Biofeedback

Our minds and bodies work closely together. We can work together to help you create a healthier connection between your mind and body, which will help you better manage physical symptoms.

Manhattan Mental Health Counseling has a resident biofeedback practitioner. Rene Gonzalez specializes in biofeedback therapy.

I learned biofeedback with in-patient addictions clients while working on a MISA Unit. I furthered my training working at Shirley Ryan Ability Lab's (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) Pain Management Center with chronic pain patients in their out painting clinic.

We use a form of biofeedback called neurofeedback to treat ADHD, anxiety, and trauma.

Biofeedback has been found to be effective for treating headache, arthritis, anxiety, insomnia, alcohol dependence and many other problems. Biofeedback can show you how your body reacts physically so you can alter your responses to decrease your pain, anxiety, etc.

Biofeedback allows you to see your mind-body connection in real time and learn to control it to optimize health and wellbeing.

I enjoy my role and take an interest in clients. My optimal goal is to provide clients with the highest level of functioning. I strongly believe in an integrated, comprehensive approach to psychiatric care and my core belief is focused on client-centered philosophy. We work together to meet your specific goals and needs. I am here for your needs and value you as an individual. Contact me today.

HeartMath is heart-focused meditation that can help you transition from feeling stressed to feeling calm. The goal of HeartMath is to obtain coherence and optional functioning within the body while decreasing the negative impact of depleting emotions such as anxiety and stress.  Studies have shown that regular use of HeartMath decreases anxiety, fatigue and depression and improves sleep and focus.

Certified HeartMatch Practitioner

Biofeedback is a noninvasive therapy that measures involuntary bodily functions and provides feedback that lets you better control these functions, which helps you gain more control over your health. The goal is to help you make subtle changes to your body that result in a desired effect. Biofeedback primarily promotes relaxation, which may help relieve numerous conditions related to stress. It can also help with chronic pain, anxiety, headaches, and other conditions that might lead to substance

I am Board Certified in Neurofeedback and have been practicing it since 2010. I have the capacity to do various types of neurofeedback training, but my primary intervention is Infraslow Fluctation (ISF) Neurofeedback. This type of neurofeedback influences the slowest waves produced by the brain. These brainwaves are instrumental in regulating a multitude of physiological functions, including sleep, emotional regulation and attention networks. This type of training can promote global, lasting changes to the brain.

As the book title "the body keeps the secrets" I believe that when we can fully inhabit our bodies, we can unlock the knowledge to heal our wounds.

HeartMath is heart-focused meditation that can help you transition from feeling stressed to feeling calm. The goal of HeartMath is to obtain coherence and optional functioning within the body while decreasing the negative impact of depleting emotions such as anxiety and stress.  Studies have shown that regular use of HeartMath decreases anxiety, fatigue and depression and improves sleep and focus.

I am a HeartMath Certified Practitioner. HeartMath Heart-Rate Variability is a form of biofeedback that helps you build coherence- an optimal physiological, coherent state where the heart, brain, and emotions align in harmony. Increased coherence has been shown to help manage stress, reduce anxiety, increase mental clarity and performance, and help to manage trauma. It is easy to learn, convenient to practice, and measured with detailed printouts during each session.