Lauri Mannermaa | Licensed PsychologistBrightside Helsinki | FINLAND

Combining Neurofeedback with Psychotherapy

Combining Neurofeedback with Psychotherapy

Lähettäjä: <john.alias@gmail.com> Lähetetty: 18. February 2018 14:56Vastaanottaja: Lauri Mannermaa <lauri.mannermaa@brightside.fi>Aihe: About neurofeedback

Hi Lauri,I read about neurofeedback and got interested. I am a psychotherapist myself, working mainly with traumatized clients. I have a trauma background myself. My main symptoms are constant high arousal, fears and anxiety. I have also long suffered from tight muscles and aches. I am able to regulate myself with Yoga and meditation, but still my bodily sensations cause constant arousal, anxiety and overalertness. My own psychotherapist is currently on a long sick leave so thought I could try different methods meanwhile. Do you think I could benefit from neurofeedback?

Best regards,John Alias

A sketch for Regulation Focused Psychotherapy (RFP)

GENES

PREGNANCY

BIRTH

GUT-MIND

ATTACHMENT ENVIRONMENT

LIFE HAPPENS

SLEEP QUALITY

NUTRITION

EXERCISE

RELATIONSHIP STATUS

JOB STATUS

SPIRITUAL STATUS

REGULATION AT PRESENT MOMENT

SELF-NARRATIVE ATPRESENT MOMENT

RESILIENCE REGULATION NARRATIVE

TALK THERAPY

NEUROFEEDBACK OTHER

PSYCHOEDUCATION

A sketch for RFP Flowchart

CASE FORMULATION• Interview/photos• NFB Full Intake• Sleep architecture

• QIK• ECR-R• DES II

PSYCHOEDUCATION • Owners manual – YOU • The structure of RFP

GOAL SETTING • Concrete Goals • Life design

NEUROFEEDBACK TALK THERAPY • Relationship• Family• Network• Job

Neurofeedback training (ILF HD) was done according to the Protocol Guide. Start was with P4-T4 but ended up training P4-T4, T3-T4, P4-T4 @0,004. Client did not tolerate right prefrontal orsynchrony. Though RF had to be exactly 0,004, the Feedback had a significant impact on hisreactions. More relaxed feedback like watching a beach scenery on You Tube worked best. Weplan to add Alpha-Theta to target Attachment issues in the psychotherapeutic process.

Lähettäjä: < john.alias@gmail.com> Lähetetty: 1. April 2018 20:48Vastaanottaja: Lauri Mannermaa <lauri.mannermaa@brightside.fi>

Aihe: Greetings!

Hi Lauri,Greetings from Greece! I had to write and tell that NFB has totally changed my life. As if traumas, insecurity, fears and anxiety really finally have vanished. 😮😮 Flights, travelling all the way to the outback, hiking and climbing, even in tight spots. No fear, anxiety or insecurities. I have never felt this way. It is hard to understand, but it is really a new and wonderful feeling. I am so happy that I got to try neurofeedback and that is has clearly worked (this cannot be placebo any more). Thank you for being so dedicated this and that you are able to help people like me 😊😊😊😊

Best regards,John Alias

My Top 10 Books:

1. Hill, Daniel (2015) Affect Regulation Theory: A Clinical Model. New York, NY: Norton.2. Mikulincer, Mario & Shaver, Phillip (2016) Attachment In Adulthood: Structure, Dynamics and Change (2nd ed.).

New York, NY: The Guilford Press.3. Porges, Stephen & Dana, Deb (2018) Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory. New York, NY: Norton.4. Othmer, Susan (2017) Protocol Guide (6th ed.) Los Angeles, CA: EEG Info.5. Kirk, Hanno W (2016) Restoring The Brain. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.6. Walker, Matthew (2017) Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams. New York, NY: Schribner.7. Johnson, Sue (2013) Love Sense. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company.8. Kropotov Juri D (2016) Functional Neuromarkers for Psychiatry. London: Academic Press.9. Gedgaudas, Nora (2017) Primal Fat Burner. New York, NY: Atria Books.10. Stern, Daniel (2004) The Present Moment in Psychotherapy and Everyday life. New York, NY: Norton.