BIOFEEDBACK: Emotional Regulation & Stress Management

Licensed clinical psychologist Mary Murphy, PhD will discuss and demonstrate how biofeedback works. Biofeedback, a promising treatment for ADHD, anxiety and stress, allows a person to learn how to monitor and change his or her body’s reaction to stressors.

Using a computer or smartphone, biofeedback software allows you to monitor your biological responses, such as breathing rates, muscle activity, and heart rate. The therapy process teaches you to notice changes in your body and ways to intervene to stop the body’s reactions that cause you to feel stress. It allows you to process information more efficiently, to improve focus, and to interrupt the process of fight-flight-freeze, which causes distress to so many.

One of the most important benefits of Biofeedback is that it can be learned relatively quickly, while working with a trained provider, and has the goal of transitioning to independent use.

During our demonstration, Dr. Murphy will display sample biofeedback software (HeartMath) and show participants how to use common biofeedback apps at home.

Dr. Murphy is in private practice, in Ridgefield, CT, at Insight Counseling, where she specializes in counseling, executive function/academic coaching, psychological testing, and biofeedback. Her counseling practice focuses on helping adolescents and adults affected by mood disorders, neurological conditions, and substance use. Dr Murphy completed advanced fellowship training at the Yale School of Medicine. She is currently a professor of psychology at WestConn.

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