Santa Rosa · Sonoma County · Telehealth across California
Brainspotting therapy in Santa Rosa
I'm Janice Hoscan, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (CA LMFT #139263) in Santa Rosa, and I'm trained in Brainspotting, a focused, body-based approach that helps process where distress is held, often reaching what talk alone can't. I offer it in person across Sonoma County and by telehealth throughout California, and every new client is welcome to start with a free consultation.
- Licensed Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
- License CA LMFT #139263
What Brainspotting is
Brainspotting is a body-based therapy developed by Dr. David Grand in 2003. Its guiding idea is that “where you look affects how you feel.” When we're working on something that carries a charge, there's often a particular eye position (a brainspot) connected to where that experience is held. By resting attention there, we can reach and gently process distress stored in the deeper, non-verbal parts of the brain, which talk alone can have trouble touching.
What people bring to Brainspotting
People seek Brainspotting to work with trauma and its after-effects, anxiety, grief, chronic stress, and the kind of creative or performance blocks that don't shift with insight alone. It isn't a fit for everyone or every issue, and it's often most useful woven into ongoing therapy rather than used in isolation, which will be discussed during the initial consultation.
What a session is like
A Brainspotting session is gentle and led by you. You stay fully aware and in control throughout, often noticing where a feeling sits in your body while holding a particular gaze point. There's no reliving anything you don't choose to revisit, and we move at a pace that feels safe. Many people find it lets them process something without having to narrate every detail of it.
How I use Brainspotting in our work
I'm trained in Brainspotting and use it within individual therapy, alongside talk therapy and the psychodynamic and mindfulness-based approaches I draw on. We'd decide together whether and when it fits. Some people come specifically for Brainspotting, and for others it becomes one tool among several. You can also read more about how I work.
In person in Santa Rosa, online across California
I see clients in person at my Santa Rosa office and across Sonoma County, and Brainspotting adapts well to secure telehealth, so I also offer it throughout California.
I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (CA LMFT #139263). You can verify my license with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, or read more about how I work.
Common questions
- What is Brainspotting?
- Brainspotting is a body-based therapy developed by Dr. David Grand in 2003. It works from the idea that where you look affects how you feel: by finding an eye position, a "brainspot", linked to what you're working on, we can access and process distress held in the deeper brain, often reaching things that talk alone has trouble touching.
- What do people use Brainspotting for?
- People come to Brainspotting to work with trauma and its after-effects, anxiety, grief, stress, and creative or performance blocks. It can be used on its own or woven into ongoing talk therapy; what fits depends on you, and we decide together.
- What is a Brainspotting session like?
- Gentle and client-led. You stay fully in control and aware the whole time, often noticing where a feeling sits in the body while holding a particular gaze point. There's no reliving anything you don't choose to; we move at a pace that feels safe.
- Do you offer Brainspotting online?
- Yes. Brainspotting adapts well to secure telehealth, so I offer it throughout California, as well as in person in Santa Rosa and across Sonoma County.
- How do I get started, and what does it cost?
- Brainspotting is offered as individual sessions: $220 for 50 minutes. Every new client is welcome to begin with a free consultation to see whether it's a good fit before booking.
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