Brainspotting
Do you feel stuck, even after years of talk therapy?
Have you tried talk therapy, but still feel stuck in certain patterns, triggers, or emotions?
Do certain memories, fears, or triggers feel like they live deep inside you?
If so, you’re not alone. Sometimes, even after understanding your past, the emotional weight stays. You might feel overwhelmed, shut down, or reactive—without knowing why. Maybe your body tenses before your mind catches up. Or you find yourself avoiding situations, people, or memories that feel “too much,” even if you can’t explain the why.
Brainspotting is a powerful, neuroscience-informed therapy that helps your brain and body process what talk therapy can’t always reach.
It’s especially helpful for trauma, anxiety, performance blocks, and chronic stress—and can create lasting shifts by accessing the deeper parts of your brain where unprocessed experiences are stored. With Brainspotting, healing doesn’t have to be about explaining everything. It’s about listening to your body, finding stuck points, and gently releasing them in a way that feels safe and empowering.
Is Your Body Holding Onto Pain That Talk Therapy Can’t Reach?
Contact Us
Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
12pm–7pm
Phone
(860) 650 1960
Location
Virtual, Connecticut
When Trauma and Stress Get Stuck in the Body
Sometimes, you know something feels off—but you can’t explain it. Maybe your body feels tense all the time. Or your mind is racing but foggy at the same time. You might say, “I’m fine,” but deep down, you feel disconnected, overwhelmed, or like you’re about to snap.
Here are some ways stress or trauma might be showing up for you:
Trouble focusing or feeling spaced out
Random aches, tension, or tightness you can’t explain
Feeling super emotional—or totally numb
Overthinking everything and still feeling unprepared
Getting easily overwhelmed or shutting down
Feeling stuck in patterns you thought you already worked through
Even if nothing “big” has happened recently, your nervous system might still be carrying past stress or emotional pain. You may have talked about it in therapy before, or tried to just push through—but your body remembers things your brain has tried to forget.
Brainspotting can help you get to the deeper stuff you can’t always reach with words. In therapy, we’ll work with your brain and body together, so you can finally start to feel more grounded, more present, and more you.
How Brainspotting Therapy Supports Trauma Recovery
You’re not the only one who feels numb when you’re “supposed” to feel something. Or who gets triggered by things that don’t make sense—even to you. You’re not the only one who can’t remember chunks of your story… or who remembers too much, too vividly.
That’s why I offer Brainspotting therapy for trauma—a body-based method designed to help your brain and nervous system release what’s been stuck for too long.
If you’ve tried traditional talk therapy and still feel overwhelmed, shut down, or like you’re “just surviving,” Brainspotting can help you heal in a different way. It doesn’t require you to explain everything or relive painful memories over and over. Instead, it works by gently locating where your brain has stored trauma—using eye position to access the deeper parts of your nervous system that hold onto those experiences.
Brainspotting can help with symptoms like dissociation, emotional flooding, hypervigilance, and shutdown. These aren’t personality flaws—they’re protective responses your body has developed to get you through.
You are not broken. You’re responding to real overwhelm in the only way your system knew how. You don’t have to carry it alone anymore. Healing from trauma is possible—starting with Brainspotting.
What to Expect in a Brainspotting Session
When trauma impacts your life, healing can feel overwhelming or out of reach. Brainspotting offers a gentle, body-centered way to process what’s been stored deep inside—helping you move from survival toward greater peace and balance. Here’s what a typical Brainspotting session looks like, so you know what to expect when you’re ready to begin your healing journey.
A Safe and Affirming Environment: We’ll create a safe and affirming environment where you feel comfortable being your true self. Feeling secure and supported is key to helping your nervous system relax and open to healing.
Finding Your Brainspot: We’ll work together to locate your “brainspot”—a specific eye position connected to the emotions, memories, or experiences you want to process. Using gentle guidance and your natural focus, we help your brain access the areas holding onto trauma.
Mind-Body Awareness: Throughout the session, you’ll be invited to notice any physical sensations, feelings, or thoughts that come up. Brainspotting helps you develop mind-body awareness, gently releasing stuck energy without needing to rehash painful stories in detail.
Gentle and Non-Intrusive: There’s no need to relive painful memories in detail. Brainspotting works subtly and powerfully to resolve trauma beneath the surface.
This process is subtle but powerful—working beneath the surface to heal trauma stored in the body and mind. Many clients describe sessions as deeply calming and freeing, even though the healing happens gradually and naturally.
Contact Us
Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
12pm–7pm
Phone
(860) 650 1960
Location
Virtual, Connecticut
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In talk therapy, you use words and insight to explore your experiences. In Brainspotting, we bypass the thinking brain and work directly with the deeper, emotional parts of the brain and nervous system. This can help you process things you feel more than you can explain.
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Not at all. Brainspotting is designed to help your body release what’s stuck without having to go into graphic detail or relive painful memories. You don’t even need to name what happened for healing to occur.
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If you’ve felt stuck in talk therapy, carry trauma in your body, or struggle with anxiety, emotional reactivity, or dissociation, Brainspotting might be a good fit. Many clients say they feel a shift after just a few sessions.
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Yes. You don’t need a clear memory to benefit. Your body remembers, even if your mind doesn’t—and Brainspotting works with the body’s memory system.
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