This immersive 3-day training will teach participants the key concepts of Brainspotting. By the end of this training, you will be competent in identifying and processing Brainspots. You will also learn the phenomenological approach that underpins strategies for  Brainspotting. This training will give participants powerful tools which will enable their clients to quickly and effectively focus and process through the deep brain sources of many emotional, somatic and performance problems. Once certified in Phase 1, the participant will be able to complete all other future trainings in Brainspotting.

By the end of this incredible 3 day training you will…
Understand the theory and the components of Brainspotting, be able to utilise the following techniques:
Outside window
This technique will help you observe and learn to track the micro-movements of your client, searching for reflective responses. When a Brainspot is activated, the deep brain appears to reflectively signal the therapist, beyond the awareness of the client’s neocortex.  You will literally learn how the body indicates the trauma processing access points.

Inside window
This technique will allow you to work together with the client to use the client’s felt sense of somatic activation to locate Brainspots.  An incredible and collaborative way for the client, the therapist and the issue to forge a powerful alliance together.

Gazespotting
This technique is the most natural form of Brainspotting, whereby the client’s fixed gaze can be harnessed to process activation.  This approach is extremely helpful in utilising Brainspotting both in the room or when working online.

Resource model
Brainspotting is a resource model.  The Brainspotting Resource model uses an adapted and contained frame for clients who become overwhelmed. You will embody the learning of the dual attunement frame, consisting of the relational attunement, accurately focused and framed by the neurobiological attunement and attuned presence which is the core of Brainspotting and the resource model.

You will get an opportunity to observe  Brainspotting demonstrations from the trainer, as well as experience Brainspotting whilst working in pairs with colleagues.

In the training, we will focus on the utilisation and integration of Brainspotting theory and practice into your daily practice and ongoing treatment.  The training  includes working with both activation and with client’s presenting with dissociation states.