Brainspotting is a leading, cutting-edge therapy for processing trauma and emotional distress. All of the therapists at Trauma Therapy of Nashville are trained in Brainspotting!
What is Brainspotting?
Brainspotting is an innovative and powerful therapeutic modality designed to facilitate healing from trauma and emotional distress. Developed by Dr. David Grand, this approach utilizes the connection between eye positioning and emotional processing. By identifying specific “brainspots”—points in the visual field that correspond to traumatic memories—clients can access and process deeper emotional experiences, leading to profound healing and transformation.
How Does Brainspotting Work?
Brainspotting operates on the premise that where you look affects how you feel. During a session, a trained therapist guides clients to identify eye positions that evoke emotional responses. By maintaining focus on these brainspots, clients can access unresolved trauma and emotions stored in the brain and body. This process promotes deep healing through increased awareness and emotional release, allowing individuals to move beyond their pain and develop healthier coping mechanisms.
Benefits of Brainspotting Therapy
- Effective Trauma Resolution: Brainspotting is recognized as one of the most effective treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related issues.
- Enhanced Emotional Regulation: Clients learn to better understand and manage their emotional responses, leading to improved mental health and well-being.
- Rapid Results: Many clients experience significant relief from traumatic symptoms in fewer sessions compared to traditional therapies.
- Holistic Healing:Brainspotting addresses emotional, cognitive, and physical aspects of trauma, promoting comprehensive healing.
- Access to Subconscious Material: This modality helps uncover and process subconscious thoughts and feelings, facilitating deeper self-awareness and healing.
- Complementary to Other Therapies: Brainspotting can be integrated with other therapeutic modalities, enhancing overall treatment effectiveness.
Who Can Benefit from Brainspotting?
Brainspotting is suitable for individuals of all ages who are dealing with trauma, anxiety, depression, or other emotional challenges. Whether you’re recovering from a specific traumatic event or seeking to address general emotional distress, this therapy offers a pathway to healing and personal growth.
Get Started with Brainspotting Therapy
Discover the power of Brainspotting therapy and reclaim your emotional well-being. We believe in the resilience of the human spirit and the potential for healing. Let us guide you on your path to recovery and self-discovery.
If you are ready to take the next step and would like to get connected with a therapist, email our Client Care Coordinator at Admin@traumatherapynashville.com. You can also complete this online prescreen and our Coordinator will reach out promptly!
Brainspotting vs EMDR
What’s the Difference?
Similarities between EMDR and Brainspotting
- Both used Brain-body somatic approach.
- Both techniques use Bilateral Stimulation.
- Both therapies require minimal talking in session.
- Both can help you process information stored in the amygdala.
- Both techniques help you to reprocess information.
- Both techniques are client centered and allow client to decide the issue.
- Both techniques are effective to treat past trauma, PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, and many other issues.
- Both can yield quick results in few session compared to talk therapy.
- Both techniques can make you tired after the session and it is recommended that client take it easy for rest of the day or engage in self-care activity.
Differences between EMDR and Brainspotting
- EMDR has a very specific protocol to follow. It can take a few sessions to start reprocessing past trauma. Brainspotting is flexible in its use and relies on the client’s attunement with the therapist.
- Brainspotting can be used within the first session, while EMDR is not recommended until the first 3 phases are completed, which can take a few sessions.
- EMDR can be tiring for your eyes while Brainspotting lets you change eye movement or close your eyes if needed.
- Brainspotting is highly adaptable to telehealth sessions and can be easily conducted by using any HIPAA secured video link. EMDR requires special tools or software to conduct, in addition to, a HIPAA secured video link.
- EMDR is very structured and is trained to use as a stand alone modality. Brainspotting is trained as a therapeutic tool that can be blended with any other modality the therapist and client find useful to processing (Narrative, somatic, art therapy, IFS, body movement, etc)
While our therapists will provide their professional opinion about the approaches they believe will be most beneficial, clients are in charge of their treatment and dictate which modalities they prefer.