ABOUT YOUR PRACTITIONER
Her path to neurofeedback began personally.
Deana’s interest in neurofeedback grew through her own experience with brain training and a longstanding interest in holistic wellness. That curiosity led to continued study and practical experience under the guidance of an experienced practitioner.
Her approach emphasizes listening, clear expectations, and helping clients understand the process before beginning.
Her approach emphasizes listening, clear expectations, and helping clients understand the process before beginning.
Real experience. A deeper why.
WHY THIS WORK MATTERS TO HER
A more personal approach.
A person is more than a single concern or a single session. Listening carefully, setting realistic expectations, and talking about everyday routines are part of the approach.
Neurofeedback can sit alongside appropriate professional care as an additional wellness-focused option. It does not ask you to choose between brain training and the medical or mental-health support you need.
Sleep, nourishment, movement, screen habits, and the way a day is structured may all be useful topics for general wellness education. Individual preferences and limits matter, and recommendations that require clinical expertise remain with qualified professionals.
Neurofeedback can sit alongside appropriate professional care as an additional wellness-focused option. It does not ask you to choose between brain training and the medical or mental-health support you need.
Sleep, nourishment, movement, screen habits, and the way a day is structured may all be useful topics for general wellness education. Individual preferences and limits matter, and recommendations that require clinical expertise remain with qualified professionals.
DEANA’S NEUROFEEDBACK EXPERIENCE
Study. Experience. Ongoing Learning.
Deana has studied neurofeedback for approximately five years and has nearly three years of hands-on experience training herself and others under the guidance of an experienced neurofeedback practitioner in Tennessee.
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YEARS OF STUDY
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YEARS OF HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE
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ONGOING LEARNING
Those years reflect study and practical experience. They are not presented as a medical license, a therapy qualification, or a neurofeedback certification. Her role at Optimal Brain Neurofeedback is to provide educational, wellness-focused brain-training services.
Questions about medical diagnoses, mental-health treatment, medication, or clinical interpretation should be directed to an appropriately licensed healthcare professional. Brain-training observations are discussed within this wellness scope.
Questions about medical diagnoses, mental-health treatment, medication, or clinical interpretation should be directed to an appropriately licensed healthcare professional. Brain-training observations are discussed within this wellness scope.
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT DEANA
From New York to Naples.
Deana M. Guarino
A longtime interest in holistic health is at the heart of this practice. As an office manager in the NYS education system, Deana recently retired from that role and moved to Naples, FL. She now lives with her fiancé and his daughter, and she is also the mother of two grown sons.
Her goal is simple: offer compassionate, convenient brain training that makes room for each client’s questions, circumstances, and whole-person wellness goals.
A longtime interest in holistic health is at the heart of this practice. As an office manager in the NYS education system, Deana recently retired from that role and moved to Naples, FL. She now lives with her fiancé and his daughter, and she is also the mother of two grown sons.
Her goal is simple: offer compassionate, convenient brain training that makes room for each client’s questions, circumstances, and whole-person wellness goals.
Brighter days ahead.
PERSONAL ATTENTION. FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS.
Why bring training home?
A familiar environment can make it easier to ask questions and settle into an appointment. In-home visits also remove the need for clients to travel to an office for each session.
Sessions are available in the Naples and Marco Island area. Before starting, we discuss the space, access, scheduling, and travel arrangements needed to make appointments practical.
Sessions are available in the Naples and Marco Island area. Before starting, we discuss the space, access, scheduling, and travel arrangements needed to make appointments practical.
Your next chapter starts with a conversation.
Let’s talk about your goals, answer your questions, and explore whether in-home brain training is a good fit.
Appointments made by phone only.