Biofeedback Training

Your body already knows how to calm down. Biofeedback shows you, second by second, when it does, so you can learn to do it on purpose.

André Fleshel, psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, breathwork and somatic practitioner. 25 years of practice in Ukraine and the USA. Used biofeedback with children and teens in Pennsylvania behavioral health programs, and with adults in private practice.

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What biofeedback is

Small sensors read what your nervous system is doing: heart rate variability, skin conductance, the temperature of your fingers. The computer turns it into a picture or a game. Relax, and a ball rises into the air. Tense up, and it drops.

Nobody tells you how to feel. You try something with your breath, your attention, your muscles, and the screen tells you honestly whether it worked. The body learns fast when the feedback is instant.

Heart rate variability (HRV) shows how flexible your nervous system is: how fast you adapt to stress and how fast you come back. It can be trained. Hand temperature is the simplest signal of all: under stress the hands get cold, when you relax they warm up. Learn to warm your hands, and your stress comes down.

Where it helps

Anxiety and panicBring the body down from alarm and see the moment it happens.

Chronic stress and burnoutRecover faster after pressure instead of carrying it home.

Depression and mood swingsTrain the balance between the “gas” and the “brake” of the nervous system.

SleepLearn to switch off the body, not just the lights.

ADHD and attentionFor kids and teens it’s a game, and that is exactly why it works. For parents →

Body symptoms of stressTension headaches and migraine, high blood pressure, cold hands and feet.

TraumaSelf-regulation first, so the deeper work happens on a stable base.

ProductivityEnergy, focus and clear thinking through the whole workday, not just the first two hours.

Performance under pressureExecutives, negotiators, salespeople, athletes, surgeons, military and first responders.

Military and veteransStress resilience before the load, recovery after it, steadier hands for marksmen.

Have a question first? Write to me and I’ll tell you honestly whether biofeedback fits what you’re dealing with.
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Demo session

$49~~$75~~

One hour to see your own nervous system on the screen and feel what it’s like to steer it.

Talk (10 min). What brings you: stress, sleep, panic, focus, performance.
Your baseline (10 min). Sensors on your fingers. We see how your body reacts right now.
Training (30 min). Breathing, attention, imagery, relaxation. You watch the screen respond.
What next (10 min). An exercise to practice at home, and whether continuing makes sense. No pressure.

In person at our center in Huntingdon Valley, PA, or online. After the demo, regular sessions are $75/hour.

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For parents: biofeedback for children and teensMeltdowns, school anxiety, focus, sleep, stuttering. How it works, research, a real case.Read more →

Experience

For eight years I worked in clinics and crisis programs in Pennsylvania and used biofeedback with more than forty children and teenagers: ADHD, mood disorders, autism spectrum, trauma, families in crisis. The game format opened doors for kids who didn’t trust a therapist.

Ukrainian military and veterans

In 2014–2016, through the Officers’ League in Ukraine, I trained Ukrainian Army psychologists and medical staff in crisis intervention and trauma support, and worked with soldiers and veterans. Research on Marines and veterans links low HRV with PTSD, and HRV training can raise it. Together with the Officers’ League I wrote a manual on biofeedback and resonance breathing for military professionals.

Field manual: Biofeedback and Resonance Breathing for Military ProfessionalsWhy it works for soldiers, the research, the breathing technique, how to run a group session, marksmanship, safety.Read the manual →

Video lectures

Recorded in Russian. English subtitles are on.

Biofeedback in Psychotherapy: My Clinical Experience · 16 min

How Biofeedback Works: Depression and Emotional Disorders · 23 min

Biofeedback for Military Professionals: Training and Rehabilitation · 14 min

Biofeedback in Coaching and Business · 13 min

Warm Hands, Calm Mind: Temperature Biofeedback and Relaxation · 25 min

Other ways to work with me

Education · ExperienceWho I am, how I trained, where I worked Panic AttacksTen video lectures and a free guide Somatic Cradle HypnotherapyGentle, non-directive, body-centered trance PricingCoaching, ADHD coaching, packages

For practitioners: learn Somatic HypnotherapyCertified by EEAHP. Starts November 8: Sundays in person in Huntingdon Valley, PA, plus online evenings.Somatic Hypnotherapy 101 →

Biofeedback training is a self-regulation method. It does not replace medical or psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. If you have a heart condition, epilepsy or another serious medical condition, talk to your doctor first.