"Both EMDR and Brainspotting are empirically driven and validated, with 75% of recent experimental groups showing significant decreases in their PTSD scores after only three sessions using a hybridized model of the two (Van der Kolk, 2015; D’Antoni et al., 2022). Findings from recent meta-analyses support seven of 10 participants suffering from PTSD found brain-based interventions to be more effective and faster acting than trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy in conjunction with cyclical antidepressants (Bernardy & Friedman, 2015; Shrader & Ross, 2021)" [Gora, 2022, P.293]
Brainspotting and EMDR have been listed as one of the Trauma Power Therapies, and recommended by trauma experts Bessel Van der Kolk, M.D., Robert Scaer, M.D., Peter Levine, M.D., Gabore Mate, and Steven Porges.
EMDR treatment gently activates components of the traumatic memory or disturbing life event, and pairing those components with calming, alternating bilateral or dual attention stimulation through eye movements. This treatment approach can result in the alleviation of presenting symptoms, diminution of distress from the memory, improved view of the self, relief from bodily disturbance, and resolution of present and future anticipated triggers.
EMDR therapy is a copiously studied, and evidence-based trauma intervention that resolves traumatic memory, with its associated strong emotion and unwanted behavior, with eye movements that mimic the eye movements that occur during REM sleep (de Jong et al., 2024).
Brainspotting is a modification of EMDR Therapy. David Grand, Ph.D., the founder of brainspotting, an expert EMDR therapist, noticed that while clients discussed their problems, or while the client was moving their eyes during EMDR sessions, the eyes tended to stick and react when fixed in specific spots. While EMDR therapy instructs the client to sweep their eyes back and forth over the field of vision, Brainspotting moves the eyes to spots specifically associated with the targeted emotion, behavior, or traumatic event. Focused on this spot, using bilateral stimulation, as well as the focused and compassionate attunement of the therapist, the distressing experience is integrated and resolved.
EMDR treatment gently activates components of the traumatic memory or disturbing life event, and pairing those components with calming, alternating bilateral or dual attention stimulation through eye movements. This treatment approach can result in the alleviation of presenting symptoms, diminution of distress from the memory, improved view of the self, relief from bodily disturbance, and resolution of present and future anticipated triggers.
EMDR therapy is a copiously studied, and evidence-based trauma intervention that resolves traumatic memory, with its associated strong emotion and unwanted behavior, with eye movements that mimic the eye movements that occur during REM sleep (de Jong et al., 2024).
Brainspotting is a modification of EMDR Therapy. David Grand, Ph.D., the founder of brainspotting, an expert EMDR therapist, noticed that while clients discussed their problems, or while the client was moving their eyes during EMDR sessions, the eyes tended to stick and react when fixed in specific spots. While EMDR therapy instructs the client to sweep their eyes back and forth over the field of vision, Brainspotting moves the eyes to spots specifically associated with the targeted emotion, behavior, or traumatic event. Focused on this spot, using bilateral stimulation, as well as the focused and compassionate attunement of the therapist, the distressing experience is integrated and resolved.
We use EMDR and Brainspotting, with Ketamine, to successfully heal:
Depression, Anxiety, Fear, Performance Yips, Anger, PTDS, Childhood Trauma, Relationship Struggles, Low Self-Esteem, Life Blocks, and Stuckness.