The German Brainspotting research from Stemmler, Eichmann and Grand has been published in the peer-reviewed Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology (MJCP) ISSN: 2282-1619 Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017). Read the full text article.
Relief for PTSD with EMDR
Melody Schreiber writes in The Washington Post about how a woman found relief for PTSD with a different kind of therapy. But does it work?
After PTSD More Trauma
After PTSD More Trauma A terrific article appeared in the New York Times this week on PTSD, called “After PTSD, More Trauma.” It’s about a veteran who came home traumatized and saw a new graduate therapist at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The therapist decided to apply Exposure Therapy to cure him and predictably, it made him much worse. When …
Infinity-Brain Method
Infinity-Brain Method© The Infinity-Brain Method is similar to Brainspotting but it is NOT Brainspotting. The Infinity-Brain Method is a direct approach which uses a different pattern trajectory than Brainspotting. The Infinity-Brain Method does not employ music or dual stimulation. It is direct and effective and I get excellent results applying it with patients. What is Infinity-Brain Method The Infinity-Brain Method …
Why Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Does Not Work
Does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Work? Talk therapy, also known as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), does not work for everyone. In fact, a study published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology found that only about 50% of people who receive CBT experience significant improvement in their symptoms and improvement is not permanent due to a lack of change in …
What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
Talk therapy, also known as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), does not work for everyone. In fact, a study published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology found that only about 50% of people who receive CBT experience significant improvement in their symptoms and improvement is not permanent due to a lack of change in the brain. There are …
Ketamine controversy
If you’re living with depression, you may have heard of ketamine as a potential treatment option. But the most recent research suggests that while ketamine might provide some relief, it’s no more effective than an active placebo. In short, the evidence indicates that there are more effective alternatives for managing depression symptoms and improving overall wellbeing. If you’re affected by …
Testimonial: True Help
Testimonial: True Help I was diagnosed with major depression in my late teens and in the two subsequent decades met with about 8 different therapists and psychiatrists. I was prescribed an always-changing battery of prescription drugs to treat the persistent depression and later anxiety, and very few of the drugs effectively treated my symptoms. The efficacy of the few drugs …
Testimonial: Change Your Life
Testimonial: Change Your Life See this psychotherapist and change your life! Elizabeth Handy is first and foremost a scientist who is extremely well-versed in all things related to our emotions, feelings, thoughts, behaviors and actions. Her evidence-based work promises better mental health. It has done wonders for me. Thanks to Libby and her state-of-the-art treatment methods, I have been able …
Testimonial: All the Difference in my Life
Testimonial: All the Difference in my Life Dear Libby, I am writing to express how deeply grateful I am for the beautiful changes in my life, attributable largely to our therapy sessions. As you may recall, I came to you in rather desperate straits. Previous extended experiences at talk therapy did little to help to identify, much less resolve my …
Why You Should Think Twice Before Meditating
Meditation is not good for people who have trauma or anxiety disorders as their symptoms are exacerbated by this practice. Every day, articles surface on its benefits, but for many, as pointed out in this article by The Atlantic , meditation can give rise to anxiety and dissociation, particularly in people who have past trauma. The article notes: “Meditation is …
“I was stabbed four times.” A miraculous story of survival and healing through Brainspotting.
A single incident trauma is a traumatic event which happened recently, one time. Although a single incident trauma can be intense, as in my client’s story below, the processing of it is relatively quick…meaning it doesn’t take months as a more repetitive, childhood trauma might. When this client first came to me, he was not able to sleep. He was …
Response: The New York Times “My Mother’s Psychotherapy–and Mine”
The New York Times published an article from Saïd Sayrafiezadadeh’s “Couch” series on Sunday titled “My Mother’s Psychotherapy—and Mine.” Sayrafiezadadeh said of his mother, “Her relationship with her treatment nearly killed her. How would I fare?” The author recalls that when he expressed feelings of hopelessness regarding the alleviation of the unhappy memories, the therapist’s solution was to “keep coming …
Background
Master of Science, Clinical Community Counseling: 2003, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Bachelor of Arts and Science, Sociology/English: 1980, New York University, New York, NY Brainspotting Couples Co-regulating Presented by Cherie Lindberg, LPC, NCC 3/11/22 – 3/13/22 22nd Annual ISEPP Conference (2019) Transgender Health: Best Practices in Medical and Mental Health Care (2019) Brainspotting Phase 4 (2019) Treating Dissociative Disorders …
Brainspotting
Brainspotting, developed by David Grand , BSP is a powerful therapy that works to process trauma and other anomalies. This unique therapy empowers both the therapist and client to work deeply within the neural pathways of the brain, in a collaborative process that brings rapid healing and accelerated relief of trauma-related symptoms. Brainspotting is the most cutting-edge and powerful psychotherapeutic …
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