Brainspotting

A Focused Approach to Healing

Brainspotting is a therapeutic approach that uses focused eye positions to help access and process experiences that may be difficult to fully reach through conversation alone. Developed by David Grand, Brainspotting is based on the idea that where we look can be connected to how we experience and hold emotional material.

How I Work With Brainspotting

I approach Brainspotting as a collaborative process. Rather than telling you what you should be experiencing, I help you become curious about what is happening internally and allow your own experience to help guide the work.

We begin by identifying what you would like to work on and noticing how it shows up in your thoughts, emotions, and body. From there, we may explore different points in your visual field while paying attention to changes in your internal experience.

You remain an active participant throughout the process. My role is to provide structure, guidance, and support while helping you stay connected to your own experience and move through the process at a pace that feels manageable.

Why I Use Brainspotting

One of the things I value about Brainspotting is that it provides another way to work with experiences that may be difficult to explain through words alone. Sometimes we can understand something intellectually while still noticing that our body or emotions continue to respond as though the experience is happening in the present.

Brainspotting can create space to slow down, become curious about those responses, and explore experiences from a different perspective.

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Brainspotting May Be Helpful For

  • Traumatic or distressing experiences

  • Experiences that feel emotionally "stuck"

  • Strong emotional or physical reactions to triggers

  • Anxiety and fear responses

  • Difficult or intrusive memories

  • Experiences that are difficult to put into words

  • Patterns you understand intellectually but continue to experience emotionally or physically

What Can I Expect?

Brainspotting sessions are individualized and collaborative. We may spend time identifying what you want to work on, noticing how the experience shows up in your body, and exploring visual positions that appear connected to what you're experiencing.

You don't need to have everything figured out before beginning. We can work with what you notice in the moment and allow the process to unfold while maintaining awareness of your needs and comfort.

Is Brainspotting Right for You?

You don't have to decide whether Brainspotting is the right approach before reaching out. During a consultation, we can talk about what you're experiencing, what you'd like to change, and whether Brainspotting—or another trauma-focused approach—may be a good fit.