The clinicians at Echo Neurotherapy offer a successful integrative protocol for treating brain and body trauma symptoms with LENS Neurofeedback. The treatment program is safe for all ages and degrees of severity. Sessions are conducted passively in a comfortable office setting while seated in a comfy chair. Neurofeedback is often integrated with talk therapy, physical therapy, and meditation. Treatment sessions do not require abrupt changes in medical prescriptions or healthy lifestyle activities. Clinicians consult privately with clients in each session to answer questions and broaden their understanding of emerging benefits. The effects of treatment integrate easily into the rhythms of daily activities and typically begin after the first session.

Different types of traumas develop into PTSD. Research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in five Americans experienced a trauma of sexual assault as a child. One in four children were physically assaulted. One in three couples has been in a violent relationship. A quarter of us grew up with an alcoholic parent or relative.

Any of these circumstances, when combined with a genetic predisposition, can lead to PTSD. It is common among trauma survivors to disregard and minimize the impact of trauma on their lives, especially if it happened many years ago. In reality, traumatic events disrupt the brain’s emotional centers (neural networks), and defensive thought loops are repeated habitually. Regardless of the cause, the trauma survivor is not to blame. A complete diagnosis of PTSD is not required to begin neurofeedback treatment.

Sometimes, trauma survivor experiences isolation and surprise at their reactions, anger, or extreme sensitivity. One of the 5.2 million Americans suffered from PTSD this past year. An estimated 7.8% of all Americans will experience it at some point in their lives. While many hypotheses exist for how to treat the disorder, few activate neural plasticity and neuroregeneration in the brain, as well as this type of Neurotherapy. It treats the area of the brain where defensive worries emanate. Treatment resets the emotional pull of past trauma in minutes. Memories are not erased; traumatic memories are no longer reinforced and become optional.

While PTSD is perhaps the most commonly recognized name, many of the symptoms and treatments can apply to other conditions. These include childhood trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), adult children of alcoholics, combat veteran syndrome, panic attacks, or childhood sexual abuse. In a broader sense, everyone has some experience of danger that lives on as inflammation in the brain. LENS is one of the most sophisticated treatments, regardless of the name or severity.

When compared with traditional neurofeedback training, LENS can be twice as fast and effective in freeing the patient from childhood traumatic memories and adult PTSD. Most importantly, it is safe. LENS is also far more pleasant than many alternative treatments. Unlike EMDR or talk therapy, neurofeedback does not require re-visiting painful memories. Neurofeedback for PTSD does not dull the joys of life like some medications. Many patients report pleasant and calmer moods following each session. The benefits are long-lasting–after a series of sessions with positive enduring changes.

The most innovative trauma clinics and advanced practitioners worldwide are integrating neurofeedback with their treatments. At Echo Neurotherapy, we use LENS and introduce positive psychology in our EchoNeuro treatment protocols. Self-medicating becomes unnecessary as brain inflammation is treated at the source. The road to restoring optimal mental and emotional health is safe and easy with LENS Neurofeedback. Call us today for more information.