# Brainspotting with Melissa Punambolam

> Brainspotting uses eye movement to process and overcome negative emotions, trauma (including complex) and pain. It has been found to be effective for high performance anxiety, work/life struggles, life transitions, grief and sleep challenges. I've been a Social Worker for over 20 years now and this is by far, my go-to modality in sessions! All sessions are confidential except for situations where I am legally required to report: for the prevention of imminent harm, for court order/mandated reporting laws and in those situations, I always aim to disclose only the minimum necessary for those situations. I do discuss cases in my Clinical Supervision (an expectation in my industry), but I do no reveal identifying information and the goal with the discussions is to improve my skills, ensure my mental well-being within my caseload and grow as a human being. Upon booking, you will receive a video link for the Virtual Session. I use a Notetaker as an accountability measure and so that my focus remains on you and your session experience. After reviewing the notes, I set intentions for how I want to improve my practice and serve clients and then I delete them permanently since they are not my case notes. Go head and schedule your session and I will see you there. *Note: A Deposit may be taken upon booking to secure your appointment. It will be used towards payment of your session. Deposits are returned to clients if sessions are cancelled or rescheduled 24 hours before the appointment. Session fees: $225 + HST for 50 minutes.

- Host: Melissa Punambolam
- Duration: 50 min
- Location: Google Meet
- Host time zone: America/Toronto
- Confirmation: Bookings are confirmed instantly.
- Payment: required, and collected on the booking page.
- Booking page: https://cal.com/lifedesigner/brainspotting
- Event type id: 1834076

## Check availability

```http
GET https://api.cal.com/v2/slots?eventTypeId=1834076&start=YYYY-MM-DD&end=YYYY-MM-DD&timeZone=<IANA time zone>
cal-api-version: 2024-09-04
```

The response is `{"data":{"YYYY-MM-DD":[{"start":"<ISO 8601 with offset>"}]}}`; no API key is needed.

## Book

```http
POST https://api.cal.com/v2/bookings
cal-api-version: 2026-02-25
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "eventTypeId": 1834076,
  "start": "<UTC ISO 8601 start from the slots response>",
  "attendee": {
    "name": "…",
    "email": "…",
    "timeZone": "<IANA time zone>"
  },
  "guests": [
    "guest@example.com"
  ],
  "bookingFieldsResponses": {
    "Agreement": "…",
    "notes": "…"
  }
}
```

- Required fields: `name` (Your name), `email` (Email address), `Agreement` (Read the Brainspotting Description. Do you Agree with the session details, limits and notetaking tool?)
- Optional fields: `notes` (Additional notes), `guests` (Add guests)
- `name` and `email` go in `attendee` and `guests` is a list of emails; every other field goes in `bookingFieldsResponses` under its name.