Brainspotting & emdr
Brainspotting
Brainspotting helps find the origins of dissociation, bodily and emotional pain, and trauma. It was first discovered in 2003 while working toward advancements in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. David Grand, Ph.D., noted that a client was becoming fixated on a specific spot, allowing the patient to go deeper than in past sessions.
With brainspotting, one of the most substantial benefits is that there is no need to go through past trauma several times before it can be released from the body.
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy is a structured therapy that encourages the client to briefly focus on a trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation, which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. In EMDR, bilateral stimulation may include eye movement, vibrating hand buzzers, or other alternatives.
flexible approaches
Though both EMDR and Brainspotting are typically used and were developed as treatments for trauma, they can also be helpful in treating other challenges, including anxiety, depression, attachment issues, and more.