ability, allowing us access to our own internal wisdom.
History of Brainspotting
In 2003, while working with a figure skater who was having trouble with her triple loop jump, Dr. David Grand, discovered the power of fixed eye positions. Grand had worked with this skater for a year and a half in 90 minute sessions combining Somatic Experiencing, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and other mind/body therapies. While utilizing EMDR and moving his finger across her field of vision, he noticed her eyes wobbling. Instead of continuing to move along, per the EMDR protocol, he held on the spot and a torrent of material emerged. Some of it was new, some was related to things that they thought had been processed completely in previous sessions, yet a deeper layer was discovered which processed further. Later that evening, the skater was able to complete the triple loop and she never had difficulty with it again. As a result of this experience, Dr. Grand began to utilize fixed eye positions with other clients, some of whom were therapists themselves, who began to try this approach with their clients. Since this time, Dr. Grand has trained 1000s of therapists in what he has come to call Brainspotting and now has an international team of trainers who are helping to train clinicians in over 30 countries.
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Brainspotting is a powerful and effective approach to healing and wellness that harnesses the visual field to facilitate the nervous system's ability to reorganize and realign itself, enhancing resilience and facilitating long-lasting change. During session, you will identify what it is that you want to focus on. Your therapist will then help you to identify a visual focal point that resonates with the issue at hand and the associated body sensations and emotional experience. You, together with your therapist, will then use focused mindfulness, sometimes accompanied by Biolateral Sound, to stimulate your brain and body to begin to reorganize itself, releasing the material that is bringing about the disturbance or blocking performance. As you work, you may find that you want to talk or that it feels right to simply be silent and observe what is happening. Each person processes differently and the Brainspotting therapist follows your lead.
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In a recent study of individuals impacted by the Sandy Hook tragedy, Brainspotting was found to be the most effective mode of therapy. This study looked at 16 different approaches and utilized the respondent’s self-report.
As research in Brainspotting continues, we are discovering that it works deep in the brain, helping the client feel more balance in their brain-body connection in a way that promotes clearer thinking and more creativity in their life.
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Brainspotting (BSP) is a highly individualized therapy, and the therapist follows the client’s lead, meeting you exactly where you are at. There is minimal preparation work for this highly effective treatment. Clients can expect to process their trauma in a safe, understanding, and therapeutic environment. Sessions will be conducted on a weekly or biweekly basis. BSP sessions can be up to 90 minutes in length depending on necessi
