Counseling in Katy, TX: Brainspotting and Chronic Pain
Brainspotting is such a neat technique for a variety of reasons, but one of the coolest reasons is because of how multifaceted it can be. Not only can brainspotting help someone overcome trauma, it can also help alleviate chronic pain (Raise your hand if your back hurts, or your shoulders are tense. Everyone? Yeah, that’s what I thought.)! How cool would it be if counseling in Katy, TX would be able to help with mental as well as physical traumas and pains?
When somebody goes through mental trauma, or other large mental stressors, the tension that is created in the mind spills from the brain to the rest of the body. While coping skills may help with the anxiety, depression, stress, and tension in the mind, the stress of a new project at work may also be carried in the neck, shoulders, or back. If this pain isn’t reduced, or treated, the possibility of chronic pain increases.
Brainspotting and bodyspotting are very similar in the way that the person participating chooses what area they would like to work on. This may be a place where past physical trauma has occurred, or any place where there is pain. Once the client has decided what area of the body they would like to work on, they are given control of a pointer to place on that body spot. As the client is using the pointer to locate the spot, the focal point is naturally found by the participant. Once the correct eye placement is found and focused on, the mindful part of the processing can begin. Every single person is affected differently after a brainspotting or bodyspotting session. Some clients notice pain dissipating nearly immediately after only a single session; others need several sessions of working on the same space to feel a level of relief.
Brains and bodies are connected. Working through physical trauma may take equally as much time as working through mental trauma, and both are equally as important. The mind and body can heal itself if given the direction and the support needed to get there. Counseling in Katy, TX along with brainspotting can be the first steps to a better, healthier you. Contact me today to learn more about how brainspotting can benefit you.
