Clients often come to me with an  understanding of their patterns, and may have  tried many things to break free. They may have been in therapy for some time, and have analyzed themselves to death, but still find the same cycles returning.

Brainspotting can be used to treat anything from trauma, to daily unwanted or even annoying patterns we all find ourselves in!  I have used Brainspotting to help clients with anxiety, guilt, trauma, performance worries, relational distress, family patterns, phobias, addictive behaviours, depression and physical pain. 

In my practice, I also specialize in helping clients improve performance or deal with set backs. I have worked with highly successful leaders, academics, writers, artists, musicians and athletes, among others. 

Unlike traditional talk therapy, Brainspotting gives us direct access to deep brain structures and the patterns stuck in our autonomic nervous system. Because we access the direct physiology, changes can occur with a "bottom up approach" i.e. our physiology changes, and those changes translate to different perspectives, thoughts, performance and relational patterns.

Memories and experiences are not stored as "movies" in the brain, they are stored in our physiology - thought patterns, immune system patterns, digestion, heart rate, changes in breathing patterns.  We can use our own physiology in a Brainspotting session as a way to locate, process and release patterns that underly many emotional and physiological conditions.

Most talk therapy focuses on the pre-frontal cortex - the part of the brain where our logical understanding lies. Unfortunately, this part of the brain is informed by a much deeper, faster and older part of the brain called the Limbic System or Subcortex. The limbic system has evolved over millions of years and contains all of our survival urges, emotions, intergenerational gifts/traumas, memories and nervous system patterns. This part of the brain doesn’t change it’s patterns just because we realized something, understand it, or want to make it different. It’s the reason sometimes people can try really hard to change, but can’t access the deeper layers where the patterns remain operational, and feel stuck.

Brainspotting gives us access to these deeper layers of the brain, so we can begin to change the stuck patterns and experience healing that doesn't require us to force a change or work really hard to manage things. 

Firstly, I understand the struggle of being Neurodivergent and trying to make ourselves fit into the various treatment and therapeutic modalities. Many clients come to me after feeling like they have "failed" therapy before, or that health care providers just doesn't understand they way they process.

As a fellow Neuro-spicy human, I have found that Brainspotting offers the greatest flexibility to allow each person's unique neurotype to heal in their own way. There are no rigid protocols that you have to follow. Many Neurodivergent clients find that they gain greater trust in their own ways of being in the world and understanding themselves through our Brainspotting sessions. 

Here is a short video the explain a little bit about how we find a "Brainspot":

Schedule a free Intro call if you want a taste of Brainspotting, or if you just want to know if it might be a good fit for you. Or to know more about my approach to psychotherapy, click here. For professionals seeking consultation on Brainspotting, visit my consultation page 

Here are some great online resources:

-Brainspotting Canada

-Brainspotting.com

-If you enjoy taking a deeper dive, and learning a bit more about the science, here is a great video: