WHAT IS BRAINSPOTTING?
Brainspotting Therapy™ (BSP) is a therapeutic process that uses specific points in the client’s visual field that are sometimes linked to physical sensations or strong emotions that arise when recaliing distressing or traumatic memories. BSP uses relevant eye positions, somatic awareness, focused mindfulness and the therapist’s attunement to process and release the stored traumas which underlie a wide range of emotional and physical problems. It is a brain-body based treatment which integrates well with other types of therapies.
Often brainspotting is used in conjunction with bilateral sound - music or nature sounds which move back and forth between right and left ears, to help engage the parasympathetic, or calming, part of the nervous system.
Brainspotting therapy was developed in 2003 by Dr David Grand, an EMDR therapist and relational analyst. There are now over 13,000 therapists trained over six continents, with about 85 trainers worldwide. In Canada, the number of brainspotting therapists is starting to grow.
Brainspotting Therapy seems to engage the brain and body’s natural ability to self-scan and to self-heal, and move back to a state of equilibrium. It is hypothesized that engaging in Brainspotting allows connections to distressing or traumatic information held in the mind and body so it can be processed. Through relevant eye postions and the attuned supportive presence of the therapist, relief, healing, and expansion of one’s personal growth and potential may occur. Many therapists and clients have observed and reported significant growth, movement and healing following the use of Brainspotting in therapy.
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HOW DOES IT WORK?
Dr. Mark Grixti
what is a brainspot?
Dr. David Grand
david grand, PHD.
DEVELOPER OF BRAINSPOTTING(TM)