How to Prepare for Your First Brainspotting Appointment
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Preparing for Your Brainspotting Appointment
When you sign up for counseling, you’re making a commitment to yourself. You’re also investing your time, energy, and resources, so you want to make sure that you’re making the most out of your appointments. Brainspotting is a really powerful form of therapy, so we’re giving you some quick tips for you to follow before and after your appointments.
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Schedule your Brainspotting session at a time when you are able to relax and go about the rest of your day calmly.
Plan ahead, so there is time for relaxation and/or self-care after your appointment. You’ve done some hard work, so we want you to be able to take care of yourself after.
Make sure that you have water with you at your session.
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Drink water. A lot of people report feeling thirsty after Brainspotting. Make sure to drink water after your appointment and stay hydrated.
Make time for movement. After your session, it can be helpful to go for a quick walk or to engage in some form of enjoyable movement. Take care of yourself!
Make time to relax and engage in self-care! You’ve just done a lot of hard work! Some people feel tired after Brainspotting, so be sure to allow for rest. Engage in healthy forms of self-care after your appointment.
Remember: Your brain will still be processing even after your Brainspotting session has ended. This can show up in different ways for people, so it’s important to know that this is normal. This is one of the cool things about Brainspotting in that your body continues to work on healing, even when you’re not in session with your provider.
At the start of each new Brainspotting session, please let your provider know about how you felt between sessions.
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Interestingly enough, Brainspotting can also be done online. There are a few additional items that you will need for your online Brainspotting session. Here is the list of items that you will want to have nearby for online Brainspotting:
A laptop or phone
Headphones to limit noise and for bilateral sounds
Bilateral music (talk to your therapist for places where you can find this)
Tissues
Water
Brainspotting at LifeSpring Counseling Services in Maryland
If interested in learning more about Brainspotting services at our Greater Baltimore office, just click here. Brainspotting can also be done online, and you can read more about online Brainspotting here. We have several clinicians who are now trained in Brainspotting. Just go to the meet us page to read about the providers who now offer Brainspotting.