Professional Background

Deborah Stokes is a licensed psychologist with twenty five years in the mental health field. She holds a PhD in Psychology with an emphasis in Psychophysiology from the Union Institute. Dr. Stokes was a traditional psychotherapist for eighteen years prior to starting her neurotherapy practice. It wasn't until she experienced two healings in her own life using biofeedback that she began investigating traditional and EEG biofeedback (Neurofeedback).

Dr. Stokes has completed well over 1000 hours of workshops, conferences and case consultations with experts in the area of Neurofeedback. She has provided mentoring and internships to new professionals in the field since 2003. She has presented her migraine study results at three international biofeedback and neurofeedback conferences.

Dr. Stokes is a licensed mental health professional and has been practicing Neurofeedback and Neurotherapy full time in Northern Virginia since 2001.

Degrees

Ph.D. in Psychology with an emphasis in Psychophysiology
The Union Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio - 2002

M.Ed. in Counseling
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia - 1987

B.S. in Behavioral Science
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland - 1983

Licenses & Certifications

Licensed Psychologist in Washington D.C. in January 2007

Certified in EEG Biofeedback by The Biofeedback Certification Institute of America in December 2003

Licensed Professional Counselor since 1994 in Washington, D.C. and in Virginia since 2001

Certified Addictions Counselor since 1994

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Affiliate of EEG Associates

Affiliate of EEG Spectrum International, Inc

American Headache Society

Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback

International Society of Neuronal Regulation

American Psychological Association

American Counseling Association

Biofeedback Certification Institute of America

Media Events and Special Presentations

Appeared on ABC local news (Channel 7 at 5pm). Taped interview on 1/29/07 for February 2007 broadcast.

Mentioned in the January 2007 issue of Men’s Vogue in article entitled “Wired for Victory”.

Featured in the January 2006 issue of Washingtonian magazine in story entitled Pumping Neurons.

Featured in the June 29, 2004 Washington Post Health section story on alternative mental health treatments.

Featured in the April 2004 issue of Alternative Medicine magazine in story on alternative treatments for ADHD

Presented on panel devoted to "Recent Advances in Biofeedback for Migraine Headaches" at the International Society for Neuronal Regulation's Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, FL - August 26, 2004

Presented "Fifteen Migraine Case Studies Using Neurofeedback with or without Peripheral Measures" at Winter Brain Future Health Conference, Palm Springs, CA - February 7, 2004

Presented on panel devoted to "Recent Advances in Biofeedback for Migraine Headaches" at Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Conference in Colorado Springs, CO - April 3, 2004

Guest on Z-104's "Speaking of Women" radio show
Topic:"Neurofeedback" - June 17, 2001

Guest on "Metro Magazine" television show
Topic:"Neurofeedback" - September 1, 2001

Guest on the Judy Templeton radio show "It's Only Natural", WCBN
Topic:"Neurofeedback" - March 16, 2002

Continuing Education

Dr. Stokes has received over 1000 hours of continuing education and professional consultations in the area of biofeedback and neurotherapy