Below you will find a collection of resources about Brainspotting. Please visit our “Videos about Brainspotting” page for additional resources. If you have a resource you’d like to be featured on this page, please email it to [email protected].
- “Beyond Brainspotting”
with Dr. David Grand and Dr. Mark Grixti, as part of Grixti’s “Awe in Trauma” series (Nov 25, 2021) - “Brainspotting: Improving Mental Health Through Therapy”
with Dr. David Grand, “On Your Mind” podcast hosted by Timothy J. Hayes, Ph.D. (Nov 16, 2021) - “What is Brainspotting”
with Thad Frye, LCSW, “Heartseed Health” podcast hosted by Dr. Noah K. Goldstein (Nov 4, 2020) - “Brainspotting 101″
with Melanie Young, Psy.D., “Psychiatria” podcast from Free Range Psychiatry (Nov 2021) - “Helping White Ears Listen to Truths About Racial Injustice: The Truth Will Set You Free”
with Dr. Mondo, Dr. Armando Gonzales, and Dr. David Grand (June 15, 2020) - “Enlist the Power of Hope to Heal from Brain Injuries”
with Melanie Young, PsyD., “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Guylay - “Brainspotting for Grief, Loss, Trauma + More”
with Thad Frye, LCSW, “Therapy Chat” podcast with Laura Reagan (Feb 9, 2020) - “Manage Existential Trauma” (with emphasis on COVID-19)
with Deb Antinori, “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Guylay - Episodes 66-74
with Brainspotters: Jenn DeLorenzo, Paige Roberts, Santiago Brand, Jessica Crowley, Beth Medina, Thad Frye, and Cindy J. Smith, “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Kemp Guylay - “Brainspotting”
with Dr. David Grand, “Insights from the Edge” podcast with Tami Simon (Jan 6, 2015) - “Brainspotting for Hidden Trauma”
with Joanne Mednick and Mike Beychok, “Recovery Unscripted” podcast with David Condos - “Episode 109 Brainspotting with Beth Medina”
with Beth Medina, “Therapy Chat” podcast with Laura Reagan (Oct 20, 2017) - “Episode 13: David Grand, PhD”
with Dr. David Grand, “The Trauma Therapist” podcast with Guy Macpherson (Aug 26, 2014) - “Brainspotting and Trauma Treatment for Parents and Kids”
with Beth Medina, “Parent-Child Relationship” podcast with Selma Bacevac (April 12, 2018) - “Awe in Trauma: Parts Work Explicit-Implicit Interface”
with Dr. David Grand and Dr. Mark Grixti, as part of Grixti’s “Awe in Trauma” series (Dec 23, 2022) - “The Power of Brainspotting”
with Jennifer Delaney and Joel Blackstock, “Students of Mind” podcast (April 20, 2023) - “Brainspotting: What It Is and How Can It Optimize My Performance (Part 1)”
with Thad Frye, Dr. Tom McCoy, & Ben Askins, “Wild Health” podcast (May 9, 2023) - “Brainspotting: What It Is and How Can It Facilitate Trauma Healing (Part 2)”
with Thad Frye, “Wild Health” podcast (May 16, 2023) - “Brainspotting and Intention Setting in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy”
with Thad Frye, “Brain Unlocked” podcast with Carolyn Robistow (May 16, 2023) - “Unlocking the Subconscious: The Power of Brainspotting”
with Thad Frye, “Blue Shirt Leadership” podcast (June 27, 2023) - “Spotlight on Healing: Dr. Melanie Young and Dr. Pie Frey’s Brainspotting Trainer Insights”
with Cherie Lindberg, “Elevated Life Academy” podcast (January 15, 2024) - “Associate to Dissociation with Brainspotting (Part 1 with Dr. David Grand)”
with Dr. David Grand and Dr. Mark Grixti, “Awe in Trauma” podcast (Nov 13, 2023)
- “Dismantle the Manacles of Certainty (Part 2 with Dr. David Grand)”
with Dr. David Grand and Dr. Mark Grixti, “Awe in Trauma” podcast (Dec 2, 2023) - “The Evolution of Brainspotting with Dr. David Grand”
with Cherie Lindberg, “Elevated Life Academy” podcast (Jan 15, 2024) - “357: Using Brainspotting to Work with Athletes with Thad Frye”
with Melvin Varghese, “Selling The Couch” podcast (February 20, 2024) - “As Wartime Realities Unfold: Supporting Clients in Traumatic Shock, Ep. 191”
with Dr. David Grand and Elizabeth Irias, LMFT, “Light Up The Couch” podcast (October 17, 2023)
- “Brainspotting as a Neuroexperiential Process for Healing and Expansion”
by Dr. David Grand, keynote address transcript from the 2021 International Brainspotting Conference in Denver, July 2021 - “The Yawn – An Unsolved Mystery”
by Jennifer Delaney, LPC - “Brainspotting- The Efficacy of a New Therapy Approach for PTSD in Comparison to EMDR”
by Anja Hildebrand, David Grand, & Mark Stemmler, Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology (2017) - “Brainspotting with Kids & Adolescents”
by Monika Baumann et al., RMBI Blog. - “A Comparison of Dual Attention, Eye Movements, and Exposure Only During EMDR for PTSD: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial”
by M. Sack et al. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, (2016) - “Panic Attack with Vergence Therapy: An Unexpected Visual-Vagus Connection”
by N. Merrill and D. Bowan (2008) - “Brainspotting Therapy: About a Bataclan Victim”by Joanic Masson, Amal Bernoussi, & Charlemagne Simplice Moukouta, Canadian Center of Science and Education, (2017).
- “Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder as a Dissociative Trauma Related Condition Treated with Brainspotting- A Successful Case Report”by Patricia FM, Jose FP, de F, and Marcelo M, International Journal of School and Cognitive Psychology, (2015).
- Rocky Mountain Brainspotting Institute featured in the Boulder Daily Camera‘s Nonprofit Spotlight. Take a look!
- Brainspotting is being used with adults affected by the tragedy in Sandy Hook. Find out more in this article.
- Colorado’s Paige Roberts shares about Brainspotting with head injuries and sport’s performance in Ski Racing magazine in this article.
- “Brainspotting: Recruiting the midbrain for accessing and healing sensorimotor memories of traumatic activation”by Frank Corrigan and David Grand, Medical Hypothesis, (2013).
- “Brainspotting: Sustained attention, spinothalamic tracts, thalamocortical processing, and the healing adaptive orientation truncated by traumatic experience.”
by F.M. Corrigan, D. Grand, & R. Raju, Medical Hypotheses, (2015). - “Effective Treatments for Generalized Anxiety Disorder”
by Dr. Javier Anderegg (2015). - “A preliminary study of the efficacy of Brainspotting: a new therapy approach for the treatment of PTSD.”
by A. Hildebrand, D. Grand, & M. Stemmler, Journal for Psychotraumatology, Psychotherapy Science, and Psychological Medicine (2014). - Olympic athlete, Lindsey Vonn, shares about her experience with Brainspotting in this NBC Sports article.
- “What is neurogenesis?”
Queensland Brain Institute. The University of Queensland Australia. - “Brainspotting reduces disturbance and increases Heart Rate Variability linked to distressing memories: A pilot study. “
by Fabio D’Antoni. Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology. (2021) - “Psychotherapeutic techniques for distressing memories: A comparative study of EMDR, Brainspotting, and Body Scan Meditation.”
by Fabio D’Antoni, et al. International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health.(2022). - “The preliminary efficacy and clinical applicability of Brainspotting among Filipino women with severe post traumatic stress disorder”
by Teofilo Oca Palsimon Jr. Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, (2022). - “Spot the Anger: Reducing Anger and Irritability with Brainspotting”
by Sara Hathaway Fletcher, Brandman University Proquest Dissertation Publishing, (2020). - “Brainspotting in Color: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Clinicians’ of Color Experiences as a Brainspotting Therapist”
by Meghan Berger, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, (2021). - “A Paradigm Shift in Trauma Treatment: Coverging Evidence for a Novel Adaptation of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
by Jeanne Talbot et al., The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, (2022). - “A Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach to Brainspotting”
by Calder Kaufman, Doctoral dissertation, Michigan School of Professional Psychology, (2015). - “The Efficacy of Brainspotting Therapy for the Treatment of Tantrum in Young Children”
by Diah Ningrum, Child Education Journal, (2022). - “Integration of Brainspotting Therapy into Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy”
by Silva Knez. Master’s thesis, SASS School of Advanced Social Studies Nova Gorica Slovenia, (2023) - “Brainspotting: How it Works and What to Expect”
by Emily Laurence, article in Forbes Health, (2023). - “What is Brainspotting- and Why Therapists and Clients Say it Makes for Faster More Intense Breakthroughs”
by Dana Dickey, article in PureWow, (2023). - “What are the Yips? Why We Don’t Understand Sports Performance Anxiety”
by Megan Armstrong, article in Esquire, (2023). - “Turning the Spotlight on Brainspotting: Did an Unexpected Discovery Reveal a Quicker Path to Healing?”
by Chris Lyford, article in Psychotherapy Network, (2024). - “Navigating Stress: Brainspotting for Anxiety Relief”
by Royaltee Magazine, article in Royaltee Magazine (2024). - “A Study of Brainspotting Therapy in PTSD Using 18FDG Brain PET Scan to Evaluate Glucose Metabolism Changes”
by Mariana Foo & Ryan Yudistiro, Konselor, (2022).
- Beyond the Self: Healing Emotional Trauma and Brainspotting.
by Mario Salvador. Eleftheria, Barcelona, 2019. - The Power of Brainspotting: An International Anthology.
by Gerhard Wolfrum (Editor). Tasanger, 2018.
(to Order in English: Please send an email to [email protected] or use this contact form) - Brainspotting with Young People: An Adventure into the Mind
by Mark Grixi and Rosanna Dean (illustrator). Sattva, 2015. - Brainspotting: The Revolutionary New Therapy for Rapid and Effective Change
by Dr. David Grand. Sounds True, 2013. - 8 Keys to Brain-Body Balance (8 Keys to Mental Health)
by Robert Scaer and Babette Rothschild. Kindle eBook, 2012. - This is Your Brain on Sports: Beating Blocks, Slumps and Performance Anxiety for Good!
by Dr. David Grand and Dr. Alan Goldberg. Dog Ear Publishing, 2011.
- The Curious Voyage.
by Cynthia Schwartzberg. Self-published, 2021. - A Special Place In My Brain: A Brainspotting Book for Kids.
by Josh Delahan, LCSW. Self-published, 2021. - Brainspotting with Children and Adolescents: An attuned treatment approach for effective brain-body healing.
by Monika Baumann. Self-published, 2020. - Aten Goes to Counseling: Brainspotting and Parts Work with Children
by Holly St. Pierre, Self-published, 2023. - The Body Bears the Burden: Trauma, Dissociation, & Disease.
by Robert Scear, Routledge, 2014.