Brainspotting Therapy in Cincinnati

Access Deep Healing Through the Mind–Body Connection

What Is Brainspotting (BSP)?

Brainspotting (BSP) is a cutting-edge, brain–body therapy that helps people access, process, and release trauma, negative emotions, and physical tension. It works by focusing your visual field on specific “brain spots” — points that activate the deeper regions of the brain where memories and emotions are stored.

Discovered by Dr. David Grand, Brainspotting is based on the idea that where you look affects how you feel. Each of us has eye positions that link to different emotional experiences. By holding your gaze on the brain spot associated with distress, you can access and process the underlying emotional material that has been stuck in the nervous system — often without needing to talk about the trauma in detail.

This powerful approach helps the brain naturally release stored pain, stress, and trauma while re-establishing balance and calm.

How Brainspotting Works

Brainspotting accesses parts of the brain involved in memory, emotion, and body regulation. During a session, your therapist helps you locate a point in your visual field that activates a specific emotional or physical response.

You’ll then maintain focus on that spot while noticing sensations in your body — such as warmth, tension, or movement — as your brain begins to process and release the stored energy tied to that memory or emotion.

This process may include the use of bilateral sounds (tones alternating between the left and right ear), which further support your brain’s natural healing rhythm.

Brainspotting can help you process and release:

• Traumatic memories and painful emotions

• Triggers and stress-related symptoms

• Anxiety and depression

• Grief and loss

• Somatic pain or body-based symptoms

It can also be used to:

• Expand creativity

• Enhance performance and focus

• Deepen spiritual connection

• Build confidence and self-awareness

Why Choose Brainspotting

Brainspotting is often faster-acting than traditional talk therapy because it directly accesses the areas of the brain that store trauma and emotional pain.
While talk therapy works through conscious awareness, Brainspotting taps into your subconscious healing mechanisms, allowing the brain and body to work together.

Many people describe Brainspotting as both calming and transformative. It doesn’t require you to re-tell painful memories — instead, it works gently and intuitively through focused awareness.

Benefits of Brainspotting include:

• Faster access to root causes of emotional distress

• Relief from anxiety, panic, or chronic tension

• Improved emotional regulation and focus

• Enhanced creativity and performance

• Deeper connection between mind and body

What to Expect in a Brainspotting Session

Each session is customized for your needs, but the process generally includes:

1. Setting the Focus

You and your therapist choose an issue or emotional experience to work on. You’ll check in with how your body feels when you think about it — noticing sensations like tightness, heaviness, or warmth.

2. Locating the Brain Spot

Your therapist uses a pointer or their hand to guide your eyes across your visual field. Together, you identify the point where you feel the strongest internal response — the brain spot. This may be found by observing subtle physical cues (eye twitches, breathing shifts, or tension changes).

3. Processing and Release

Once the spot is located, you’ll focus your gaze there while allowing your body to process sensations and emotions naturally. Your therapist may add bilateral sound to enhance relaxation and integration. You may experience emotional release, new insights, or a deep sense of calm.

4. Integration and Reflection

As the session ends, your therapist will guide you in grounding and integrating the experience so you leave feeling safe, centered, and clear.

Mind–Body Connection in Brainspotting

Brainspotting bridges psychology and physiology. Many people come to therapy feeling “stuck” — emotionally or physically — without understanding why. Brainspotting helps locate those blocks within the nervous system and gently unlock them.

Because trauma is stored not only in the mind but also in the body, BSP can also relieve somatic symptoms such as chronic tension, headaches, or digestive discomfort.
As the brain and body communicate, your natural healing response activates — helping you move from merely surviving to truly thriving.

Client–Therapist Collaboration

While Brainspotting is client-directed, it’s most effective when guided by a trained professional who can create safety and attunement during processing.
Your therapist serves as both a guide and an anchor — supporting you as you move through stuck emotions and sensations at a pace that feels right for you.

Processing these deeper layers can sometimes bring intense feelings to the surface, which is why having a skilled, attuned therapist is key to creating a safe and healing experience.

At Therapy Cincinnati, we provide Brainspotting in a supportive environment where your comfort and well-being are always the priority.

Start Brainspotting Therapy in Cincinnati

If you feel stuck, disconnected, or weighed down by past experiences, Brainspotting can help you release what your mind and body have been holding onto.

This therapy offers an effective, gentle, and empowering way to process trauma, anxiety, and emotional pain — so you can move forward with greater clarity, calm, and confidence.

Sheldon Reisman is trained in Brainspotting and offers this specialized therapy to individuals seeking deep, lasting healing.