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Incorporated in our Initial Clinical Assessment and Evaluation is our Initial Evaluation and an Intregrated Visual and Auditory Continuous Performance Test. It is important to us to hear what you are experiencing and needing. With your detailed information, along with our knowledge and expertise, an educated decision can be made to conclude if neuroAgility is the right place for you or your family.
Neurofeedback is the core of what we do at neuroAgility in conjunction with psychotherapy. We incorporate neurofeedback within a performance motivational model, delivered by licensed masters-level professionals. The combination is a winning strategy.
neuroAgility offers qEEG brain mapping on site at our offices. qEEG gives a picture of brain electrical activity. This is done by attaching painless, non-invasive sensors to his or her scalp and recording the signals received. With this map, neurofeedback protocols are tailored to the individual’s needs. qEEG mapping and Neurofeedback training are conducted in a comfortable office setting, at our Center, utilizing state-of-the-art computer-assisted equipment.
Adults and Teens
Life management skills are a major part of our program.
- Organization
- Making appointment times, on time
- Daily Routine
- Nutrition
- Sleep
- Schedule
- Emotional Expression
- Flexibility
- Down time (sputter time)
- Alone time
- The start of a bad day, doesn’t mean it has to be a bad day
- Boundaries
- Teaching people how to treat us
- Job performance
We have ongoing groups running all the time. Please contact us for the time and location of the next group that works for you.
AD/HD Adult Support Group
We specialize in AD/HD. With adults that have AD/HD or think they may have some symptoms related to AD/HD, we work with challenging the cognitive process that goes along with feelings that might come up. For example, feeling 'lazy, crazy, or stupid', chronic underachievement, organization, restlessness, energy levels, impulsivity, follow-through, procrastination, and of course, relationships.
Duration: 10 weeks
Length: 90 minutes
Place: 2501 Walnut Street, First Floor
Date: TBA
AD/HD Parent Support Group
We specialize in AD/HD. Do you find yourself struggling with getting your child to school on time, work too hard to get your child to bed on time, or at least at a reasonable hour? Are mealtimes difficult with sitting calmly and having a relaxing meal? Is homework more like a battle ground than a place of focused learning? Transitional times are some of the hardest times for kids who have AD/HD and as parents managing these transitional times, this can be an unbelievably frustrating process. We strongly believe parents need a safe place to discuss and express their ideas of what is working and not working in their lives with their kids. Functioning as a family unit in an organized productive fashion is a difficult task. Our groups provide support and tools to finding ways to manage the rough spots of raising children with AD/HD.
Duration: 10 weeks
Length: 90 minutes
Place: 2501 Walnut Street, First Floor
Date: TBA
Support Group for Non-AD/HD Spouses and Partners
We specialize in AD/HD. This support group is an opportunity to explore ways to cope with medication adjustments, memory issues, mood swings, and effective communication. Partners seek a support group to better understand their AD/HD partner. The hope is to stop being exasperated and start learning new strategies for better communication, financial management, household chore delegation, and co-parenting are all part of the agenda, along with a supportive place to have discussion, emotion, and success in living with a partner who has AD/HD.
Duration: 10 weeks
Length: 90 minutes
Place: 2501 Walnut Street, First Floor
Date: TBA
AD/HD Support Group for Teens
This group consists of 6-8 kids and last 8 weeks. This group gives kids the opportunity to talk to other kids with the same issues, in kid language. They can discuss different situations and people in their lives that are supporting and frustrating. And most importantly, talk about what it is like to be AD/HD with no judgment or pressure. Our group leader has led many kid AD/HD groups and will be adjusting topics and curriculum to age appropriateness.
AD/HD Skills Group for Kids and Teens
These groups will have education and skills building activities. Role plays for social skills, organizational ideas and charting for home/school and homework. Tasks may include how to manage anger and being assertive with friends (rather than agressive). Social skills are what get us through life and sometimes when you have AD/HD there are certain cues that are missed or simply don't get picked up on. Let your child have an experience to learn with others that life can be fun, and people can meet our needs. Sometimes its just a matter of learning what to look for and how to engage. For example:
- Listen and engage in conversation;
- Enter new group situations;
- Give and receive praise and criticism; and
- Cope with frustration.
Strong parenting is our goal, and strong parenting requires so much communication!
Realize that a child can have difficulties paying attention for a variety of medical reasons, other than ADHD including: anemia, hypoglycemia, diabetes, thyroid disorders, sleep disorders, allergies, dietary insufficiencies of zinc and magnesium, visual problems (acuity, tracking, & convergence) and hearing problems. Make sure that your child is evaluated thoroughly by a physician before concluding a diagnosis of ADHD.
If your child is diagnosed with one of these other conditions, treat that medical problem first. If "ADHD" symptoms persist, then pursue treatment for ADHD. Parent counseling, social-skills training, EEG biofeedback, and school interventions have all been useful in promoting the success of clients with ADHD.
Here are some examples of what neuroAgility works on:
- At home, establish a weekly "planning time" to decide what skills you'd like your child to "work on". Select about six.
- Divide your child's day into four parts (before school; at school; before dinner; and after dinner). Establish what tasks your child needs to accomplish during each period (e.g. get washed, dressed, eat breakfast before school; cooperate with the teacher and complete school work; complete an afternoon chore and part of homework before dinner; finish homework, get ready for bed and go to bed without a major battle).
- Reward and punishment typically backfire with kids that have ADHD. At our clinic we are consequence specialists.
- One other major point: Yelling does not accomplish anything. Children need to be taught how to solve problems with you and their peers.
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