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Part 1: Brainspotting: A Neurophysiological Tool for Quickly Processing Trauma

Session #: 710-615A
Presenter(s): David Grand
Session Length: 5 hr. 00 min.
Event: 2010 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
Date: March 25-28, 2010

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Symptoms of trauma--including dissociation, numbing, chronic anxiety, psychosomatic pain, and flashbacks--often are difficult to resolve because the original traumatic memory or issue remains unprocessed and unavailable to the conscious mind. Brainspotting is a powerful, focused treatment method that works by identifying, processing, and releasing core neurophysiological sources of traumatic symptoms. By following a "Brainspot"--the eye position or movement associated with the activation of trauma-related brain mechanisms (in the limbic system, for example)--while clients mindfully attend to their emotional and somatic experiences, the therapist can release emotions that typically are out of reach of consciousness. Brainspotting is compatible with a range of therapeutic approaches, opening a "window" to clients' neurophysiologically-based trauma responses, while enhancing the ability to engage them in a safe and trusting relationship.

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