I had one good experience and one negative experience with brainspotting. The first time, my counselor explained it, took me slowly into the process and continued to coach me along the way and then when coming out of it, used methods to do so as she was bringing me back to the present. The second time she did it, she was more rushed and when she should have taken me through the methods to take me out of the brainspotting, she ran out of time in the session and it was not as smooth a transition. I felt negative and weird all day. I share this, so that you can do a bit more research about what brainspotting is and best methods for using it. Discuss the effects with the friend/counselor. If she is a good therapist, she will do her homework and figure out how to best continue to help you or perhaps better yet, refer you to someone else to have a couple more sessions so that you have a better response(I would dislike if your friendship was ruined because of this). There is more research needed in this area and there are specific steps to take you into brainspotting and take you out again. Hang in there. You have the strength and power to get through this as you have done so in the past! I think it could possibly help you if done well.