Brainspotting

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Feeling stuck?

Increase resilience, honor your brain’s natural healing processes and release stored physical & emotional pain with Brainspotting.

Brainspotting is a holistic, neurophysiological form of therapy that identifies and processes stress, pain and trauma stored in the body. Unlike traditional talk therapy, Brainspotting addresses trauma by focusing on eye positions and body sensations. Many people benefit from a brain-body approach to healing.

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Our current understanding suggests that Brainspotting accesses the subcortical brain (which resides beneath the cerebral cortex) through specific eye positions to help reduce the impact of trauma and assist with the processing difficult emotions. The subcortical brain controls bodily functions. It is also the seat of thought, creativity, and spirituality.

This brain-body approach to therapy was discovered in 2003 by David Grand, PhD, while he was using EMDR with a client. While there are similarities, Brainspotting relies less on specific protocols and recall of traumatic memories. It is also bit more organic, mindful, and intuitive, with a focus on somatic (body) experiencing. Reflexive response and somatic activation are often connected to specific eye positions which serve as access point, or portal, to the subcortex. Brainspotters recognize that most of us use our eyes to orient to our external world, as well as our internal world.

If you are interested in trying this innovative approach to therapy, let’s see what we can discover together. You might be surprised at the results.