What Might Neuropsychotherapy Look Like in an Actual Session?

It usually looks surprisingly normal.

There is no giant brain scanner hiding behind my desk.

We talk.

We identify patterns.

We become curious about what happens immediately before and after a reaction.

We may explore what your brain seems to predict in certain situations.

We notice what happens in your body.

We examine beliefs and assumptions.

We identify avoidance and protective behaviors.

We look at attention, memory, emotion, motivation, relationships, sleep, stress, and environment.

We may practice specific cognitive, behavioral, grounding, emotion-regulation, mindfulness, exposure, or executive-function strategies depending upon what you need.

And throughout that process, I want you to understand why we are doing what we're doing.

I don't want therapy to feel like I possess a bag of mysterious therapist tricks and occasionally pull one out while nodding thoughtfully.

If I teach you something, I want you to understand the principle behind it.

If I ask you to practice something, I want you to understand what we are attempting to teach your brain.

If we identify a pattern, I want you to eventually become better at recognizing it than I am.

Because ultimately, the goal isn't for you to become dependent upon your therapist.

The goal is greater agency.