“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 PNS (Parasympathetic Nervous System) activation that is facilitated, it is homeostasis.” -- Robert Scaer, MD, “The Trauma Spectrum”
I am wondering who would use this, what age groups, and why?
Hi Carla,
I am wondering the same - I have been through some training videos and manual and it seems like an interesting idea, with some compelling testimonies from the creator of the technique, however I have not seen much in terms of evidence of effectiveness from objective third parties. It would be great if this technique is proving effective - my own experiments have so far have not been so impressive, but this may be from my own lack, I'm not sure.
Matthew Dahlitz, thank you for responding! I will pass on any information I find!
There is little investigation about it. But i do have a good clinical experience with it, specially with body issues like chronic pain and anxiety. I did both I and II levels. In Brasil there are study groups about it and maybe soon some studies are going to be published. A international conference of Brainspottingis going to hapen in 2016 in Brasil.
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