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Kana Suppaiah, PMHNP
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Advanced
Neurofeedback Clinic
2301 NW Thurman #A |
Work: |
503-243-7907 |
| Portland,
Oregon 97213 |
Voice
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503-358-9486 |
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Fax: |
503-243-4469 |
| Disabled Accessible: Yes |
E-Mail: |
kana@nurofeed.com |
Location: |
NW Portland |
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At the corner of NW 23rd
and Thurman. Just across the street from Northwest branch of the
Multnomah County Library. We are close to the NW 23rd shopping
area and one block ease of Food Front Co-op. Parking is available in
the back of the building. |
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Degrees: |
RN (UK) BA |
Psychology |
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Mental Health Nursing |
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BCIA |
Association for Applied
Psychophysiology and Biofeedback-EEG Fellow |
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Licenses: |
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
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| Training &
Certifications: |
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Certified Neurotherapist/EEG biofeedback provider |
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Certified Cranial Sacral
Therapist
EMDR
TFT
Family Therapy
Hypnosis |
| Availability: |
Routine,
Urgent Care and Crisis |
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| Affiliations: |
American Mental
Health Alliance
Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback of America
Oregon Nurse's Association
Milton Erikson Foundation
EEG Institute
Society for Neuronal Regulation
Upledger's Institute |
Fees: |
$125 per
Individual Evaluation session
$95 per Individual session |
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$450 for QEEG with
report
$300 for QEEG without report
* advance purchase of ten sessions with QEEG receives 10% discount* |
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Specialization
| Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder |
ADD/ADHD |
| EMDR and Hypnosis |
Autism |
Focus of Practice
& Interests
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Many of my clients have been previously
diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, learning disorders, autism, Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder, Post Head Injury, Schizophrenia, Depression, and
Bipolar Affective Disorder. |
| Pharmacology
and Neurofeedback to integrate treatment for mind and body |
Cranial
Sacral Therapy Interactive Metronome |
Background &
Experience
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I was influenced by Gandhi when I was in high school in Sri Lanka.
Non-violence has been the major theme of my life. Then I was influenced by
the works of Krishnamurti. His influence became much deeper and wider.
I became a nurse and in the early 1980's went into psychiatric nursing. I
was fascinated by gestalt therapy and psychodrama. I was in a gestalt
therapy group for 6 months. I also attended a few workshops with the late
Dr. Fine, on psychodrama.
While working as a psychiatric nurse in the VA hospital I had the
opportunity to work with lots of PTSD clients from Vietnam and World War
Two, and attended special training sessions for working with PTSD.
At the same time I did work with a psychiatrist who was influenced by the
Bateson team at Palo Alto Mental Health Clinic. We used to do a self help
group for many years using "Brief Therapy". I got trained in hypnosis and
attended as many workshops as I could with Jay Haley, Cloe Madison, Ernest
Rossi, Watsalwick, Steven Gilligan, Camillo Loriedo. I was also trained at
the family institute with Neil Babcock in Family Therapy. |
Patient &
Client Populations Served
| Elder (66 yrs and up) |
Teenage (13 to 17 yrs) |
| Adult (18 to 65 yrs) |
Pre-teen (8 to 12
yrs) |
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Children (4 to 7 yrs) |
Orientation &
Approach
In the mid 1990's, I became familiar with Neurofeedback, then trained and got certified. In the late
1990's I was enticed by body work and was trained through the Upledger's Institute in five levels of
Cranial Sacral Therapy. I also did my graduate work in mental health to become a psychiatric nurse
practitioner with prescriptive privileges. My approach is to integrate mind and body using a variety of
modalities and technologies.
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Personal
Comments
The bottom line is that I like to learn, and my life is a learning process. When I work with people I share
that 'learning process' whatever the different modalities may be, both my education and experience.
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by Kana Suppaiah:
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