Brainspotting Therapy in Portland, Oregon

Access Deep Healing Through the Brain–Body Connection

Some experiences live in the body long after they’ve left the mind. Brainspotting therapy helps you gently access and release what’s held beneath awareness — the emotions, memories, or stress responses that talking alone can’t fully reach. This approach supports deep integration through presence, attunement, and the body’s natural capacity to heal.

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Is Brainspotting Therapy Right for You?

You may feel:

• Anxious, frozen, or emotionally reactive without understanding why

• Stuck in patterns you can’t seem to shift

• Disconnected, numb, or out of touch with inner vitality

• Frustrated that traditional therapy feels insightful but not transformational

Brainspotting therapy offers a way to work at the level where mind and body meet — allowing release, regulation, and renewed connection.

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Benefits of Brainspotting Therapy

This somatic, mindfulness-based approach uses focused eye position and relational attunement to help your nervous system process what’s been stored. You don’t have to retell or analyze your story; we follow what naturally unfolds.

Clients often experience:

• Relief from anxiety, overwhelm, or tension

• Greater nervous-system regulation and emotional balance

• Deeper connection with body, memory, and feeling

• Shifts that feel embodied — not just intellectual

• A sense of clarity, calm, and renewed flow

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What to Expect in a Brainspotting Session

In my Portland therapy practice, Brainspotting sessions typically include:

• Grounding and body awareness to orient and create safety

• Locating your “brainspot,” the eye position linked to underlying material

• Spacious processing, following sensations, imagery, or emotion as they arise

• Relational presence — I hold attuned attention while your system integrates at its own pace

There’s no pressure to talk or explain. We trust the innate wisdom of your nervous system.

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My Approach as a Brainspotting Therapist

I bring a grounded, attuned presence and years of experience bridging somatic and depth-oriented psychotherapy. Brainspotting is woven into a larger integrative process that honors mind, body, and spirit — supporting lasting change that feels coherent and embodied. Whether you’re processing past experiences, easing chronic anxiety, or seeking deeper connection with yourself, I hold the work gently and with respect for what your system already knows.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What kinds of concerns does Brainspotting help with?
Brainspotting can support anxiety, stress, overwhelm, creative blocks, grief, and the lingering effects of difficult experiences — both recent and long past.

2. Do I have to talk during Brainspotting therapy?
Not at all. Talking is optional. Many people find that the most meaningful shifts happen through quiet awareness and gentle attunement.

3. How is Brainspotting different from EMDR?
Both access the brain’s natural healing pathways, but Brainspotting is typically more intuitive and body-led. We follow your internal process moment by moment, without scripts or fixed protocols.

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Begin Brainspotting Therapy in Portland. If you’re curious about brainspotting therapy  — or feel that other approaches haven’t reached the deeper layers — I’d be honored to connect.