Psychotherapy and Biofeedback Therapies are Evidenced Based Practices which help individuals, couples and families feel and think better. Steven C. Kassel, MFT, a Marriage and Family Therapist, who is Board Certified in Biofeedback since 1985 and Board Certified in Neurofeedback, practices in Southern California’s Santa Clarita Valley and West Los Angeles. From here you can access information on several Mr. Kassel’s specialties to see if his work may be suited for you and your family. You can also access a variety of links to community and professional organizations.
The Biofeedback and Family Therapy Centers are located at 23560 Lyons Ave #204, Newhall CA 91321 and 1545 Sawtelle Blvd., Suite 25, Los Angeles, CA 90025. Please call (661) 259-3704 for information or to set an appointment for offices in Newhall and West Los Angeles. Once you are an established patient or have permission from your health plan for therapy, you can automatically make an appointment by clicking on “MAKE AN APPOINTMENT”. Make sure to “DOWNLOAD FORMS” for your first visit.
Beginning the Thursday following Labor Day, 2011, Thursday evenings only will be reserved for non-managed care clients. Clients wanting to use their managed care or insurance benefits can see me 6 days a week (including Saturday and Monday evening) but not on Thursday evening unless they opt to pay as “fee for service” for that one night.
NEWS, LECTURES AND EVENTS:
Neurofeedback article in the NY Times is a positive for those of us helping persons with ADD and other disorders.
This short video explains Interpersonal Biofeedback and shows a mock couple resolving a dispute while using using biofeedback instrumentation to help them control and calm nervous system with feedback of heart rate, sweat gland activity, heart rate variability, hand temperature and respiration. Arousal or stress response is typically a much bigger influence on couple happiness and connectivity than the issue about which is being spoken!
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Topics in Mind, Brain and Body; Santa Clarita Valley – a group you can join in Meetup.com where monthly discussions lead by professionals local to the Santa Clarita Valley on all aspects of Mind, Brain and Body to help you, your family and community live healthier. Get automatic reminders of upcoming seminars by joining this group on Meetup.com by clicking the blue title above. Topics might include ADD, pain management, depression, anxiety, and trauma (childhood developmental trauma, emotional, war trauma of veterans) or or better ways to enhance cognition, memory, peak performance at sports or workplace and school.
These events are free and in the Santa Clarita office, but please RSVP to 661 259-3704 to reserve a seat. This is for persons with above mentioned symptoms or family members such as parents or for the curious.
With Jade Minkin Certified Hypnotherapist & Natural Health Counselor - Many of us set out with the best intentions, as we commit to a goal or lifestyle change for the coming year. However, creating successful resolutions that stick may be a challenge without inspirational tools and techniques. The quickest and most long-lasting approach to attaining personal goals is to begin with reprogramming the subconscious mind. When we connect with the subconscious, we are able to rewire the brain through the insertion of positive messages—essentially reprogramming the mind. Therefore, change happens more quickly and easily. So, get ready for an inspirational New Year and a new set of resolutions! Join us in learning a 2-step process to creating and manifesting clear goals through the use of repetitive affirmations and creative visualization.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 7:00pm – Understanding ADD and Other Brain Disregulation Disorders
This presentation will help define a deeper understanding of how Attention Deficit Disorder and other problems of brain inefficiency (i.e. anxiety, depression) and covers non-medication methods of change, such as brain computer interface therapy (neurofeedback). Learn about evidenced based, scientifically proven treatment techniques that may make positive lasting change. Discussion will be made for group members to share information and give advice to one another. Presented by Steven C. Kassel, MFT, BCB, BCN, AAPM.
Tuesday, March 20,2012 at 7:00 – The Shadow Effect
“You can’t fight darkness with darkness, but you can switch on the light” say Deepak Chopra. This free one time meeting will view Debbie Ford’s movie The Shadow Effect and will have a lively discussion lead by Steven C. Kassel, MFT, following. Participants will be invited to explore their own personal shadow to help them find ways to live healthier, avoid conflict and set up successful life patterning. Please call 661 259-3704 or email to s@kassel.us
Mr. Kassel is available to present to professional and other organizations of a variety of topics. In May, 2012 he will present Recent Advances in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback with colleague John LeMay, MFT to the annual conference of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists in San Diego. In November, 2011, he presented Interpersonal Biofeedback with colleague John LeMay, MFT to The Biofeedback Society of California. In March, 2011 he presented Interpersonal Biofeedback; Merging 2 Evidence Based Therapies (couples counseling and feedback of physiology) to the Long Beach – South Bay chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. There is more and more interest on this new field through our research and clinical practice.
Questions or comments? Contact the Biofeedback and Family Therapy Center by e-mail.