Category Archives: Brain

It’s Been a While…

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…and WE DID IT! An in-person private Brainspotting Phase 1 training in New England is in the books.

We were generously hosted by Shortridge Academy in Milton, NH for this first return-to-in-person event in 2 years and 2 months (but who’s counting…?) for me as the trainer. We have now trained ALL of Shortridge’s therapeutic staff as well as a representative from Thetford Academy (in Thetford, VT) and Mondanock Family Services (in Keene, NH).

I am quite giddy to have been able to run an in-person event. I got to tiptoe around and see all of the practicum work, adjust arms, answer questions and whisper into ears as these amazingly talented practitioners learned Brainspotting. There were hugs and handshakes, and of course the best chocolate chip cookies around.

Please join me in welcoming these very talented colleagues to the Brainspotting family.

The Winnipesaukee Lakes Region of New Hampshire is incredibly beautiful! Check out these views!! (Kara’s from the top and Katherine’s from the shore. The ice is almost all out, and yes it was cold.)

Nelba, Bruce and Oprah

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This is a must see. We must look at the developmental details and see people through the lens of their pain and how that informs their brain.

I say this to clients every single day, for 15 years now, there’s nothing wrong WITH you, something wrong happened TO you. What Happened To You.

Join me in Welcoming “Pathways to Healing” to the Brainspotting community!

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The past 3 days were filled with heart and healing as we ushered in a private group Phase 1 Brainspotting training with Pathways to Healing Counseling in the Indianapolis area of Indiana.

Owner, Kristen Boice, generously and lovingly created an opportunity for her whole team to learn Brainspotting together. It was my deep privilege to be their trainer and leader in this journey.

Please join me in welcoming 10 new Brainspotting practitioners to the greater Brainspotting community! (in no particular order): Rachel Hall, Roxie Stone, Liz Howerth, Jason Tarnow, Matthew Stach, Julie Setmeyer, Renee Day, Missy Snyder, Mary Maas and Taylor Ellis. And, well, Renee’s 2 cats provided a remarkable reflection of internal processing!

And as always, this would have been impossible without my great team of support and Assistants. Giant shout-out to Micheal McGee for running the Zoom technology, and to Lucas Brewer, Beverly Fuentes, Christine Genovese, Mehwish Issa, Nikki Batta, Sheryl Wookey, Kim Knowlton-Young, Christina Smalley, Kimberly Ward and Helen Vozinidis. Their generosity of time, again and again, further demonstrates the deep commitment to this model of therapy and to this community. I am ever grateful for you, as are our newly trained colleagues!

Damir del Monte and the Brain

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I cannot exclaim enough about how fabulous Dr. del Monte’s videos are, how well he explains just how things like PTSD happen and hopefully in doing so, gives validation and comfort to the suffering with such experiences.

Watch, learn, share.

 

 

https://www.lecturio.de/medizin/brainspotting-special-saving-package.kurs

We Keep Growing!

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I am so pleased and proud to introduce another 10 trained Brainspotting practitioners to Northern New England.

We truly enjoyed our 3-day Phase 1 training in KUA’s spectacular setting. Our newest Brainspotters represent 4 states (ME, NH, VT, MA) and 2 schools are now officially Brainspotting-trained.

Castleton University in western central Vermont now has 3 Brainspotting practitioners and our gracious host Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, NH now has 4 Brainspotting practitioners.

We are making inroads in Maine, now with Kimberly Austin bringing Brainspotting to Portland. And the greater Boston area now boasts Hema Naraharisetty in Peabody and Emily Uppal in Boston proper.

If you would like to arrange or host a training in Northern New England, please contact me and we can get one started!

Brainspotting Phase 2 Training! April 5, 6, 7, 2019.

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Yes! We are announcing the first ever Brainspotting Phase 2 Training in New Hampshire. We will be hosting it in Hanover again, and this time we are welcoming the amazing and lovely Christine Ranck to the Upper Valley.

Phase 2 is also a 3-day training, being held April 5, 6 and 7, 2019. The fees have gone up a bit in 2019, so early bird is $745, regular registration is $795 and late registration is $845. And CEs are still available from R. Cassidy for an additional fee of $30, paid directly to them.

Phase 2 expands and deepens the base of Brainspotting that was introduced in Phase 1. This Brainspotting Phase 2 training will begin with an extensive review of Outside and Inside 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.

For more information or to register, please go to Brainspotting.com or visit Christine’s site at http://getignitedsite.com/events/brainspotting-phase-2-hanover-nh-april-5-7-2019/.

To apply for 21 CEs, visit https://www.academeca.com/CEUReg/SeminarInfo.aspx?seminarId=2142.

Meet the latest Northern New England Brainspotting graduates!

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What a fabulous 3-days we had! A smaller group always ensures a deeper and more intimate training and learning experience. I was honored to work with some astoundingly talented colleagues for this very special training.

I am proud to introduce: Frances Belcher, Sara Degennaro, Stephanie Chesnut, Sheryl Wookey, Caryn McHose, Elisabeth Gardner, and Maria Bowen.

If I count correctly, this brings us up to 24 Brainspotting practitioners in NH/VT since January 2018!

Please let me know if there is interest in trainings in your area. And please reach out to these fabulous practitioners for you or your loved ones. Healing is possible!

 

Read This!

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I am so happy to share this resource with you. I was introduced to this book through the closed Brainspotting with Veterans Facebook page. This book is a true gem. It is short, clear, straightforward. And although it is written by a veteran for veterans, it is adaptable and applicable to most humans with PTSD, trauma, triggers, addiction, performance blocks – it is such a great tool. And it’s only $0.99!

We Did It! Introducing the “Mighty Hanover 9”

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The Mighty Hanover Nine!

The Mighty Hanover Nine!

We have officially completed New Hampshire’s first ever Brainspotting Phase 1 Training. We were graced with 9 attendees, all more lovely and talented than the next. So now our Upper Valley Brainspotting community has grown – from one (me) – to 13!

What an amazing, huge, healing 3 days. What these photos don’t show is the network of support that made it all possible. Thanks to Center for Integrative Health for offering your space to us, to Oracle/Dyn for the loan of 12 of your comfy rolling armchairs, to Shauna Hill, Kimberly Knowlton-Young and Ariel Cahn-Flores for your very, very important assistance with food, business logistics, grunt work, and adding the voice of the newly trained BSP practitioner to the process. Thanks most of all to Deborah Antinori – she soldiered on even though she was in pain, after spending a lovely 4.5 hours checking out the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital Emergency department.

I am grateful to have had my first co-trainer experience as well. I am ready for more!

Personally, the most impressive piece is Deb’s dedication not only to her commitments, to herself, to Brainspotting, to me, but to the Upper Valley and specifically to my new collegial group of truly talented and amazing therapists. I feel so privileged to be a part of this healing community and am humbled by your wisdom and depth.

If you are looking for Brainspotting sessions in the Upper Valley, in addition to those listed above, this is the list of the latest set of qualified therapists: Miriam R. Osofsky, Ph.D. in Lebanon, NH; Mary E. Young, LMHC in Hardwick, VT; Beth Demers, LMFT in WRJ, VT; Carla D. Hancock, LICSW in Montpelier, VT; Courtney L. Bohen, LICSW in WRJ, VT; Nick Doolittle, LICSW in Norwich, VT; Susanne Haseman, MEd, LCMHP, CEIP-MH in Cornish, NH; Claudia Henrion in East Thetford, VT and Tricia Long in Hyde Park, VT.

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Brainspotting Phase 1 Training in Hanover, NH May 4-6, 2018.

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I am pleased to announce that we have approval for a 3-day Phase 1 Brainspotting training here in Hanover, NH this upcoming May 4-6, 2018. This is a very special training, designed just for me and my new community here in the Upper Valley. This is not posted publicly as it is limited to this area (VT and NH). Please see the registration form below and come become a Brainspotting practitioner! It is a wonderful tool that enhances any current therapy practice you have, like CBT, DBT, IFS, Solution Focused, Psychodynamic, and the like.

If you have any questions or if you’d like to experience a session for yourself, please don’t hesitate to contact me!

Flyer Hanover NH May 4-6