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What is Focused Mindfulness Processing? - David Grand, PhD
Focused Mindfulness Processing in Brainspotting’s Neuroexperiential Model arises from a basic premise: in the face of uncertainty, all we have is the frame. This is not a philosophical position, a clinical strategy, or a statement of humility for its own sake. It is a direct reflection of what becomes unavoidable when working at the depths that Brainspotting plumbs...
Dual Attunement in Brainspotting - David Grand, PhD
Attunement Is Both Relational and Neurobiological. Attunement is one of the most frequently used words in psychotherapy, yet it is rarely examined closely. Most therapists assume they understand what attunement means. It is often taken to refer to empathy, presence, or emotional resonance between therapist and client. While these are...
The Frame and Its Vicissitudes - David Grand, PhD
My original training as a therapist was in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic therapy. In the 1980’s I studied at a classical analytic institute, SPSR, the Society for Psychoanalytic Study and Research. It was an intensive program of three years with core and in-depth classes, weekly supervision and a personal analysis, mine was four times a week...