Feeling Stuck?

Brainspotting May Help

Stress, tension, and emotional overwhelm have a way of settling into the body.

Over time, these stored experiences can leave us feeling stuck, replaying old patterns, and taking a toll on our overall health and wellbeing and despite our best efforts, something deeper remains unresolved.

At The Budding Elm, we offer Brainspotting Therapy, a gentle yet powerful approach that helps you release emotional and physical pain stored deep within your brain and body.

Brainspotting is designed to reach the parts of your brain that talk therapy alone cannot, so you can finally feel calmer, grounded, and emotionally regulated.

Who is Brainspotting Helpful For?

Many people find Brainspotting supportive for:

• Trauma and PTSD

• Anxiety and overwhelm

• Depression

• Chronic pain and body tension

• Grief and loss

• Creative blocks or performance issues

• Emotional regulation and nervous system healing

  Each session is unique and unfolds differently for every person. The therapist’s role is to hold a grounded, attuned space as your system leads the way, following what emerges moment by moment, at a pace that feels safe and supported.

What is Brainspotting?

Brainspotting is a unique body-based therapy that helps the brain and nervous system naturally process and release challenging emotions, feelings, and memories that have been held beneath the surface. Developed by Dr. David Grand in 2003 while using eye-movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR), Brainspotting works with the eye–brain connection to access where unprocessed emotions, stress, or trauma may be in the body.

During a session, we use specific points in your field of vision — called brainspots — that are linked to emotional or physical activation. By locating and staying with these points while staying attuned to your internal experience, the brain begins to reprocess stuck material at its own pace. This allows the body to release tension, the mind to integrate, and healing to unfold naturally.

Unlike traditional talk therapy, Brainspotting does not rely on analyzing or re-telling difficult experiences. Instead, it is a somatic and mindful process that invites your system to do what it innately knows how to do, move toward balance, regulation, and resolution.

How Brainspotting Relates to EMDR

Brainspotting grew out of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and shares a similar foundation, both engage the brains natural ability to process and heal from trauma through focused attention and eye position. The key difference is in the pace and structure. EMDR typically follows a more structured, cognitive protocol with bilateral stimulation. In contrast, Brainspotting is slower, more intuitive, and somatically focused, allowing the body to guide the healing process rather than the mind. For some people, this individualized somatic approach can be gentler as it meets their nervous system exactly where it is.

Your Next Chapter Starts Here

Imagine waking up each day without the heavy burden of emotional pain.

Imagine navigating life with clarity, confidence, and peace.

That life is possible—and it starts with one decision.

Book your FREE consultation with The Budding Elm today.

Your future self will thank you.

Take the first step toward freedom. Schedule your free consultation below. The sooner you start, the sooner you’ll heal.