If you’ve been feeling stuck, or "frozen" emotionally, Brainspotting uses specific eye position to allow the brain to process and release stuck emotions.
Brainspotting is a powerful, brain-body approach to therapy that helps you access and process emotions and experiences stored deep in the brain and body. Often described by the phrase “where you look affects how you feel,” this method goes beyond traditional talk therapy to reach the root of emotional pain. It can be especially helpful if you’ve tried talk therapy before and felt like something was still unresolved.
Brainspotting is an innovative therapeutic approach developed by David Grand that combines elements of somatic therapy and EMDR. It works by identifying specific eye positions—called “brainspots”—that are connected to emotional experiences stored in the deeper, nonverbal parts of the brain.
By focusing on these spots, we can access and process emotions, trauma, and patterns that may not fully resolve through talking alone. This allows for deeper healing that integrates both the mind and body.
How Brainspotting Can Help?
During a session, we’ll identify a specific issue, emotion, or experience you’d like to focus on. You’ll notice where that experience shows up in your body and rate its intensity.
Using a pointer, I’ll guide you to find an eye position associated with that experience. While holding your gaze on that spot, you’ll begin to notice thoughts, emotions, memories, or body sensations that arise.
You can process quietly or talk through what you’re noticing—both are equally effective. I’ll be there the entire time to support you and help you stay grounded
Music (optional) can also be used to support deeper processing.
What to Expect in a Brainspotting Session
Brainspotting typically requires at least 30 minutes of focused processing
time within a session.
A typical session may include:
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Identifying a specific issue or feeling to focus on
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Noticing where that experience shows up in your body
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Finding a “brainspot” connected to that experience
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Mindfully observing what arises (thoughts, sensations, emotions)
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Processing either quietly or verbally, at your own pace
There is no “right” way to do Brainspotting. Your role is simply to notice what comes up, while I support and guide the process.
It’s also common for processing to continue after the session, as your brain and body keep integrating the work.
FAQs
About BrainSpotting
A Different Approach to Healing
Brainspotting offers a way to access parts of your experience that traditional talk therapy may not fully reach. Working with both the brain and the body creates space for deeper processing, insight, and change.
If you’re curious about trying something different—or feel like you’ve hit a plateau in your healing—Brainspotting may be a supportive next step.