Brainspotting Works Where Talk Therapy Can't Reach
If you've spent time understanding why you do what you do — and it still hasn't changed — there's a reason. The patterns that are hardest to shift aren't stored in the thinking part of your brain. They live in the nervous system, deeper than conscious thought, running automatically before you've made a single decision.
Brainspotting is a precise, evidence-informed method that works directly at that level.
What Actually is Brainspotting?
Brainspotting was developed by Dr. David Grand and is based on a simple but powerful observation: where you look affects how you feel. Specific eye positions — called brainspots — correspond to stored experiences in the brain and nervous system. By holding attention on those positions while staying present with what arises internally, the brain and body can process and release what's been held there.
You don't have to relive what happened. You don't have to find the right words for it. Your nervous system does the work it was always designed to do — it just needs the right conditions to do it.
Sessions are calm and focused. You'll be guided to a specific eye position and invited to notice what comes up — sensations, emotions, images, or simply stillness. I stay present and attuned throughout, providing the relational support that makes the processing possible.
About My Background
I am a Brainspotting Consultant. That distinction means I don't just use this method with clients. I have advanced expertise in its application and I consult with and help supervise the development other therapists in Brainspotting.
When you work with a Brainspotting Consultant you're working with someone at the highest level of training and experience this method offers.
What Can Brainspotting Help With?
Compulsive behaviors and patterns you can't stop despite understanding them. Trauma and experiences from the past that are still affecting the present. Burnout and chronic stress that won't lift despite doing the obvious things. Performance blocks — mental or emotional interference with functioning at your best. Anxiety, reactivity, and nervous system dysregulation that shows up in relationships and daily life.
If any of these sound familiar — and if you've already tried making sense of them through conversation without lasting change — Brainspotting may be the missing piece.
What to Expect
Most men tell me Brainspotting sessions feel different from any therapy they've tried before.
The experience is quieter than traditional therapy. Less talking, more noticing. Some men feel subtle shifts within a session — a sense of release, clarity, or calm they didn't arrive with. For others change unfolds more gradually between sessions, showing up as reduced reactivity, less intensity around urges, or a different relationship with situations that used to feel overwhelming.
Everyone's process is different. What's consistent is that the work happens at a level that insight and willpower can't access on their own.
Brainspotting is available both in-person at my New Hope, MN office and via telehealth throughout Minnesota — and is equally effective in both formats.
FAQs
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Growing research supports Brainspotting's effectiveness for trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and performance issues. Several research studies and case reports are documented on the official Brainspotting website — you can find them at brainspotting.com. Many clients begin noticing meaningful shifts within the first few sessions, particularly when working with a trained and experienced practitioner.
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Yes — and it's equally effective remotely as in person. Many of my clients prefer telehealth for the convenience and privacy it offers, particularly given the nature of the work we're doing together.
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Yes. Some clients use Brainspotting as a focused complement to ongoing work with another therapist. If that's your situation let me know when you reach out and we can discuss how to structure our work together.
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Yes — and for many men this is the most efficient and effective way to engage with the work. Rather than 50-minute weekly sessions, an intensive allows us to go deeper in a concentrated period of time. Learn more on the Intensives page.
If what you've been trying hasn't been enough — this might be.
Reach out today to schedule a free 20-minute consultation. We'll talk through what you're dealing with and whether Brainspotting is the right fit for where you are.