Brainspotting is a powerful, evidence-based, relational therapy that promotes deep healing.
It is a somatic therapy that uses body-based targeted mindfulness to process experiences, reduce nervous system activation, and can help us to feel more resilient.
It was brought to light in 2003 by Dr. David Grand, PhD, evolving from EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing) but unlike the side-to-side, rapid eye movement of EMDR, Brainspotting involves the processing and release of emotion and body-based experience through gentle location and mindful focus of eye position.
Through specific spots in our field of vision, Brainspotting accesses the neural networks of the subcortical brain (amygdala and hippocampus) the area of our brain involved with memory and perception of emotions such as anger, fear and sadness, allowing for the opportunity of processing and release.
Brainspotting can be used to process many different experiences, including:
It can also be used to help:
The mindfulness aspect of this therapy means that it can be used as a resource to explore experiences that are outside of conscious awareness, so you do not necessarily need to have a clear, specific experience in mind to work with.
All of my sessions are online, via Zoom video.
Specific Bilateral music can be played through earphones during sessions, this is not essential but I do highly recommend it to enhance your experience.
Together, we will help you to locate your focus point.
Everyone's experience of Brainspotting will be unique to them, and processing continues after each session.
If any of the themes above resonate with you, or you have a sense of being stuck somehow, unable to get past your over-thinking, or you would like to work with issues or experiences on a deeper, more holistic level than you have previously, Brainspotting could enhance our work together.
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