Bonnie Cardell Marriage & Family Therapy

Now Providing LENS Neurofeedback in addition to traditional Psychotherapy Services.

LENS Neurofeedback can help persons who have trouble with self-regulation due to maladaptive physiological or emotional responses to trauma. These maladaptive responses lie in the neuronal structures and are experienced as negative feedback loops, such as panic attacks, hyper vigilance, inattention, etc. Some people experience these literally as ‘negative thought patterns’ or they may not be aware of them at all but feel they are struggling to focus or succeed. Bonnie’s personal experience with this treatment is that it helps break up these negative feedback loops and allows the brain to optimize its performance; creating a new sense of calm and mental clarity, and hence brings more self awareness to the individual.

LENS can be very complimentary to other forms of therapy, such as Traditional Talk Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Somatic Therapy and EMDR. Because my Therapeutic Specialties include: ADHD, Depression and the Anxiety spectrum including PTSD in children, adolescents and adults. LENS is the perfect adjunct therapy because it aids in the reduction of symptoms in all of these diagnoses.

My style of psychotherapy is Logotherapy, or “Meaning-based” therapy, which is a form of Client Centered, Humanistic-Existential talk therapy, designed to assist the individual or family member(s) find his, her or their own meaning in life. Once the central nervous system is calmed through working with LENS, psychotherapy becomes more effective as a person is no longer just struggling to survive or keep up appearances of survival, they are beginning to experience themselves in a more positive and productive way.