What is Brainspotting?
​“Where you look affects how you feel.” Dr. David Grand. Brainspotting (BSP) is a powerful, neuroscience-informed therapy that helps people process and release trauma, anxiety, and other deeply held emotional blocks. Unlike traditional talk therapy, Brainspotting works with both the mind and body using the brain’s natural ability to heal itself. Discovered by Dr. David Grand in 2003, Brainspotting locates “brainspots”eye positions linked to unprocessed trauma stored in the subcortical brain. These are the areas responsible for survival responses, emotions, and body regulation. By gently focusing on these spots, while staying connected with a safe, attuned therapist, the brain and body can release what has been “stuck,” allowing natural healing to occur.​
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How it Works & Benefits
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Eye Positioning: Where your eyes focus helps access the part of the brain holding unresolved experiences.
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Dual Attunement: The therapist provides a calm, compassionate presence while also guiding you to connect with your inner experience.
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Bottom-Up Healing: Instead of analyzing events only through words, Brainspotting taps into the body’s wisdom, where trauma is often stored.​
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Reduces symptoms of anxiety, PTSD, and depression
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Resolves grief, loss, and attachment wounds
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Supports stress regulation and resilience
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Enhances performance, creativity, and focus
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Deepens self-connection and emotional release
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To learn more, check out www.brainspotting.com​​
Brainspotting Services for Individuals
Integrated into regular sessions or used as a stand-alone service to address:
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Trauma and PTSD
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Anxiety, overwhelm, and chronic stress
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Burnout and compassion fatigue
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Emotional triggers and attachment wounds
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Perfectionism, people-pleasing, and feeling “stuck”
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Low self-worth and identity shifts
Brainspotting helps release stored emotional energy and supports a more grounded, regulated sense of self.​
Brainspotting for Couples
Brainspotting can also be used within couples counseling to help partners:
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Reduce reactivity during conflict
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Heal past relational hurts
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Improve communication and emotional safety
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Understand and soothe triggers
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Strengthen connection and repair
Sessions may include individual work for each partner or shared processing, depending on goals.
Brainspotting Intensives
Faster, Deeper Progress
Intensives offer extended, focused healing beyond the weekly session format.
Available as:
2–3 hour sessions • Half-day • Full-day • Multi-day
Ideal for:
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Feeling stuck in therapy
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Burnout and emotional overload
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Significant life transitions
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Couples needing deeper repair or clarity
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Anyone wanting concentrated, transformative work
Intensives include targeted Brainspotting, regulation tools, integration time, and a clear follow-up plan.