Welcome and thank you for your interest in the Brainspotting Face to Face Community.

 

My name is Helen, and I am a Brainspotting Certified Practitioner and Consultant in Training. I was fortunate to complete my Phase One Brainspotting training face-to-face in 2019, and doing so allowed me to truly connect with the Brainspotting family.

 

Joining the Brainspotting movement has been nothing short of life-changing, and I will be forever grateful to my Brainspotting community. As our family has grown—and increasingly connected online—I noticed a real need for a local, face-to-face network where those trained in Brainspotting can practise together, build confidence, collaborate, and engage in rich discussion.

 

Currently, the biggest opportunities we get to connect with one another are during trainings. How wonderful would it be to have this sense of community available to us in person, more regularly and at very low cost? This project aims to make that possible.

 

This space is also open to anyone curious about training in Brainspotting who may have questions, uncertainties, or would like to experience Brainspotting for themselves, as well as those of us at all stages of our Brainspotting training and journey.

 

As this in-person community grows, the network will be organised into regional branches—each made up of clusters of counties. For example, the current North-West branch includes Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Lancashire. Each month, meetings will rotate around the counties within each branch so that travel is shared among members. As numbers increase, single counties may be able to form their own sub-branches, allowing for even more local and accessible gatherings.

 

I am in the early stages of developing this community, so please bear with me as it takes shape. If you are trained in Brainspotting and would be willing to offer support—whether by leading a group in your area, attending meetings, or contributing in any way—I would be incredibly grateful.

 

Whatever stage you are at, please do reach out and connect. Even if you simply want to be involved once a group forms, it is enormously helpful for me to know which area of the country you are located in so that I can prioritise setting up groups where they are needed most.

 

Currently, meetings are based in the North-West of England and Yorkshire, with new groups coming soon to Mid Wales and Devon. Reaching out means I can begin organising something in your area as soon as possible. Meetings are currently free to access.

 

You can also support this project by sharing it with your colleagues and networks.

 

As I am working on this in a voluntary capacity, I warmly ask for your patience. Meetings will vary across regions depending on the needs and demographics of each group. As gatherings become established, you will be able to find them by following and visiting my Eventbrite page and I am always happy to arrange a Zoom call to discuss how I can support you personally.

 

Please email me at helen.ward@resolvedrm.com to connect, express your interest, or let me know where in the UK you are based or which area you would like to attach to.

 

Thank you for helping make this project a success so that we can grow our practice together—and continue to expand the healing power of Brainspotting.