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Brainspotting Resources
Publications: Articles and research

My Eye-Opening Experience with ‘Brainspotting’ Therapy
Aileen Weintraub, Oprah Daily, (2026).

Focused Mindfulness Processing
Dr. David Grand, (2026)

Brainspotting’ Was Life-Changing for Me. Here’s What to Know About the New-ish Therapy Technique
Kathleen Ferraro, SELF, (2025).

How Brainspotting is Different from EMDR and Other Trauma Therapies
Maggie Hollinbeck, SimplePractice, (2025).

The Efficacy of Brainspotting and Sand Therapy to Reduce Anxiety Symptoms in Children Aged 8–9
Davi Stein-Kiley, (2025).

Brainspotting after Singular Stressful/Traumatizing Experiences: Evaluation of a Combination of Brainspotting and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Susanne Glantschnig, (2025).

Brainspotting as a Treatment Modality After Trauma, For Emotional Regulation, or to Unlock Potential
Monika Baumann, (2025).

The impact of online Brainspotting therapy on brain metabolism and PTSD symptoms of intimate sexual violence victims: a single case study
Mariana Foo, Karel Karsten Himawan, Eko Susanto, Mental Health Review Journal, (2025)

Brainspotting: A Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
LeeAnn M. Horton, Cynthia Schwartzberg, Cheryl D. Goldberg, Frederick G. Grieve, & Lauren E. Brdecka, International Body Psychotherapy Journal, (2024).

Navigating Stress: Brainspotting for Anxiety Relief
Royaltee Magazine, (2024).

Turning the Spotlight on Brainspotting: Did an Unexpected Discovery Reveal a Quicker Path to Healing?
Chris Lyford, Psychotherapy Networker, (2024).

We Still Don’t Understand the Yips
Megan Armstrong, Esquire, (2023).

What Is Brainspotting—and Why Therapists and Clients Say It Makes for Faster, More Intense Breakthroughs
Dana Dickey, PureWow, (2023).

Brainspotting: How It Works And What To Expect
Emily Laurence, Forbes Health, (2023).

Integration of Brainspotting Therapy into Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Silva Knez, (2023).

A Study of Brainspotting Therapy in PTSD Using 18FDG Brain PET Scan to Evaluate Glucose Metabolism Changes
Mariana Foo & Ryan Yudistiro, Konselor, (2022).

The Efficacy of Brainspotting Therapy for the Treatment of Tantrum in Young Children
Diah Ningrum, (2022).

In ‘Rise,’ Lindsey Vonn Tells How She Found Joy in Retirement Through Serendipitous Meeting
Nick Zaccardi, NBC Sports, (2022).

A Paradigm Shift in Trauma Treatment: Coverging Evidence for a Novel Adaptation of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Jeanne Talbot et al., The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, (2022).

Psychotherapeutic techniques for distressing memories: A comparative study of EMDR, Brainspotting, and Body Scan Meditation.
Fabio D’Antoni, et al. International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health, (2022).

The preliminary efficacy and clinical applicability of Brainspotting among Filipino women with severe post traumatic stress disorder
Teofilo Oca Palsimon Jr. Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, (2022).

Brainspotting reduces disturbance and increases Heart Rate Variability linked to distressing memories: A pilot study. 
Fabio D’Antoni. Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, (2021).

Brainspotting in Color: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Clinicians’ of Color Experiences as a Brainspotting Therapist
Meghan Berger, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, (2021).

Brainspotting as a Neuroexperiential Process for Healing and Expansion
Dr. David Grand, keynote address transcript from the 2021 International Brainspotting Conference in Denver, July 2021

Spot the Anger: Reducing Anger and Irritability with Brainspotting
Sara Hathaway Fletcher, Brandman University Proquest Dissertation Publishing, (2020).

Brainspotting- The Efficacy of a New Therapy Approach for PTSD in Comparison to EMDR
Anja Hildebrand, David Grand, & Mark Stemmler, Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology (2017)

Brainspotting Therapy: About a Bataclan Victim
Joanic Masson, Amal Bernoussi, & Charlemagne Simplice Moukouta, Canadian Center of Science and Education, (2017).

A Comparison of Dual Attention, Eye Movements, and Exposure Only During EMDR for PTSD: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial
M. Sack et al. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, (2016).

Report of Findings from the Community Survey
Sandy Hook Community Foundation, Inc. (2016).

Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder as a Dissociative Trauma Related Condition Treated with Brainspotting- A Successful Case Report
Patricia FM, Jose FP, de F, and Marcelo M, International Journal of School and Cognitive Psychology, (2015).

Brainspotting: Sustained attention, spinothalamic tracts, thalamocortical processing, and the healing adaptive orientation truncated by traumatic experience.
F.M. Corrigan, D. Grand, & R. Raju, Medical Hypotheses, (2015).

Effective Treatments for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Dr. Javier Anderegg (2015).

A Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach to Brainspotting
Calder W. Kaufman, (2015).

A preliminary study of the efficacy of Brainspotting: a new therapy approach for the treatment of PTSD.
A. Hildebrand, D. Grand, & M. Stemmler, Journal for Psychotraumatology, Psychotherapy Science, and Psychological Medicine (2014).

Brainspotting: Recruiting the midbrain for accessing and healing sensorimotor memories of traumatic activation
Frank Corrigan and David Grand, Medical Hypothesis, (2013).

Panic Attack with Vergence Therapy: An Unexpected Visual-Vagus Connection
N. Merrill and D. Bowan (2008).

What Is Neurogenesis?
Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland.

Books

Incurable Clarity: A Memoir of Vision, Cancer, and Healing Through Brainspotting.
by Emily Schottman. Independently Published, 2026.

Aten Goes to Counseling: Brainspotting & Parts Work With Children.
by Holly St. Pierre. HRS Counseling, 2023.

The Curious Voyage
Cynthia Schwartzberg. Self-published, 2021.

A Special Place In My Brain: A Brainspotting Book for Kids
bJosh Delahan, LCSW. Self-published, 2021.

Brainspotting with Children and Adolescents: An attuned treatment approach for effective brain-body healing.
by Monika Baumann. Self-published, 2020.

Beyond the Self: Healing Emotional Trauma and Brainspotting.
by Mario Salvador. Eleftheria, Barcelona, 2019.

The Power of Brainspotting: An International Anthology.
Gerhard Wolfrum (Editor). Tasanger, 2018.

Brainspotting with Young People: An Adventure into the Mind
Mark Grixi and Rosanna Dean (illustrator). Sattva, 2015.

The Body Bears the Burden: Trauma, Dissociation, & Disease.
Robert Scear, Routledge, 2014.

Brainspotting: The Revolutionary New Therapy for Rapid and Effective Change
Dr. David Grand. Sounds True, 2013.

8 Keys to Brain-Body Balance (8 Keys to Mental Health)
Robert Scaer and Babette Rothschild. Kindle eBook, 2012.

This is Your Brain on Sports: Beating Blocks, Slumps and Performance Anxiety for Good!
Dr. David Grand and Dr. Alan Goldberg. Dog Ear Publishing, 2011.

Podcasts

Brainspotting & Healing Trauma With David Grand, Ph.D.
Dr. David Grand, “The Healing Trauma Podcast” with Dr. Mark McNear (May 16, 2025).

357: Using Brainspotting To Work With Athletes
Thad Frye, “Selling The Couch” podcast (February 20, 2024).

The Evolution of Brainspotting with Dr. David Grand
Dr. David Grand, “Elevated Life Academy” podcast (January 15, 2024).

Spotlight on Healing: Dr. Melanie Young and Dr. Pie Frey’s Brainspotting Trainer Insights
Dr. Melanie Young and Dr. Pie Frey, “Elevated Life Academy” podcast (January 15, 2024).

Dismantle the Manacles of Certainty (Part 2 with Dr. David Grand)
Dr. David Grand and Dr. Mark Grixti, as part of Grixti’s “Awe in Trauma” series (December 2, 2023).

Associate to Dissociation with Brainspotting (Part 1 with Dr. David Grand)
Dr. David Grand and Dr. Mark Grixti, as part of Grixti’s “Awe in Trauma” series (November 13, 2023).

As Wartime Realities Unfold: Supporting Clients in Traumatic Shock, Ep. 191
Dr. David Grand, “Light Up The Couch” podcast with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT (October 17, 2023).

Brainspotting and Intention Setting in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Thad Frye, “Brain Unblocked: The Brainspotting Podcast” with Carolyn Robistow (May 16, 2023).

Brainspotting: What It Is and How Can It Facilitate Trauma Healing (Part 2)
Thad Frye, “Wild Health” podcast (May 16, 2023).

Brainspotting: What It Is and How Can It Optimize My Performance (Part 1)
Thad Frye, Dr. Tom McCoy, & Ben Askins, “Wild Health” podcast (May 9, 2023).

The Power of Brainspotting
Jennifer Delaney and Joel Blackstock, “Students of Mind” podcast (April 20, 2023).

Awe in Trauma: Parts Work Explicit-Implicit Interface
Dr. David Grand and Dr. Mark Grixti, as part of Grixti’s “Awe in Trauma” series (December 23, 2022).

Awe in Trauma: Beyond Brainspotting
Dr. David Grand and Dr. Mark Grixti, as part of Grixti’s “Awe in Trauma” series (November 25, 2021).

Brainspotting: Improving Mental Health Through Therapy
Dr. David Grand, “On Your Mind” podcast hosted by Timothy J. Hayes, Ph.D. (November 16, 2021).

Brainspotting 101
Melanie Young, Psy.D., “Psychiatria” podcast from Free Range Psychiatry (November 2021).

What is Brainspotting
Thad Frye, LCSW, “Heartseed Health” podcast hosted by Dr. Noah K. Goldstein (November 4, 2020).

Helping White Ears Listen to Truths About Racial Injustice: The Truth Will Set You Free
Dr. Mondo, Dr. Armando Gonzales, and Dr. David Grand (June 15, 2020).

E082: Expand Your View of Trauma and Healing
Jana Glass, “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Kemp Guylay.

E081: Surrender to Uncertainty
Dr. David Grand, “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Kemp Guylay.

E080: Manage Existential Trauma
Deb Antinori, “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Kemp Guylay.

E079: Understand Your Brain to Overcome Addiction
Dr. Roby Abeles, “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Kemp Guylay.

E078: Enlist the Power of Hope to Heal from Brain Injuries
Melanie Young, Psy.D., “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Kemp Guylay.

E077: Create Your Own Reality with Brainspotting and More
Cynthia Schwartzberg, “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Kemp Guylay.

E076: Create Better Relationships with Brainspotting
Cherie Lindberg, “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Kemp Guylay.

E075: Manifest Abundance with Ease and Grace Through Brainspotting
Nancy Tung, “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Kemp Guylay.

E074: Expand Your Performance and Creativity with Brainspotting
Cindy J. Smith, “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Kemp Guylay.

E073: How to Support Loved Ones During Times of Grief
Thad Frye, “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Kemp Guylay.

E071: Empower Yourself for Greater Brain Health
Paige Roberts, “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Kemp Guylay.

E070: Bust Through Your Money Blocks with Brainspotting
Beth Medina, “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Kemp Guylay.

E069: Healing Athletes and First Responders through Brainspotting
Jessica Crowley, “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Kemp Guylay.

E068: Take Personal Responsibility for Brain-Body Healing
Santiago Brand, “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Kemp Guylay.

E067: Get Past the Gunk and Get to the GLORY (Brainspotting and EFT)
Jenn DeLorenzo, “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Kemp Guylay.

E066: Recover, Heal and Expand Performance with Brainspotting
Paige Roberts, “Mountain Mantras” podcast with Kathryn Kemp Guylay.

Brainspotting and Trauma Treatment for Parents and Kids
Beth Medina, “Parent-Child Relationship” podcast with Selma Bacevac (April 12, 2018).

Brainspotting
Dr. David Grand, “Insights from the Edge” podcast with Tami Simon (January 6, 2015).

Episode 13: David Grand, PhD
Dr. David Grand, “The Trauma Therapist” podcast with Guy Macpherson (August 26, 2014).

Brainspotting for Hidden Trauma
Joanne Mednick and Mike Beychok, “Recovery Unscripted” podcast with David Condos.