Brainspotting is a brain-based therapy that was discovered through the practice of EMDR. It integrates the relational attunement between therapist and client with the client's brain processes. This allows for a more intuitive healing experience without the use of protocol and steps.  

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The brain is comprised of the neocortical (conscious brain responsible for thinking, talking, planning) and the subcortical (subconscious brain responsible for feeling, emotion, subconscious beliefs). Research indicates that when trauma or ongoing distressing event(s) occur, emotion becomes stuck in the subcortical part of the brain and the body. This unresolved emotion becomes subconscious and stuck, resulting in feeling disconnected to ourselves, psychological challenges and physical ailments. It can be difficult to access this emotion and why we find ourselves thinking "logically" but feeling differently in our bodies. As the eyes are directly connected to the subcortical part of the brain, Brainspotting bypasses the neocortical thinking brain to release this stuck emotion.

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Where you look affects how you feel. In Brainspotting field of vision is used to locate where traumas (brainspots) are being held in the brain. By keeping the gaze focused on where the trauma is stored, deep processing leads to the release and resolution of emotion. ​