Now accepting new clients for weekly individual therapy in Carlsbad, CA
“Brainspotting taps into the body's natural ability to heal, using the eyes as a guide to unresolved trauma stored deep in the brain.”
Dr. David Grand
Brainspotting 101
Brainspotting 101
✔ Access & Process Unresolved Trauma – Uses specific points in your visual field to tap into deeply stored emotional and physical experiences.
✔ Releases Deep-Rooted Distress – Helps you let go of trauma, anxiety, and emotional pain in ways that traditional talk therapy may not reach.
✔ Works with Your Brain’s Natural Healing Ability – Supports your mind and body in processing and moving past difficult experiences.
✔ Reduces Anxiety & Shifts Unhelpful Patterns – Helps break cycles of distress, creating space for healthier thoughts and behaviors.
✔ Enhances Creativity & Performance – Frequently used by artists, athletes, and professionals to overcome mental blocks and optimize potential.
✔ Builds Emotional Resilience – Strengthens your ability to manage stress, navigate challenges, and feel more in control of your emotions.
How Brainspotting is Different than Talk Therapy
Brainspotting is a cutting-edge, brain-based therapy that helps you access and process deep emotional wounds, trauma, and stress stored in your brain and body. Unlike traditional talk therapy, Brainspotting taps into your brain’s natural ability to heal itself, often leading to faster and more profound relief from distressing symptoms.
Here’s why Brainspotting might be the right choice for you:
Goes Beyond Talk Therapy – Instead of relying solely on conversation, Brainspotting works directly with your brain’s deep processing centers, helping you release emotional and physical pain that talking alone may not reach.
Targets Where Trauma Lives – Brainspotting helps identify and process trauma stored in the subcortical brain, where survival instincts and emotional responses are housed. This can lead to deep, lasting healing.
Can Be Faster & More Effective – Many people experience significant relief in fewer sessions compared to traditional therapy, as Brainspotting works at a deep neurological level. Many people experience rapid shifts and breakthroughs, even in the first session.
Works Without Reliving Trauma in Detail – You don’t have to rehash painful memories for Brainspotting to be effective. It allows your brain and body to process emotions naturally, reducing distress without retraumatization.
Reduces Anxiety, PTSD, & Other Emotional Blocks – Brainspotting is highly effective for anxiety, panic, trauma, grief, phobias, depression, chronic stress, and even performance anxiety.
Connects Mind & Body for Holistic Healing – Because trauma is stored in both the brain and body, Brainspotting allows for emotional and physical relief, helping reduce symptoms like chronic pain, tension, and fatigue.
Fun Facts About Brainspotting Therapy
🧠 Discovered by Accident – Dr. David Grand discovered Brainspotting in 2003 while working with an athlete using EMDR. He noticed that certain eye positions triggered deeper processing, leading to the creation of Brainspotting!
👀 Your Eyes Lead the Way – Where you look affects how you feel! Brainspotting uses specific points in your visual field to access and process deep emotional experiences.
🌊 Reaches Deeper – Unlike traditional talk therapy, Brainspotting taps into the subcortical brain, where trauma and emotions are stored—meaning healing happens even without talking!
🎵 Can Be Enhanced with Music – Brainspotting sessions often incorporate bilateral sound (music that alternates between the ears), which helps deepen processing and relaxation.
💆♀️ Can Help with Physical Symptoms – Emotional trauma is often stored in the body, and Brainspotting can help release tension, chronic pain, and even migraines.
✨ Your Brain Knows How to Heal – Brainspotting simply guides your brain’s natural ability to process and release stuck emotions, leading to lasting change.
✨Enhances Performance & Creativity – Many athletes, performers, and professionals use Brainspotting to break through mental blocks, improve focus, and enhance their abilities.
