Ine Indriani

Brainspotting Indonesia, Indonesia

Title: Brainspotting Therapy for Trauma Survivors in Indonesia: Insights into Multicultural and Multilingual Challenges

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Biography

Ine Indriani is a clinical psychologist who practices in hospitals and has a private practice in Jakarta, Indonesia. She has an interest in trauma issues, considering that many psychological problems arise from traumatic experiences. She studied trauma and various psychotherapies, and then focused on Brainspotting therapy and became a part of the International Brainspotting Trainer and Consultant. Ine was entrusted by David Grand, the founder of Brainspotting therapy, to lead Brainspotting Indonesia. In addition to providing training and consultations related to Brainspotting, Ine has also written a book in Indonesian entitled Trauma & Attunement: A Journey to Recovery, and leads various workshops on trauma for mental health practitioners and the general public.

Abstract

Brainspotting is a therapy that helps identify, process, and release trauma stored in the subcortex of the brain, as well as body memory. Discovered by David Grand in 2003, this therapy also emphasizes the basic attitudes that Brainspotting practitioners need to have, known as a dual attunement frame, which consists of relational and neurobiological attunement. Relational attunement means the practitioner needs to build a relationship with the client, not just empathy, but also giving full attention and accepting the client as they are, without assuming anything (the uncertainty principle), so that a therapeutic relationship is formed. This condition enables the client to feel accepted, understood, and safe, thereby preparing them to process the trauma they have experienced. Neurobiological attunement, where the therapist utilizes the field of vision and body sensation to access trauma in the subcortex and body, facilitates a deeply healing process by bypassing the neocortex and relying on fewer words (less verbal). Many cases of trauma have been found in Indonesian society, caused by various factors, such as domestic violence, parenting styles, multiple forms of violence and crime in the community, natural disasters, challenging financial conditions, and many others. Indonesia itself is a country with more than 1,300 ethnic groups and more than 700 local languages, making it a challenge to help clients process trauma when relying on verbal therapy or when practitioners have cultural and linguistic differences with the client. Based on the results of interviews with Brainspotting practitioners spread across Indonesia, it was found that Brainspotting therapy, which is less verbal, accesses the subcortex and relies on a dual attunement frame, is very helpful in processing trauma issues more quickly and deeply than using conventional therapy that relies on words. Brainspotting therapy is an open model that can be integrated with other modalities and adapted to meet individual needs, greatly assisting Brainspotting practitioners in tailoring trauma healing to each client's specific condition and cultural context.