Brainspotting Therapy
Brainspotting Therapy | Columbia, Maryland
A powerful path to healing that begins with the eyes, and reaches deep into the brain.
Have you ever felt stuck in therapy, like you understand something logically but still can’t shake the emotion? That’s where brainspotting comes in. This powerful, body-based approach helps access and process trauma, anxiety, and emotional pain stored beneath the surface.
At my practice in Columbia, MD, brainspotting is a method I use with clients who are ready to experience powerful healing by going deeper.
What Is Brainspotting?
Brainspotting is a brain-body therapy that uses eye position to locate, access, and process unhealed trauma and deeply held emotions. Developed by Dr. David Grand, this technique is grounded in neuroscience and supports healing by working directly with the subcortical brain, the part responsible for emotion, memory, and survival responses.
Here’s how it works:
When you focus your gaze on a specific spot in your visual field, it can connect to an unresolved experience or emotional “file” stored in the brain. This “brainspot” often holds the key to deep healing, especially when paired with mindful attention and a safe therapeutic environment.
Clients often describe it as doing months of talk therapy, but with less talking, more feeling, and surprisingly fast breakthroughs.
What Can Brainspotting Help With?
I use brainspotting therapy with adults facing a wide range of challenges, including:
Trauma and PTSD
Anxiety, panic, and overwhelm
Grief and loss
Chronic stress or burnout
Emotional reactivity
Unresolved childhood wounds
Feeling stuck despite years of therapy
Whether you’re processing a single traumatic event or layers of chronic stress, brainspotting helps your body let go in a way that feels both powerful and safe.
What Happens During a Brainspotting Session?
Every session is client-led and paced with care. We begin by identifying a specific issue, emotion, or body sensation you want to work with. Then, using a pointer and slow eye tracking, we find the brainspot, the eye position that activates a deep inner response.
You might notice sensations, emotions, memories, or imagery come up. Or, you might just feel stillness and release. There’s no pressure to speak, your body and brain do the work.
From there, we simply stay with it.
Many clients say it feels like their system “unwinds” or that they’ve connected with something that’s been stuck for years.
For many, Brainspotting becomes a turning point, not because everything is immediately “fixed,” but because something important finally moves. Clients often describe a surprising sense of clarity, relief, or insight that lingers well after the session ends. It’s a quiet shift that opens the door to deeper healing.
“Where you look affects how you feel.”
Why Brainspotting Works
Targets the subcortical brain, where trauma and stress are stored
Allows for deeper processing than talk therapy alone
Doesn’t require you to retell painful stories
Activates the body’s natural ability to heal
Supports emotional regulation, resilience, and clarity
This work is especially powerful when talk therapy feels like it’s hitting a wall, or when trauma lives more in your body than in your words.
Is Brainspotting Right for You?
You don’t have to know exactly what’s wrong. You just have to be open to exploring it in a new way. I offer brainspotting therapy in Columbia, MD for clients who are:
Feeling stuck or disconnected
Struggling with stress, fear, or overthinking
Working through trauma or grief
Curious about somatic and body-based healing
Tired of repeating the same patterns
You won’t be doing this alone.
I’ll be with you every step of the way, holding a space that’s grounded, trauma-informed, and rooted in compassion.
Ready to Begin?
I offer Brainspotting therapy both in person at my office in Columbia, MD and virtually for clients across Maryland. Whether you’re just beginning your therapy journey or looking to go deeper in your healing, brainspotting offers a powerful way to create lasting relief. It’s a profound approach that helps you reconnect with your inner self, and release unwanted burdens.