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Brain Training in Psychotherapy: Why and When to Add Mind–Body Interventions for Youth & Families with Natalie Baker, LMHC
10:00 AMFriday, April 10 2026
9:00 AMFriday, April 10 2026
8:00 AMFriday, April 10 2026
7:00 AMFriday, April 10 2026
6:00 AMFriday, April 10 2026
4:00 AM
Natalie Baker, LMHC is a licensed psychotherapist with 25+ years of experience in private practice, specializing in helping clients navigate anxiety, trauma, and relationship challenges. For the past 13 years, she has been a certified neurofeedback trainer and instructor, combining neurofeedback with a range of talk-therapy modalities to support emotional resilience and healing. Natalie’s integrative approach blends neuroscience and psychotherapy, offering innovative tools to enhance client outcomes and improve overall mental health.
Many youth in foster care and high-adversity environments experience chronic stress activation that impacts attention, sleep, emotional regulation, and the capacity to benefit from insight-oriented talk therapy. This training provides a practical, evidence-based framework for when and why to integrate “brain training” interventions into psychotherapy—especially for youth who struggle to verbalize internal experience, disengage under stress, or remain stuck despite therapeutic insight. Participants will learn how specific non-verbal, skills-based interventions—including exercise, breathing-based biofeedback, neurofeedback, mindfulness/meditation, and gratitude-based practices—support nervous system regulation, stress recovery, and improved therapeutic outcomes. The course includes youth-adapted applications and recommendations for free and paid tools that can be used in session and between sessions, including options that can be caregiver-supported.
This course is eligible for 1 continuing education credit.
This course is suitable for LMHCs, MFTs, Social Workers, LPCs, and Counselors.
Introductory
10:00 - 10:05: Welcome + why brain training supports therapy outcomes
10:05 - 10:15: The stress response in youth: why insight may not translate into change
10:15 - 10:25: Exercise as regulation + mood support (youth-friendly protocols)
10:25 - 10:35: Breathing + HRV biofeedback for fast shifts in arousal
10:35 - 10:45: Neurofeedback: when referral makes clinical sense
10:45 - 10:55: Mindfulness + gratitude practices adapted for youth and trauma histories
10:55–11:00: Q&A
- List 3–5 evidence-informed “brain training” interventions that can be integrated into psychotherapy without requiring verbal processing.
- Identify 2–3 clinical indicators that suggest a youth client may benefit from brain training supports in addition to talk therapy.