Afton Therapy

02/16/2026

To truly become the best version of ourselves, we can’t just focus on one system — we have to support the entire network.

For me, that means honoring both the brain and the body at a cellular level.

That’s why I believe in a combined approach:
Neurofeedback
Brain training & meditation
Acemannan to support cellular communication and immune activation

In this photo, I’m wearing the Muse headset — a powerful tool that allows me to monitor brainwave activity in real time. The sensors above the ears capture activity in the temporal lobes, while the sensors across the forehead monitor the prefrontal cortex — the area responsible for focus, emotional regulation, decision-making, and executive function.

As a clinician, I practice what I preach.

Healing isn’t one-dimensional. It’s not just mindset. It’s not just supplementation. It’s not just brain training. It’s alignment.

I approach total wellness from a top-down perspective — starting with the brain — and a cellular inside-out perspective to match. When neural pathways are regulated and cellular communication is supported, the body has the opportunity to do what it was designed to do: restore, regulate, and thrive.

Holistic. Intentional. Integrated.

Because the best version of you happens when your brain and your cells are working in harmony.

02/04/2026

Can ADHD Be Treated Holistically? Yes — When We Support the WHOLE Brain & Body 🧠💪

ADHD isn’t just about focus — it’s about how the brain and body work together. A holistic approach can support attention, regulation, and daily functioning by strengthening brain networks naturally.

Here’s how we do it at Afton Therapy:

Exercise: Movement boosts blood flow to the frontal cortex — the brain’s executive center — and supports the release of endorphins to increase focus, mood, and motivation. Regular cardio, sports, or even brisk walks can help improve attention and impulse control.

Diet & Nutrition: Reducing sugar, gluten, and artificial additives — and focusing on whole, nutrient-rich foods — supports stable energy and cognitive performance. While evidence varies, nutrition plays a key role in overall brain health and behavior regulation.

Behavioral Strategies: Structured routines, skills training, and mindful habits strengthen executive skills and emotional regulation over time. These tools help you work with your brain instead of against it.

Neurofeedback: This brain-training tool supports self-regulation by helping the brain optimize its own activity patterns. At Afton Therapy, we specialize in neurofeedback as part of a holistic ADHD plan — helping clients build sustainable focus and resilience.

Holistic care doesn’t reject science — it enhances it by addressing lifestyle, behavior, and brain function together. 💛 Whether you’re supporting a child, teen, or adult, a personalized approach offers more than a one-size-fits-all solution.

Medication isn’t always the answer ⬇️Can you manage ADD symptoms naturally? 🧐This video explores holistic options like exercise, supplements, neurofeedback,...

02/04/2026

Last night, as a psychotherapy session was coming to a close, one of my clients gently asked if she could take my picture.
She explained that she had been given an assignment: capture a snapshot of someone she admires—someone she looks up to. When she said she chose me, I felt deeply humbled.
This young woman has walked through seasons of debilitating anxiety. Recently, she discovered photography—an outlet that calms her nervous system and brings peace to her mind. The camera has become a place of regulation and creativity for her. Together, we’re working on not hiding behind the lens, but using it as a bridge—learning how to push through intrusive thoughts while staying present and grounded.
When she later sent me this photo—edited in a way I don’t even fully understand—it touched my soul. Not because of how it looks, but because of what it represents: trust, growth, courage, and connection.
Moments like this remind me why I do this work. Helping others heal—emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and physically—is the calling God placed on my heart.
And to the beautiful soul behind the camera:
You are strong.
You are brave.
You are becoming.
Anxiety no longer gets to live rent-free in your mind.

01/30/2026

I’m deeply honored to be recognized as a top professional in neuropsychotherapy with Myndlift.
This work matters—because healing doesn’t start at the surface. It starts in the brain.
Neurofeedback allows us to listen to the brain, understand its patterns, and gently train it back into balance.
When we understand how the brain functions—how it regulates emotion, attention, stress, and resilience—we unlock the body’s natural ability to heal.
So many mental-health burdens are not character flaws or personal failures.
They are signs of a brain that has been under prolonged stress, trauma, illness, or overload.
When the brain is dysregulated, the entire nervous system follows.
But when the brain learns safety, flexibility, and regulation, healing ripples outward—into mood, cognition, sleep, relationships, and physical well-being.
This is holistic healing.
Not symptom suppression.
Not willpower.
But brain-based change.
I’m grateful to do this work, to support clients in rewiring their brains, and to be part of a movement that honors the brain as the gateway to true mental, emotional, and physiological healing.

01/26/2026

One Month. Real Change.

Today I received this message from a client who began neurofeedback just one month ago.

Calmer responses.
Less panic.
Improved sleep.
Not only felt internally—but noticed by family.

This is the power of rewiring the brain.

Neurofeedback works by gently training the brain to move out of fear-based, overactive patterns and into calmer, more regulated states. When the brain learns a new rhythm, the body and emotions follow.

This isn’t about “trying harder.”
It’s about teaching the brain how to feel safe again.

And when the brain feels safe, everything changes.

Healing is possible.
Change is measurable.
And sometimes… it starts faster than you ever imagined.

01/16/2026

When you’re asleep, your brain is meant to slow way down.
During deep sleep, your brain primarily runs in Delta and Theta waves—slow frequencies that allow for restoration, memory consolidation, immune repair, and nervous system recovery.

But when you wake up in the middle of the night and begin thinking, problem-solving, worrying, or checking your phone, your brain rapidly shifts into faster beta waves. This is the same brain state used for focus, planning, and alertness—exactly the opposite of what sleep requires.

Once this happens, the brain interprets the moment as “daytime.”
Melatonin drops, cortisol can rise, and the nervous system moves out of rest-and-repair mode. Even if you fall back asleep later, that disruption fragments sleep architecture, often leading to morning exhaustion, brain fog, irritability, and poor concentration the next day.

Why this matters:
Sleep isn’t just about the number of hours—it’s about staying in the right brainwave states long enough for the brain and body to fully restore.

If you wake up during the night, try this instead of thinking or scrolling:
*Keep your eyes closed and do not engage cognition
*Take slow, deep breaths (longer exhales calm the nervous system)
*Gently repeat a neutral phrase like “I’m safe, I’m resting”
*Visualize something repetitive and non-stimulating (waves, clouds, a dark room)

If needed, lightly tense and relax your muscles to signal safety to the brain

The goal is simple: keep your brain in slow waves so it can return to sleep naturally.

Your brain doesn’t need stimulation at night—it needs permission to rest.

01/08/2026

Today I shared something with a fellow therapist that truly filled my heart.
So many of my clients no longer need to see me—and that is the greatest success I could ever ask for.

Watching clients heal, reach their goals, and step confidently into life without therapy is why I do this work. There is nothing more rewarding than knowing someone no longer needs support because they’ve found their strength.

Because of this beautiful season of growth and transition, I now have open availability for new clients.

If you—or someone you care about—are looking for a safe, supportive space to process life, overcome challenges, and move toward healing, Afton Therapy is currently accepting new clients with evening availability.

It would be an honor to walk alongside you in your next chapter.

01/03/2026

🧠✨ Healing the Brain From the Inside Out ✨🧠

At Afton Therapy, we specialize in neurofeedback—a cutting-edge, non-invasive way to help the brain heal, regulate, and perform at its best.

This elastic, comfortable Muse headband may look simple, but it holds powerful technology. It allows us to listen to the brain in real time and gently guide it back into balance.

Neurofeedback works by training the brain to recognize and correct dysregulated patterns associated with:
• anxiety and stress
• attention and focus challenges
• emotional dysregulation
• sleep difficulties
• trauma and nervous-system overload

Rather than masking symptoms, neurofeedback helps the brain learn how to self-regulate. Over time, the brain becomes more efficient, resilient, and calm—often leading to lasting improvements in mood, cognition, and overall well-being.

✨ No medication
✨ No side effects
✨ Just the brain learning to do what it was designed to do—heal itself

At Afton Therapy, we don’t guess. We use data-driven brain mapping and personalized neurofeedback protocols to support true, root-level healing.

When the brain finds balance, everything changes.

12/31/2025

Why Afton Therapy Assesses Differently

Cognitive symptoms don’t come from one place—and they shouldn’t be assessed with one tool.

At Afton Therapy, we go beyond surface-level testing to uncover the root cause of attention, learning, and executive-function challenges.

We integrate:
• T.O.V.A. for objective attention data
• Nesplora Virtual Reality to assess real-world cognitive functioning
• DSM-5 self-reports & observer checklists for cross-environment insight
• qEEG / brain mapping to measure how the brain is actually functioning
• Dr. Daniel Amen–based brain health questionnaires to evaluate functional brain patterns
• Dr. Thomas Brown Executive Function questionnaires (Brown EF/A Scales) to assess real-life executive functioning across settings

Most clinics stop at behavior.
We look at the brain.

12/10/2025

There is nothing I love more than watching live brainwaves.
These frequencies tell the truth long before a person finds the words.

Every spike, every rhythm, every shift in color or amplitude…
reveals a window into how someone is actually feeling on the inside.

Anxiety has a pattern.
Trauma has a pattern.
Focus, clarity, exhaustion, overwhelm —
the brain shows us all of it.

This is the power of qEEG brain mapping:
It gives us answers.
It gives us direction.
It gives us a way forward.

And when we combine that data with neurofeedback training,
the brain learns to calm, regulate, balance, and perform at its highest potential.
It’s gentle.
It’s non-invasive.
And it genuinely changes lives.

Watching these waves move reminds me of this truth:
Your brain is not the problem — it’s the pathway to healing.
And when we train it, everything changes.

12/07/2025

Most people have no idea what happens inside the brain during a tic attack.
This slideshow breaks it down in a simple, visual way—so parents, teens, and educators can finally understand it’s not behavioral… it’s neurological.

A tic attack is a surge of misfiring motor circuits, emotional overload, sensory overwhelm, and a fight-or-flight response all happening at once. Teens aren’t “choosing” it. Their brain is flooded.

This is why qEEG brain mapping and neurofeedback are such powerful tools—we can actually see the dysregulation and retrain the brain from the inside out.

If your teen struggles with tics, sensory overwhelm, anxiety, or emotional dysregulation…
there is hope, and there are solutions.

🧠 Afton Therapy offers remote neurofeedback + advanced brain mapping
✨ Helping teens regulate, rewire, and recover