Brainspotting Therapy

Mishka Kimball, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in CA, PA, & MD. Mishka is standing outdoors, on the green grass, surrounded by plants and a palm tree behind her, she is wearing white pants and a white blouse with blue flowers

Deep Healing from the Body Up

Do you ever feel like talk therapy helps you understand your story but doesn’t fully release what’s underneath it?

Brainspotting Therapy (BSP) works differently—it heals from the body up rather than the brain down.

This somatic and ancestral approach helps your nervous system process the emotions and experiences that words alone can’t reach. By gently connecting with your body’s innate wisdom, we can access deeper layers of healing and release what’s been holding you back, leading to emotional liberation.

Brainspotting helps you reconnect with your body, spirit, and even the ancestral and natural rhythms that support your growth and resilience.

In my personal experience with Brainspotting, my ancestors have been present, helping me not only heal intergenerational trauma, but also providing me with their wisdom and teachings.

How Brainspotting Works

A woman experiencing Brainspotting therapy, she is gazing at a pointer being held by the therapist in front of her eyes. The woman is wearing a beige blouse, has black dark hair and light skin.

Brainspotting is a neuro-experiental approach based on the idea that “where you look affects how you feel”- David Grand, Founder of BSP.

By focusing your gaze on specific points—called “brainspots”—we access the areas of your brain where unprocessed emotions, memories, and experiences are stored- the deepest part of the brain.

In our sessions, I’ll guide you to notice sensations, emotions, and shifts in your body as we locate and process these spots. Healing happens naturally as your nervous system and your body have the capacity to self-heal and to return to balance and calm.

Brainspotting supports:

  • Nervous System Regulation: Helping your body feel grounded and safe

  • Somatic Emotional Release: Releasing emotional energy stored in the body & reducing anxiety, depression, anger and more

  • Trauma healing: Reprocessing traumatic memories so they don’t feel as heavy & liberating from intergenerational trauma

  • Spiritual and Ancestral Connection: Honoring the deeper layers of your healing journey & reconnecting with those that came before you


Many clients find that Brainspotting reaches deeper and works faster and more gently than traditional talk therapy, —creating lasting change from the inside out. Don’t get me wrong, talk therapy is still important, so I combine the two in order to give you the best of both worlds.

A model of a brain in which we see the inner layers of the brain.

What to Expect from Brainspotting

Every Brainspotting session moves at your pace.

You don’t have to talk through everything or relive painful memories. We simply follow your body’s cues and let healing emerge naturally.

Together, we’ll:

  • Create a calm, supportive space for your body to process safely

  • Use mindful focus to identify and release what feels stuck

  • Create room for integration during talk therapy, allowing you to reflect on your experiences and make sense of what’s emerging

    Somatic and nervous system healing isn’t about forcing change—it’s about allowing your body and spirit to remember what safety and regulation feel like.

Brainspotting Intensives

Brainspotting Intensives

For those ready to go deeper, in addition to standard 50-minute sessions, I offer Brainspotting Intensives—extended 2–3 hour sessions that allow more time for full nervous system processing and integration.

These intensives are ideal if you’re:

Navigating trauma recovery

Overwhelmed and experiencing nervous system dysregulation

Feeling stuck and like traditional therapy isn’t enough

Experiencing intense anxiety, grief, or depression

Experiencing chronic pain

Going through a major life transition, such as motherhood, divorce, or a big move.

or

You simply want a more immersive healing experience.

Intensives offer the space to slow down, listen deeply, and reconnect with your body’s natural rhythm and wisdom.

Schedule your Intensive

Begin Your Healing Journey

If you’re ready to experience a more embodied, intuitive form of therapy, Brainspotting can help you heal at the deepest level—mind, body, and spirit.

I offer online Brainspotting Therapy in California, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, providing a compassionate space for growth and transformation wherever you are.

Reach out today to learn more or schedule your first session. Together, we’ll listen to what your body—and your spirit—are ready to heal and release.

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