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Title: "Brainspotting- When Less is More: The Neurobiological Healing Power of Dual Attunement"
Presenters: Rosario Ortigao, LMHC
Date: April 18, 2025
Time: 9:00 am - 10:30 am
(Announcements, networking) 9:00 - 9:30 am
(Presentation) 9:30 - 10:30 am
Event Location/Modality: Virtual via Zoom
* The Zoom link will be sent with your confirmation email.
** Students: Attendance Requirement for Professional Meeting Assignment near the bottom of the page.
Presentation Summary:
Rosario Ortigao will discuss and attempt to demonstrate “Dual Attunement". To David Grand, PhD, the developer of Brainspotting, “The client is like the head of a comet (…) the moment the therapist thinks they know where the comet is going, they fall out of the tail. The client leads and the therapist follows. (This) is the immutable rule of attunement” (Brainspotting, p.58). The importance of the therapist engaging the client in a trusting relationship, maintaining eye contact, listening carefully and intently, and the fact that that helps facilitate the brain-body focus of the Brainspotting eye positions and processing (p. 63), will be conveyed. “When a person is attending to two different things at the same time, the brain is more open to change” (p.65). “This reflective listening can help heal both the soul and the brain, if provided consistently and for long enough" (p.67).
Learning Objectives:
1. To learn the definition, some of the processes, and neurophysiological nature of Brainspotting (BSP)
2. Learn to notice clients’ eye positions and inherent healing
3. Learn about the power of Therapist-Client's attunement
Speaker Bio:
Rosario Ortigao, LMHC, graduated with a Masters degree from Rollins College in 1987, in Mental Health Counseling. She is a certified EMDR therapist and utilizes other power therapies such as Brainspotting (BSP), PBSP, EFT, and hypnosis. Her BSP training was in 2013-15. Rosario compares it to an art form that opens the doors to neurogenesis. Rosario was born and raised in Portugal, where she earned a degree in Germanic Philology from the University of Lisbon. Rosario has worked and studied in London and Israel and moved to the United States in 1981. She is fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish and French; has studied Italian, German. Hebrew and ASL. She is passionate about physical, mental and spiritual health and invites you to join her in her weekly meditation, qigong and tai-chi practices.
**Students: To fulfill your assignment, you must create your own Zoom account and use the link provided in your confirmation email. Please make sure your registration and screen name are the same. Attendance for 85-100% of the webinar is required. MHCCF verifies attendance based on registration and meeting duration. Once both are met, you will receive a Post-Presentation email within 48 hours, containing:
✅ An anonymous survey
✅ A Certificate of Attendance (required for your professor)
These requirements are strict, and no exceptions will be made for unexpected circumstances.
