How do you explain Brainspotting?

How do you explain Brainspotting?

Brainspotting (BSP) is a talk therapy that reveals a client’s unprocessed traumas through fixed eye positions. Specific eye positions each link to their own “brainspot,” an area of the mind that retains thoughts and emotions. Clients fixate on troubling brainspots to uncover hidden mental challenges.

What does Brainspotting feel like?

After a Brainspotting session, some clients feel completely calm and relaxed, others feel tired and say they are going home to take a nap. Others report not feeling any different, but find themselves thinking about things over the next day or two. Others say they were more irritable or moody or on edge for a few days.

Do you talk during Brainspotting?

You can talk as much or as little as you would like during this process either keeping the processing internal or sharing verbally as things comes up. Your therapist might check in with you from time to time to see what is happening in your body.

Can I do Brainspotting on myself?

It’s entirely possible for us to do Brainspotting on our own. This is called Self-Brainspotting (duh).

Is Brainspotting the same as EMDR?

EMDR and Brainspotting both make use of the eyes and eye movements. With EMDR, the client is guided to move their eyes from side to side. With Brainspotting, the therapist pays special attention to specific locations where the client’s eyes automatically go.

Is EMDR or Brainspotting better?

Overall, Brainspotting tends to yield faster and deeper results over standard EMDR methods. This seems to happen because Brainspotting is much more adaptable. Therapists can be flexible with the approach, thus finding the right iteration for you and your needs.

Which is better Brainspotting or EMDR?

Can Brainspotting make you cry?

Brainspotting session stories from the field: Physiological reprocessing during Brainspotting can look a variety of different processes. I’ve observed the client seemingly riding a horse, nearly throwing up, squinting and eye movements, in addition to crying.

Is Brainspotting legit?

There is no hard scientific evidence that definitively concludes that brainspotting is effective; however, most patients who have received brainspotting therapy report that they have experienced a significant reduction in their symptoms and resolution for their trauma.

Does Brainspotting help with anxiety?

Brainspotting therapy is an especially effective tool for treating anxiety because anxiety is a physiological response to feelings that your brain is trying to manage, and Brainspotting is a physiological therapy that heals the trauma in your brain.

Can Brainspotting help OCD?

Brainspotting can help decrease symptoms of depression, anxiety, OCD, phobias, and addictions. It is used with all types of trauma/injury and can reduce sensitivity to pain. In addition, Brainspotting can be used for performance enhancement such as sports, acting, public speaking, auditions, etc.

Is Brainspotting covered by insurance?

Due to the brief nature of the work and length of session time, sessions are not typically covered by insurance and are billed at $250 for 1½ hours, $350 for 2 hours. Because we are able to focus your brain on healing itself, we are able to move you through the process and back into your life very rapidly.

What is Brainspotting and how does it work?

According to therapist and creator David Grand, the direction in which people look or gaze can affect the way they feel. During brainspotting, therapists help people position their eyes in ways that enable them to target sources of negative emotion.

Why train in Brainspotting as a therapist?

With focus and precision, one can find with eye positions ( Brainspots) where the trauma, anxiety, depression or behavioral problems are held in the brain. This allows the brain to process from the inside out and from the bottom up. As a therapist, why train in Brainspotting?

What is EMDR Brainspotting and how does it work?

EMDR helped pave the way for brainspotting as David Grand studied it before finding brainspotting. He discovered through using rapid eye movement with a patient that having them lock their eyes in a specific position helped them tremendously.

What is the best alternative to Brainspotting therapy?

A similar therapy called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an option if you are interested in therapy but not entirely sure of Brainspotting. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation with rapid eye movement, tapping, or tones to help reprogram a patient’s response to a traumatic or emotional event.