In this episode, I chat with my therapist, Susannah Muller, LMFT, about brainspotting for creativity. I have actually chatted with Susannah about brainspotting before for this podcast. That was the first episode I ever recorded for this podcast and was eventually episode 5. Thankfully Susannah was willing to join me again for this conversation. If you’re not familiar with brainspotting, here’s a quick definition from brainspotting.com. “Brainspotting is a powerful, focused treatment method that works by identifying, processing and releasing core neurophysiological sources of emotion/body pain, trauma, dissociation and a variety of other challenging systems. Brainspotting locates points in the client’s visual field that help to access unprocessed trauma in the subcortical brain.” Some background on brainspotting...The Newton-Sandy Hook Community Foundation was formed in response to the December 2012 school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The mission of the foundation is: "The mission of the Foundation is to devote itself to furthering and supporting operations and activities which address the short-term and long-term unmet needs of individuals and the Newtown community arising from the tragic events at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012."In their report from 2016, the Newton Sandy Hook Commmunity Foundation surveyed adults in the community, including parents, family members, teachers and staff, first responders to the tragedy and a few other groups. One of the things the survey wanted to find out was which therapeutic interventions were most successful for the adults. The numbers indicate that brainspotting was by a significant amount the most effective with 59% of the people surveyed saying that it was “very effective" on a four-point scale. Traditional talk therapy had a “very effective” rate of 25%.Susannah is based in San Diego and is currently seeing clients remotely for brainspotting and other therapy sessions.Susannah Muller online: http://brainspotting2heal.comBrainspotting study by Newton-Sandy Hook Community Foundation: https://brainspotting.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2016-NSHCF-Community-Assessment-Report.pdfBrainspotting case studies: https://brainspotting.com/about-bsp/research-and-case-studies/theEWpodcast: http://theewpodcast.comEpisode 005 on Brainspotting: http://theewpodcast.com/podcast-005-susannah-muller-and-brainspotting/