April 15-19, 2027
Carondelet Event Center
9:00am - 6:00pm CDT
In-Person, St. Paul, MN
This Intensive is reserved for BIPOC participants only
This training is for BIPOC Participants Only
Fee: $2000 USD + $150 Meal Cost
$500 deposit due within 1 week after application is accepted.
Payment plans for remaining balance are available.
Final Payment due no later than April 1, 2027.
Fee: $2000 USD + $150 Meal Cost
$500 deposit due within 1 week after application is accepted.
Payment plans for remaining balance are available.
Final Payment due no later than April 1, 2027.
An Intimate, Experiential Opportunity to Deepen your Brainspotting Practice
- What happens when you have five days to slow down, practice, receive guidance, be a client, be a practitioner, and explore more deeply what happens inside of you when you are sitting with another person?
- This five-day BIPOC Brainspotting Intensive is an opportunity to move beyond learning about Brainspotting and into a deeper, embodied experience of the work.
- With only 10 participants, this Intensive offers the opportunity for individualized attention, meaningful connection, and substantial time for practice and reflection.
- Each participant will have the opportunity to be both client and practitioner throughout the five days. You will experience being guided through your own Brainspotting process, and you will have opportunities to practice with another participant while I sit beside you and personally guide your work.
- Every experiential session will be followed by in-depth reflection and debrief, creating space to explore not only what happened in the session, but what was happening within you as the practitioner.
Why This Is an Application, Not Simply a Registration
This Intensive is limited to 10 participants, and the composition of the group matters.
Because the learning is highly experiential and relational, I want to be intentional about creating a group in which participants can learn from and with one another. For this reason, completing an application does not automatically guarantee a place in the Intensive.
Before accepting a deposit, I will meet individually with each applicant to learn more about:
My intention is not to create an exclusive environment, but to be thoughtful about the container we are creating together.
If you are invited to participate in the Intensive, please save the date for a pre-Intensive virtual meeting on April 9, from 12–1 p.m. CDT. We’ll use this time to connect and prepare for our time together.
Because the learning is highly experiential and relational, I want to be intentional about creating a group in which participants can learn from and with one another. For this reason, completing an application does not automatically guarantee a place in the Intensive.
Before accepting a deposit, I will meet individually with each applicant to learn more about:
- Your experience with Brainspotting
- Your goals for participating
- What you are hoping to deepen in your practice
- Your experience with experiential learning
- What you are looking for in an Intensive learning community
- I will then consider the overall goodness of fit for the group as participants are selected.
My intention is not to create an exclusive environment, but to be thoughtful about the container we are creating together.
If you are invited to participate in the Intensive, please save the date for a pre-Intensive virtual meeting on April 9, from 12–1 p.m. CDT. We’ll use this time to connect and prepare for our time together.
Who is this Intensive for?
This Intensive is for BIPOC Brainspotting practitioners who want to move beyond simply acquiring more techniques and deepen their capacity to be present, attuned, and responsive in their work.
You may be ready for this experience if you:
You may be ready for this experience if you:
- Have completed Brainspotting Phase 1 and Phase 2.
- Have experience using Brainspotting with clients.
- Want to deepen your confidence and clinical presence.
- Want to develop greater trust in your own clinical instincts.
- Want to become more comfortable with uncertainty.
- Want to explore the self of the therapist in greater depth.
- Want to deepen your understanding and practice of attunement.
- Learn best through experiential practice and reflection.
- Want individualized guidance in a small-group environment.
- Are interested in exploring how your own nervous system and internal experience intersect with your clinical work
A BIPOC learning community
This Intensive is intentionally designed for BIPOC Brainspotting practitioners. There is something powerful about learning in a space where we can bring our lived experiences, identities, cultural contexts, and perspectives into the room without having to continually explain or translate ourselves.
At the same time, this is not an assumption that BIPOC practitioners share one experience. We don’t.
The intention is to create a space where our differences and similarities can both be present, and where we can deepen our practice within a community of other BIPOC practitioners.
At the same time, this is not an assumption that BIPOC practitioners share one experience. We don’t.
The intention is to create a space where our differences and similarities can both be present, and where we can deepen our practice within a community of other BIPOC practitioners.
Why only 10 participants?
All Brainspotting Intensives are limited to 10 participants.
- The small group allows me to be actively involved in your learning—to sit beside you while you practice, observe your process, offer guidance, and engage with you in meaningful reflection afterward.
- With this format, you are not simply one person in a large classroom.
- There is room for you to be seen.
- There is room to practice.
- There is room to be uncertain.
- There is room to ask questions.
- There is room to experience your own process.
- And there is room to slow down enough to notice what happens when you trust yourself and your client more deeply.
Five days of immersive learning
Each day will include two experiential Brainspotting sessions, with participants moving between the roles of client and practitioner throughout the Intensive.
Each session will be followed by time for reflection and in-depth debrief.
You will have opportunities to:
Each session will be followed by time for reflection and in-depth debrief.
You will have opportunities to:
- Experience Brainspotting as a client.
- Practice Brainspotting as a practitioner.
- Receive individualized guidance.
- Witness the work of other BIPOC practitioners.
- Reflect on your own internal experience.
- Explore your clinical instincts and uncertainty.
- Integrate what you are learning into your practice.
- This is learning that happens not only through information, but through experience, relationship, observation, reflection, and repetition.
Experience attunement from the client's chair
One of the most powerful aspects of this Intensive is the opportunity to be the client.
There is a difference between learning about attunement and experiencing it. When you are the client, you will have the opportunity to notice what it feels like to have another practitioner stay with you, follow your process, tolerate uncertainty, and remain deeply present. Then you will have the opportunity to bring that experience back to your own work.
When you are the practitioner, I will sit beside you and provide individualized guidance as you work.
Together, we will explore not only what you are doing, but how you are being while you do it.
There is a difference between learning about attunement and experiencing it. When you are the client, you will have the opportunity to notice what it feels like to have another practitioner stay with you, follow your process, tolerate uncertainty, and remain deeply present. Then you will have the opportunity to bring that experience back to your own work.
When you are the practitioner, I will sit beside you and provide individualized guidance as you work.
Together, we will explore not only what you are doing, but how you are being while you do it.
The Self of the Brainspotting Practitioner
Brainspotting is not only about where we look or which frame we use.
Rather than simply asking:
“Did I do this correctly?”
we can become curious about:
- It is also about how we are with another person.
- Our presence matters.
- Our attunement matters.
- Our ability to stay curious matters.
- Our capacity to tolerate uncertainty matters.
- Our own nervous system matters.
- Throughout the Intensive, we will pay attention to the practitioner as an essential part of the therapeutic process.
Rather than simply asking:
“Did I do this correctly?”
we can become curious about:
- What am I noticing in myself?
- What happens when I trust my client and the process?
- What happens when I become uncertain?
- Am I staying in the Tail of the Comet or trying to lead?
- What is my body telling me?
- What happens when I slow down?
- What might my client be experiencing from me in this moment?
- How does my own presence influence the space we are creating together?
Come ready to learn—and to be changed by the experience
This Intensive is an invitation to deepen your Brainspotting practice by deepening your relationship with yourself as a practitioner.
You don’t need to arrive knowing everything.
You don’t need to perform expertise.
You simply need to be willing to be curious, to practice, to experience, to reflect, and to explore.
I look forward to sharing these five days with you.
You don’t need to arrive knowing everything.
You don’t need to perform expertise.
You simply need to be willing to be curious, to practice, to experience, to reflect, and to explore.
I look forward to sharing these five days with you.
Brainspotting Certification
This Intensive is offered by an Approved Brainspotting Trainer and may fulfill the Intensive/consultation component of the Brainspotting certification process for participants who are pursuing certification, provided all other certification requirements in process and soon to be met.
If you are pursuing certification as a result of this Intensive, you will also need to complete a follow-up meeting with the trainer after the Intensive.
Participants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all current Brainspotting certification requirements.
If you are pursuing certification as a result of this Intensive, you will also need to complete a follow-up meeting with the trainer after the Intensive.
Participants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all current Brainspotting certification requirements.
Additional Information
Course Requirements
Full participation is expected. Your participation affects the experience of everyone in the group and your contributions to a learning environment that is respectful, curious, collaborative, and supportive are the vital to the overall experience of the Intensive. This includes the virtual pre-Intensive meeting scheduled for April 9, 12-1 pm CDT.
Continuing Education Credits
While BIPOC-only trainings provide a vital and affirming space for healing and professional growth, Continuing Education (CE) credits are not awarded for these trainings. CE providers currently view participant restrictions as exclusionary under their policies, which unfortunately limits our ability to offer CEs in these essential spaces. We encourage participants to appeal directly to their licensing board to inquire whether CEs may be granted on an individual basis. Participants who complete all aspects of the Intensive will receive a completion certificate.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
We understand that situations arise. If you need to cancel, please contact us at Brainspotting@twinflowerpsych.com. All cancellations must be received 3 days prior to the first day of training, and will be fully refunded less the 4% transaction fee. NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED AS A RESULT OF PARTIAL ATTENDANCE. PLEASE ENSURE YOU ARE ABLE TO BE FULLY PRESENT FOR THE ENTIRE TRAINING.
Training Location/Travel/Lodging
Because this is a small, intensive learning experience with significant advance planning and expenses, travel insurance is recommended.
Travel insurance may provide protection in the event of unexpected circumstances that affect your ability to travel or participate in the Intensive. Participants are responsible for reviewing available policies and determining what coverage is appropriate for their individual circumstances.
Airport: Participants who are flying to the Twin Cities should fly in to the Minneapolis/ St. Paul International airport (MSP) located in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Training Location: Carondelet Event Center. 1890 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, USA +1-651-696-2795
Lodging: The Carondelet Event Center offers affordable, dormitory style modest accommodations, with spacious rooms, a full kitchen, dining areas. Rooms have two beds and are spacious enough to share with another participant. Use this LINK for complete information. We encourage you to book your accommodation as soon as your application has been accepted.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch will be provided for an additional cost of $150 per participant. Meals will be determined based on dietary needs of participants. All other meals or food is the participants responsibility. A refrigerator is available to participants.
Accessibility:
Linnea Swanson and Twinflower Psychological Services, LLC are committed to ensuring that all offerings meet the highest standards of accessibility. We invite you to reach out to the organizer at brainspotting@twinflowerpsych.com with any specific accessibility needs or accommodations you may require. Please make us aware of your requests prior to the training to ensure an inclusive and supportive learning environment.
Grievance:
Participants who have a grievance related to this training or workshop are encouraged to email Brainspotting@twinflowerpsych.com within 30 days of completing the course.
The grievance should include:
Contact:
For questions or concerns, please reach out to:
Linnea Swanson., PsyD., MA, LMFT
Twinflower Psychological Service, LLC
3747 Minnehaha Ave #206
Minneapolis, MN 55406 USA
+1-612-715-0754
Brainspotting@twinflowerpsych.com
Course Requirements
Full participation is expected. Your participation affects the experience of everyone in the group and your contributions to a learning environment that is respectful, curious, collaborative, and supportive are the vital to the overall experience of the Intensive. This includes the virtual pre-Intensive meeting scheduled for April 9, 12-1 pm CDT.
Continuing Education Credits
While BIPOC-only trainings provide a vital and affirming space for healing and professional growth, Continuing Education (CE) credits are not awarded for these trainings. CE providers currently view participant restrictions as exclusionary under their policies, which unfortunately limits our ability to offer CEs in these essential spaces. We encourage participants to appeal directly to their licensing board to inquire whether CEs may be granted on an individual basis. Participants who complete all aspects of the Intensive will receive a completion certificate.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
We understand that situations arise. If you need to cancel, please contact us at Brainspotting@twinflowerpsych.com. All cancellations must be received 3 days prior to the first day of training, and will be fully refunded less the 4% transaction fee. NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED AS A RESULT OF PARTIAL ATTENDANCE. PLEASE ENSURE YOU ARE ABLE TO BE FULLY PRESENT FOR THE ENTIRE TRAINING.
Training Location/Travel/Lodging
Because this is a small, intensive learning experience with significant advance planning and expenses, travel insurance is recommended.
Travel insurance may provide protection in the event of unexpected circumstances that affect your ability to travel or participate in the Intensive. Participants are responsible for reviewing available policies and determining what coverage is appropriate for their individual circumstances.
Airport: Participants who are flying to the Twin Cities should fly in to the Minneapolis/ St. Paul International airport (MSP) located in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Training Location: Carondelet Event Center. 1890 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, USA +1-651-696-2795
Lodging: The Carondelet Event Center offers affordable, dormitory style modest accommodations, with spacious rooms, a full kitchen, dining areas. Rooms have two beds and are spacious enough to share with another participant. Use this LINK for complete information. We encourage you to book your accommodation as soon as your application has been accepted.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch will be provided for an additional cost of $150 per participant. Meals will be determined based on dietary needs of participants. All other meals or food is the participants responsibility. A refrigerator is available to participants.
Accessibility:
Linnea Swanson and Twinflower Psychological Services, LLC are committed to ensuring that all offerings meet the highest standards of accessibility. We invite you to reach out to the organizer at brainspotting@twinflowerpsych.com with any specific accessibility needs or accommodations you may require. Please make us aware of your requests prior to the training to ensure an inclusive and supportive learning environment.
Grievance:
Participants who have a grievance related to this training or workshop are encouraged to email Brainspotting@twinflowerpsych.com within 30 days of completing the course.
The grievance should include:
- Participant's name and contact information.
- Course title, date of completion, and instructor's name (if applicable).
- Detailed description of the grievance, including relevant facts and supporting documentation, if any.
- Desired outcome or resolution sought by the participant.
Contact:
For questions or concerns, please reach out to:
Linnea Swanson., PsyD., MA, LMFT
Twinflower Psychological Service, LLC
3747 Minnehaha Ave #206
Minneapolis, MN 55406 USA
+1-612-715-0754
Brainspotting@twinflowerpsych.com