This 3-day Brainspotting Phase 2 training will begin with an extensive review of Outside and Window Brainspotting and Gazespotting, with an emphasis on how to clinically interact with clients.
Trainees will be introduced to several important applications. This includes One-Eye Brainspotting including the use of One-Eye goggles. Also taught is 3 Dimensional Brainspotting using the “Z-Axis” of Brainspotting close and far, this includes Convergence Therapy which expands the Z-Axis to activate the vagus nerve through the ocular cardiac reflex.
Additional technical refinements will be presented including “Rolling Brainspotting,” with slow eye tracking stopping briefly on each Brainspot.
Advanced techniques will also include combined Inside-Outside Brainspotting where both reflexive responses and client sense of highest activation are used together to find Brainspots.
Day 3 will be devoted to the second level of the Advanced Resource Model. This will entail combining the resource aspects of One-Eye and Z Axis Brainspotting. This addresses working with clients with Very Complex PTSD and those outside of the Brainspotting Window of Tolerance.
Who Should Attend
This course for Psychologists (Introductory Level), Social Workers (Beginning Level), MFTs, Counselors, Creative Arts Therapists and Chemical Dependency Counselors – Introductory Levels. Prerequisite: Completion of 3-day Phase 1 training.
What You’ll Gain
Through lecture, live demonstration and small group practice participants will learn to do the following:
Review components taught in Brainspotting (Outside and Inside Window)
Define Frame and Focus Brainspotting Diagnosis and Treatment
Demonstrate 3 Dimensional Z-Axis and convergence Therapy
Define and demonstrate Rolling Brainspotting, Selfspotting and Body Gridwork
About The Trainer
Cesilia Gonzalez is the first US Certified Bilingual Latinx Brainspotting Trainer and is a Certified Brainspotting Consultant. She educates future therapists through workshops, trainings, and partnerships. Cesilia hosts the first bilingual (English/Spanish) free support group for Brainspotting professionals in the US, offering connection and community to other professionals. Her growth journey, from Theraplay training to understand the developing brain in minors to owning a local group practice, reflects Cesilia’s commitment to community, resilience, and cultural competence in mental health advocacy.