Brainspotting Therapy in Ontario

Brainspotting starts from a simple observation: where we look can change how strongly we feel something. In a session, you bring to mind something that troubles you and notice where you feel it in your body. Your therapist then helps you find an eye position, a "brainspot", where that feeling seems stronger or clearer. You keep your gaze there and stay curious about whatever comes up: sensations, images, memories, or nothing much at all.

You don't have to describe it all as you go. Some people talk a lot, some say very little. Sometimes quiet music or sounds that move between your ears are used in the background.

Brainspotting is a newer approach, and research on it is still limited compared with some other trauma therapies. Nobody can promise what it will change for you, or how long it will take. That is something you and your therapist look at honestly, together, as you go.

• ✻You have talked about it, sometimes for years, and it still feels stuck in your body.
• ✻It is hard to find words for what you feel, or words come out flat and far away.
• ✻Certain feelings arrive suddenly and strongly, and you can't trace where they come from.
• ✻You feel tense, braced or shut down a lot of the time, without a clear reason.
• ✻You are tired of retelling the story, and would like to work with it in a different way.

None of this means something is wrong with you. Many people carry experiences that were never fully put into words, and that is a very human thing.

It may fit if

• ✻Talk alone hasn't reached what you feel, and you are curious about working with the body.
• ✻You would like an approach that doesn't ask you to describe everything in detail.
• ✻You are open to slow, quiet sessions where you notice more than you explain.
• ✻You are an adult in Ontario and can find a private space for online sessions.

Something else may fit better if

• ✻You are in crisis right now, or you are not safe where you are. Please start with 988 or 911, listed below.
• ✻You are living with ongoing violence or danger. Safety in the present usually comes first. You can say this privately in the free consultation.
• ✻You need medical, psychiatric or in-person care, or more support than a weekly online session can give. A doctor or local services may need to come first, or alongside therapy.
• ✻You are under 18. Armin works with adults and couples.
• ✻You would prefer a clearly structured, step-by-step method. EMDR may suit you better, or skills-based work with Roya Dadollahi Sarab, RP, who brings more than 10 years of experience with ACT, DBT and CBT.
• ✻You want to meet in person. All sessions at NoorMinds are online.

The free consultation

A calm 15-minute conversation, by video or phone. You share a little about what brings you, ask how Armin uses brainspotting, and see whether it feels like a fit. No pressure, no obligation.

Getting started

Early sessions are about what is happening in your life now, what you want to be different, and how you notice and steady yourself when feelings get strong. You go at your own pace.

Finding a brainspot online

By secure video, Armin may guide your gaze using a pointer on screen, or ask you to look toward a spot in your own room. You stay with that spot while you notice what happens inside. You can look away or stop whenever you need to.

Closing each session

Each session leaves time to come back to the room and settle before you go back to your day.

Format and pace

Weekly 60-minute individual sessions, $180, by secure video, in English, Farsi or a mix of both. You will need a private space, a stable internet connection, and ideally headphones. There is no set number of sessions and no minimum commitment.

Armin Ovaisy-Moakhar, RP (Qualifying)

CRPO #18315 · MA, Counselling Psychology, Yorkville University · BSc, York University · English and Farsi (فارسی)

Armin works with adults who look capable on the outside but feel unsettled, disconnected, or stuck on the inside, often without fully understanding why. He is experienced in evidence-based, trauma-focused therapy, and has been practising as a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) since 2024. His approach is relational, trauma-informed, and paced with care. He draws from evidence-based trauma therapies, including EMDR, Brainspotting, and parts-based approaches, especially when talking alone hasn’t been enough, along with somatic work, and with couples he uses Emotionally Focused Therapy. His focus includes complex and developmental trauma, shame and identity, anxiety rooted in trauma and attachment, childhood emotional neglect, perfectionism, emotional numbness, and relationship and attachment wounds. He sees adults and couples, online across Ontario, with a free 15-minute consultation.

Armin has completed additional training in Brainspotting, along with additional training in EMDR, parts-based work (IFS), somatic approaches, Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples, and trauma.

Clinical supervisor: Maryna Svitasheva, PhD, RP (CRPO #002978).

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