Understanding the Brainspotting Process
Brainspotting for trauma operates on the principle that unresolved emotional experiences are stored deep within the brain. Here's a closer look at how this therapy works:
Eye Positioning
and Focus
During a Brainspotting session, you are asked to focus on a specific point or spot in your visual field while tuning into associated emotions or memories. This technique helps access deeper parts of the brain where trauma is stored.
Incorporating
Bilateral Stimulation
Often, Brainspotting integrates bilateral stimulation, such as soothing sounds or gentle tapping, which activates both sides of the brain, facilitating emotional processing and release.
Therapist Attunement
As your therapist, I provide a calm and supportive environment, attuning to your emotional and physical responses throughout the session. This ensures the process remains comfortable and safe.
Experiencing Emotional
and Physical Release
By engaging with the Brainspot, physical sensations, memories, or emotions may surface. These could include body tightness, shifts in breathing, or memory flashes. Over time, this process helps release unresolved emotions, promoting healing and emotional balance.
The Science
Behind Brainspotting
Brainspotting draws on neuroscience principles, particularly the subcortical brain responsible for instinctive responses and emotions. Traumatic experiences may freeze in these deeper brain regions, inaccessible to our conscious minds. By targeting specific visual field points, Brainspotting accesses these regions, releasing emotional and physiological blocks. This approach also leverages neuroplasticity, the brain's ability to change and adapt, rewiring neural pathways to create healthier responses to stress and trauma.
Who Can Benefit from Brainspotting?
Brainspotting is effective for a variety of emotional, psychological, and physical challenges:
What to Expect in a Brainspotting Session
If you decide to try Brainspotting, here's what you can expect:
Preparation
We'll start by discussing your therapy goals and any current emotional or physical issues. We may also explore your history and any trauma you'd like to address.
Identifying the Brainspot
Once you're comfortable, I will guide you to focus on specific visual field points based on your emotional responses to various topics. I use a pointer to help find the spot with you.
Processing
As you focus on the Brainspot, different emotions, memories, or sensations may arise. You are encouraged to stay with whatever comes up while I offer support and guidance. The session may include periods of silence as you process these emotions.
Closure
At the session's end, we will reflect on the experience, discuss any insights or shifts, and ensure you feel grounded and safe before leaving.
Find Emotional Freedom
Don't let unresolved emotions hold you back. Book your Brainspotting session today to address trauma, anxiety, and more for lasting emotional freedom.
