Brainspotting Therapy: A Gentle, Science-Backed Way to Heal Trauma
Feeling Stuck, Overwhelmed, or Anxious? Your Brain Might Be Trying to Heal.
Even after years of talk therapy or personal growth, something can still feel stuck. Maybe you notice body tension, racing thoughts, or emotions that feel hard to control.
Brainspotting therapy offers a gentle, deeply effective way to access and release the root of those feelings—by using your brain’s natural ability to heal itself.
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What Is Brainspotting Therapy?
Brainspotting is a brain-based, mindfulness-centered therapy that helps you process and release emotional pain, trauma, and limiting beliefs.
Developed by Dr. David Grand in 2003, it’s built on one simple but profound discovery:
“Where you look affects how you feel.”
By using specific eye positions—called brainspots—a therapist helps you access the areas of your brain where difficult experiences are stored. Once accessed, your brain naturally begins to process and heal those experiences.
How Brainspotting Works
During a session, your therapist helps you find an eye position (your brainspot) linked to a feeling or body sensation.
That eye position acts like a “neural portal,” opening access to the parts of your brain that hold unprocessed emotions.
As you maintain gentle focus on that spot, you don’t need to “figure it out.” Your brain processes the emotion on its own, while your therapist offers calm, steady attunement that keeps your nervous system safe and supported.
The Neuroscience Behind Brainspotting
Accessing the Subcortical Brain
Brainspotting targets areas of the brain below conscious awareness—the subcortical brain—where trauma and emotional memories live.
Neuroplasticity and Healing
By focusing on a brainspot, your brain creates new neural pathways that support regulation and release. This is neuroplasticity in action—your brain’s natural rewiring process.
Eye Position and Brain Connection
Eye positions are linked to specific brain circuits. Brainspotting uses this connection to locate and process the emotional “file folders” your brain has kept hidden.
The Power of Attunement
Healing doesn’t happen in isolation. Your therapist’s attuned, grounded presence helps your nervous system feel safe enough to release what’s been held for too long.
Who Can Benefit from Brainspotting Therapy?
Brainspotting can support anyone who feels emotionally blocked or overwhelmed. It’s especially effective for:
Trauma and PTSD / Complex PTSD
Anxiety, panic attacks, and chronic stress
Depression and emotional numbness
Grief and loss
Chronic pain or body tension
Performance anxiety (sports, arts, public speaking)
Relationship and attachment issues
Even if you can’t fully describe what you feel, Brainspotting can help. It works at the level of the brain and body—beyond words.
What to Expect in a Brainspotting Session
Grounding: You begin by establishing a sense of safety and present-moment awareness.
Finding the Brainspot: Your therapist helps identify the eye position connected to your feeling or sensation.
Focused Processing: You hold gentle attention there while allowing sensations, emotions, or thoughts to flow naturally.
Integration: The session closes with grounding, reflection, and integration—helping your nervous system settle and adjust.
Many clients describe feeling lighter, calmer, or more centered afterward.
Why Clients Love Brainspotting
People often describe Brainspotting as deeply peaceful and surprisingly powerful.
Because it works with your brain’s innate healing systems, it helps you move beyond analysis and into transformation—without having to relive painful memories.
The Takeaway
Brainspotting therapy bridges mind and body, helping your brain heal trauma from the inside out. Whether you’re working through anxiety, grief, or emotional blocks, it helps restore balance and self-trust.
Your brain already knows how to heal—Brainspotting simply helps it find the way.
Ready to Try Brainspotting?
If you’re curious about how Brainspotting could support your healing journey, find a certified Brainspotting therapist near you by visiting Brainspotting.com or contact me to get started or learn more.
You deserve to feel safe, calm, and whole again.