The New Science of Brainspotting

By Saleem Rana


Ron Schwenkler, Clinical Director of Greenbrier Academy, discussed the science behind Brainspotting and how it is used to assist clients access unconscious traumas when he spoke on L.A. Talk Radio with Lon Woodbury from Woodbury Reports and co-host Larry Stednitz.

His Work at Greenbrier Academy For Girls

Greenbrier Academy For Girls has hired Ron as the Clinical Director over Aftercare. He holds several counseling accreditations and is presently utilizing the psychotherapeutic practice of Brain-spotting in his therapeutic sessions.

Greenbrier Academy For Girls, in the lovely countryside of Pence Springs, West Virginia, is a therapeutic boarding college that focuses on creating quality care for girls. There is a strong emphasis on intrapersonal, interpersonal, and community relationships.

What is Brainspotting?

During the interview, Ron was asked what Brainspotting is and how it works in the field of mental health.

Ron explained Brainspotting is an attunement-based modality. It recognizes, refines, and discharges traumatic memories. It also restructures negative beliefs. Brainspotting is the relationship between the eye position, the area of emotional discomfort in the body, and the client's awareness of deep inner processes. By recognizing unconscious memories in a physical area, the client has the ability to discharge any trauma. The client is also able to recover from psychological pain, bodily discomfort, disassociation, and unpleasant symptoms.

The science behind the procedure is that the specialist downgrades the amygdala while upgrading the hypothalamus. He or she does this by asking the client to hold an eye position that correlates with their somatic recognition of present feelings. With this process, the patient can become watchful of a troubling past experience while still keeping detached and tranquil.

The amygdala supervises fight, flight, or freeze responses in the face of an unsafe condition. While these responses are useful in an unexpected situation, they linger in the unconscious. Someone who was scared as a six-year-old may still be locked into early physiological pattern of deep fear as an adult.

Conclusion

Ron explained exactly how the psychotherapeutic method has actually helped him in the job he has been doing at Greenbrier Academy For Girls. He's presently thinking about doing a doctorate to aid his understanding of the mental health field.




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