Lynda Thompson, Ph.D. is a Psychologist who has done teaching, clinical psychology, school psychology and owned learning centers. She became Executive Director of The ADD Centre in Toronto in 1993 after discovering the world of Neurofeedback and deciding to specialize in that intervention. Her doctoral dissertation (1979) dealt with hyperactive children treated with methylphenidate. She is co-author with William Sears of “The A.D.D. Book: New Understandings, New Approaches to Parenting Your Child”.

Since beginning a centre for biofeedback she has published 9 book chapters, and 14 journal articles with an emphasis on ADHD, Asperger’s Syndrome, Seizure disorders and stress management. She takes an active part in the main organizations concerning biofeedback, is a past Board Member of both the International Society for Neurofeedback and Research (ISNR) and the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA), and was Chair of the Education Committee and Treasurer of the Neurofeedback Division of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB).

With her husband, Michael Thompson, M.D. she co-authored The Neurofeedback Book: An Introduction to Basic Concepts in Applied Psychophysiology (2003). They have been invited to teach about neurofeedback and biofeedback in 25 countries on five continents and present frequently at professional meetings in these fields.

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

This lecture will answer the question often posed by those receiving neurofeedback and biofeedback training: “What should I be doing at home?” It will describe what BODES well for exceptionally good clinical outcomes. It covers at-home actions clients can take in the areas of Breathing, On-line activities, Diet, Exercise, and Sleep/Social. In each area, research-based suggestions that practitioners can share with clients (and use themselves) will be described. Paying attention to suggestions for optimizing these activities - suggestions developed across thirty years of enhancing self-regulation skills in clients at the ADD Centre - will improve your success rate while empowering your clients to reach higher levels of functioning.