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Dear Karlie,This does not mean that NF will not work for you. In addition, I would not be too hasty to look for another clinician.  I would suggest immediately discussing these symptoms with your clinician.  If your clinician is a NF provider without a counseling background, I would explore the option of adding counseling to NF.  If your clinician is a counselor then I would discuss it with them, along with your concern that this is popping up at this time.  Over the years I have been both a clinician and a NF provider, I have seen this reaction occur during NF training.  The trick is figuring out how to answer the question, "why now?".  You and your health care provider could likely figure this out based on your symptom history, psychological

history, recent events in your life, what led you into treatment etc.  This is a great opportunity for you.  Do your best to answer the "why now" question and you can empower yourself through the symptoms.  Learn all you can about your body, your spirit, your mind.  The more you can understand your subjective experience, the more objective you can become.  Also, know you are not stuck with the clinician or the treatment if the treatment is not helpful.   The best of clinicians in the field of mental health will not take your symptoms personally but will accept responsibility for helping you discover their patterns and assist you in altering them.  For the rest of this group.  I have watched and rarely ever commented on the treatment advice given and sought on this sight for several years.  I would warn against quickly changing clinicians for reasons other than those that are ethical (poor boundaries, negligence or

incompetence), about clinical fit (I don't click with this clinician), or the very rational reason "this is not working."  The last of these is a matter of dialogue between the clinician and patient, and needs to be reached by both responsibly. Psychotherapy often times accompanies NF.  In the case of Alpha-Theta training it is not uncommon to see symptoms return briefly in the midst of training.  In fact theories of psychotherapy with or without biofeedback discuss the desensitization of such symptoms through demystifying, gradual exposure, dialogue, and development of new strategies to handle the context in which the symptoms have arisen.  I have had clients over the years who have been wildly successful, some who have not been so successful, and others with who I have had to discuss referral due to my ability or inability to help them.   Chasing symptoms is a tricky business, and depression and anxiety are always symptoms.  Understanding the context in which they arise is key in helping the client and clinician to work together.  It is part of the art behind the science of being a good clinician. LeMay, M.A., MFT, BCIAC