At this time, in order to protect our clients and their families, during the COVID-19 outbreak, we are offering all services remotely by computer and phone, with the exception of biofeedback in San Diego. There are limited slots available for a reduced fee. We offer Hope and Healing during this very challenging time, and want to support you. Your safety, emotional and physical health is our priority. Gift cards are available as a way to support others who are in need. Please contact us and let us know how we can be of assistance.
My focus as an art therapist is a strength-based orientation, facilitating an understanding of what individuals are able to find within themselves to help understand and grow from challenging life situations.
Art Therapy is based on the belief that the creative process involved in the making of art is healing and life-enhancing. The process of art-making can be enjoyable and rewarding, even when used to face difficult issues.
Art Therapy offers an alternative to speaking while addressing emotional concerns. The emphasis is on the process of working with the art materials rather than the product or outcome. Art experience is not necessary. Artwork is viewed in a non-judgmental way. Anyone can feel comfortable with the variety of materials and activities offered. Art materials include pencils, crayons, pastels, paint, collage, clay, wood and mosaic tiles. The Art Therapy treatment assists in developing better problem solving skills to cope with life transitions, new developmental stages and interpersonal relationships.
Art Therapy is for people of all ages and backgrounds. It bridges the physical and emotional worlds of people by engaging them in the active use of art materials, helping them access their feelings. The art images are a catalyst toward physical and emotional well-being.
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Emotional Freedom Technique
Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT, is a simple tapping technique based on meridian therapies such as acupressure and acupuncture. It is a non-invasive procedure that doesn’t use needles, but gentle tapping with the finger tips on certain meridian energy points. It is part of the overall group of therapies known as Energy Psychology and is often referred to as Meridian or Tapping Techniques.
Anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, phobias, grief, addictive cravings, weight loss, chronic pain, headaches, body pains, anger and other issues are addressed through the use of EFT. It can be used in conjunction with art therapy, or as a separate healing technique. EFT can be learned quickly and practiced in one’s daily life to facilitate emotional and spiritual healing.
I have an EFT-CC (Emotional freedom Technique Certificate of Completion) as taught by Pace Educational Systems, Inc. Phone sessions are also available.
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ThetaHealing® Technique
“I am certified in the ThetaHealing® Technique as a Basic DNA, Advanced DNA and Dig Deeper Practitioner. I have been doing the ThetaHealing technique for the last four years. I found the ThetaHealing technique through Robert Simmons, a Certified ThetaHealing® Instructor.”
By incorporating this incredible modality of ThetaHealing® into my Art Therapy, Neurofeedback and Psychotherapy business, I am able to offer you an expanded opportunity for a dynamic way of healing. I have seen amazing emotional and physical healing results in working with my clients, watching others grow and change from the practice. It is for all ages, and everyone is able to benefit. I invite you to and experience this amazing meditation technique for your growth in mind, body and spirit.
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What is the ThetaHealing® technique?
The ThetaHealing meditation technique was created by Vianna Stibal in 1995 during her own personal journey back to health. Her original book details her personal healing journey and her connection to the Creator utilizing her meditation technique.
The ThetaHealing technique is a meditation technique utilizing a spiritual philosophy with the purpose of improvement in mind, body and spirit while getting closer to the Creator of All That Is. It is a focused prayer to the Creator and allows you to train your mind, body and spirit to clear limiting beliefs and live life with positive thoughts, developing virtues in all that we do. Through meditation and prayer, the ThetaHealing Technique creates a positive lifestyle.
The ThetaHealing technique is always taught to be used in conjunction with conventional medicine. It teaches how to put to use one’s own natural intuition, relying upon unconditional love of Creator Of All That Is to do the actual “work.” We believe by focused prayer utilizing a “Theta” and “delta” brainwave (incorporating physics and quantum physics), you can actually witness the Creator Of All That Is create instantaneous physical and emotional wellbeing. We have learned that through the ThetaHealing Technique intuitive abilities can be used to bring about spontaneous changes and physical and emotional wellbeing. To Learn more about the ThetaHealing technique, visit www.thetahealing.com
“ThetaHealing® and ThetaHealer® are registered trademarks of THInK at www.thetahealing.com.”
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Neurofeedback
NeurOptimal® is an advanced neurofeedback brain workout which trains the brain to be more flexible and focused, leading to a mind that can more quickly adapt and respond to changes in the environment.
NeurOptimal® helps to produce an increased sense of well-being and calm, improving concentration upon daily tasks and performance, slowing the effects of brain aging and increasing efficiency by changing old patterns of thinking and behavior.
Neurofeedback has been shown to help with PTSD, as it helps increase the brain’s ability to bounce back from a negative or traumatic experience. It also helps those individuals with ADD, ADHD, sleep disorders and Alzheimer’s disease and other memory related issues. It is effective in relieving the symptoms of anxiety, depression and chronic pain. Neurofeedback increases performance in sports, performing arts, business and school settings. The FDA has even approved neurofeedback as effective for stress reduction and the American Pediatric Academy has endorsed neurofeedback as a “Level 1/Best Support” treatment for children with ADHD.
NeurOptimal® is similar to physical training, but focuses on the Central Nervous System – the central control of all physical and mental functions. The suffering caused by pervasive recurring thoughts and feelings can be relieved with this highly personalized workout that reorganizes the brain in a non-invasive or directive manner, helping one to become cognitively “un-stuck.” 
NeurOptimal® brain fitness is accomplished by placing two small electrodes on the head and three on the ears, sensing delicate electrical activity in the brain and gently cueing it toward greater efficiency with minute interruptions in the music played during the training session. During the hour-long fitness session, you can relax with your eyes closed or watch pleasant abstract images moving on a screen.
The number of sessions can vary from a few to twenty sessions or even more, depending upon the desired goals. After a full course of NeurOptimal®, the individual benefits from refresher sessions, especially during difficult life circumstances, to help redirect and restore the brain to optimal function.
Being more calm, centered and focused is often reported after a few sessions. Many are released from insecurities and doubts and are able to work more efficiently, resulting in a more satisfying life.
How is NeurOptimal® different from other systems?
There are a few key factors that distinguish NeurOptimal® from other neurofeedback systems:
- NeurOptimal® is effective because it is designed to work best with your individual brain. It does not attempt to “fix” predetermined conditions or pin down specific problems. This was a limitation in many earlier neurofeedback systems. Often, resolving one problem in one area could cause problems elsewhere. The heart of the NeurOptimal® system -Dynamical Neurofeedback®- is a proprietary technology based in neuroscience and specifically designed with the naturally non-linear function of the human brain in mind. NeurOptimal® is built to harness the incredibly dynamic nature of your brain in a way other systems simply cannot match. As a result, this neurofeedback system can be used effectively to address a wide array of complaints without specifically “targeting” them from the outset of the training.
- NeurOptimal® neurofeedback is extremely safe. Research shows your own brain “knows best” and therefore the NeurOptimal® brain training system does not force or “push” the brain in any one direction. Basically, Dynamical Neurofeedback® provides your brain with the information it needs to correct itself and function at its most optimal. NeurOptimal® simply enables your own brain’s natural process of self-correction.
- NeurOptimal® requires no effort on the user’s part. Some brain training systems require the user to “interact” by playing games or solving puzzles during sessions. This additional level of interaction is unnecessary with the NeurOptimal® neurofeedback system. During a training session, you can simply relax and enjoy!
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Our Successful Clients
A relatively short while ago, if someone would have told me that by relaxing, listening to music that sounded at times like a skipping CD while hooked up to a neurofeedback system would greatly enhance my life and life experience, I might have laughed, but been cautiously curious. Well, it has and does. Neuroptimal is one of those rare things that actually works, where the promise outperforms the hype. Over a number of sessions there has emerged a sense of “clarity” or “wholeness” or “well being” that is hard to exactly describe unless one has experienced it.
I’ve been working with Lisa as my supervisor towards my ATR for a
while now and she has been instrumental in guiding me to a deeper level
of self awareness as an art therapist. Lisa is very knowledgeable about
the best practices in art therapy, artistic techniques used, various
medium and how they are applied, their impact on patients and at the
same time appreciates my perspective and what I bring to the
relationship as a therapist. On a personal level she’s always a joy
to spend time with as she is personable and caring as much as being a
supportive mentor. I highly recommend her services as a supervisor.