Psychotherapy, LENS and Traditional Neurofeedback Services

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When working with Adults my approach utilizes reflective listening and incorporates symbolic concepts such as dream interpretation and psychic imagery. My talk therapy style is informed by both an humanistic-existential and psychodynamic model; attachment oriented through observation of personal relationships. I offer 'nuggets' or insights based on my observations in the room and provide opportunities for deeper self-exploration. We can work together in a very targeted fashion, focusing on symptom relief - utilizing a more cognitive behavioral approach, or we can ‘explore’ the inner psyche in order to gain more self-awareness and satisfaction from life and personal relationships. We can tap into the Jungian perspective on dreams, archetypes and the collective unconscious. 
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​Sometimes a person just needs a place to unwind or de-stress. Sometimes there are important stories, which haven’t been told or need to be re-told until the underlying wound or trauma can release from its energetic encasement. Whatever the reason for seeking therapy, my aim is to 'hold space' for whatever you need in order to heal, move forward and begin living your life in a more satisfactory way. This may involve adding a physiological approach to our sessions such as heart-based breathing techniques or Neurofeedback to help calm the central nervous system and re-train and over-active fight or flight response. This involves targeting cognitive suppression or breaking up underlying traumatic patterns, which we all recognize as 'negative feedback loops' or 'tapes that play inside our heads.'
Whatever the intervention - we will work collaboratively to come up with the most appropriate plan for you.

​Co-Joint LENS Treatment & Family Consulting
The family system is the primary system in a child's life

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At this point I am no longer seeing child clients for 1:1 therapy sessions, such as sand tray or play therapy but will work as a LENS or Traditional Neurofeedback provider for children suffering from ADHD, ODD, Anxiety and Learning Disorders, and other issues pertaining to the central nervous system, which may be helped by a biofeedback model. These services could include co-joint family sessions when appropriate and collaborative work with other members of the child's treatment team including the child's therapist, behavior coach, teachers, psychologists, education specialists, medical practitioners and other providers: 
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LENS for children

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  • LENS Neurofeedback is an amazing adjunct to child therapy services, tutoring, and learning in general. It is especially helpful in ruling out early developmental diagnoses by potentially resolving traumas in the brain due to perinatal, emotional or undetected physical trauma such as closed head injuries, which can cause symptoms similar to DSM diagnoses or learning differences.

  • LENS can also assist the brain in its own healing from concussions and traumatic brain injuries (TBI's). It can speed up recovery time and supports the brain to optimize its healing process.
If your child has a legitimate diagnosis or learning difference, there is more than likely 'noise' in the neuronal system. LENS can assist to reduce this factor. The earlier developmental trauma is addressed, the sooner the effects can be reversed *This is the sole reason I focus on Neurofeedback as a specialty vs. Child Therapy. I am happy to collaborate with other child therapists addressing both physiological and psychological aspects of the healing to help your child maximize his, her, or their success.