You’re going through a hard time in your life. Perhaps you’ve survived a traumatic experience. Maybe, you’re experiencing extreme anxiety, depression, or poor self-esteem. You might be fighting a battle with your addiction. Or, you simply can’t clear the mental fog that’s taken ahold of your mind.
You have tried different kinds of therapy in the past to deal with your issues, but you haven’t had much success or a breakthrough. So, you’re not really sure what to do now. You want to move forward in your life and you want counseling. But, you need to try something new and different.
Brainspotting is an Exciting New Therapeutic Approach
Brainspotting is an innovative kind of therapy developed by David Grand PhD. that has been successful in treating a variety of psychological conditions. The goal of Brainspotting is to help clients find relief from their immense pain and/or trauma.
Brainspotting is Appropriate for Clients with the Following Issues:
- Trauma
: rape, sexual/physical assault, childhood abuse/neglect, accidents, relationship trauma, compassion fatigue/vicarious trauma, etc. - PTSD
- Extreme anxiety and panic attacks
- Extreme depression
- Grief
- ADHD
- Phobias
- Substance abuse and addiction issues
- Anger and impulsivity
- Physical pain and chronic medical issues
- Performance issues
What is Brainspotting?
Brainspotting founder David Grand, first developed Brainspotting when he worked with trauma survivors including the first responders who responded to the events of 9/11. He noticed that these survivors always looked at a certain place when they described their pain. He figured out that where we look affects how we feel physically and emotionally. We don’t necessarily notice this, because it’s unconscious. When we feel uncomfortable we look elsewhere. Likewise, when we are drawn to a visual target we focus on it. Additionally, when talking about emotional issues, we feel differently when looking to the right, then when we’re looking to the left.
The goal of Brainspotting is to tap into the power of your visual attention and help you process trauma or extreme mental blocks that are holding you back. This is done by finding your brainspot. Your brainspot is the point in visual space where you feel a very strong physical or emotional reaction.
What Happens During a Brainspotting Session?
I have found Brainspotting to be very effective in resolving these mental blocks that are preventing my clients from a psychological breakthrough. So, clients who have tried therapy before and had little success, tend to really benefit from this approach. It also helps clients who feel stuck and unable to move past their trauma or intense emotions.
During a session, I will ask you to describe what’s bothering you. I will listen to you and ask you to describe how you are feeling physically and/or emotionally. I will also be watching to see where you look and what body language is like while you share. Then, I will point to places within your field of vision and ask you if you feel better or worse when you look there.
The goal is to find that space where you feel a strong reaction and make use of it. I do this by asking you to keep looking at it and guiding you through your discomfort as you talk about the things that are bothering you or holding you back.
What You Can Expect From Brainspotting in Tampa, FL at Forever Free Counseling:
Brainspotting works to help you access these stuck memories or feelings that are holding you back from success and happiness. Brainspotting allows us to bypass the “thinking” part of your brain so we can address the emotional part and get to the root of your pain. After working with me, you can expect to feel free and spontaneously in your present-day life. You can expect to find relief that you haven’t been able to get elsewhere through regular talk therapy.
You will experience a shift in the way you think and feel unburdened from the things that have bothered you for so long. Although you may still have upsetting memories or emotions, you will be less affected by them and able to return to a normal baseline quicker. My clients report that they started to make new connections between what happened to them and how they were feeling after just one session of Brainspotting.
Begin Brainspotting in Bradenton, FL
You don’t have to live with pain and the memories of past trauma. You can overcome the challenges that are holding you back and thrive.
To begin counseling in Bradenton, FL, please follow these steps:
- Contact Forever Free Counseling and request a free consultation,
- Meet with Elizabeth and learn more about her approach to therapy
- Begin Brainspotting, find relief, and feel empowered to live your best life.
Other Services Offered at Forever Free Counseling
In addition to Brainspotting, I offer a variety of psychological services at my counseling clinic located in Bradenton, FL which is close to the Lakewood Ranch area. My individual therapy services include Christian counseling, trauma treatment, grief counseling, treatment for childhood sexual abuse and emotional abuse, sexual anorexia treatment. My couples counseling services include couples therapy and marriage counseling, counseling for emotionally destructive relationships, therapy for partners of sex addicts, relationship anxiety therapy, infidelity counseling, and sex therapy. I also offer online therapy in Florida and group counseling services. To learn more about the many ways I can help you feel free of your burdens, contact my therapy office.
