Biofeedback

Biofeedback has been found to be effective for treating headache, arthritis, anxiety, insomnia, alcohol dependence and many other problems. Biofeedback can show you how your body reacts physically so you can alter your responses to decrease your pain, anxiety, etc.

Manhattan Mental Health Counseling has a resident biofeedback practitioner. Rene Gonzalez specializes in biofeedback therapy.

I learned biofeedback with in-patient addictions clients while working on a MISA Unit. I furthered my training working at Shirley Ryan Ability Lab's (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) Pain Management Center with chronic pain patients in their out painting clinic.

I am a HeartMath Certified Practitioner. HeartMath Heart-Rate Variability is a form of biofeedback that helps you build coherence- an optimal physiological, coherent state where the heart, brain, and emotions align in harmony. Increased coherence has been shown to help manage stress, reduce anxiety, increase mental clarity and performance, and help to manage trauma. It is easy to learn, convenient to practice, and measured with detailed printouts during each session.

Biofeedback specific to pelvic floor rehabilitation is a specialty area when Tina has practiced. She began with training in pediatric Pelvic floor and incontinence rehabilitation, and recently completed a series of training in Women’s pelvic health and rehabilitation. Addressing menstruation, pelvic pain, pregnancy, postpartum and prolapse healing and wellness is her new expansion of practice. Supporting individuals and families is her mission.

Virtual Reality therapy allows us to face fears and reduce anxiety in a contemporary and innovative forum. Biofeedback is incorporated into this process and helps to inform spikes in cortisol levels as we work together. I also recommend to clients the Oura ring, which can offer valuable insights into your biological systems and manage your health better overall.

emWave technology from HeartMath®, a nonprofit organization that researches the science of intuition and the heart brain, gives biofeedback on heart rate variability (HRV) or how rhythmic our breath is. In turn, this indicates how coherent our thoughts are. This is a powerful way to monitor mindfulness and presence, allowing our smartest brain to lead our day to day decisions for more flow, ease and joy.

I enjoy my role and take an interest in clients. My optimal goal is to provide clients with the highest level of functioning. I strongly believe in an integrated, comprehensive approach to psychiatric care and my core belief is focused on client-centered philosophy. We work together to meet your specific goals and needs. I am here for your needs and value you as an individual. Contact me today.

Our bodies and our brains are extensively connected through networks of neural pathways. Accordingly, we can us our bodies to soften and in some cases heal mental and emotional challenges we face. From breathing practices that stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system, to movement practice that release anxiety which has locked in one place in the body, I offer an array of techniques that allow clients to use their bodies to help heal their minds.

I use Neurofeedback and HRV to help my clients be in control of their attention, emotions and energy levels. A lot of therapy is spent teaching clients how to regulate these processes, with Neurofeedbak and HRV people can achieve these goals much faster, which then allows therapy to be more productive. Clients report less reactivity, better focus, less energy and mood ups and downs and better sleep.

Biofeedback is a noninvasive therapy that measures involuntary bodily functions and provides feedback that lets you better control these functions, which helps you gain more control over your health. The goal is to help you make subtle changes to your body that result in a desired effect. Biofeedback primarily promotes relaxation, which may help relieve numerous conditions related to stress. It can also help with chronic pain, anxiety, headaches, and other conditions that might lead to substance

Certified in baud therapy.