Brainspotting

You've done the work. You understand your patterns. You know where things went wrong. But something still isn't shifting — and you can feel it in your body.

Talk therapy is valuable. It builds insight, improves communication, and helps you make sense of your experiences. But some things — trauma, deep-rooted anxiety, chronic stress, the kind of exhaustion that lives in your bones — don't fully resolve through conversation alone. Your brain is holding onto things that words can't always reach.

Brainspotting works differently. Developed by Dr. David Grand, it's a powerful, evidence-based approach that accesses the deeper parts of the brain where trauma, anxiety, and emotional pain are stored. Using your eye position, we locate a "brainspot" — a specific point that connects to what you're holding — and create the conditions for your brain to process and release it. You don't have to find the right words. You don't have to relive what happened in detail. Your brain does the work it's been trying to do all along.

As a certified Brainspotting practitioner, I use this approach with clients who are ready to go deeper — whether that's processing trauma that hasn't responded to traditional therapy, releasing chronic anxiety and burnout stored in the nervous system, or working through grief, shame, and deeply held negative beliefs.

Brainspotting can help with: Trauma and PTSD · Anxiety and chronic stress · Burnout and emotional exhaustion · Grief and loss · Performance anxiety · Shame and low self-worth · Negative beliefs that won't budge

Session details: Sessions are 50 minutes and $120. Available in-person in Fort Mill, SC. Can also be offered via telehealth with appropriate setup. Brainspotting can be integrated into individual therapy or offered as a standalone approach.

Ready to go deeper? Reach out to schedule your first session.