This 3-day Brainspotting Phase 1 training will define the fundamental components of Brainspotting. The Inside and Outside Window techniques of Brainspotting will be discussed in detail and participants will these techniques in one-one practicums.

The trainer will introduce participants to several important applications of Brainspotting. The use of Brainspotting for Trauma, Dissociation, Sports psychology, Somatic conditions is defined.

Techniques will be taught using a Power Point Presentation, Live demonstrations and various one on one practicums.

This 3-day Brainspotting Phase 2 training will begin with an extensive review of Outside and Window Brainspotting and Gazespotting, with an emphasis on how to clinically interact with clients. Trainees will be introduced to several important applications. This includes One-Eye Brainspotting including the use of One-Eye goggles. Also taught is 3 Dimensional Brainspotting using the “Z-Axis” of Brainspotting close and far, this includes Convergence Therapy which expands the Z-Axis to activate the vagus nerve through the ocular cardiac reflex.

Additional technical refinements will be presented including “Rolling Brainspotting,” with slow eye tracking stopping briefly on each Brainspot.

Advanced techniques will also include combined Inside-Outside Brainspotting where both reflexive responses and client sense of highest activation are used together to find Brainspots.

Day 3 will be devoted to the second level of the Advanced Resource Model. This will entail combining the resource aspects of One-Eye and Z Axis Brainspotting. This addresses working with clients with Very Complex PTSD and those outside of the Brainspotting Window of Tolerance.

Techniques will be taught using a Power Point Presentation, Discussion with Q & A, Live Demonstrations and various one on one practicums.

This 3 day, Phase 3 is an advanced training where the first 2 days are devoted to the most recently developed Brainspotting techniques (not taught in Phases 1 and 2) with the 3rd day devoted to BSP and Performance and Creativity.

Day 1: Advanced Gazespotting, Advanced Z Axis BSP (BrainSweeps and Proximity)

Day 2: Doublespotting, PartSpotting

Day 3 (morning): The BSP Sports Trauma Model (outlined in THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON SPORTS by Grand and Goldberg) will be taught and demonstrated with an elite athlete. The 15 Guidelines to Performance and Creativity Expansion will be presented

Day 3 (afternoon): Applications of Creativity Expansion will be presented, including a demonstration of BSP Acting Coaching with a professional actor who will deliver a monologue.

Techniques will be taught using a Power Point Presentation, Discussion with Q & A, Live Demonstrations and various one on one practicums.

This is an advanced, evolved, innovative training in Brainspotting. This training presents three video analyses of client sessions conducted by both of Dr. Grand and those submitted by training participants. Each morning a video of a Brainspotting session will be presented by Dr. Grand which he will carefully analyze, interaction by interaction, with a high level of participant interaction (comments and questions). During each afternoon Dr. Grand will present three different advanced Brainspotting techniques including Dreamspotting, the Expansion Model and Bodyspotting.

Each technique will be taught with PowerPoint lecture, a live demo and a participant practicum.