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Meet Kelly Larson
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
If you’re here, chances are something in life feels heavy, confusing, or overwhelming, and you’re hoping it doesn’t have to stay that way.
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As a licensed therapist specializing in Brainspotting, I help people work through trauma and emotional challenges in a way that feels safe, supportive, and grounded in how the brain and body actually heal. Brainspotting allows us to access the deeper parts of the nervous system where experiences are stored, often creating meaningful shifts that talk therapy alone can’t reach.
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Over the years I became deeply passionate about understanding trauma and the brain’s remarkable capacity to heal. That passion eventually led me to become the Director of Pacific Counseling and Trauma Center and a certified Brainspotting Trainer, where I also teach therapists around the country how to use this work with their own clients.
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In the therapy room, I bring compassion, curiosity, and a little humor along the way. Even in the hardest sessions, laughter has a way of showing up right when it’s needed most.
My goal is to create a space where you feel comfortable being fully yourself, without judgment and without pressure. By the end of our first session, my hope is that you leave feeling heard, understood, and with a sense that healing might actually be possible.
What if healing didn’t have to rely only on talking about the past?
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Brainspotting is an advanced, brain-based therapy that works directly with the parts of the brain and nervous system where trauma, emotional pain, and stress responses are stored. Instead of trying to think your way through healing, Brainspotting helps the brain naturally process experiences at a deeper neurological level.
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Many people come to Brainspotting after feeling stuck in traditional therapy...understanding their patterns but still feeling the same anxiety, triggers, or emotional weight. Brainspotting can often reach the deeper layers where those patterns actually live.
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The process works by using specific eye positions to locate areas in the brain connected to unresolved experiences. When these “brainspots” are activated in a safe and supportive environment, the brain’s natural healing process begins. Clients often notice their nervous system releasing tension, emotions processing in new ways, and long-held patterns starting to shift.
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Because Brainspotting works with the brain and body together, it can be incredibly effective for trauma, anxiety, depression, emotional overwhelm, and performance blocks.
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Brainspotting is widely used to treat trauma, anxiety, depression, and emotional blocks, and it is also used by athletes, performers, and professionals to enhance performance and unlock their full potential.
Healing doesn’t have to take forever. Sometimes the brain simply needs the right doorway.
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Trauma is not defined only by what happened to you. It is defined by what your brain and nervous system had to hold onto.
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When people hear the word trauma, they often think of obvious and life altering events such as war, physical or sexual abuse, serious accidents, or the loss of a loved one. These experiences absolutely can leave deep imprints on the brain and body.However, trauma is not only about the size of the event. It is about how our nervous system experiences and processes what happened.
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Many people carry the effects of experiences that were quieter or less visible but still deeply impactful. Over time, these experiences can shape how we see ourselves, how safe we feel with others, and how we move through the world. Examples might include childhood bullying, ongoing rejection at home or by peers, unhealthy family dynamics, parental anger or substance abuse, emotional neglect, humiliation, sports injuries, betrayal in relationships, loss of financial security, or growing up in environments where it felt unsafe to be fully yourself.
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When experiences like these are not fully processed, the brain and body can continue to carry them long after the event has passed. This can show up as anxiety, emotional overwhelm, difficulty trusting others, feeling stuck in old patterns, or simply feeling like something inside never quite settled.
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Brainspotting is a powerful therapy that helps access and process these deeper layers of trauma. By working with the brain and nervous system directly, it allows the body to release experiences that have been held for years so that healing can finally begin.
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Together, we can gently work through these experiences and help you move toward a place of greater clarity, resilience, and freedom.
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