Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

As part of our commitment to providing comprehensive therapeutic services, York Region Therapy also offers Biofeedback and Neurofeedback treatments.

These therapies have proven to be effective in treating a wide range of challenging conditions in both adults and children, including emotional and behavioral disorders such as ADD and ADHD. Biofeedback helps clients learn to produce more regulated and healthy EEG patterns and is increasingly recognized by the medical community as a drug-free, effective treatment for many persistent conditions.

Biofeedback has been the subject of research in university laboratories for over 25 years, and many individuals have successfully reduced or even eliminated symptoms of various disorder through its use including:

The Treatment Process

Through neurofeedback, your brain “learns” to self-regulate the strength and frequency of the electrical activity that controls all aspects of attention, thought, mood, arousal, and behavior. The treatment occurs via computer software which measures brainwaves through sensors that are harmlessly attached to your scalp. When brainwave activity changes in the desired direction, a positive “feedback”, or reward, is given to your brain.

Your brain automatically “learns” to modify the brainwaves being monitored into a more efficient form with a corresponding reduction in symptoms. This is operant conditioning for the brain. Over time, positive changes in brain functioning become permanent. Treatment is designed individually and takes between 10 and 40 sessions for optimum results. Sessions are usually held two or three times per week so that the effects carry over from session to session. Each session lasts about 45 minutes. The changes are usually permanent although brief booster sessions may be needed in the future.