“Where you look affects how you feel”
Dr. David Grand
What is Brainspotting?
Brainspotting is a gentle, body-based therapy that helps your body and nervous system release and process what has been held beneath words.
This neuro-experiential approach honors your system’s natural capacity to reorganize and heal—at a pace that feels safe, grounded, and attuned.
Both brain-based and intuitive,
Brainspotting makes space for regulation, meaning, and inner knowing.
Rather than focusing on the story of what happened, we work with where experiences live in the body — allowing healing to unfold from the inside out.
By locating specific “brainspots” — eye positions connected to activation in the nervous system — Brainspotting helps us access the emotional and physiological root of anxiety, trauma, stress, grief, and patterns of self-protection.
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- Watch Dr. David Grand, founder of Brainspotting, explain how the method works
- View a short animated overview illustrating the Brainspotting process
“How you feel affects where you look.”
Jaegil Lee, Phd
If you’ve felt stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself, Brainspotting can help you reconnect with clarity, steadiness, and freedom.
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We begin by gently identifying what feels most present for you.
I then guide your attention to a brainspot—an eye position linked to nervous system activation. As you hold your gaze, we slow down and notice what unfolds in the body, emotions, or thoughts, with curiosity and care.
This allows your nervous system to process at its own pace, without pressure or over-analysis. Throughout the session, I remain attuned to your lived experience and identity, ensuring the work honors your whole self.
Many people leave sessions feeling calmer, lighter, and more grounded, with increased clarity and reduced tension.
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Brainspotting focuses on how stress and past experiences live in the body, not just on thoughts or problem-solving.
Rather than offering advice or finding solutions, this approach trusts your nervous system’s internal process. We allow space for what is emerging, even when it feels uncertain, knowing that healing doesn’t always follow a linear or predictable path.
In my work, Brainspotting is held within an intersectional, spiritual, and humanistic framework. This means your identity, lived experiences, and the broader cultural and systemic contexts of your life are part of the work—not something to work around. We stay curious and open, honoring the wisdom that unfolds moment by moment.
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Brainspotting can be supportive for anyone with a nervous system—especially if you’ve been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, sad, frustrated, or unsure, even if you’re not certain why.
You may find Brainspotting helpful if you’re ready to:
Release emotional trauma, cultural stress, or life experiences that keep you feeling stuck
Ease physical tension and body-based symptoms connected to past experiences
Feel more grounded, present, and connected to your body, emotions, and inner world
Reduce overwhelming anxiety, perfectionism, or chronic stress held in the nervous system
Process memories, images, or feelings that are difficult to put into words
Reclaim a sense of wholeness and create space for lasting change.
Rooted in the neuroexperiential model, Brainspotting invites gentle awareness of the body and brain, allowing healing to unfold without force or analysis. This evidence-based, nervous-system–focused approach supports regulation, emotional processing, and integration—while honoring your lived experience, cultural context, and whole, intersectional self.
For Therapists
If you are a therapist seeking your own Brainspotting therapy, I offer dedicated sessions that support both personal healing and professional sustainability.
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Why choose Brainspotting - Dr. David Grand
As a Therapist, Why Train in Brainspotting — Dr. David Grand and Christine Rank, PhD
