There is a bevy of resources available to students with behavioral and learning deficiencies. These are certainly helpful, as they can make a world of...
What is the Difference Between a Learning Specialist and a Tutor?
Does this sound familiar? You sit down to help your child with homework or study for a test, and it winds up being an exercise in frustration. It’s ...
Executive Functioning When You Have ADHD
People can be flippant about ADHD. How many times have you heard someone who got momentarily distracted casually say, “Oh, it’s my ADHD,” when t...
What is the Link Between Depression and Anxiety?
Depression and anxiety are thick as thieves. Anxiety disorders are the most common type of mental illness in the U.S., and almost half of individuals ...
4 Reasons Why You Should Consider Neurofeedback as a First Resort of Treatment
“When you are dealing with depression and anxiety, you feel like you’re lost,” said former Michigan State star offensive lineman and Miami Dolph...
How Neurofeedback Treats Traumatic Brain Injury, Anxiety, Depression, and More
Imagine if you and your therapist could actually see what your mental illness looks like in your brain. What if you had a visual of your brain’s act...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Our Mental Health
The title of this blog post suggests doom and gloom. Yes, we will discuss the negative impacts of COVID on mental health, but we’ll also offer ways ...
COVID Cases are Surging, But We are Ready with Teletherapy
The state had a nice stretch of low and plateaued Coronavirus cases, but unfortunately, as fall has progressed, we’ve seen a troubling uptick. As of...
Academic Support for Students During the Coronavirus
Student’s educational experiences have changed dramatically in recent months due to the coronavirus. There is still significant uncertainty about wh...
What is Neuropsychological Testing?
What is Neuropsychological Testing? Neuropsychological testing, also referred to as “neuropsych testing,” is an evaluation of a person’s cogniti...
Afraid of Leaving Your Home Due to COVID-19?
For the past several weeks, we have been told the importance of staying home and practicing social distancing. Although the shelter in place mandate h...
Dealing with Anxiety
What is anxiety? Anxiety involves the mental experiences of worry, nervousness, dread, or fear. It also involves many different physical experiences s...
Reopening and Returning to Society
In recent months, our world has looked very different as a result of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. After weeks of practicing proper social dista...
What is Teletherapy?
Teletherapy is mental health treatment delivered online using secure video conferencing. The type of treatment is based on the needs of the client....
Mental Health During the Coronavirus – 7 Useful Tips
The coronavirus has caused major changes and disruptions to almost everyone’s life. It can also be a source of considerable anxiety, fear, and frust...
An Advancement in Neurofeedback: BrainAvatar from BrainMaster
By: Ari Goldstein, Ph.D., Educational Psychologist, Chicago Mind Solutions In many ways neurofeedback therapy is as individual as the patients who see...
LENS Therapy vs. Traditional Neurofeedback
By Ari Goldstein, Ph.D. Educational Psychologist Chicago Mind Solutions Neurofeedback, sometimes called EEG biofeedback is designed to help patients c...
7 Steps to a Positive Neurofeedback Experience
By Ari Goldstein, Ph.D. Educational Psychologist Chicago Mind Solutions You may have heard from some neurofeedback providers or enthusiastic patients ...
Are There Any Side Effects to Neurofeedback?
Patients who are considering Neurofeedback often ask if there are any adverse side effects to the therapy. As a general rule, most neurofeedback patie...
Is ADHD Increasing Among Young Adults?
By: Ryan Roessler At Chicago Mind Solutions we try to keep abreast of the latest developments not only in the science of neurofeedback, but in the con...
Can Children Suffer from Depression?
By Ari Goldstein Most of us think of childhood as a time of freedom from responsibility, playtime and school yard crushes – when every day is fu...
Learning Disabilities vs. Autism
Is Autism a Learning Disability? The short answer to this question is “no.” The long answer is a bit more complicated. For one thing, an autistic ...
Do You Have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
If you do, you’re not alone. So do many soldiers, sailors, first responders, hurricane survivors and rape victims including Lady Gaga. (Yes, THAT La...
What is Neurofeedback and How Does it Work?
Just as biofeedback allows physicians to help patients control their heart rate and breathing to resolve physical health issues, neurofeedback enables...
What is Anxiety?
Is it Anxiety, a Phobia or just Life in Twenty-first Century? By Ari Goldstein, Ph.D. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Gene...