Thread: Brainspotting?
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Old Feb 07, 2018, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by musinglizzy View Post
So I just saw a new T for the first time yesterday. I feel hopeful....I had two sessions with a T prior to this one, and after the second session, (where she ended it by asking me to contact her to schedule the next session), she sent me an Email saying she didn't think her modality would be helpful for me, so we would not be scheduling any further sessions.

Anyway, this new T is a somatic experiencing T, she advertises herself as a "holistic psychotherapist,", and she is a big believer in "brainspotting." Anyone familiar with this?

She made notice of things I didn't realize, like I would look to the left or right, depending on what I was talking about. I guess, in thinking about it, my therapists have always kind of kept an eye on where my eyes shift.....so maybe it's actually very common, just not used by its term.

Here's a website... https://brainspotting.pro/
Okay, I may get slammed for this, but I looked into this and learned that Dr David Grand, originator of this "method" is not a medical doctor but a licensed clinical social worker with a questionable "doctorate" from a University in the Dominican Republic ...in a town of less than 5,000 people. This is not based on medical evidence or neurology and seems questionable at best and without a doubt a pseudo "science."

If you feel your T is a net positive, then by all means continue but brainspotting, in my view, is right up there with BigFoot and the Mayan calendar. Caveat emptor
Thanks for this!
Myrto