Brainspotting
Brainspotting is a focused, experiential therapy that uses eye position, body awareness, and relational attunement to stay with and follow your experience with curiosity, rather than relying on words alone.
As a Brainspotting Certified psychologist, I use Brainspotting within a broader somatic and relational approach, adapting the work to your needs, your pace, and what unfolds in the moment.
When Understanding Isn't Enough
You may understand why certain patterns developed and still find familiar reactions showing up when something happens in the moment. You might even recognize the pattern as it's happening and find that understanding it doesn't necessarily change what happens next.
Many longstanding patterns are not solely cognitive. They may have developed before we had words for our experience, outside of conscious awareness, or through experiences that shaped how we learned to protect ourselves and stay connected. Even when we come to understand them, they can continue to show up emotionally, physiologically, and relationally.
Insight can be profoundly valuable, but some patterns involve more than understanding alone.This is where an experiential approach like Brainspotting can offer another way of working with what arises.
Brainspotting May Help:
✓ Trauma & PTSD
✓ Relationship Patterns
✓ People-Pleasing & Fawning
✓ Anxiety & Anger
✓ Grief & Life Transitions
✓ Feeling Stuck
✓ Performance Blocks
✓ Creativity/Flow
✓ Expanding Capacity
What to Expect in a Brainspotting Session
Brainspotting may be quiet and internally focused, but you aren't doing it alone. The relationship between us remains an important part of the work.
Our sessions are quiet, deeply attuned, and can even be minimally verbal. There is no pressure to perform, explain, or “figure it out.”
We begin by noticing what's present - what you're feeling, sensing, or experiencing in the moment.
Together, we locate a relevant eye position, or brainspot, and from there follow what unfolds with curiosity and respect for your pace.
I offer Brainspotting in person in Sonoma County and virtually throughout California. Depending on what you need, I may integrate Brainspotting with parts work, mindfulness, EFT/tapping, and other approaches as part of our work together.