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Healing through the head and the heart.
🌱 Specializing in anxiety, trauma, relationships, ADHD & more
🧠 Offering personalized psychotherapy & neurofeedback
💛 Compassionate, heart-driven care.

05/05/2026

Your nervous system doesn’t usually “break down” out of nowhere.
 It starts by trying to get your attention. 🚨

Sometimes quietly: like feeling on edge all the time, or being exhausted but unable to actually relax.

Sometimes louder: like reacting in ways that don’t feel like you, or shutting down completely.

And sometimes through your body: tight chest, headaches, brain fog, trouble focusing.

These aren’t random. They’re signals. ‼️

Your nervous system is trying to tell you it’s overwhelmed and it doesn’t know how to come back to balance on its own.

You don’t need more discipline.
 You don’t need to “push through.”

You need support that works with your brain and body.

That’s where neurofeedback can help. 🧠

Neurofeedback trains your brain to regulate itself more efficiently so you can feel calmer, think more clearly, and respond instead of react.

✨ If this sounds like you, it might be time to listen to what your system has been asking for.

04/22/2026

Client stories are my favourite stories. 🧠💛

This is one of my favourite kinds of feedback because it reflects real change in a child’s day-to-day life.

When the nervous system is better regulated, focus becomes more accessible, learning feels less overwhelming, and new skills can emerge in ways that might have once felt out of reach.

Neurofeedback is particularly helpful for children, especially those on the autism spectrum or with other neurodivergent profiles, because it can support these functions in a kid-friendly way during key developmental stages.

Curious if neurofeedback could support your child?
 Let’s chat. 💬

04/09/2026

Kennedy is up!

Another technician making level one of the bilateral brain challenges look EASY.

How did you do?

04/06/2026

It’s the technician’s turn to try some brain challenges. 🧠

Jamie obviously makes it look too easy. 😅
�Kennedy is up next!

04/05/2026

Wishing you a calm, steady Easter filled with moments that help your nervous system feel safe and supported 🌷

Happy Easter from our family to yours.

02/27/2026

Neurofeedback isn’t one-size-fits-all, and that’s actually why it works so well. 🧠

There are different approaches to brain training, and we offer both by design:

1. QEEG-guided neurofeedback (linear) and
2. Neuroptimal neurofeedback (dynamical or optimal).

Both use real-time feedback to help your brain regulate itself more efficiently.

Both support flexibility, resilience, and better nervous system balance. ⚖️

The difference is in how we get there.

📈 With QEEG-guided neurofeedback, we begin with a brain map. This gives us objective data about your brainwave patterns so we can create a personalized, targeted training plan. Many people appreciate the clarity and structure of this approach, especially if they like understanding the “why” behind what we’re doing.

🌿 With Neuroptimal, there’s no brain map and no set protocol. It’s non-directive, meaning your nervous system guides the process moment by moment. People who prefer a gentler, less clinical experience; or might benefit from generalized nervous system regulation often prefer this model.

Neither approach is better. They simply reflect different philosophies.

When we work together, you don’t have to decide on your own.

Curious to start exploring neurofeedback? Let’s chat 💌

02/24/2026

Grief, loss, illness, and big life changes can hit hard.. and sometimes talking isn’t enough. 💛

Somatic psychotherapy helps you work with your body and your mind, not just one or the other.

It supports nervous system integration, so you can feel your emotions without being overwhelmed, process grief, and slowly find your footing again. 🧘🏽‍♀️

Remember Megan?

She’s our somatic psychotherapist.

She helps people navigate life’s hardest moments with clarity, care, and patience - guiding both heart and mind back toward balance.

Healing doesn’t have to be complicated. It can start with simply listening to your body.

Interested in working with Megan? Let’s connect. 💌

NervousSystemHealing

02/10/2026

Dream team 🔥

Enough said.

02/06/2026

Living with PTSD can keep your nervous system on high alert.

Neurofeedback offers an alternative way to support healing, helping your brain regulate and feel safe without retelling trauma.

When people ask me how neurofeedback might help PTSD, we often start by noting small patterns in daily life. Many people will notice:

* Feeling tense or “on edge” most of the time
* Being hyper-aware or constantly on guard
* Struggling to get restful sleep, with racing thoughts at night
* Feeling emotions intensely or “stuck” in one state
* Finding it hard to feel safe in their body or mind

💛 Neurofeedback can be a powerful tool to help your nervous system practice calm, regulation, and safety.

If you are considering it as part of your journey, let’s connect!

01/21/2026

Client stories are my favourite stories. 🧠💛

This is one of my favourite kinds of feedback.

Not because it’s flashy, but because it speaks to actual regulation.

When the nervous system isn’t stuck in overdrive, sleep becomes more restorative, mornings feel less heavy, and energy starts to return naturally.

Sometimes the biggest shifts show up in the most ordinary moments. ✨

Curious if neurofeedback could support your energy?
 Let’s chat. 💬

01/16/2026

This is how a brain map is made. 🧠

A QEEG uses a 10–20 electrode cap, named for the standardized way sensors are placed across the scalp to capture activity from different regions of the brain.

The cap doesn’t send anything into the brain, it simply records what’s already happening.

The cap is then connected to an amplifier, which strengthens the brain’s natural electrical signals so we can see them on a screen. 📈

Those signals are sent into specialized software that processes the data and helps us look at overall patterns of brain functioning.

From there, we can look at patterns related to things like attention, anxiety, mood, and regulation.

Curious what information a brain map could offer you?

Let’s connect. 💌

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BrainMapping

01/13/2026

What can a brain map show us about OCD? 🧠

For many people, OCD is characterized by a nervous system that learns to stay alert, careful, and in control to reduce discomfort or threat. 🚨
 Over time, those same protective strategies can turn into rigidity, looping thoughts, and compulsive urges.

We recently mapped the brain of an adult who has lived with OCD for decades.

Here’s what their brain map showed:

🔹 Increased delta and theta, reflecting difficulty shifting out of stuck mental states.

🔹 Elevated alpha activity, suggesting over-inhibition and mental “locking in”.

🔹 High beta activity, indicating a nervous system in constant vigilance.

🔹 Hi-beta hyper-coherence, showing rigid over-connection in anxiety networks.

🔹 Incompatible coherence and phase lag, meaning the brain’s logic, emotion, and action centres aren’t always communicating smoothly.

QEEGs help explain why OCD can feel so relentless.

And neurofeedback can help slow the cycle.

Curious what your brain might reveal? Let’s connect. 💌

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Kanata, ON

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http://www.brittanyduncantherapy.com/

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