A brain, body, and relational approach created by Dr. David Grand to assist with processing negative experiences. Brainspotting (BSP) can be used in our work together as our sole way of working toward your goals or it can be used with other therapy interventions. The beauty of brainspotting is that we use your own self-healing ability to bring about positive movement toward your goals.

Brainspotting versus traditional talk therapy: With the use of eye positioning, a person is better able to access the subcortical brain. In other words, we work from the inside out and from the bottom up. Our emotions, brain, and body are all connected. This type of therapy allows a person to access and integrate all of these important parts to reach a deeper level of processing their experiences. Conversely, talk therapy keeps you in the “thinking” part of the brain. Though the thinking brain still impacts change, it occurs at a slower pace.

You overthink. You worry excessively. You play and replay conversations over and over in your head thinking about what you should have said. Worry has become a part of who you are. Are you ready to decrease your level of worry?

You want to fit in, but you also want to stand out. You have a lot of people telling you who and what you should be. Don’t let your voice get lost. Let’s work together to explore how you truly want to define yourself.

You want to be good enough. You look to validation from others because your own voice of self-worth has been drowned out by your own criticism. Let’s silence the critic and grow towards confidence.

You care deeply about the relationship you have with your children. You want to be a good parent but often doubt yourself. Let’s work together to provide strategies to improve connection and increase your child’s emotional well-being.

• Developmental: You had it tough growing up. Things were out of your control and these patterns persist in your current relationships. You can gain control and work toward breaking the cycles that keep you feeling stuck.
• Racial – You have been mistreated just for being who you were born to be. This has caused you to evaluate every space you enter for safety. You can work through the pain to find true freedom.
• PTSD: Events big and small can impact our lives. You might notice that certain events stick out more than others and often enter into your mind uninvited. These thoughts bring negative feelings along with them keeping you from truly moving forward. You can release yourself from that story.