For what lives
below words.
Some pain doesn't have language. You feel it in your body, but you can't quite explain it — and talking about it only goes so far. Brainspotting is a gentle, body-based way to reach and release exactly those places.
— Courtney
Where you look affects how you feel.
The principle behind Brainspotting
What Brainspotting is.
Brainspotting is a body-based therapy that uses where you look to reach the parts of the brain that hold trauma and distress — the places talk alone can't always get to.
Developed by Dr. David Grand, Brainspotting works from a simple observation: the position of your eyes is linked to how your brain stores and processes experience. By gently finding and holding a relevant eye position — a “brainspot” — we can access distress that's stored in the deeper, non-verbal parts of the brain, and let your system process it at its own pace.
You stay present and in control the entire time. There's nothing to perform and no script to follow. Many people describe Brainspotting as quieter and more internal than talk therapy — a sense of something finally loosening that they couldn't reach with words.
What Brainspotting can help with
- · Trauma and distress that's hard to put into words
- · Anxiety and a body that won't settle
- · Betrayal trauma and relationship wounds
- · Religious and spiritual trauma
- · Grief and loss that feels lodged in the body
- · Performance blocks, creative blocks, and feeling “stuck”
Brainspotting or EMDR?
Both are gentle, body-aware ways to process trauma, and you don't have to choose alone. EMDR is more structured; Brainspotting is more open and led by your own focus. Some people respond more to one than the other, and I often weave the two together. We'll find what fits you.
My Brainspotting training
I'm a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #138495) and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC #14544). I completed my Brainspotting training under Lisa Larson and Lance Ferris, and I bring it together with EMDR and relational work depending on what you need.
In person in Roseville, or online across California
Sessions are available in person at 2200-B Douglas Blvd., Suite 140, Roseville, or online over secure video anywhere in California. Individual sessions are $200 for 50 minutes; a superbill is available for out-of-network reimbursement.
Some things can't be talked through. They can be moved through.
If you've done plenty of talking and still feel stuck, Brainspotting may reach what words couldn't. Let's have a brief, no-pressure conversation and see.
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