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Her consultees include psychotherapists from all disciplines, clergy, spiritual counselors, coaches, educators, and more.

Martha is an internationally known, long-time Brainspotting Trainer, Specialty Workshop Presenter, and Consultant who has studied directly with Brainspotting's developer, Dr. David Grand, for over 25 years. Her specializations include: trauma & spirituality; bereavement/grief; creativity & performance enhancement; family & children's issues. Also a Lutheran pastor for over 45 years, Martha has served in congregations as well as Lutheran and Episcopal counseling agencies throughout the greater Metropolitan New York area. She is frequently sought out for spiritual direction / accompaniment by individuals of many faiths backgrounds. Martha is deeply committed to humanitarian service, did extensive trauma therapy in NYC after 9/11, and was an invited clinician supporting the Sandy Hook / Newtown CT communities after the school shooting there. She is a founding member of the Supervisory Board of Barainspotting Help. Martha has advanced training in Bowen family therapy, EMDR, and Pesso-Boyden System Psychomotor therapy. All of Martha's work is informed by her background as a performing artist in music and dance. She has numerous articles and chapters on published in both clinical and theological works; a book project on "Spiritual Frames" in Brainspotting is forthcoming.

10/27/2026

Save the Dates: Registration will be open January 1st for the "Phase" trainings, and sooner for the specialty workshop

10/02/2026

Finally, this Brainspotting Specialty Workshop will be offered again -- newly re-titled, revised, and updated.
Stay tuned for dates/time/pricing and registration information via a direct link to my website!

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08/17/2026

Mental health & health practitioners, creative arts therapists, coaches, clergy -- if you can't make it in person to Kalamazoo, I'm also teaching and ONLINE Brainspotting Phase 1, October 27-29, 2026 (Tues - Thursday). https://www.marthasjacobi.com/oct-online-phase-1 Registration is open!

Information & Registration for ONLINE Brainspotting Phase 1 Training, Tuesday-Thursday, Oct 27-29, 2026. Trainer: Martha S Jacobi

08/17/2026

Indiana / Midwest followers:
www.BrainspottingHelp.com
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Brainspotting Help provides up to 5 free sessions of focused emotional/psychological first aid to people impacted by natural and human made disasters, as well as war.
I serve on the Board of Brainspotting Help. Our high level clinician and coaching volunteers are trained to support you in regaining the inner stability needed to get to the hard tasks of clean up and repairing/rebuilding. See less

Pro bono psychological support, crisis counseling and trauma healing sessions with Brainspotting therapy for war and disaster-affected communities.

07/28/2026

I'm thrilled to be bringing IN PERSON Phase 1 Brainspotting Training back to Michigan this fall -- Kalamazoo, October 2-4, 2026. This training is focused around mental health providers, and is also appropriate for other health providers, coaches. For more information & to register, go to:

Information & Registration for Brainspotting Phase 1 training in Kalamazoo, MI. Trainer: Martha S Jacobi, PhD, LCSW

02/05/2026

Last call to register for this webinar supporting Brainspotting Help March 5th is tomorrow — link is in the comments — Please share!

In the midst of so much turmoil in my country (US) & the world, I am grateful and honored to be offering this webinar for trained Brainspotting practitioners

Minimum pre-requisite: Brainspotting Phase 1 training preferred; Immersive 2-day training w Dr Grand, or completion of the video course from Trauma solutions or PESI also ok

01/20/2026

Registration is now OPEN for the first Brainspotting Phase 1 training for Music Therapists, May 1-3, 2026, 9am - 6pm CENTRAL time, online via Zoom. Link to registration is: https://www.marthasjacobi.com/ph1-musictherapists
*Please share* with any Music Therapists whom you know!

12/18/2025

Are you a Music Therapist?
If so, act now & "Save the Dates" - May 1-3, 2026 - for the Inaugural Brainspotting Phase 1 training specifically for Music Therapists. My training assistant, Colleen Klym, LMFT, MT-BC, and I are thrilled to be making this offering! Registration opens 1/1/26
**More details and a direct registration link will be posted by 12/31/25**

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