Developmental Trauma Training Institute

Shame can leave us feeling like there’s something wrong with us, something we need to hide, or something that somehow makes us less worthy.

And shame doesn’t always look the way we expect.

Sometimes it looks like perfectionism, withdrawing from relationships, questioning ourselves, or working incredibly hard to avoid being judged.

Sometimes we’ve lived with it for so long that we don’t even recognize it as shame.

And the shame we carry isn’t necessarily ours to own. What we’ve experienced, how we’ve been treated, and the messages we’ve received can shape what we come to believe about ourselves.

That’s why talking about shame is so important. Not because we need to share everything, but because understanding it creates an opportunity to look at how it’s shaped our relationships, our choices, and how we see ourselves.

What if we could begin looking at shame without adding more shame to the experience?

Working with high-acuity clients can bring clinical questions that don’t always have straightforward answers.

If you’re curious about how High Acuity Care Brainspotting approaches complex clinical presentations, we’d love to have you join us!

FREE Online Introduction + Q&A TONIGHT!

Join Steve Sawyer and Jeff Ryan to explore the approach, learn about the online training, and bring your questions.

Tonight, October 9 | 6:30 PM Pacific
Free | Live Online

Register here:
https://www.eventzilla.net/e/high-acuity-brainspotting-free-online-introduction-event-and-q-amp-a-2138701249

For us, this work has never been about simply presenting a model and sending people home with more information.

We want to work with people.

To slow down when something needs more time.
To make space for questions.
To explore what isn’t clicking yet.
To practice, notice, talk it through, and help people begin to understand how the model actually translates into the work they’re doing.

There is something different about learning in a smaller, relational space. You get to know one another. Conversations can go further. There is more opportunity to stay with the places that feel complicated instead of rushing toward the next slide.

And sometimes, that depth of connection and understanding can outweigh what a much larger training can offer.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Bozeman and brought your curiosity, experience, questions, and willingness to dig in with us.

Three days in Minneapolis reminded us that Phase 2 is about more than learning additional Brainspotting techniques. It’s about going deeper into the work itself.

This weekend with Steve Sawyer and Jeff Ryan brought together a group of clinicians willing to practice, explore, ask questions, and experience the work from more than one perspective.

There is so much value in returning to the work with curiosity — refining what we already know, noticing something new, and continuing to grow both personally and professionally.

A huge thank you to our assistants Ruth Basilea, Tara McGovern, and Eric Roush for everything they brought to the room throughout the three days.

And thank you to everyone who joined us in Minneapolis and brought their presence, experience, and willingness into the training.

We came together to deepen the work — and left with more to carry forward.

High activation changes the way we use Brainspotting.

Sometimes the work is not about accessing more. It is about understanding how much is already happening — and knowing how to work with it.

High Acuity Brainspotting 1.0 explores pacing, activation, regulation, Window of Tolerance, interoception, and lower- and moderate-dose Brainspotting setups for more complex presentations.

October 16–18 | Live Online
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