Thanks for attending the 6th Neurotherapy Conference at the beach.

The conference is taking a hiatus in 2025, but will return in 2026.

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The Neurotherapy Conference at The Beach

Welcome to the forefront for clinically-applied neuromodulation technology and computational neuroscience. If you are seeking to deepen your understanding of the brain, the mind, and the application of advanced neuromodulation modalities for your patients, clients, or experiments, you have arrived.

We are taking a hiatus in 2025, but The 2026 Neurotherapy Conference will build on the success of preceding years. You will be warmly welcomed each morning for breakfast in preparation for dynamic, inspiring conference days, and invited to two memorable parties. A welcome reception overlooks the ocean, and the Saturday dinner party, at a private estate among the oak trees, promises to be memorable.

All great minds are welcome, so join us!

The NeuroFam is comprised of neuroscientists, clinicians, neurofeedback professionals, medical professionals, doctors, scholars, and students who are keen to learn and advance their knowledge for the greater good. We thrive on collaboration, not competition. Stay tuned for date announcements for the 2026 Conference, in Santa Barbara.

One mile separates the mountains and the sea, making Santa Barbara a premiere vacations spot, and one of the most beautiful destinations in the lower 48 states.

Some of the local hot spots to visit include urban wine tours and music in “The Funk Zone”, iconic Santa Barbara Mission and Rose Garden, Butterfly Beach, Brophy Bros. restaurant on the pier, world class eats along State and Cabrillo Steets, a myriad of attractions on Stearns Wharf, gorgeous Pacific Ocean beaches, and numerous hiking trails. All tastes and appetites can be sated with the many sites and eateries in this slice of heaven, 90 miles north of Los Angeles, California.

Stay tuned for 2026…

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2024 Speakers

2024’s Neurotherapy Conference at the Beach provided another scintillating line-up of world-class speakers from the field of Neurotherapy. Including:

Featured

Tiff Thompson, PhD, MFT, QEEG-D, R.EEG T, BCN

Tiff Thompson, PhD, MFT, QEEG-D, R.EEG T, BCN

Presenting: "EEG Correlates of Panic, Violence, Aggression and Psychosis"

Nicholas Dogris, PhD, QEEG-D, BCN

Nicholas Dogris, PhD, QEEG-D, BCN

Presenting: “Phase-amplitude coupling (PAC)"

Jay Gunkelman, QEEG-D

Jay Gunkelman, QEEG-D

Presenting: "It's Just ADHD"

Siegfried Othmer, PhD, BCIAC

Siegfried Othmer, PhD, BCIAC

Presenting: “Endogenous Neuromodulation at Infra-Low Frequency”

Asa Young & Tara Pugliese

Asa Young & Tara Pugliese

Presenting: "The Arousal Lever: Findings on the Modulators of Brain-Body Synchrony"

John Lemay, PhD, BCIA, LMFT, QEEG-D

Presenting: “Novel Approaches to the Anterior-Posterior”

Yury Kropotov, PhD

Yury Kropotov, PhD

Presenting: “From Neuronal Circuitry of Psychiatric Disease to Neuromodulation”

Merlyn Hurd, PhD, QEEG-DL

Merlyn Hurd, PhD, QEEG-DL

Presenting: "The Alphabet Soup in our Brain"

Wes Center, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, BCN Fellow

Wes Center, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, BCN Fellow

Presenting: “Making the Case for Life – Functional Neuroimaging’s Role in Death Penalty Mitigation & Post-Conviction Relief”

Stephanie Ryall, MS, LPC, NCC, BCN, QEEG-D

Stephanie Ryall, MS, LPC, NCC, BCN, QEEG-D

Presenting: "The Auditory Cortex and the EEG"

Cory Williams, MS, BCN, QEEG-T

Cory Williams, MS, BCN, QEEG-T

Presenting: "Increasing Prevalence of Mu Rhythm in Pediatric Populations"

Lynda Thompson, PhD, BCIA-EEG

Lynda Thompson, PhD, BCIA-EEG

Presenting: "What Clients Can Do at Home to Enhance Neurofeedback Outcomes."

Dave Siever, CET

Dave Siever, CET

Presenting: “Thalamocortical Disconnect, Its Relation to Alzheimer's & Treatment with AVE.”

Mitchell Sadar, PhD, BCN, BCB-HRV

Mitchell Sadar, PhD, BCN, BCB-HRV

Presenting: “Avoiding Extinction: Harnessing Biofeedback and ERPs to Advance Neurofeedback/Neuromodulation”

Angelika Sadar, MA

Angelika Sadar, MA

Presenting: “Avoiding Extinction: Harnessing Biofeedback and ERPs to Advance Neurofeedback/Neuromodulation”

Jeffrey Bruno, PhD

Jeffrey Bruno, PhD

Presenting: “Recent Advances in Multimodal Sensory Neurostimulation”

Anadi Martel, MSc

Anadi Martel, MSc

Presenting: “Recent Advances in Multimodal Sensory Neurostimulation”

John Dewig, MA, LMFTA

John Dewig, MA, LMFTA

Presenting: “Novel Approaches to the Anterior-Posterior”

Cynthia Kerson, PhD, QEEGD, BCN, BCB-HRV

Cynthia Kerson, PhD, QEEGD, BCN, BCB-HRV

Presenting: “Connectivity Findings From the ICAN Cohort. Believe It or Not - There Are Good Things to Report”

Tam Hunt, JD

Presenting: “Is Consciousness in the Field or in Neural Firing?”

Dirk De Ridder, MD, PhD

Dirk De Ridder, MD, PhD

Presenting: “Multimodal Approaches for Brain Disorders”

Stay tuned for 2026 conference announcements.

“Biology gives you a brain, life turns it into a mind.”

— Jeffrey Eugenides