Brainspotting
What is Brainspotting?
Brainspotting is founded on the principle that the brain and the body know how to naturally heal itself. Brainspotting is a way to provide the proper support to enable the client to do the work, healing or growth they need to do. That means that the brainspotting practitioner will never take you where you don’t want to go. They will follow your lead and support you in your own healing process, whatever that looks like for you.
Brainspotting is a powerful, holistic solution that provides effective and long-lasting relief to clients. It can be used to heal and it can also be used to grow toward goals. It leverages the mind-body connection to target specific areas using eye positions and body sensation, releasing issues that were previously unreachable by traditional means. Brainspotting activates a healing of the mind, body, and spirit in a way that is supportive throughout each client’s unique process.
How does it Work?
Brainspotting is based on particular points in the client’s field of vision (“spots”) that are used to connect with a particular issue or memory stored in the brain and bring it forward for healing. It turns out that where we look in our field of vision is closely related to how our brain stores information, and the feelings associated with that information. This is very similar to how a particular memory can be triggered by a smell or a song you haven’t heard in a long time. Memories, feelings, thought patterns are associated with certain sounds, smells, and eye positions. In brainspotting, the eye position acts as a special key to unlock what hasn’t been reachable previously – it is a key that opens the door to healing.
What does Brainspotting help with?
Brainspotting is a healing technique that can be used to help resolve a whole host of issues. It was born out of the trauma treatment world, specifically evolving from a technique called EMDR that is often used for PTSD or other big traumas. However, brainspotting is effective for a wide variety of issues besides trauma. Here are a few examples:
