Brainspotting

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Brainspotting works with the subcortical brain. We work through complex thoughts and actions with the cortical brain, and the subcortical is what we are unaware of, sort of like a "subconscious" area. Dr. David Grand, PH.D., discovered in 2003 that "Where you look affects how you feel." The subcortical brain works itself around the position of your eye to unearth repressed feelings.  

Brainspotting locates, focuses, processes, and releases a wide range of emotionally and bodily-based conditions. Brainspotting is believed to tap into the body’s natural self-scanning and healing ability. During brainspotting, a specific eye position is located by the therapist noticing a bodily "glitch", which can be an involuntary muscle twitch, rapid eye blinks, or many other bodily responses that signal that the source of the problem has been found. Brainspotting can be enhanced with the help of bilateral music during the session.

Brainspotting works by bypassing conscious thought in the neocortex to access deeper emotional and bodily processes in the brain's subcortical regions.

By locating brainspots through your eye positions, these areas can point to areas of trauma, anxiety, and/or depression. Brainspotting works to process the symptoms from the inside-out. Brainspotting focuses on how you feel in your body without having to go into detail regarding painful emotions and/or memories, if you don't want to.