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Brainspotting BSP
 Brainspotting,
or BSP is an incredible tool for expanding creative talent and for resolving sources of emotional and physical
pain, trauma, anxiety and stress. It is also extremely effective in resourcing a person in a way in which they
can carry that resource with them in life. It was discovered by David Grand, Ph.D. in 2003 and further developed
by David Grand and Lisa Schwarz, M.Ed. (see Articles)
With both adults and children, the applications of Brainspotting are many, including
strengthening performance and
creativity in actors, dancers, writers, artists, musicians, public speakers, students with text anxiety----resolving barriers of fear and blocks that may
have occurred from injuries or past stress and trauma that can keep performers from goals that are critical to
their creative work in life.
BSP is instrumental in developing the strength of the core self and somatic emotional resources, alleviating and
clearing body and emotional
pain, panic attacks, anxiety and stress, working with Attention Deficit and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms. (Brainspotting can also work effectively with Craniosacral
therapy as a further strengthening support to make valuable changes in the system.
Brainspotting is a focused, effective technique that works to identify and process distress and freeze held in
the limbic system, including the amygdala, resulting in emotional/body pain, trauma, blocks and stress. By determining
eye positions, called "Brainspots" that can be located in either one eye or both eyes, work can be done
directly with BSP, resolving and enhancing many concerns of the client and building resources and energy. Brainspots
are observed from either within the client's own felt sense, or from the therapist's observation of the client's
outer reflexive responses (i.e., blinks, eye twitches or wobbles, pupil dilation, quick breaths and subtle body
shifts).
"Brainspotting is based
on the profound attunement of the therapist with the patient, finding a somatic cue and
extinguishing it by down-regulating the amygdala. It isn't just Parasympathetic Nervous System activation that
is facilitated, it is homeostasis."
Robert Scaer, M.D. (The Body Bears the Burden, The Trauma Spectrum)
BSP can be an effective tool
for these Applications in my work :
 Physical and emotional trauma
- Recovery from injury and accident trauma
- Fibromyalgia and other chronic pain
- ADD /ADHD Attention Deficit with adults
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Migraine, asthma, respiratory, and digestive
- Preparation and recovery from surgery
- Anxiety, panic attacks and stress
- Medical interventions
- PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome symptoms
- Creative / Learning performance– Actors, Writers,
Dancers, Artists, Musicians
- Test Anxiety - test taking strategies
- Public Speaking
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