Brainspotting, for what talking hasn't reached.
A body-based trauma therapy that uses where you look to find where something is stuck. Online with Cameron, for teens 15 and up and adults anywhere in Colorado.
Online anywhere in Colorado · Ages 15 and up · $120 sessions · Sliding scale
Some people come in having talked about the worst thing a hundred times. They understand it. They can explain it. And their body still reacts like it's happening now.
Brainspotting starts from a simple observation: where you look affects how you feel. In a session you bring up something hard, and your therapist helps you find the eye position where your body reacts most. That spot is the brainspot. You stay with it, and your nervous system does the processing. Some people listen to music that moves gently from ear to ear while they do.
It was developed by David Grand in 2003, out of his work with EMDR. It's newer, and the research is still catching up, so we won't oversell it. What people tend to notice is that it asks less talking of them, and that things shift anyway.
Often the things words keep missing.
- Complex trauma
- Memories that still hit like they're happening
- Anxiety that lives in the body
- Grief tangled with trauma
- Years of talk therapy and still stuck
- Things you can't put into words
- Medical trauma
You don't need to tell the whole story for Brainspotting to work. Plenty of sessions are quiet.
Two routes to a similar place.
Both are trauma therapies that work with the brain and body together. EMDR follows a set protocol with back-and-forth eye movements or tapping. Brainspotting holds one point and follows what your system does there, so it can feel slower and more open-ended. Some people take to one, some to the other.
Cameron is trained in both and will walk you through whatever you'd be using before you use it. If you'd rather do EMDR in person, Katie Fortunato, LPC offers it at our office on N Weber St.
Who you'd work with
Cameron Bice, LPCC is trained in Brainspotting Levels 1 and 2, and draws on polyvagal theory and EMDR alongside it. Cameron sees teens 15 and up and adults online, anywhere in Colorado. Sessions with a pre-licensed counselor are $120, with a sliding scale; details are on the rates page.
Doing it over video
Brainspotting works well online. You'll want a quiet room, a screen at eye level, and headphones if you'd like the music.
Something stuck? Start with a call.
A free 20-minute call. Tell us a little about what you've tried and what's still sticking, and we'll talk about whether Brainspotting fits.