"Where you look affects how you feel."
-David Grand, Ph.D (Founder of Brainspotting)
It's possible to feel at ease after anxiety, depression, trauma & stress.
Has talking about your feelings in therapy only taken you so far? You've done the work in talk therapy, but you're still searching for a deeper shift. Are you struggling to process or work through certain aspects of your life? It's common to get caught in understanding why you feel a certain way, but how do you move from understanding to actually feeling different?
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Emotions like anxiety and depression don't just live in your thoughts, they live in your body. Depression can sap your motivation, making even the basics feel impossible. Anxiety can keep you on edge, with racing thoughts or panic that seems to come out of nowhere. You wish you could feel more at ease and less up and down.
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When you're overwhelmed, you might numb out with food, binge-watching Netflix, or doomscrolling. You know you're avoiding something, but you're not sure what. Other times, you try to control everything, only to find yourself feeling even more out of control. Life's challenges are expected, but right now, it feels like you're constantly pushing uphill just to get through the day. If only you could turn down the volume of your inner critic and be kinder to yourself.
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You’ve learned tools, but your nervous system still feels stuck in fight, flight, or freeze. You have a lot of “head knowledge,” but it hasn’t changed how you feel in your body. You long to feel lighter, physically, emotionally, energetically. You wish you were further along, but the shame still lingers.
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You know you want deeper therapy, something that goes beyond talking, something that helps you get unstuck and reconnect with your body, emotions, and intuition. You’re tired of the same patterns. You just want to feel more grounded, clear, and connected.
If any of this resonates with you, Brainspotting therapy might be a good fit. This body-based therapy helps you move beyond insight alone to process emotions, trauma, and stored stress at the nervous system level, so real healing can finally begin.
You don't have to live life feeling stuck and overwhelmed, you can have a life ran by you, not your thoughts or emotions.
How Brainspotting Therapy Works
Brainspotting therapy works by using something we already do naturally. To give you a feel for it, let's try a small exercise right now while you're on my website.
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Take a moment to really engage with what I'm asking you. Yes, really! I’m going to ask you a question, and then we’ll discuss what happens when memories or thoughts are processed. Here’s the question: “What did you eat for your last meal of the day yesterday?” Don’t read ahead—just think about your answer now.
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Now that you’ve thought about your last meal, observe what happened as you recalled it. You might have looked around at different spots or focused on one particular area around you while you thought. You weren’t actually looking at something specific; your brain guided you to look somewhere as it processed the memory. That’s a brainspot related to what you ate yesterday!
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This is the foundation of Brainspotting. When we’re sorting through our thoughts or experiencing strong emotions, we often gaze off in a specific direction. This natural gaze is linked to our central nervous system, which connects directly to our brain, lungs, and heart. So, when your eyes naturally drift while thinking or feeling, your body is helping you process emotions on a deep, somatic level.
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Processing emotions can be challenging because thoughts and feelings are handled differently by our brain. Emotions are felt, while thoughts come from the prefrontal cortex, the area responsible for language and rational thinking. When dealing with intense emotions or trauma, the prefrontal cortex isn’t as effective. Instead, the midbrain, our command center for emotions, hormones, and the fight-or-flight response, takes over. This shift can make it harder to fully process and work through emotions, which is why trauma can be tough to put into words.
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That’s where Brainspotting therapy for trauma can help. It accesses the midbrain more directly, helping you release emotions that have been stored, sometimes for years. Whether you're working through PTSD, chronic anxiety, or emotional overwhelm, Brainspotting helps the body and brain work together to find and process unresolved trauma, stress, or even positive states of safety and calm.
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If you’ve been looking for a way to feel different, not just understand your pain but actually shift it, online Brainspotting therapy in Texas may be the path forward.
What can Brainspotting therapy help?
Brainspotting has endless uses when it comes to therapy, but here are just a couple of topics:
Shame, abandonment & disconnection
Self-Esteem, Negative Self-Talk & Rumination
Difficult childhood or trauma history (single incident or repeatedly)
Chronic Illness
Difficulty in relationships with friends, family, partner or professional life
Anxiety, Depression & unwanted emotions
Benefits of Brainspotting for Anxiety, Trauma & More:
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Improved overall sense of calm in body & mind
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Better sleep quality & increased energy
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Reduced physical pain
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Greater self-confidence
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Fewer triggers & painful memories
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Decreased sense of heaviness, as if a weight has been lifted
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Improved performance in work, academics or athletics
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Ability to "let go" of bothersome issues & emotions
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Less rumination & anxious worry
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Enhanced emotional regulation & distress tolerance
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A stronger connection with self & others
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Healthier, more fulfilling relationships
What to Expect in a Brainspotting Session:
Every Brainspotting therapy session is shaped by your needs and what is present for you that day. Whether you're in Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, or anywhere else in Texas, we meet virtually, so you can begin healing in a space that already feels familiar and safe.
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We’ll start with a check-in. Sometimes clients arrive with a specific experience, memory, or emotion they want to explore. Other times, it’s more of a vague feeling like being stuck, emotionally flooded, or disconnected. Whatever you bring, it's welcome. Brainspotting is a flexible and intuitive process that meets you right where you are.
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Once we have a focus, I’ll guide you in identifying a brainspot. This is an eye position connected to what you’re feeling in your body or holding emotionally. These brainspots help us access the deeper layers of your nervous system where unprocessed emotions, stress, or trauma are stored. This makes Brainspotting different from traditional talk therapy. You don’t have to analyze or explain everything to experience release and relief.
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Our virtual sessions often include quiet space, somatic awareness, and my full attunement to your experience. You might notice sensations in your body, waves of emotion, or new insights. People often report feeling lighter, more calm, and more connected to themselves after a session. Over time, Brainspotting can help ease anxiety, soften trauma responses, and support nervous system regulation in a way that feels lasting and embodied.
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If you’ve been looking for something deeper than talk therapy, something that works with both your body and your brain, Brainspotting may be exactly what you’ve been needing. It can support healing from anxiety, trauma, chronic stress, emotional overwhelm, and more.
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Ready to try Brainspotting therapy for yourself?
Schedule your free 15-minute virtual consultation today and let’s talk about whether this approach feels like a fit for you.
"The wound is the place where the light enters you."
--Rumi