Brainspotting Therapy

Brainspotting can be incorporated alongside other therapeutic approaches and may offer another way to access experiences that can sometimes be difficult to process through talk therapy alone.

Brainspotting builds on the idea that where we look may be connected to what we are experiencing internally. During a Brainspotting session, the therapist helps identify a point in the client’s visual field that appears connected to an emotional or physical response and uses that point as part of the therapeutic process.

Brainspotting is designed to support focused attention on the thoughts, emotions, sensations, or memories that arise.

The Brainspotting motto is: “Where we look affects how we feel.”

It can be used alongside other therapeutic approaches to explore difficult experiences, emotional patterns, core beliefs, or trauma-related responses. Some clients find that a brain-body approach provides a different way of accessing material that has been difficult to address through conversation alone.

As with any therapeutic technique, the way Brainspotting is used will depend on the individual client and the work they are doing with their therapist.

Brainspotting provides a way to include those physical and emotional responses in the therapeutic process. By paying attention to both what you are thinking and what you are experiencing in your body, therapy can create space for greater awareness, processing, and understanding.