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Anxiety
 My 10 year old son had so much anxiety, he was unable to sleep. After almost 2 years of psychotherapy, he still refused to talk to the therapist and spent most nights getting up continously or staring at the ceiling. His focusing and decision-making were being negatively affected. A friend suggested we try neurofeedback and soon he was sleeping like a regular kid again. Around this same time, we discontinued the psychotherapy because the therapist felt she was not able to help him if he refused to talk to her. His grades and ability to focus in school were improved. After completing the neurofeedback, I took him back to the therapist for a "good-bye" visit as she was moving her practice. She was amazed at his maturity and ability to express what was bothering him. In addition, his school had done some testing in prior years. When the testing was repeated, his scores in anxiety and attention-deficit had dropped (his current teacher told me that she hadn't realized anxiety was an issue for him in the past.) He was also internalizing his stress less and was acting out far less than he had before neurofeedback. Problems that were listed as "borderline clinical" now all fell into the normal range. Overall he's a much happier kid and easier to get along with!
Laurie
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