We offer Brainspotting therapy to help individuals process unresolved trauma, reduce anxiety, and gain emotional clarity. This cutting-edge, brain-based method is especially effective for those who have tried traditional talk therapy but still feel stuck.

What Is Brainspotting?

Brainspotting (BSP) is a powerful, neuroscience-informed therapy that helps access unprocessed trauma in the brain. It was developed by Dr. David Grand in 2003 and is rooted in the idea that “where you look affects how you feel.”

During a session, your therapist will guide you to find a specific “brainspot”—a point in your visual field that correlates with an emotionally charged issue. By focusing on this spot, the brain can access and process trauma stored deep in the subcortical regions, which are often beyond conscious awareness.

How Brainspotting Is Different from Traditional Talk Therapy

Unlike traditional talk therapy, which engages the thinking mind (the neocortex), Brainspotting works with the deeper brain—the subcortical regions responsible for emotion, survival responses, and automatic patterns. This makes it especially effective for treating trauma, which is often stored in the body and nervous system rather than in our conscious thoughts.

Here are a few key differences:

  • Less talking, more processing: You don’t need to retell your traumatic story in detail. Instead, Brainspotting allows your brain and body to process the experience internally.

  • Body-based awareness: Sessions often involve tuning into physical sensations, emotions, or memories that arise while holding focus on a brainspot.

  • Deeper access to trauma: Brainspotting can reach trauma that traditional therapy may not fully access, especially when the client struggles to verbalize or remember the event.

  • Faster breakthroughs: Many clients experience shifts more quickly than they do with insight-based therapy alone.

Brainspotting complements talk therapy beautifully and can be integrated into a broader treatment plan.

What Conditions Can Brainspotting Help With?

Brainspotting is used to treat a wide range of concerns, including:

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Anxiety and panic attacks

  • Depression

  • Grief and loss

  • Chronic pain and somatic symptoms

  • Performance anxiety (e.g., athletes, performers)

  • Addiction and substance use

  • Emotional numbness or disconnection

What to Expect in a Brainspotting Session

Each session is customized to your needs. You’ll work collaboratively with your therapist to identify an issue to focus on. With the help of a pointer or fixed gaze, you’ll locate the brainspot linked to that issue. As you maintain focus on the spot, your brain begins to access and process the stored trauma in a natural, self-healing way.

Sessions can be emotionally intense or deeply calming. Many clients report feeling a sense of release, clarity, or lightness after just a few sessions.

Why Choose Brainspotting?

  • Compassionate, trauma-informed care

  • Virtual and in-person sessions available

  • Integration with other modalities such as EMDR, CBT, and somatic therapy

  • Supportive care for adults experiencing life transitions, parenting stress, and emotional overwhelm

Is Brainspotting Right for You?

If you’re feeling stuck, emotionally numb, or overwhelmed—and traditional therapy hasn’t brought the change you hoped for—Brainspotting could be a game-changer. It’s gentle, yet powerful. Focused, yet intuitive. Many clients describe it as the missing piece in their healing journey.

Ready to Begin Your Healing Journey?

We’d love to support you. Contact us today to schedule a free consultation or book a Brainspotting session with one of our experienced therapists.