Course Details

This short reading course explores the integration of somatic therapy, mindfulness, brainspotting, and memory reconsolidation in psychotherapy, using a case study involving a pregnant woman named Julie to illustrate these techniques. The therapist uses visual imagery to evoke and intensify emotional responses, facilitating the reconsolidation of traumatic memories. Techniques such as brainspotting, dialogic and hypnotic language, and leveraging numinous moments for neurogenesis are discussed. The narrative highlights the interplay between body and mind, the role of mirror neurons, and the importance of attunement in therapy, ultimately emphasizing the evolving nature of psychotherapy and the potential of visual images as therapeutic tools.

  • Understand the principles and application of somatic therapy, mindfulness, brainspotting, and memory reconsolidation in psychotherapy.

  • Recognize the significance of visual imagery in evoking and intensifying emotional responses to facilitate memory reconsolidation.

  • Explore the use of dialogic and hypnotic language to create inner dialogues and facilitate cognitive shifts.

  • Learn how numinous moments and neurogenesis can be leveraged in therapy to promote emotional healing.

  • Examine the role of mirror neurons and body movements in revealing underlying emotions and intentions during therapy.

  • Appreciate the importance of attunement and responsiveness in therapy, and the evolving integration of various therapeutic modalities.

Course curriculum

    1. The Importance of Breaking Rules—Therapy, Art and Integration DOWNLOAD

    2. The Importance of Breaking Rules (Part 1)

    3. The Importance of Breaking Rules (Part 2)

    4. The Importance of Breaking Rules Quiz

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