Jean Allyson Garcia, M.A., LMFT

Jean Allyson Garcia is a compassionate and skilled mental health psychotherapist specializing in Brainspotting, a powerful, brain-body-based therapy designed to access and resolve emotional disturbances and somatic experiences at their core. With extensive training in trauma-informed care, Jean Allyson Garcia has a strong clinical background in treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Complex PTSD, anxiety, depression, and in performance coaching. Jean Allyson Garcia helps clients move beyond limiting beliefs, reduce emotional distress, and achieve greater mental clarity and emotional resilience. Her approach is deeply rooted in neuroscience, attachment theory, and emphasizes the mind-body connection, which allows clients to heal from the inside out. Using a client-centered framework, Jean Allyson Garcia supports individuals struggling with trauma, panic, phobias, social anxiety, performance anxiety, and emotional dysregulation. She also works with athletes and performers to overcome mental blocks, elevate their mindset, and reach peak performance. Known for her warm presence and trauma-sensitive care, Jean Allyson Garcia creates a safe and supportive environment where clients can process their experiences without judgment. She empowers individuals to heal deeply, reframe negative thought patterns, and build lasting confidence, clarity, and self-trust. What is Brainspotting? Brainspotting is a powerful, brain-body-based therapy that helps you identify where in your visual field your brain is holding onto unresolved trauma, anxiety, or limiting beliefs—and then supports you in releasing and reprocessing those experiences in a focused, mindful, and efficient way. During a Brainspotting session, the therapist guides you to find a "brainspot"—a specific eye position that connects to a deeper emotional or somatic issue stored in the body and nervous system. Once this spot is identified, you hold your gaze there while gently observing your internal experience, such as body sensations, emotions, or thoughts, and without needing to force or analyze them. This process activates the deep subcortical regions of the brain, where trauma and emotional experiences are stored—bypassing the analytic mind and allowing the body and brain to naturally process and release distress. Brainspotting is not hypnosis, nor does it require detailed storytelling or rehashing painful memories. Instead, it honors the brain and body's innate ability to heal. Grounded in neuroscience, Brainspotting works by accessing the limbic system and brainstem, areas responsible for survival, emotional regulation, and trauma storage. While traditional talk therapy engages the cognitive parts of the brain (like the prefrontal cortex), Brainspotting allows healing to occur at a much deeper level and heals the roots of where emotional pain resides.