How brainspotting helps heal Depression.

Brainspotting is an advanced therapy for overcoming negative emotions, healing traumatic experiences and rebalancing the nervous system. The process involves identifying, processing and releasing stored trauma and emotional stress with the help of a certified Brainspotting therapist. It is one of the few techniques that effectively addresses the root cause of psychological stress and trauma. This is a primary reason why Brainspotting is so effective at treating PTSD, depression, anxiety, addictions and many other stress-related and mental health challenges. If you feel like you have plateaued in your healing or are not finding relief in other approaches, Brainspotting offers new possibilities for breakthrough.

Sadness, emptiness, unhappiness, hopelessness, flat or low affect, crying spells, disinterest in activities you used to find enjoyable, apathy, indifference and feeling embittered, regret and worthlessness

Difficulty concentrating, focusing and remembering, mental fogginess, indecision, thoughts of suicide and death, persistent negative self-talk, pessimism, low self-esteem and self-criticism

Sleep disturbance – too much sleep or too little sleep and nightmares

Appetite changes – losing weight, gaining weight or craving foods

Isolation and avoiding social interactions and risky behaviors such as driving fast, drug and alcohol abuse, gambling or promiscuity

Loss of energy

The #1 cause of depression – loneliness, anger and irritability, anxiety, restlessness, guilt and shame, chronic frustration and feeling stuck

Easily distracted, shut down and aloof

Self-sabotage, checking out and numbing out with alcohol, food, TV, internet and emotional or compulsive overeating

Extreme fatigue, body aches and pains, headaches, digestive issues such as constipation, diarrhea, irritable bowel or stomach aches, overall body inflammation

Mind body approaches, often called brain informed or body-based therapies, such as meditation, Brainspotting, EMDR, transcranial magnetic stimulation, somatic therapy, parts therapy and biofeedback are just a few highly effective strategies for decreasing symptoms of depression.

Many people who experience depression report having trauma in their history or even feel trauma from dealing with depression. We have found Brainspotting, somatic therapy and other methods that directly address the underlying trauma are a vital and often missing component of healing depression.

In addition to mind body therapies, there is an abundance of research on the benefits of regular exercise, yoga, adequate sleep, spending time in nature, social support and healthy nutrition habits.

Integrative approaches that many find as great alternatives or additions to medications may include acupuncture, herbs, CBD, pet therapy, essential oils, music therapy, homeopathy, amino acid and nutritional supplementation and a host of other natural methods to healing and rebalancing mind and body.