Afton Therapy

12/10/2025

There is nothing I love more than watching live brainwaves.
These frequencies tell the truth long before a person finds the words.

Every spike, every rhythm, every shift in color or amplitude…
reveals a window into how someone is actually feeling on the inside.

Anxiety has a pattern.
Trauma has a pattern.
Focus, clarity, exhaustion, overwhelm —
the brain shows us all of it.

This is the power of qEEG brain mapping:
It gives us answers.
It gives us direction.
It gives us a way forward.

And when we combine that data with neurofeedback training,
the brain learns to calm, regulate, balance, and perform at its highest potential.
It’s gentle.
It’s non-invasive.
And it genuinely changes lives.

Watching these waves move reminds me of this truth:
Your brain is not the problem — it’s the pathway to healing.
And when we train it, everything changes.

12/07/2025

Most people have no idea what happens inside the brain during a tic attack.
This slideshow breaks it down in a simple, visual way—so parents, teens, and educators can finally understand it’s not behavioral… it’s neurological.

A tic attack is a surge of misfiring motor circuits, emotional overload, sensory overwhelm, and a fight-or-flight response all happening at once. Teens aren’t “choosing” it. Their brain is flooded.

This is why qEEG brain mapping and neurofeedback are such powerful tools—we can actually see the dysregulation and retrain the brain from the inside out.

If your teen struggles with tics, sensory overwhelm, anxiety, or emotional dysregulation…
there is hope, and there are solutions.

🧠 Afton Therapy offers remote neurofeedback + advanced brain mapping
✨ Helping teens regulate, rewire, and recover

12/04/2025

Afton Therapy Now Offering Expanded Evening ADHD Testing

If you or your child has been struggling with focus, impulsivity, overwhelm, or emotional regulation, a comprehensive ADHD evaluation can be life-changing. At Afton Therapy, we use T.O.V.A., Nesplora, and qEEG brain mapping with Myndlift to provide accurate, in-depth data so treatment plans are truly effective.

ADHD can impact every age:
• Kids: academic and behavioral challenges
• Teens: anxiety, executive dysfunction, social frustration
• Adults: burnout, disorganization, difficulty balancing responsibilities

A proper diagnosis brings clarity — and often leads to radical improvement in focus, confidence, sleep, emotional stability, and day-to-day functioning.

We now have additional evening appointment availability for ADHD assessments.

📩 Message Afton Therapy to schedule an appointment and get the answers you’ve been searching for.

12/04/2025

🧠 What Would Your Brain Reveal?

One of the most powerful ways to heal is by starting at the top: your brain. A qEEG brain map shows how your brain is actually functioning—what’s overactive, underactive, stressed, or out of balance.

At Afton Therapy, we offer remote neurofeedback, which works like exercise for the brain to retrain patterns that impact:

✔️ Anxiety & stress
✔️ ADHD & focus
✔️ Sleep
✔️ Mood
✔️ Trauma
✔️ Cognitive fog
✔️ Peak performance

The holidays can be overwhelming—there is no better time to get clarity, regulate your nervous system, and support your mental health.

If you’re ready to understand your brain and finally feel better from the inside out…
📲 Message me to schedule your qEEG brain map this season.

12/04/2025

PANS/PANDAS isn’t “behavior.” It’s brain inflammation. And when you support the immune system, healing becomes possible. 💚🧠

11/30/2025

What you’re looking at is real brain data from a college student experiencing anxiety.
This qEEG/brain map shows elevated Beta and High-Beta activity — the fast “thinking” frequencies. While we need beta waves for focus, too much of them (especially in the front of the brain) can feel like:
• constant worry
• racing thoughts
• trouble shutting the mind off
• physical tension
• difficulty relaxing
• overwhelm in academic or social situations

For someone trying to thrive in college, this can be exhausting.

How Brainwaves Affect Mental Health:

Your brain communicates using electrical signals — brainwaves — and each type plays a different role in how you think, feel, and function.

Slow waves (delta/theta): deep rest, emotional processing

Alpha: calm, relaxed attention

Beta/High-Beta: focus, analysis, stress, problem-solving

When stress or anxiety takes over, the brain can shift into a pattern of overactive fast waves, especially when it’s supposed to be in a calmer, more regulated state. This is exactly what we see here.

The Power of Neurofeedback:

The most encouraging part?
Your brain can learn to regulate itself.

Through neurofeedback, we train the brain to shift out of dysregulated patterns and into healthier ones — naturally and without medication.

Neurofeedback helps by:
• lowering excessive high-beta linked with anxiety
• strengthening calm, centered alpha waves
• improving emotional regulation
• enhancing focus and cognitive performance
• supporting overall mental well-being

With consistent training, the brain becomes more flexible, more resilient, and more capable of returning to a calm baseline — even under stress.

If you’re struggling with anxiety, you’re not “broken.”

Your brain is simply sending signals that can be retrained.
And the transformation I see every day in clients is remarkable.

If you’re curious about neurofeedback, qEEG mapping, or how this process works, I’d love to share more.

11/18/2025

When the brain enters a state of hyperarousal, it begins operating at speeds that are far too fast. This “overactive” state can make everyday sounds—breathing, chewing, tapping, clicking—feel unbearable. For many, these noises don’t just irritate; they trigger overwhelm, panic, or a flood of emotional and physical discomfort.

This isn’t a character flaw. It’s a brain-based response.

When brainwave frequencies become unbalanced and excessively fast, the nervous system loses its ability to filter or tolerate sensory input. The world feels louder. Stress feels heavier. And the smallest stimuli can feel like too much.

Brain mapping (qEEG) allows us to see this clearly.
It reveals whether a person’s brain is stuck in anxious, high-frequency patterns—and most importantly, it shows us where the imbalance begins.

With neurofeedback, we can retrain these patterns.
We gently teach the brain how to shift out of hyperarousal and into homeostasis—where calm, focus, and emotional regulation become possible again.

If noises feel overwhelming or your brain feels “always on,” there is a neurological reason… and there is a path back to peace.

Afton Therapy specializes in brain mapping and neurofeedback to help restore balance to the brain and ease to the mind.

11/17/2025

11/17/2025

Have you ever wondered what your brain is actually doing beneath the surface?

At Afton Therapy, we are one of the leading clinics in Brain Mapping (qEEG analysis), and this technology is transforming the way people understand their mental and emotional health.

The truth is, many brains run in non-optimal frequencies—not because something is “wrong,” but because the brain has adapted to stress, trauma, inflammation, or long-term patterns. These irregular frequencies often show up as:
• Brain fog
• Ruminating thoughts
• Trouble focusing
• Sleep issues
• Anxiety or depression
• Emotional overwhelm
• Attention and learning difficulties

A brain map reveals the WHY behind these symptoms.
By seeing exactly how your brain is functioning, you gain clarity and validation—and an individualized path toward healing.
Clients often say that understanding their brain brings relief, hope, and motivation, because everything finally makes sense.

At Afton Therapy, we specialize in healing from the top down and the inside out:
🧠 Neurofeedback to rewire and optimize the brain
💛 Psychotherapy to address the emotions of the heart
🌿 Cellular-level healing (when appropriate) to support the body

When the brain, heart, and body align, holistic wellness becomes possible.

📅 Evening appointments now available for Brain Mapping.

Are you curious what your brain would reveal?

Your journey to clarity, healing, and optimal functioning starts with a map.

Send a message or visit Afton Therapy to schedule your session.

11/05/2025

✨ BIG NEWS — Afton Therapy Has a New Home in Woodbury! ✨

I am beyond excited to share that Afton Therapy is now located in a beautiful new space in Woodbury in partnership with Midwest Minds. This move represents a fresh chapter of growth, healing, and expanded access for the clients and families I love serving.

To best meet the needs of students and working professionals, I offer therapy appointments on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursday evenings—time slots intentionally designed so students don’t miss school and business professionals don’t miss work.

Afton Therapy specializes in:
✍🏻Psychological assessment for attention-related concerns
☺️Psychotherapy for anxiety, depression, and situational stress
💚Support for the emotional and mental health challenges that accompany chronic illness
🧠Remote neurofeedback, allowing clients to train their brain from home

Afton Therapy operates from a mind-body, top-down, inside-out approach—
✅ Neurofeedback rewires the brain
✅ Psychotherapy heals the emotions of the heart
✅ Lifestyle recommendations support the cellular and internal systems of the body
Together, these create powerful, lasting change.

With over 20 years of experience working with adolescents, I bring a strength-based approach alongside deep empathy, compassion, and genuine connection. And now, as nearly all active clients have met their treatment goals and successfully completed therapy, I am grateful to have space to welcome new clients into this next season.

If you’re ready to holistically heal your mind, body, and soul, I would love to walk with you on that journey.
💬 Reach out to schedule an appointment at Afton Therapy’s new Woodbury location!

✨ Now accepting new clients. ✨

11/05/2025

The Power of Training Your Brain for Better Sleep.

Most people think sleep problems begin in the body—but more often, they begin in the brain. When your mind races at night, your brain shifts into faster frequencies that are meant for thinking, planning, and staying alert. These high-speed brainwaves are the exact opposite of what you need for rest.

When cognition stays “on,” sleep stays “off.”
This is why lying in bed with nonstop thoughts, mental lists, worries, or replaying the day can make it nearly impossible to fall asleep or stay asleep. Your brain is simply operating in the wrong frequency range.

Neurofeedback changes that.
Neurofeedback retrains the brain to access calmer, slower frequencies—especially the ones linked to peaceful rest, deep relaxation, and the transition into sleep. With consistent training, the brain forms new neural pathways that make it easier to “shift down” at night.

The goal is simple:
✅ Turn off cognition
✅ Activate slower frequencies
✅ Create a calm, peaceful, no-thinking state that invites sleep

When the brain quiets, the body can finally follow—and this matters because true healing only happens when the brain is calm and the body is asleep.

This is where Afton Therapy stands apart.
We are one of the only local clinics specializing in remote neurofeedback, allowing clients to train their brains from the comfort of their own bed. Many clients even fall asleep during sessions as their brain naturally drops into those restorative slow-wave patterns.

Afton Therapy has officially moved locations and is now accepting new clients.
If better sleep, quieted thoughts, and deeper healing are goals for you or your child, this is your sign.

✨ Your brain can learn how to rest. Let us show you how. ✨