Dual Brain Therapy represents one of the more exciting advances in the treatment of emotional suffering. The foundation of this approach is built on the split brain research of Roger Sperry, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1981. Because of his research, we know that the right and left hemispheres have different functions.
Fred Schiffer, MD at Harvard University has since discovered that each hemisphere has a separate personality as well. Sometimes, depression is located in one hemisphere only. Working in conjunction with Dr. Schiffer, I designed a treatment approach that helps people identify their two "selves" and achieve better functioning in their lives. For most people, one hemisphere is more mature than the other. By strengthening the more mature side, many problems cease to be problems. It is my own version of Dual Brain Therapy.
The basic method is to use two pairs of safety goggles that have duct tape covering 3/4 of the visual field. One has tape that covers most of the left visual field, and the other the right. By having the person alternate wearing these "glasses", about 50% can tell a difference within the first 5 minutes. Others may take several attempts, and some never are able to tell the difference.
Of the "high responders", the awareness is often dramatic. People can begin to feel their true level of maturity that exists in one hemisphere. And they can feel their immaturity in the other hemisphere. The contrast is extremely educational, and often fascinating for a person. For the first time, a person isolates these separated parts of their personality.
I developed a protocol to help a person strengthen their mature side while helping their immature side "grow up". There are basically 19 different "schemas" that characterize personality types. If you are a client of mine, please print a copy of this and bring it to the session so we can go over it to help identify your schemas. Often, we discover that a person's immature side has been the culprit all along in "sabotaging" the achievement of their goals. I individualize my protocol to help a person get beyond their limitations based on their personality type. The goal is to be the healthiest, mature, stable, and content person one can be. |
