Brainspotting: The Next Big Thing in Healing Trauma
Brainspotting is based on the profound attunement of the therapist with the patient, finding a somatic cue and extinguishing it by down-regulating the amygdala. It isn’t just PNS (Parasympathetic Nervous System) activation that is facilitated, it is homeostasis.
-- Robert Scaer, MD, “The Trauma Spectrum"
Brainspotting is a highly focused treatment that targets areas of the brain that hold traumatic memories or emotions through accessing the visual field. By slowly guiding the client, the therapist can support the them in locating these areas (brainspots) and allow for processing which allows which promotes self-healing in the brain. Brainspotting research is increasingly demonstrating the effectiveness of the treatment. According to goodtherapy.com,
Brainspotting is useful for:
All forms of trauma
Anxiety
Attention issues (ADHD)
Anger issues
Phobias
Substance abuse
Chronic fatigue and chronic pain
Impulse control issues
Sports performance issues
Brainspotting can be used independently or supplementary to talk therapy.
Contact us today and see if Brainspotting is a good fit for you.
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