Brainspotting Therapy in San Marcos, CA
Do you feel exhausted from masking, overthinking, or trying to meet expectations that don’t align with how your brain works? Maybe you’ve spent years feeling different, misunderstood, overwhelmed, or wondering why life feels harder than it seems for others.
You may be navigating trauma, anxiety, ADHD, autism, burnout, pregnancy, postpartum changes, or the challenges of adjusting to a new chapter of life. Therapy can provide a supportive, neurodiversity-affirming space to understand yourself, process difficult experiences, and create meaningful change.
Brainspotting therapy is a trauma-informed approach that helps you explore emotions, memories, and stress responses held in the body. Together, we can work toward healing, self-understanding, and a more sustainable, authentic way of moving through life.
Does this feel familiar?
You feel alone
No matter what you do you feel like its not good enough
You want more connection
You’re tired of feeling misunderstood
In our work together, we will work to build self-understanding, process difficult experiences, strengthen coping skills, and create meaningful change—without judgment and without trying to fit you into someone else's expectations
I know you’re tired of feeling…
Overwhelmed, stuck, or weighed down by what you’ve been carrying. Therapy can help you process your experiences, build new coping skills, and move toward greater clarity, healing, and self-compassion.
Brainspotting Therapy in San Marcos, CA can help!
You’ve been surviving for so long under the weight of anxiety, perfectionism, and past experiences. Brainspotting and trauma therapy can help you process what’s been holding you back and move toward greater calm, confidence, and healing.
Meet Your Brainspotting Therapist In San Marcos, CA
Lindsey Schmidt is a compassionate therapist who believes healing begins with feeling understood and supported. She works with individuals navigating trauma, neurodivergence, pregnancy and postpartum mental health as well as anxiety. She offers a warm and collaborative space to explore challenges and create lasting change. Using evidence-based approaches, Lindsey helps clients build self-compassion, strengthen resilience, and reconnect with a greater sense of calm and confidence.
How to get started!
Step One
To get started, reach out for a free 15 minute consultation call by clicking here!
Step Two
Schedule your session! After getting to know each other, we can talk through logistics and get your session scheduled.
Step Three
Start healing! In our work together we will explore your experiences, build healthier coping tools, and create meaningful change.
Your Questions About Brainspotting And Trauma, Answered
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Brainspotting is a trauma-focused therapy technique that uses specific points in a person’s visual field (“brainspots”) to help access and process emotionally distressing memories or sensations. It is similar to EMDR and in intended to help reduce the emotional intensity of traumatic or difficult experiences.
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Getting started is simple. Reach out through our contact form or schedule a call—we’ll walk you through the next steps and answer any questions along the way.
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Trauma therapy is counseling designed to help someone process and recover from distressing or traumatic experiences. It can help reduce symptoms like anxiety, fear, flashbacks, or avoidance and improve emotional well-being.
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Yes. Therapy can help people process trauma, reduce symptoms, and regain a sense of safety and control. Trauma-focused approaches such as Brainspotting, CBT, somatic experience therapy have evidence supporting their effectiveness.
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Collaborative, honest, and straightforward. We're here to guide the process, bring ideas to the table, and keep things moving.