Neurofeedback helps reduce persistent worry, racing thoughts, and physical symptoms of anxiety by training the brain to maintain a calmer, stable, well regulated neural state.
Stress Response
Develop ability to regulate your nervous system's response to stress triggers, decreasing the intensity and frequency of anxiety episodes over time.
Long-term Benefits
Many clients experience lasting improvements in emotional regulation and resilience, with reduced reliance on anti-anxiety medications.
Anxiety is often associated with dysregulated brainwave patterns and overactive hyper arousal of neural networks. Neurofeedback training helps restore balance to these networks, promoting a state of calm alertness. As your brain practices neural regulation, it progresses towards being able to shift into this state more readily; you'll find yourself responding to stressful situations with greater ease and emotional control.
Specifically, individuals experiencing anxiety often exhibit hyper arousal and dysregulated states particularly in the frontal lobes, which can manifest as persistent rumination, racing thoughts, and heightened vigilance. Concurrently, there may be insufficient regulation of temporal and parietal lobes as well as over activation or dysregulation of the limbic system, essential for relaxation and internal calm. Neurofeedback directly targets these imbalances, guiding the brain to decrease the hyper aroused states and enhance the production of stable regulated neural states.
This active process allows your brain to 'relearn' how to maintain a more balanced and regulated state naturally. Over consistent sessions, the brain builds new neural pathways, strengthening its ability to self-regulate. This not only alleviates specific symptoms associated with generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias, but also cultivates a deeper sense of inner peace and resilience. Clients often report feeling more grounded, experiencing fewer intrusive thoughts, and being better equipped to manage daily stressors without feeling overwhelmed. It's a holistic approach that empowers the individual to achieve lasting emotional well-being.