Brainspotting for traumahealing

Your body and brain retain everything you experience. Experiences that could not be fully processed in the past remain stored in the subconscious. They continue to influence relationships, parenting, work, and life choices.

Brainspotting offers direct access to these deeper layers — without analysis or lengthy conversations. Through a specific eye position, the nervous system is given space to process experiences that have become stuck. This helps break recurring patterns and restores your natural resilience, supporting personal growth.

Annaluz is very present and radiates deep calm and acceptance — a kind of motherly love.Helen

How does it work?
When something affects you deeply, it often shows up as a sensation or tension in your body. That is where we begin. We explore the point where your eyes naturally settle when you focus on this sensation — this is the brainspot we work with. I guide you to look at a pointer while simultaneously noticing what happens in your body. The therapeutic attunement between us is an essential part of the process.
Trauma often develops when we felt alone during a difficult experience. I support you in staying present with what you feel. Your body then naturally releases the stress held in that specific area of the brain. This changes how you experience situations: the emotional charge softens, and you may notice more calm, gentleness, and clarity.

Annaluz is beautiful inside and out! She has a very loving presence which is so nice to be with, especially as stored experiences come to awareness and directly sensed in the body. In my case I felt a lot of fear and shame which was on my edge to be with. Annaluz’s holding and acceptance helped me to welcome it through to resolution. Karen

Who can benefit from it?
Brainspotting can be applied to a wide range of concerns. Whether it involves trauma, depressive feelings, mood swings, burnout, or insomnia. These types of symptoms are often expressions of an imbalance in the nervous system. Brainspotting supports the restoration of natural balance, allowing harmony between body and mind to be felt again. It helps clear what is held and creates space for new experiences.

Brainspotting is highly suitable for online therapy.

Contact via annaluz@mijnwijslijf.nl or via WhatsApp/Signal +316-51708236

I am quite a thinker, and I was surprised that my mind became calmer during Brainspotting. I felt my heart and, strangely enough, I suddenly felt enveloped by a kind of parental security. A feeling of safety that I could trace back to my parents. A basic sense of security that gave me the feeling: you are allowed to be here, it’s okay, you don’t have to prove anything. What surprised me most was that I always think about my parents in complicated terms, but now I only feel peace. Nico

Where does Brainspotting come from?
Psychotherapist David Grand is the founder of Brainspotting. He developed it from the more well-known EMDR. He then added valuable insights from body-oriented trauma treatment, such as Somatic Experiencing. Brainspotting has been named the most effective treatment method in a number of studies.