Mill Valley Counseling Therapy, Child Counseling, Adolescent Counseling
Read A Mill Valley Parent’s LENS Story
New Hope
The treatment of childhood mental and behavioral problems has been profoundly changed by recent scientific developments in neurofeedback.
No more Band-Aids or blaming parents
Instead of teaching parents coping strategies and behavioral “containment” techniques, therapists can now directly address dysfunctions in your child’s brain. LENS neurofeedback resets the brain for optimal functioning, without drugs, effort, or belief by the child.
Does LENS help with a Learning Disability, ADD , or School IEP/503 accommodations?
Parents tell us LENS helps their children with these school problems and other symptoms:
Impulse control impatience frustration explosive anger Procrastination concentration focus test taking Memory foggy thinking addictions drugs & alcohol Sleep disturbances low energy depression overwhelm Anxiety obsessions compulsions hair pulling Missing social cues isolation shame restless legs Weight management self-doubt guilt regrets
Traditional talk therapy and play therapy
Sometimes a child or teen just needs to be with someone who is not their parent, yet believes in them. LENS-only appointments last a half-hour. They can be extended, or counseling can take place independently.
Our counselors have raised their own children, and have decades of experience with children and with groups for parents of ADD children. Please see ADD and ADHD.
Are my child’s difficulties related to a blow to the head?
Many parents can trace their child’s difficulties to a mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Head trauma typically occurs in sports contact, auto accidents, and playground falls. Accidents are a normal part of growing up, but the effects are cumulative from multiple hits.
Until neurofeedback, there was no effective cure, so TBI is one of the most under-reported and under-diagnosed injuries. LENS is particularly efficient in treating TBI. Please see Traumatic Brain Injury for statistics and research.
Does my child need a diagnosis to benefit from LENS?
Some parents feel comforted by a professional diagnosis, which we can provide. Other parents and teachers know there is something challenging going on, and want to spend their money on treatment right away. Because LENS allows the brain to choose its own progression of re-balancing, pinpointing the source of the problem is not essential for treatment.
Is LENS too good to be true?
That was our worry, but we read Larsen’s book and checked other research as well. Then we took a chance. The results were immediate, and they got steadily stronger. Now we just feel grateful.
—from Mill Valley Parent’s Story
How does LENS Neurofeedback work?
How is LENS different from traditional neurofeedback?
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Do I need to stop my medications?
Traditional Therapy
Parents
- Learn to turn your “overwhelm” into confident parenting skills.
- Learn how to transform non-compliant behavior into acceptable behavior.
- Keep support and guidance from becoming perceived as pressure.
- Develop the courage and wisdom to let your child take appropriate risks.
- Become parents and stepparents who can provide children with consistent guidance, even in a stressful home or school environment.
- Learn to really understand your children and the contemporary world they live in.
- Stay connected to the beauty of your children even when they’re difficult to be around.
Children and Teens
- Discover how talented and powerful you really are.
- Develop the courage to walk away from dangerous situations.
- Become happier at home with your parents.
- Change negative thinking into confidence.
- Feel good about how you look and who you are.
- Learn to make new friends and let go of old “friends”.
About Victoria Vogel
Victoria Vogel
Victoria Vogel is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with more than twenty years of experience helping children, teens, couples, adults and families embark on positive paths through life’s difficult challenges.
Victoria’s compassion, humor, professional skills and her own experience as a parent make her uniquely able to relate effectively to children and teens. Her work has helped families regain their abilities to communicate lovingly and effectively, and has launched children toward success and happiness.
For an appointment with Victoria for any relationship consultation, call 415 302-4858
email us or call:
415 302-4858Echo Rock Therapy Center
45 Camino Alto, Suite 200
Mill Valley, CA 94941
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