Brainspotting
Brainspotting in North Idaho, Montana & Washington
A gentle, experiential approach for when you feel stuck—even when you understand why.
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Brainspotting is an experiential, body-focused therapy that uses your visual field to help you slow down and bring focused attention to an emotional or physical experience.
Sometimes you can understand exactly why you feel anxious, disconnected, overwhelmed, or caught in the same patterns—and still not be able to change how you feel.
Rather than having to explain everything in words, we pay attention to what you notice in your body, emotions, images, memories, or sensations as you focus on a particular point in your visual field.
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I use Brainspotting as part of my trauma-informed therapy work with women who want to explore experiences that may feel difficult to put into words.
In a Brainspotting session, I help you find a position in your visual field that feels connected to something you want to explore. You then spend time noticing your internal experience while staying with that point.
You might notice a physical sensation, emotion, memory, image, thought, or shift in how something feels. You might have a lot of words, or very few.
The process is collaborative, and you remain in control of what you explore and how deeply you go.
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Feel emotionally “stuck” despite trying other forms of therapy
Have experienced childhood trauma or relational wounds
Struggle with anxiety, depression, or self-doubt
Notice physical tension, body pain, or exhaustion that feels linked to stress
Want to move beyond words and access deeper healing
Brainspotting as part of your therapy
Do I have to talk about my trauma?
No.
You don't have to tell me every detail of an experience in order to work with it. Brainspotting can be useful when something is difficult to put into words, and we can work with what you are comfortable sharing. Your sense of safety, choice, and control matters throughout the process.
Brainspotting and your body
One of the things I appreciate about Brainspotting is that it gives us another way to listen to your experience. Sometimes your body is communicating something before you have words for it. You might notice tightness in your chest, a knot in your stomach, pressure behind your eyes, tension in your shoulders, or simply a sense that something feels “off.” We can slow down enough to become curious about those experiences rather than immediately trying to push them away or explain them.
I don't believe you have to fit yourself into one particular therapy modality. And sadly, there is not a “one size fits all” approach to therapy.
Brainspotting as an intervention may be something we use during a session when it fits what you're working on. It can be a stand alone treatment, or we can incorporate and integrate it into my other therapeutic approaches such as Coherence Therapy, Hypnotherapy, or RTM. We will discuss and tailor Brainspotting and other approaches as needed to meet your therapy goals.
Ready to explore what's underneath the pattern?
You don't have to know exactly what you need before reaching out. We can start exploring that together.
I offer Brainspotting as part of my therapy practice in Sandpoint, Idaho, and virtually for clients located in Idaho, Montana, and Washington.
If you're curious about Brainspotting but aren't sure whether it's right for you, we can talk about it during a free 15-minute consultation.
