How to Know If Your Practitioner Understands Entrepreneurial Blocks (And Why It Matters)

If you’ve ever worked with a therapist, coach, or healer who just didn’t “get” it, you know how frustrating it can be.

You explain your fear of raising your prices.
You share how launching feels like walking into a battlefield.
You talk about the paralyzing overthinking that comes with marketing yourself...

And they respond with advice that totally misses the point.

Because entrepreneurial blocks aren’t just “mindset problems.”
They’re deep, nervous system-based survival patterns—ones you can’t just push through with willpower or positive thinking.
If you’ve ever felt like you "should" be able to overcome it but can’t, you’re not alone—and you’re not failing.

If you’re an entrepreneur trying to heal stuckness, burnout, or fear of visibility, choosing the right practitioner can make all the difference.

Here’s how to tell if the person you’re working with truly understands what you’re facing—and why it matters more than you might think.

1. They Understand Visibility Fear Isn’t About Confidence

It’s easy to say, “Just be more confident.”
It’s harder to understand that being visible can feel dangerous to a nervous system shaped by criticism, rejection, or even past trauma.

A good practitioner won’t just push you to "put yourself out there."
They’ll recognize that your body needs to feel safe before true visibility can happen—and they’ll know how to work with that instead of against it.

2. They Know Business Blocks Are Often Emotional, Not Strategic

If you’ve ever frozen before launching, ghosted your own business, or underpriced yourself to the point of resentment, you know this firsthand.

The issue isn’t that you don’t know what to do.
It’s that something deeper—fear, shame, survival wiring—is stopping you.

Practitioners who understand entrepreneurial blocks recognize that success isn’t just about strategy.
It’s about healing the hidden emotional barriers that keep you stuck.

3. They Work with the Nervous System, Not Just the Mind

Mindset coaching alone can only go so far when your nervous system is stuck in freeze, flight, or fawn patterns.

The right practitioner uses tools that help regulate your body, not just reframe your thoughts.

That’s why Brainspotting Therapy can be so powerful for entrepreneurs—it accesses the deeper brain pathways where stuck emotional patterns actually live, allowing healing to happen at the root.

A Real-Life Example: The Difference the Right Support Makes

One of my clients had spent years working with another business coach who kept telling her to "just push through the fear."
No matter how hard she tried, success always felt just out of reach.
She'd set her prices—but then feel paralyzed trying to say them out loud.
She'd show up for consults, but clients often pushed back or hesitated when it came to paying.

After just one Brainspotting session, everything changed.

She was in tears when she realized how much fear, shame, and survival energy she had been pushing down for years.
For the first time, she actually felt good about her pricing—and knew, deep down, that raising her rates was the right move.

And when she spoke, her new fees?
There was no apology. No shrinking. No anxious energy.
She spoke her worth with a new, grounded calm, and clients responded.
She stopped getting pushback on consults and started building the successful business she had been chasing for years.

She didn’t need more grit or willpower.
She needed her nervous system to finally feel safe succeeding.

4. They Validate Your Experience Instead of Minimizing It

Entrepreneurial stuckness isn't about laziness.
It’s not about needing more motivation.

It’s about survival energy your body stored when being visible, successful, or powerful, didn’t feel safe.

If your practitioner brushes aside your fears with "just push through," they’re not honoring the reality of how your nervous system works.

True healing starts with feeling seen, understood, and respected.

Why It Matters to Choose the Right Support

When you're working to break through entrepreneurial blocks, you need more than surface-level strategies.
You need support that works at the level your blocks actually live—the nervous system level.

Choosing a practitioner who understands this difference means:

• Faster emotional breakthroughs

• Less self-blame and shame

• Real momentum in your business (without the emotional crash afterward)

• Greater visibility, income, and impact—built on a foundation of safety, not survival

Brainspotting Therapy is one of the most effective ways to access and clear these deep patterns without reliving trauma or forcing yourself into constant emotional battles.

Ready to Work with Someone Who Truly Gets It?

If you’re tired of feeling unseen, unsupported, or misunderstood in your business healing journey, I’d love to invite you to experience Brainspotting Therapy for entrepreneurs.

• Learn more about Brainspotting Therapy for Entrepreneurs here.

• Join a Free Group Brainspotting Session and feel the shift firsthand.

• Take the Free Quiz: What’s Stopping Your Success? and start clearing the hidden patterns holding you back.

You don’t have to push harder.
You can heal smarter.
Most entrepreneurs aren’t stuck because they’re doing it wrong—they’re stuck because their nervous system is doing its job.
And it can happen faster than you think.

Jennie Hays, Brainspotting Practitioner & Trauma-Informed Business Coach
Helping women entrepreneurs clear emotional blocks like imposter syndrome, fear of visibility, and burnout—so they can grow profitable, purpose-driven businesses with clarity and confidence.

Jennie Hays is a certified Brainspotting Practitioner, experienced health and business coach with over two decades of experience in helping people heal—physically, emotionally, and professionally. As the founder of Beyond Mindset™, Jennie now helps women entrepreneurs and coaches break free from the invisible emotional blocks keeping them stuck, so they can finally get visible, get paid, and create meaningful impact.

Drawing from her background in emergency medicine, trauma-informed coaching, and somatic therapies like Brainspotting, Jennie brings a rare combination of calm confidence and no-fluff support to her clients. Whether you’re struggling with impostor syndrome, fear of visibility, or perfectionist paralysis, Jennie’s signature Unblocked Method™ helps you clear what's in the way—fast.

Her work has helped clients triple their income, stop overgiving, and finally become the Profitable Change Makers™ they were always meant to be.

When she’s not helping clients get unblocked and back in motion, Jennie’s living her best life as a wife, grandma, and coastal dreamer who believes you shouldn’t have to choose between impact and income.