My Thoughts on Brainspotting

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I’ve been incorporating Brainspotting into my therapy sessions for almost 5 months now, and I wanted to share with you some thoughts on what my clients experience with this new type of therapy.  I wrote the blog An Introduction to Brainspotting which gives a brief overview, but I also wanted to talk more about the benefits I’ve seen my clients experience. This type of therapy can be used in addition to regular talk therapy. Some clients had one Brainspotting session, and then we go back to talk therapy to discuss things that came up in the Brainspotting session. Others have done several Brainspotting sessions with talk therapy mixed in. How we use this mode of therapy is up to the client.

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8 Strategies for Dealing With Money To Improve Your Mental Wellbeing

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Black Friday 2019 has come and gone.  Each year it seems as if Black Friday sales start earlier and earlier.  Nonstop ads and commercials are bombarding us all to get our holiday shopping completed….. and to buy gifts for everyone.   I heard the other day that each person will spend more than $900 on Christmas gifts alone this year!  This is close to if not more than many people pay for a monthly mortgage payment!  This is so much pressure and so overwhelming! 

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An Introduction To Brainspotting

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I first heard about Brainspotting earlier this year, when another therapist colleague mentioned it.  After reading David Grand’s book Brainspotting: The Revolutionary New Therapy For Rapid and Effective Change, I was intrigued!  I attended the Phase 1 training in Maryland earlier this month, and am happy to be able to explain more about this type of therapy.  Here’s a brief overview to give you more information on this exciting new therapy that I am now able to offer as a Brainspotting Practitioner.

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What Is Burnout, And How Do I Deal With It?

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Crying, exhaustion, increased anxiety, anger, emotionally and physically shutting down….does this sound familiar?  If so, you are like many of us and are possibly experiencing burnout.  Most of us have heard of burnout yet many of us believe that we will know when we are starting to burnout or that we can prevent it before it becomes too severe.  Unfortunately, this is not always true and can lead to many problems in our relationships, jobs, and emotional and physical health.  Furthermore, burnout is not solely related to jobs but also relationships and life in general.  Merriam Webster’s definition of burnout includes “exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration”.  I like how Michael Gungor explains his understanding as “Burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being human for too long.” 

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Is There Such a Thing as Too Perfect?

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“I love sitting back and finding joy in the things that I have not finished or need to do more work on” …. words never said by anyone! Often there are times when we come up short on tasks or have a feeling that things are incomplete. This can be irritating to us and for some reason we can’t find peace with the feeling of things not being perfect. It can even become discouraging when you are not able to get it just the way you envisioned it. Sometimes you may make a small mistake that you feel you can’t take back. Yes, those are all truly frustrating things which can really affect how you feel, but did you know that it could be of our own doing that we have these repeated experiences of feeling things are incomplete? Well it’s most definitely possible especially if you’re struggling with Perfectionism.

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