Working in Ecuador with parents and teachers of traumatized children, Glenda Villamarin, MA, LCP, a certified Brainspotting (BSP) practitioner, developed Group brainspotting (G-BSP) in 2009. As much of the Ecuadorian population would not have had access to individual Brainspotting therapy, despite there being a huge...
Where You Look Affects How You Feel Can you recall your first phone number? The sound of your first grade teacher’s voice? If not, give these questions some thought. Trudge through the recesses of your brain and try to remember. Now, whether you came up...
In my last post I discussed the clinical presentation of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex-PTSD (C-PTSD). These carry a constellation of symptoms that can be a significant challenge to treat. One reason for this difficulty is that talk-therapy, and even “gold-standard” treatments (e.g. Cognitive...
You have most likely heard the term Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – also known as PTSD. It is used to describe the mental and emotional anguish suffered by those who have experienced sudden trauma. PTSD is often experienced by soldiers as well as those who...