Brainspotting
Sometimes Your Body Holds What Words Can't Explain
Brainspotting can help you gently explore the emotions, sensations, and experiences that may still be affecting you, even when you can't fully explain why. By working with your body's natural responses and your focused awareness, therapy can create space for processing, healing, and greater ease.
When You Can't Quite Explain Why You Feel Stuck
Sometimes you can understand something logically and still feel affected by it. You may notice patterns in your emotions, body, relationships, or reactions that are difficult to explain or change. Brainspotting offers a way to gently explore what you're noticing internally without requiring you to have all the answers first.
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You Understand It, But Something Still Feels Unresolved
You may know why something happened or understand it logically, yet still feel emotionally affected by it. Brainspotting can help you explore what remains unresolved beneath that understanding.
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Your Body Reacts Before You Know Why
You may notice tension, heaviness, shutting down, or other physical responses that seem connected to certain situations or emotions. Brainspotting can help you slow down and explore what you notice in your body without needing to immediately explain it.
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You Keep Getting Stuck in the Same Patterns
You may find yourself responding in familiar ways even when you want something different. Brainspotting can help you explore the emotions, sensations, and experiences connected to these patterns and what may be keeping them in place.
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You Feel Something, But Can't Find the Words
Some experiences are difficult to describe, especially when they involve complicated emotions or sensations. Brainspotting gives you another way to explore what you're experiencing without requiring you to have the right words first.
What Brainspotting Therapy Can Feel Like
Brainspotting is a collaborative process that uses focused awareness to help you explore experiences that may be difficult to understand or put into words. Your therapist will guide you while you notice what arises internally, allowing the process to unfold at a pace that feels manageable.
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You Start With What You're Noticing
You and your therapist may begin with a feeling, memory, concern, or physical sensation that feels important to you. You don't need to know exactly where it comes from or have everything figured out before you begin.
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You Find a Point That Feels Connected
Your therapist may guide you to notice where you naturally look or where a particular point in your visual field feels connected to what you're experiencing. This becomes a brainspot that you can gently focus your attention on.
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You Notice What Comes Up
As you stay with your focus, you may notice emotions, physical sensations, memories, thoughts, or shifts in how you feel. You don't have to force anything or figure out what it means—the therapist can help you stay curious about what emerges.
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You Give Yourself Space to Process
Rather than needing to explain or analyze everything, you can allow your experience to unfold while staying connected to the present. Over time, this may create new understanding, reduce emotional intensity, or help experiences that have felt stuck begin to shift.
Listening to What You Feel Can Open New Possibilities
Sometimes understanding something intellectually isn't enough to change how you feel or respond. Brainspotting can give you space to process experiences that may be difficult to put into words while paying attention to the emotions and sensations that arise along the way. As experiences begin to feel less stuck or overwhelming, you may have more flexibility in how you respond and more room to engage with your life in the present.
Your Path Through Healing
There isn't one approach that works for everyone. Trauma therapy can be tailored to your experiences, needs, and goals, drawing from different approaches to support you along the way.
Find a Therapist Who Feels Like a Good Fit
Finding the right therapist can make a meaningful difference in your experience of therapy. Get to know our therapists, learn about their approaches and areas of focus, and find someone who feels like a good fit for you. And if you're not sure where to start, that's okay—we can help you explore what kind of support may be right for you.
FAQs
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Not necessarily. You don't need to have everything figured out before beginning Brainspotting. You can start with something you're noticing—such as an emotion, physical sensation, memory, or pattern that feels difficult to understand or change—and your therapist can help you explore from there.
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No. Brainspotting does not require you to explain every detail of a difficult or traumatic experience. You can focus on what you're noticing in the moment, including emotions, sensations, images, or thoughts, without having to put the entire experience into words.
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Your therapist will guide you to focus your attention on a particular point in your visual field that feels connected to what you're experiencing. From there, you may notice emotions, physical sensations, memories, or thoughts as they arise. Your therapist will support you in staying curious and present while the process unfolds.
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Both Brainspotting and EMDR can help people process distressing experiences, but they use different approaches. EMDR uses a structured protocol that typically includes bilateral stimulation, such as guided eye movements, while focusing on aspects of a distressing memory. Brainspotting uses a specific point in the visual field connected to what you're experiencing and places more emphasis on noticing what happens internally, including physical sensations and emotions.
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Yes. Our therapists participate with a variety of insurance plans. Your cost will depend on your individual insurance benefits and the therapist you choose. We also offer self-pay options for clients who are not using insurance.
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Step 1: Connect With Us
Take the first step by contacting us. We're here to answer your questions and help you get started.
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Step 2: We'll Guide You
Together, we'll help you find the therapist who is the best fit for your needs, goals, and preferences.
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Step 3: Begin Healing Together
Meet your therapist, build a trusting relationship, and begin working toward meaningful growth and lasting change.