What is Brainspotting with Thad Frye, LCSW
Rachael Brody
No, it doesn’t give you spots on your brain. Brainspotting is a powerful technique used in psychotherapy for everything from athletic performance enhancement to working with trauma. If you’ve heard of Brainspotting and want to better understand it, or if you’ve never heard of it but want to be aware of the different psychotherapeutic modalities out there, this episode is a must.
Thad Frye is a delightful and kind person who work in private practice with adults working through grief and loss, past traumas, major life transitions, anxiety, depression, self esteem issues and sports traumas and creative performance enhancement.
In our conversation here we explore:
How and why Thad started working with Brainspotting
What is Brainspotting and how it works
The relationship between Brainspotting and the body
What Brainspotting can treat
How Brainspotting is different from EMDR therapy
Where and how to find a Brainspotting therapist
This episode is vital for anyone looking to understand Brainspotting as a modality or who is seeking a basic understanding of the somatic interfaces of the mind.
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