Brainspotting Therapy
Brainspotting is a focused, body-based therapy designed to help people process and release deep emotional pain, trauma, and stress. It works on the idea that where you look can influence how you feel. By identifying specific eye positions—called “brainspots”—a therapist helps you access areas of the brain where unresolved experiences may be stored.
During a session, you and the therapist work together to notice physical sensations, emotions, and subtle shifts in your body while maintaining focus on a particular point in your visual field. This allows the brain to naturally process and integrate difficult experiences at its own pace, often without the need to talk through every detail.
Brainspotting is commonly used to support people dealing with trauma, anxiety, depression, and performance issues, but it can also be helpful for personal growth and emotional resilience. Many find it to be a gentle yet powerful approach that goes beyond traditional talk therapy by engaging the brain and body together.
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Book NowWhat Brainspotting (BSP) can help with:
Brainspotting may be helpful if you’re dealing with:
- Trauma or PTSD
- Anxiety or chronic stress
- Depression
- Emotional overwhelm
- Performance blocks (sports, creative, professional)
- Relationship difficulties
- Persistent patterns that feel hard to change
Is Brainspotting right for you?
You might benefit from Brainspotting if:
- You feel “stuck” despite insight or prior therapy
- You notice strong body-based reactions (tightness, shutdown, overwhelm)
- You want a therapy that goes beyond talking
If you’re unsure, we’re happy to talk it through with you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Brainspotting is a therapeutic approach that helps people process trauma, emotions, and distress by working with the connection between where you look (your eye position) and how experiences are stored in the brain and body. It allows access to deeper parts of the brain that aren’t always reachable through talking alone.
Talk therapy primarily works with thoughts and conscious understanding. Brainspotting works more directly with the brain and body’s deeper processing systems.
Many people find it helpful when they feel “stuck,” even after gaining insight through other types of therapy.
If you’re curious, feeling stuck, or looking for a different approach beyond talking, Brainspotting may be worth exploring.
You can always start with a conversation to see if it feels like a good fit.
Your therapist will guide you to notice a feeling, sensation, or issue you’d like to work on. Using your eye position, they help identify a “brainspot” connected to that experience.
From there, you simply observe what comes up internally while your brain processes, with your therapist supporting you throughout.
This depends on your goals and what you’re working through.
Some people notice shifts in just a few sessions, while others choose to continue longer-term work for deeper or more complex concerns.
No. You can share as much or as little as you’d like.
Some clients talk throughout the session, while others prefer a quieter, more internal experience. Both are completely okay.
Yes, Brainspotting is often used to help reduce anxiety, stress, and overwhelm by allowing the nervous system to process underlying triggers.
Yes, when practiced by a trained therapist, Brainspotting is considered a safe and gentle approach.
Sessions are paced according to your comfort level, and your therapist will help you stay regulated and grounded throughout the process.
Not necessarily. Brainspotting does not require you to retell or fully relive painful experiences.
Many people process trauma with minimal verbal detail, which can feel less overwhelming than traditional approaches.
Experiences vary. Some people notice physical sensations, emotions, or memories arising and shifting. Others feel a sense of release, clarity, or calm.
There’s no “right” way to experience it—your brain processes in its own way.
