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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 26266 Prima Way, Santa Clarita, CA, 91350 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 (323) 935-1034 for West Los Angeles. Email Mr. Kassel at [email protected]. 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. I will be changing the address on the pdf forms ASAP, so do not go to the old Newhall office!
“The way that Mr. Kassel taught me deep breathing and the science behind it was a game changer for me. For the first time I was able to naturally relieve my anxiety. His biofeedback therapy and unique approach are unmatched anywhere in LA county.” K.L. Northridge, CA
NEWS, LECTURES AND EVENTS:
July, 2017 – Presented a webinar on Interpersonal Biofeedback; a Hybrid of Biofeedback and Couples Counseling for the Biofeedback Federation of Europe. This can be purchased by professionals for Continuing Education Units by clicking here.
For my 30th Anniversary in this profession, this article was published about my passionate work in the field of Biofeedback in June, 2016. (For visitors thinking of making an appointment for counseling, don’t worry, counseling is what I mostly do)!
Winter, 2016 – “Interpersonal Biofeedback: Biofeedback in a Relational Context”. Written with colleague John LeMay, MFT and published in Biofeedback, a publication of the Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. This article describes the pioneering work we have done merging biofeedback and couples counseling.
Winter, 2016 – Video of teaching Interpersonal Biofeedback at the Mid-Atlantic Biofeedback Society. This mock couple talks while the instrument records and then there is a short review.
Summer, 2015 – “Stress Management and Peak Performance Crash Course for Ninth Graders in a Charter School Setting”. This article describes how biofeedback was used in the classroom and shows some amazing results! Published in Biofeedback, a publication of the Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback.
The California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists published this article in The California Therapist. It is co-authored by Steve Kassel, MFT and John LeMay, MFT in preparation of the workshop that will be presented at CAMFT’s May, 2012 conference. Click Here. A shorter article appears in the San Fernando Valley CAMFT Connections Newsletter.
The American Academy of Pediatrics shows that Biofeedback is LEVEL I -Best Evidence for ADHD.
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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Mr. Kassel is available to present to professional and other organizations of a variety of topics. In 2013 he will presented at Collaborative Practice California conference of mediators, therapists and attorneys on The Use of Interpersonal Biofeedback to to Reduce Emotional Reactivity and Enhance Empathy in Marriage and Divorce. Insurance Reimbursement and Ethical Considerations was presented with Gary Schummer, PhD at the annual conference of the Biofeedback Society of California in November, 2012. He presented n May, 2012 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. And in April, 2013, he presented to attorneys and therapist who practice mediation at the Collaborative California conference on The Use of Interpersonal Biofeedback to Reduce Emotional Reactivity and Enhance Empathy in Marriage and Divorce 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.
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