Brainspotting

To relieve addiction, trauma, depression, and anxiety.

Where You Look Affects How You Feel

Brainspotting is a brain based therapeutic approach that helps access and process unprocessed trauma stored deep within the brain. Brainspotting was developed in 2003 by David Grand, PhD, who observed that specific eye positions correlate with emotional and physiological activation.

The guiding principle of Brainspotting is simple and powerful. Where you look affects how you feel. Brain activity, particularly within the subcortical brain, organizes itself around eye position. By identifying these visual access points, therapy allows the brain to process unresolved experiences that have not been fully integrated.

How Brainspotting Works

Brainspotting locates points in the visual field known as brainspots. These points correspond to stored emotional and physiological experiences. With focused attention and bilateral stimulation, a certified Brainspotting therapist helps the brain access and process trauma from the inside out.

This bottom up approach does not rely solely on cognitive insight. Instead, it allows the nervous system to complete processing that was interrupted by trauma, stress, or emotional overwhelm.

Brainspotting is often experienced as both precise and gentle, supporting deep healing without requiring extensive verbal recounting of traumatic events.

Brainspotting Therapy for Sex Addiction Treatment

A common underlying factor in sex and porn addiction is disrupted emotional attunement and connection, often rooted in early traumatic experiences. These experiences can shape attachment patterns, emotional regulation, and coping strategies later in life.

Brainspotting helps identify and mindfully attune to these stored experiences. By processing trauma at its neurological source, clients often experience faster and more sustained relief than with insight based approaches alone.

Brainspotting is frequently integrated into sex addiction treatment to address both the behavioral patterns and the emotional wounds that drive them.

Brainspotting for Co Occurring Concerns

Brainspotting can be effective for a range of concerns that commonly accompany addiction and trauma.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Brainspotting helps process triggering events and reduce nervous system reactivity. This can decrease anxiety and interrupt automatic responses that feel out of control.

Impulsivity

Through Brainspotting sessions, clients often discover where core beliefs and emotional memories are stored in the body and mind. Processing these experiences can weaken the link between emotional activation and impulsive behavior.

Depression

Brainspotting increases awareness of the connection between perception and emotional state. By processing unresolved stress, resentment, and anger, clients often report improved emotional balance and reduced depressive symptoms.

Anxiety

Brainspotting supports present moment awareness and nervous system regulation. Once fears about the future are identified, the process helps clients feel more grounded and less reactive.

Evidence Based and Trauma Informed Care

Brainspotting is widely used in trauma informed therapy settings and is supported by clinical research and practitioner outcomes. It is often integrated with other therapeutic approaches to support comprehensive healing.

Treatment is paced carefully to support safety, regulation, and emotional containment throughout the process.

About Allan J. Katz

Allan J. Katz is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist with training in Brainspotting and trauma informed care. His approach integrates brain based therapy with relational and attachment focused treatment.

All services are provided in a confidential, respectful environment designed to support long term recovery and emotional stability.

Additional Resources

You may access a free copy of the Brainspotting brochure for more detailed information. 

 Access a FREE COPY of our Brainspotting Brochure here.

For questions or scheduling, visit Contact Us or email appointments@allanjkatz.com.

Get Started with Brainspotting Therapy

If you are struggling with trauma, addiction, anxiety, or depression, Brainspotting may be an effective part of your treatment plan.

Call 901-248-6001 to schedule a consultation or request an appointment through Contact Us.

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions

What is Brainspotting therapy?

Brainspotting is a brain based therapy that helps process trauma and emotional distress stored in the nervous system using specific eye positions.

Is Brainspotting effective for trauma?

Yes. Brainspotting is widely used for trauma, PTSD, and attachment related injuries and is supported by clinical outcomes and research.

Can Brainspotting help with addiction?

Yes. Brainspotting is often used alongside addiction treatment to address the emotional and neurological roots of compulsive behavior.

Do I need to talk in detail about my trauma?

Not necessarily. Brainspotting allows processing without extensive verbal description, which many clients find more tolerable.

Is Brainspotting confidential?

Yes. All therapy services are confidential and follow professional ethical standards.

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