Sometimes you understand it. You’re still feeling it.
You may be able to explain exactly what happened, recognize the pattern, and know why you respond the way you do.
That insight matters. Sometimes there is still more to process than talking alone seems to reach.
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Brainspotting is a psychotherapy approach that uses where you look, along with focused attention to what you notice internally, as part of the therapeutic process.
During Brainspotting, we may identify an eye position connected with the issue you want to work on. From there, you notice what comes up while I stay present with you and support the process.
You do not need to force an answer, tell the story perfectly, or know what is supposed to happen next.
Talking can get you somewhere. Then you may notice you keep arriving at the same place.
You know the pattern. You’ve thought about the pattern. You may even know exactly where it started.
Yet a situation happens and your body or emotions respond before all that insight has much to say about it.
You understand why it bothers you, but it still does.
You’ve talked about what happened and still feel activated by it.
You get stuck when you try to put the experience into words.
Your reaction feels bigger than the situation in front of you.
You want to process something without having to explain every detail.
No, you don’t have to stare at a dot and perform therapy correctly.
Brainspotting is collaborative. We begin with what you want to work on and notice what is happening internally as we find a relevant eye position.
From there, there may be thoughts, emotions, memories, physical sensations, images, shifts, or quiet stretches where you are simply noticing.
I am still there with you. This is not an exercise where I point somewhere, stop talking, and hope for the best.
What happens in a Brainspotting session can vary from person to person and from session to session.
We start with what is getting in the way now.
Brainspotting may be incorporated when it fits the concern we are working on and your treatment needs.
Anxiety & stress
Working with experiences, triggers, or internal responses that continue to activate anxiety or stress.
Difficult experiences
Processing experiences that still carry emotional or physical intensity, including experiences that are hard to fully put into words.
Patterns that feel stuck
Exploring reactions or responses that keep showing up even when you understand them intellectually.
Transitions & performance pressure
Working with internal blocks, self-doubt, pressure, or emotional responses connected with change and performance.
If Brainspotting is new to you, you probably have questions.
Do I have to talk about everything that happened?
No. You remain in control of what you share. Brainspotting can involve verbal processing, but you do not have to give a detailed account of an experience for us to work with what you are noticing internally.
Can Brainspotting be done through online therapy?
Yes. Brainspotting can be incorporated into teletherapy. I provide virtual therapy to women who are physically located in Oklahoma at the time of their session.
Will I use Brainspotting every session?
Not necessarily. We make treatment decisions based on what you are working on, what is happening in the session, and what makes sense for you. Brainspotting can be a central part of therapy without every appointment looking exactly the same.
What am I supposed to feel during Brainspotting?
There is not one correct response. You may notice thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, memories, images, changes in intensity, or something less easy to name. Your job is not to manufacture a reaction.
What if I’ve already talked about this in therapy before?
That can be one reason someone becomes interested in Brainspotting. Understanding an experience and fully processing your response to it are not always the same thing.
I don’t need you to impress me with how well you can explain yourself.
Some women come to therapy very good at analyzing what is happening. They can give context, make connections, and explain why they probably feel the way they do.
Brainspotting gives us permission to stop requiring your thinking brain to do all of the work.
I’ll help guide the process, pay attention to what is happening with you, and stay engaged while your experience unfolds at its own pace.
You don’t have to know whether Brainspotting will be the right fit before you reach out.
We can talk about what brings you to therapy and whether Brainspotting makes sense for the work you want to do.
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