Emily Stevens
Institute for Restoration and Renewal, USA
Biography
Emily Stevens has over 22 years of clinical experience with diverse populations. Her unique background and approach with emerging brain-based research and interventions such as EEG/QEEG, neurofeedback, alpha-stim/CES, BAUD and AVS has provided her with a unique approach to working with clients with a variety of disorders and dual diagnosis. She began working with addiction clients in 1994 with the Peniston Protocol and began developing specialized protocols for individuals with multiple treatment experiences to better address their dual diagnosis needs in treatment. In 1995, she provided the first of several regional brain-based dual-diagnosis trainings for the Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse and became an active proponent for the need for more dual diagnosis based treatment. She has been an invited speaker at numerous conferences around the country and has presented over 500 seminars in mental health and addiction nationwide. Her research and publications have focused on innovative clinical and brain-based approaches to improve treatment outcomes with depression, anxiety, ADHD and addiction. Emily recently published a chapter on the use of technology in treatment in Clinical Neurotherapy: Application of Techniques for Treatment.
Abstract
Abstract : Integrating Neurotherapy in the Treatment of Addiction