Brainspotting Therapy in California
You know talking about it isn't enough.
You understand your patterns. You know you're anxious, that you people-please, that money stresses you out, and your relationship feels stuck.
But understanding doesn't make it stop.
You've talked about it. You've analyzed it. You get it intellectually. But your body is still tense. The anxiety is still there. The patterns still run automatically.
Maybe you're stuck in patterns you didn't sign up for. Stuck in thought spirals that keep you awake at night. Stuck working so hard to keep moving forward. Maybe you've felt stuck for so long, you've just accepted it as The. Way. Life. Is.
What if you could change that?
Brainspotting helps when you're...
Thinking, re-thinking, and overthinking — and still can’t make decisions.
Thrown off your game by conflict or tension in relationships.
Looking to remove the mental blocks that are keeping you from performing your best.
What if things could be differnt?
Brainspotting a powerful, brain-body therapy that works with the parts of you that can't be reached through talking alone—so change happens at a deeper level than just understanding.
Brainspotting can help you process what talking can't reach.
Brainspotting is a somatic therapy that uses your field of vision to access where trauma, stress, and patterns are stored. It helps your nervous system release what's been stuck—so change happens deeper than just understanding.
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Where you look affects how you feel. When you're anxious or thinking about something difficult, your eyes naturally want to go to certain positions. Those eye positions are connected to specific brain states and stored experiences.
In a Brainspotting session, we find the eye position that activates what you're working on. Then we hold that position while your brain processes what's stuck.
It sounds strange. It works.
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Use Brainspotting when you understand your patterns but can't change them. When your anxiety won't calm down through talking. When you feel it physically—tight chest, racing heart, tension that won't release. When talk therapy has plateaued and there's something deeper that talking isn't reaching. Or when you want to strengthen positive experiences—enhancing confidence, deepening calm, building on moments when you feel capable.
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Brainspotting is especially helpful when:
You understand your patterns but can't change them. You know why you're anxious, but knowing doesn't stop it. Brainspotting works on the automatic responses your body has learned.
Your anxiety won't calm down through talking. Your body is stuck in fight-or-flight mode. Brainspotting helps your nervous system actually release the tension.
You feel it in your body. Tightness in your chest, knot in your stomach, tension in your shoulders. Brainspotting addresses the physical side of anxiety.
Talk therapy has plateaued. There's something deeper that talking isn't reaching. Brainspotting can access what talk therapy can't.
You want to strengthen positive experiences. Brainspotting isn't just for processing difficult emotions—it can also be used to enhance confidence, deepen feelings of calm or groundedness, and strengthen moments when you feel capable or resourced.
Is Brainspotting right for you?
Brainspotting is a good fit if you’re dealing with anxiety & internal pressure
Brainspotting is one of the methods I use alongside talk therapy to work beneath the surface of anxiety and internal pressure.
It can be especially helpful when overthinking won’t quiet, when burnout has set in, or when financial or relationship stress feels stuck in your body rather than just your thoughts.
If you’d like to understand more about how I approach therapy for anxiety, you can learn more here
→ Therapy for Anxiety
Brainspotting vs talk therapy
How is Brainspotting different from talk therapy?
Talk therapy works with your thoughts, patterns, and conscious mind. It's great for understanding why you do what you do, building skills, and making sense of your experiences.
Brainspotting works with your nervous system and the parts of your brain that store emotional memories and automatic responses. It's great for releasing what's stuck in your body.
Most of my clients get the best results from using both.
We use talk therapy to understand the patterns and build insight. We use Brainspotting to process what's stuck at a nervous system level so the patterns actually shift.
You don't have to choose between them. They work together.
What You'll Walk Away With
Decision clarity without the paralysis
Imagine making decisions—about money, your career, your relationship—without overthinking yourself into paralysis. You trust yourself to choose.
Physical relief
Imagine your body finally releasing the tension it's been holding. The tightness and pain ease. The anxiety quiets. Your nervous system learns it's safe to let go.
Getting unstuck
Imagine finally breaking free from the patterns you've been fighting for years. Not because you understand them better, but because they've actually shifted at the level where they live—in your body and brain.
Authentic relationships
Imagine relationships that feel connected and real, where you don't have to accommodate, perform, or disappear to keep things smooth.
The Process
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Prepare
We start with what you want to work on—maybe it's anxiety about a specific situation, a relationship pattern, or the knot in your stomach when you think about money. I'll help you find the eye position that works best for what you need in that moment. Sometimes that's where you feel the issue most strongly, sometimes it's where you feel more grounded and resourced.
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Engage
You hold that eye position and notice what happens—physical sensations, emotions, thoughts, memories. You don't have to do anything or make anything happen. Your brain processes automatically. I'm there the whole time, helping you stay grounded and safe as the work unfolds.
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Integrate
The session ends when you notice a shift—the intensity decreases, your body relaxes, something feels different. We'll talk about what you experienced and what you notice has changed. Between sessions, your brain continues processing, so shifts often deepen over time.
Weekly therapy or an Intensive
Weekly Therapy
50-minute weekly sessions
Brainspotting can be done in weekly sessions to support your goals and provide consistent ongoing support.
This format works well if you want:
- Consistent support as patterns show up in real time
- Space to integrate processing between sessions
- Gradual, sustainable change
Therapy Intensives
Extended sessions over 1-2 days
Intensives allow for deeper, more sustained Brainspotting work. When you have more time, your brain can process multiple layers in one session.
This format works well if you're:
- Dealing with a specific stuck point that needs deeper focus
- Limited on time but ready to go deep
- Looking for momentum on a particular issue
Investment: $1,000-2,500
Learn more about Therapy Intensives →
Not sure which format is right for you? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation and we'll figure it out together.
Common questions about Brainspotting
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Yes. Brainspotting was developed in 2003 by Dr. David Grand and has growing research support, particularly for trauma, anxiety, and performance issues.
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Yes, it works well via video sessions. I use a pointer on screen, and you follow it with your eyes just as you would in person.
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Yes. Some clients work with me specifically for Brainspotting while continuing talk therapy with their existing therapist. We can coordinate care if needed, or keep the work separate—whatever makes sense for you.
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Some people have dramatic releases. Others have quiet, subtle shifts. Both are valid. Your brain is processing either way.
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No. While Brainspotting is effective for processing anxiety, trauma, and stuck patterns, it can also be used for expansion—strengthening positive feelings, enhancing confidence, and deepening resourced states.
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No. Brainspotting processes experiences without requiring you to talk through traumatic details. You can share as much or as little as you like.
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It varies. Some people notice shifts in one session. Others work on an issue over several sessions. Complex patterns take longer. For concentrated work on a specific issue, therapy intensives (extended 1-2 day sessions) can provide deeper, sustained processing. Learn more about intensives →
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