brainspotting therapy in michigan

Break through emotional barriers with brainspotting.

Whether you're overcoming past traumas, anxiety, or performance blocks, brainspotting offers a path to healing + freedom that's both gentle and powerful.

What is brainspotting?

Brainspotting therapy is a powerful approach to healing that's based on the idea that where you look affects how you feel. It's been found that specific eye positions can connect to emotional and traumatic memories stored in the brain. By identifying these "brainspots," therapists can help you process and release these deep-seated memories, leading to healing.

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If you've felt like emotional obstacles are holding you back, preventing you from living fully or moving forward, brainspotting therapy might be the transformative experience you're looking for.

Brainspotting can help a wide range of individuals, particularly those dealing with:

Trauma: It's effective for people who have experienced traumatic events, helping you process and release the emotional impact of those experiences.
Anxiety and Stress: Individuals struggling with anxiety and stress can find relief as brainspotting helps to calm the nervous system and reduce emotional intensity.
Depression: It offers a new approach for those dealing with depression, enabling you to access and work through underlying emotional contributors.
Performance Issues: Athletes, musicians, and others facing performance anxiety or blocks can benefit by resolving the deep-rooted issues that hinder their performance.
Emotional Blockages: People feeling emotionally stuck or overwhelmed can find a path to clarity and emotional release.

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How does brainspotting work?

Brainspotting is quite straightforward and surprisingly effective. It's about finding certain spots in your vision that help you work through emotional challenges. This method is great for anyone who finds it tough to talk about their feelings or hasn't found much relief from traditional talk therapy.

Brainspotting can address a range of issues that may be disrupting your life, whether it's past traumas, ongoing anxiety, deep fears, or even those moments when you're trying to perform your best but something's holding you back. Brainspotting lets us directly address and work through these emotions, offering breakthroughs that might not be possible with more traditional approaches, allowing you to get to the core of the issue in a new way.

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how to get brainspotting therapy

Weekly Brainspotting Therapy

Each week, you'll spend time identifying specific points in your visual field that connect to different emotional challenges you're facing. Through guided focus on these points, you can unlock and process underlying emotional blocks, with each session building on the last, helping you make steady progress.

Adjunct Brainspotting Sessions

Already got a talk therapist you love? No problem! Enhance your current therapy journey with adjunct brainspotting sessions at Hive. Collaborating with your existing talk therapist, we'll tailor your brainspotting sessions to complement your current treatment plan. This integrated approach maximizes positive outcomes and encourages profound healing.

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In a brainspotting session, you and your therapist begin by discussing any specific issues you'd like to address. Then you'll work together to identify emotional targets.
Using a pointer or your gaze, your therapist will guide you in finding "brainspots" — specific points in your visual field that evoke emotional responses related to your targets.
As you focus on these spots, your therapist will support you as you explore your emotional experiences, allowing feelings to surface.
Throughout the session, you'll work on processing and integrating these emotions, sharing any insights or observations with your therapist.
Grounding techniques may be used to help you feel centered before concluding the session, and your therapist may assign homework or suggest practices to support your ongoing progress. It’s a collaborative process that offers a safe and supportive space for deep emotional healing and personal growth.
No, while brainspotting is effective for trauma, it's also beneficial for addressing a wide range of emotional challenges, including anxiety, depression, and performance issues.
The number of sessions varies for each person and depends on factors such as the complexity of issues being addressed and individual progress. Your therapist will discuss a personalized treatment plan with you.
Brainspotting and EMDR are two types of therapy that help with trauma + emotional healing, but they work differently.
With EMDR, you talk about memories while doing eye movements or other actions, which might make emotions stronger.
With brainspotting, you focus on specific visual points linked to difficult feelings, allowing for a more experiential process with less talking.
While EMDR is structured and involves a lot of talking, brain-spotting is more sensory-based. Both therapies aim to help you move past distressing experiences, but they offer different approaches to healing.
While brainspotting primarily focuses on emotional issues, some individuals may notice improvements in physical symptoms such as chronic pain or tension as emotional burdens are released.
The evidence supporting brainspotting therapy is still emerging, with preliminary studies suggesting promising outcomes for individuals with various mental health concerns. Additionally, we've seen firsthand the positive impact it can have on individuals facing various mental health challenges. We're dedicated to staying at the forefront of science-backed treatments, and while brainspotting may not yet have the extensive research backing of more established therapies, we believe in its potential to offer real healing and growth.
Yes, brainspotting therapy can be conducted online. Online brainspotting sessions offer flexibility and accessibility, allowing individuals to receive therapy even if they are unable to attend in-person sessions.