What is

Brainspotting?

Brainspotting (BSP) is a powerful, focused treatment method that works by identifying, processing and releasing core neurophysiological sources of emotional/body pain, trauma, dissociation and a variety of other challenging symptoms; these could include Anxiety, OCD, PTSD, Depression Addictions and more.

BSP makes use of the natural phenomenon of where you look affects how you feel through its use of relevant eye positions. Together the therapist and client pair a fixed eye position and body sensation to an unresolved issue. This rapid, highly effective mind/body centered therapy technique appears to go beyond the cognitive awareness and connects one to their body’s innate wisdom to heal itself.

If you are new to therapy and are looking for a way to change patterns of behavior, Brainspotting can help resolve the emotional and physical pain that keeps you stuck in those patterns.

If you have been in therapy before, but have the sense that your work could go deeper, Brainspotting can take therapy to another level of healing. If you are uncomfortable with talking about your past traumatic experiences, this modality will enable you to heal without having to tell or retell your story. Lastly, Brainspotting can be used to enhance performance, creativity, and create regulation in your brain and body. 

How Effective Are The Results?

Clients report they are able to find the cause of their conflicts and turn them into growth opportunities.

1. cognitive (identifying thoughts and internal dialog associated with recollections),
2. emotional (identifying the emotions the recollection elicits), and

behavioral (how the recollections affect actions, relationships, etc.).

When working with NET, practitioners use a manual muscle test as a tool to help identify involuntary physiological responses. In this way, the muscle test is used as a gauge of autonomic reactivity to given physical and/or verbal stimuli.

 It is common to start a session with an “I’m OK” Personal Declarative (PD). If a PD tests weak, the practitioner can then find an associated pulse point, identify a related emotion and further develop the core issue.

During the NET correction phase, clients are asked to hold a specific pulse point and the Emotional Points (located on the forehead, halfway between the pupils and the natural hairline), and engage in a simple breathing process while they focus on the identified distressing event.

When finished, the original “I’m OK” PD will be retested, and it should now test strong — indicating the client is congruent with the PD and more balanced in regard to this issue.

What Issues Does It Address?

We know stress can affect our mental well-being in many ways and addressing stress-related issues can help release unwanted symptoms and behaviors.

NET can help anyone who is experiencing symptoms due to mind/body stress. sad, anxious, or empty mood