ANXIETY TREATMENT PROGRAM IN NEW YORK CITY
ANXIETY DISORDER TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
Anxiety is “an emotional response to a potential future threat or danger” and can cause feelings of worry or fear, physical sensations like a racing heart and tense muscles, and behavioral responses like social withdrawal or avoidance of certain behaviors. While we all experience “normal” anxiety before a big exam, work presentation, or first date, anxiety disorders are illnesses where these feelings are chronic and debilitating, even with no immediate threat or anxiety-provoking situation.
Anxiety disorders, especially if left untreated, can dramatically reduce productivity and significantly diminish an individual’s quality of life. Individuals may have difficulty concentrating, experience unexplained, chronic pain, feel irritable, have difficulty sleeping, withdraw from social relationships, and can be at a heightened risk of suicide. Long-term, the heightened levels of stress hormones in the body can have system-wide consequences on the body.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is widely seen as one of the most effective treatments for anxiety, and can help individuals to change thoughts and behaviors in order to regulate their emotional responses. Neurofeedback has also proven as an effective treatment for anxiety, and can help individuals to regulate irregular brain wave activity associated with an over-active limbic system or emotional brain.
Neurofeedback program
for Anxiety
In individuals with anxiety, the limbic system (or emotional brain) is hyper aroused and hijacks the brain, limiting its ability to respond logically and neutrally to various stimuli. Neurofeedback down-regulates these overactive areas that are associated with stress and fear, such as the amygdala. In conjunction with CBT and other talk therapies, this can help you to regain control over emotional responses, and the physical sensations and behaviors associated with them. We can’t eliminate stressful situations and triggers from our lives, but with the right treatment, we can prepare our brains and bodies to handle them with greater calm and balance.
How does Neurofeedback work?
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1. Brain map
Brainwave assessment identifies imbalances and helps to create a personalized treatment plan.
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2. Treatment setup
Non-invasive sensors and headphones are placed on your head and the treatment session begins.
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3. Brain activation
Software translates your brainwave data and stops or starts audio/visual media based on your brain activity.
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4. Conditioning
In response to the audio/visual feedback, your brain adapts and learns to regulate your brainwaves and build new, healthy neural pathways.
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5. Brain Training
Over time with continuous brain training, healthy brain activity in target regions increases, and symptom-associated activity decreases.
3 steps away from getting help
Step 1: Schedule a consult
Complete the simple form on the bottom of this page or call us directly at (212) 877-2130 with questions or to schedule an appointment.
Step 2: Intake, Assessment and Brain map
Meet with a one of our clinical psychologists to discuss your symptoms and concerns. Depending on your particular needs and goals, we will schedule a brain map and/or neurocognitive assessment.
Step 3: Start program and expect noticeable results
Begin talk therapy and/or neurofeedback sessions that are tailored to your specific brain. Most clients experience results from the neurofeedback within just a few sessions. Personalized brain training can quickly improve your quality of life with long lasting results.
Related Research
Real-Time Functional Connectivity-Informed Neurofeedback of Amygdala-Frontal Pathways Reduces Anxiety. Click here
Effectiveness of neurofeedback therapy for anxiety and stress in adults living with a chronic illness: a systematic review protocol. Click here
Treatment of Anxiety Disorder with Neurofeedback: Case Study. Click here