Brainspotting is a trauma-informed approach based on the understanding that where you look affects how you feel. Specific eye positions - called brainspots - can access areas of the brain-body system where experiences have been stored and where the nervous system may be holding stress, overwhelm, or shutdown.

Rather than focusing primarily on analysis or explanation, Brainspotting works with the full brain, including subcortical and survival-based responses that are often not reachable through talk alone. This allows experiences that feel “stuck” in the nervous system to begin moving and processing in a more complete way.

The process does not require you to relive traumatic events or tell your story in detail. Instead, sessions are paced and collaborative, guided by subtle cues in the body, attention, and nervous system responses. The work unfolds in the present moment, allowing processing to occur in ways that feel tolerable and contained.

For many people, Brainspotting feels different from approaches they’ve tried before—not because it’s forceful or overwhelming, but because it follows the body’s lead and works at a deeper level of the brain-body system. By engaging subcortical and survival-based responses directly, the process moves beyond insight or talk alone and allows experiences held in the nervous system to begin shifting. This work is guided by the understanding that the brain and body already hold the capacity for healing, and that when given the right conditions, this wisdom can emerge in ways that are paced by what each nervous system is ready for.