Video of a Brainspotting session discussed 18 months later

Brainspotting, Ericksonian Hypnosis, NLP and Social Psychology teach us the impor- tance of meta-communication and the power of tone, tempo, and numerous other para-verbal elements.

Increase therapist skills for creating attunement through modern sci- ence findings.

Participants will: learn how towork with clients having religious/spiritual convictions, especially when the client’s beliefs differ from those of the therapist.

The three pillars (essential components in the functional structure of BSP) are: 1. Felt sense attention of the somatic experience of emotional activation, 2. The attuned supportive, empathic relationship between therapist and client, and 3. The location and maintenance of an eye position (Brainspot).

Participants will gain knowledge regarding how and why nightmares are stored in the brain and body and be taught how Brainspotting can be used to eliminate the recurring nightmare, thus enhancing the healing of the trauma incident.

The objectives are to explore and teach the integration of the brainspots of the mid-brain with the proprioadaptive reflexes contained in the sutures of the skull.

We are designing / implementing a longitudinal, qualitative and theoretical research project to articulate the present day impact of Historical Trauma on AI/AN youth, and the capacity of IBSP to reconcile the constellation of survival symptoms, guided by maternal epigenetic memory pathways and attachments to homelands / ancestors.

I teach tools that complement the mindfulness of Brainspotting and help clients to trust the nonverbal (subcortical) wisdom of their bodies. As they learn these exercises, they are empowered to support, calm and resource themselves outside of sessions.

Participants will have a clear understanding of the three key components of integrating Brainspotting and Imago Relationship Therapy: Brainspotting’s Dual Attunement frame, and Imago Dialogue process while couple and therapist are attuned; using sentence stems while couple is facing each other, both are using bilateral stimulation that leads to “sender” or “receiver”(Imago terms) going into subcortical processing.

Participants will: learn the scientific theories from physics and neurobiology that support Brainspotting’s “Uncertainty Principle”; observe and reflect on the application of the Uncertainty Principle in clinical practice.

The objectives will be to provide participants with: the definition of grounding; points used during Brainspotting; experiential methods of grounding starting from sitting to more active movements and processes to do in and out of session.

Participants will study the use of imagery to heighten activation and, conversely, to provide a calming focal point.

Participants will: explore how Brainspotting with children and adolescents is similar to and different from Brainspotting with adults.