What is Brainspotting?

Brainspotting Therapy in Austin, TX

Discovering that someone you love has lied, cheated, or betrayed your trust can leave deep wounds that feel impossible to heal. Brainspotting is a gentle, brain-body therapy designed to help you process that pain and rebuild your sense of safety. As a Brainspotting therapist based in Austin, I work with individuals and couples who are ready to move beyond traditional talk therapy and experience lasting change.

Unlike conventional therapy, Brainspotting often involves significantly less talking, making it especially helpful for people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to verbalize their pain. Instead of focusing on storytelling, Brainspotting allows your brain to lead the way—tapping into deeper emotional and somatic processes that may be unreachable through words alone.

Trauma is any experience where you felt overwhelmed, helpless, or unsafe. Even long after the event, trauma can become “trapped” in the brain and body—impacting how we think, feel, and respond to life. Research has shown that people who have been cheated on can develop PTSD symptoms. These stored emotional memories can lead to symptoms like anxiety, depression, dissociation, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or chronic stress. Brainspotting helps locate and release these stuck points by identifying a specific eye position linked to the unprocessed experience.

Brainspotting can be a transformative approach for anyone who:

  • Has tried talk therapy but still feels stuck

  • Struggles to access or express emotion

  • Feels overwhelmed by past trauma or anxiety

  • Want to feel safe and whole again in future relationships

  • Feel hijacked by triggers or intrusive memories after betrayal

I offer Brainspotting therapy in Austin, TX (Or anyone in Texas via Telehealth) to adults, and couples. Healing after betrayal is possible, and you don’t have to do it alone.

If you’d like to learn more about Brainspotting therapy and the research behind it, here are some helpful resources:

If you're curious whether Brainspotting is the right fit for your healing journey, I’d love to connect and see how I can support you.