Struggling with PTSD?
We can help.
Interventional Psychiatry of Philadelphia is proud to offer Neurofeedback Treatment for individuals in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. By helping the brain learn healthier patterns, neurofeedback treatment can support recovery and help you regain a sense of calm, control, and well-being.
What Is Neurofeedback Treatment?
Neurofeedback is a type of biofeedback that measures your brain activity and provides real-time feedback so you can learn to regulate it. During treatment, you wear a comfortable EEG headset that monitors brain activity while you watch an animated scene on a screen. As your stress levels decrease, the animation responds in real time, reinforcing the brain patterns associated with calm and stability. Over time, this process helps train your brain to reduce excessive fight-or-flight responses and develop healthier stress regulation patterns.
Neurofeedback Treatment is
Evidenced Based Treatment
Uses EEG feedback to help the brain develop healthier activity patterns.
Medication Free
This therapy works by training brain activity rather than introducing medications, making it an option for patients who want a non-pharmacological approach.
FDA-Cleared Technology
Prism neurofeedback is FDA-cleared as an adjunctive treatment for PTSD symptoms.
Non-Invasive
Treatment is gentle and does not require surgery or stimulation.
Is Neurofeedback Right for Me?
Neurofeedback Alleviates PTSD By
- Improving Stress Regulation
- Reducing Hypervigilance
- Strengthening Emotional Control
- Promoting Nervous System Stability
While medication helps many people, some individuals still struggle with symptoms. Neurofeedback offers a non-invasive way to train the brain to develop healthier patterns and may help when medication alone is not providing enough relief.
ADHD and Emotional Regulation
Beyond PTSD Treatment
Neurofeedback is often used to help patients with PTSD regulate their stress response, but the same brain-training approach can also help with attention difficulties and emotional dysregulation.
Improve Focus and Attention
Neurofeedback helps train the brain to maintain healthier activity patterns that support sustained attention and concentration. By reinforcing more stable brain activity, some patients experience improvements in focus and the ability to stay engaged with tasks.
Strengthen Emotional Regulation
Because neurofeedback targets brain systems involved in stress and emotional processing, it may also help individuals who experience mood instability or strong emotional reactions develop more balanced responses over time.
What are Treatments Like?
1
Initial Evaluation
Your clinician evaluates your symptoms and determines if neurofeedback is an appropriate treatment.
2
Brain Activity Training
You wear an EEG headset while watching a screen that responds in real time to your brain activity.
3
Gradual Brain Regulation
Over multiple sessions, your brain learns to develop healthier patterns for stress and emotional regulation.
What Patients are Saying
Dr. Applegate stands out as a compassionate and skilled psychiatrist who offers a blend of expert medical treatment and personalized care. His attentive listening and clear communication make sessions both comforting and constructive.
Dr. Applegate is a frontrunner of advanced psychiatric interventions. He has the courage to provide new (and life changing) treatments, as he recognizes the limitations in the current state of mental health care. He is a consummate professional, ethical in all aspects of his work (and personal) life. If you are stalled out and don't know where to turn, reach out to Dr. Applegate....you won't be sorry!
Krissy was knowledgable and patient with all my questions and Dr. Applegate's understanding of neuromodulation really helped me move forward with this treatment with confidence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sensors measure brain activity while you watch a screen. When your brain shifts toward calmer patterns, the system provides feedback that reinforces those changes.
Sessions are comfortable and non-invasive. You sit in a chair wearing a lightweight headset while watching a screen that responds to your brain activity.
Sessions typically last about 30 minutes. Many treatment plans involve multiple sessions over several weeks.
Neurofeedback is non-invasive and generally well tolerated because it works by training brain activity rather than introducing medication or stimulation.
Neurofeedback may help individuals experiencing symptoms related to PTSD, anxiety, depression, and chronic stress.
No. Neurofeedback can often be used alongside other treatments such as therapy or medication if recommended by your clinician.
Some patients notice gradual improvements over several sessions as the brain learns to regulate stress responses more effectively.
Contact Us to Learn More
About Interventional Psychiatry of Philadelphia
Interventional Psychiatry of Philadelphia creates individualized approaches for patients based on their unique history. Our mission is to provide high quality care for those suffering with mental health issues in a way that is personalized, individualized, and sets people up for success.
Dr. Applegate
Dr. Applegate has devoted his practice to providing and advancing interventional psychiatry such as Neurofeedback Treatment.
- Board-certified psychiatrist with 20+ years of experience.
- Educator and mentor for psychiatry trainees.
- Provides personalized, evidence-based psychiatric care.
- 2401 Pennsylvania Avenue #1C44-45, Philadelphia, PA, 19130
- Phone: (267) 214-1450
