Brainspotting Therapy for Anxiety in Colorado & Florida

with Janae Gardner, LMHC LPCC

Accepting Kaiser, Aetna, Select Health, Providence & Self Pay

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Clarity Backed by Expertise

  • Brainspotting is a therapeutic approach designed to help people explore emotional experiences that may be difficult to fully access through traditional talk therapy alone. The approach is based on the idea that where you look can be connected to what you notice internally—including emotions, memories, physical sensations, and stress responses.

    During Brainspotting therapy, your therapist helps you identify something you want to work on and notice what happens in your mind and body as you focus on it. Your therapist may then guide your gaze slowly across your visual field, paying attention to places where you notice a change or stronger response.

    That location is sometimes called a “brainspot.”

    From there, the process becomes less about finding the perfect explanation for what you’re feeling and more about noticing what naturally comes up. That might include emotions, memories, images, thoughts, physical sensations, or periods of quiet.

    There is no specific experience you are supposed to have, and you do not need to know exactly what you want to say before beginning.

  • If you're considering Brainspotting therapy in Denver or elsewhere in Colorado, you may be wondering what you actually do during a session.

    Brainspotting is not something being done to you. You remain aware, involved, and in control throughout the process.

    A session typically begins much like any other therapy appointment. You and Janae will talk about what has been happening and decide together what feels useful to focus on. If Brainspotting seems appropriate and you're interested in trying it, Janae will guide you through the process and help you identify a visual point connected with what you're noticing internally.

    You may talk throughout the experience, or you may spend periods of time quietly noticing what comes up. Some people notice physical sensations or emotions. Others find themselves thinking about memories or making connections they hadn't consciously considered before.

    And sometimes it feels much less dramatic than people expect.

    You aren't required to uncover a forgotten memory, have an emotional breakthrough, or experience something profound for the session to be worthwhile. The goal isn't to manufacture a reaction. It's to give you space to notice and process whatever is actually there.

  • No.

    Working with a therapist who offers Brainspotting does not mean every appointment needs to be a Brainspotting session.

    Janae integrates Brainspotting with traditional talk therapy and somatic approaches based on what makes sense for you. Some sessions may involve Brainspotting. Others may involve talking through something that happened during the week, learning practical strategies, exploring relationship patterns, or simply having a place to say what you've been carrying around.

    Therapy should fit the person sitting in the session—not the modality listed on the therapist's website.

  • Janae provides online Brainspotting therapy for adults throughout Colorado, including clients in Denver and the surrounding area. Brainspotting can be incorporated into telehealth sessions, allowing you to participate from a private, comfortable space without needing to travel to an office.

    Janae also works with clients in Florida virtually, with in-person therapy available in Florida.

    If you've been searching for a Brainspotting therapist in Denver, Colorado, because talking about the same thing over and over isn't getting you where you want to go, you don't necessarily need more insight.

    You may just need another way in.

When you understand your anxiety—but can't seem to think your way out of it.

Maybe you know you're overthinking. You recognize the catastrophizing. You can explain exactly where your perfectionism comes from. You've learned the coping skills, read the books, and gotten pretty good at talking yourself through it.

And yet, your body still reacts like something is wrong.

❋ More Than Talk Therapy

Janae blends traditional talk therapy with Brainspotting and somatic approaches—giving you options when understanding why you’re anxious hasn’t been enough to change how it feels.

❋ For the Anxiety You Can’t Outthink

You may already recognize the overthinking, perfectionism, or worst-case scenarios. Therapy can help you work with the emotional and physical reactions that don’t always respond to logic alone.

❋ Therapy That Fits You

There’s no requirement to use Brainspotting. Janae works collaboratively to determine what feels useful for you, integrating conversation, practical strategies, and deeper processing based on your goals.

❋ Couch or Computer

Janae sees clients virtually throughout Colorado and Florida, with in-person therapy available in Florida—because sometimes you want therapy from your couch, and sometimes you want to leave the house.

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Therapy, Your Way

You don't have to fit yourself into someone else's idea of what therapy is supposed to look like. With Janae, sessions might mean talking it through, trying Brainspotting, paying attention to what's happening in your body, bringing in poetry or creative reflection, or simply figuring out what works for you.

What We Might Talk About

Anxiety, Trauma, Grief & ADHD

When Talking Isn't Enough

Brainspotting + Somatic Work

For the Creative Types

Poetry & Reflective Writing

For the Holistic-Curious

Reiki-Informed Practices

From Your Couch

Virtual in Colorado + Florida

In The Same Room

In Person in Indialantic, Florida