I am now offering biofeedback. This technique helps with anxiety, stress management, cravings, or physical discomfort. Biofeedback is a fun, interesting, and interactive therapeutic technique that puts you in the driver’s seat in managing your everyday stress reactions. Learn more about how your body responds to stress using easy techniques.
What Is Biofeedback?
Biofeedback is the use of technology and observation to teach you how to recognize and improve signs of stress and anxiety. An example of biofeedback is monitoring pulse or breathing while telling a stressful story, and then monitoring while doing focused breath work or meditation. When you learn to observe and control your own symptoms, you can use these techniques outside of session to relax yourself. Learning about your stress response helps you control it.
What Is a Session Like?
During a biofeedback session, you may have a non-invasive monitor clipped to your earlobe. We use this monitor and an app to obtain a colorful reading of your stress level. We may have a regular session and talk about whatever you would like, or we can focus on meditation and breathing techniques.
Another popular method is monitoring hand temperature. This involves holding a non-invasive sensor that simply measures temperature. As you relax, you can observe that your hands get warmer. Cold hands are a symptom of anxiety or stress.
You will be able to see your stress level displayed on the screen, and you will then learn which techniques work for you to reduce your stress level. The goal is to help you know what techniques work, and then to help you learn to recognize early signs of stress.
What Does Biofeedback Help?
Anxiety. Stress reactions. Coping with life stress. Preoccupation or obsessive thoughts. Cravings related to substance or process addiction. Pain management. Cold hands and feet related to Renaud’s or other circulatory problem. Any condition that produces stress or discomfort can benefit from biofeedback techniques.