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A device that can play audio (a cell phone with app capability, iPod, etc). To avoid technology conflicts and complications, it is ideal that this is a separate device from the one used for the telehealth conference. Using the same device is fine in a pinch, though may require some experimentation with volume levels to make sure there is a good balance of noise levels between the telehealth conference and the audio of the Brainspotting soundtrack.
Before your Brainspotting session, a client will need:
Headphones.
The best headphones are those that go over the ear and do not limit environmental sounds (basically, the cheap kind). This allows the therapist to talk to the client through the telehealth platform while the Brainspotting audio track is running. Other headphones can work, too, though may require some adjustments. Headphones that normally cover the ear can be worn by partially covering the ear instead of covering it entirely, for example. Note that in order for the track to be effective, both ears need to receive the audio equally and the audio sound needs to be in stereo.
Bilateral Music
The environment should be as distraction-free as possible. Pets should be put in a different room. On the devices being used, notifications and other noises (such as incoming call volume) should be turned off or muted, e-mail and messaging apps should be closed, and so on.
A desktop or laptop is best, if you have access to a computer with a camera. This is both to allow as big a field of vision as possible of the video conference and make the clinician easy to see. If a tablet or cell phone must be used, it should be stationary (not being held in your hand) and set up to be eye level or close to it.