Brain First Solutions / Treona Bateman, LCSW 5285 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312

"Treona has done an outstanding job with conducting the Neuro feedback process. If you can't seem to get 'un-stuck' from your way of thinking and reacting to situations caused by trauma, call Treona...this stuff works...and she is easy to work with...very helpful! After several years of counseling, to include EMDR (Bilateral stimulation) and CBT, to help mitigate the hypervigilance accompanying PTSD caused from the trauma of war, a vehicle accident and other domestic issues, I was at the point of recovery that would benefit from Neuro feedback. Plus, I had recently discovered that I had Dyslexia and ADHD since childhood...but never took medicine to help. The net result of Neuro feedback has been such clearer way of thinking and memory, no hypervigilance, and I have been able to "...ponder and dream about my life and its meaning" for the first time in my life. I am now going into Church leadership and recently took three 9 hour exams on theology, church polity, and worship; plus a 5 1/2 day Hebrew exam and then another 5 1/2 day Greek exam to become qualified to be ordained. I would have never been able to do this if I had not had Neuro feedback. This stuff works, wow, thank God and thank you Treona!"

"Treona has been wonderful to work with! She's approachable, down to earth, easy to talk to, and has helped me overcome a variety of obstacles related to anxiety with talk therapy and neurofeedback sessions. Both of these approaches have helped me tremendously and I am still seeing positive affects from the neurofeedback months after treatment!"

"Dr Bateman is a kind and wonderful doctor, she really takes the time to answer questions and works with you to create a plan of treatment to address your specific issues. I worked with her for 20 weeks to address anxiety and depression, the results at the end of the cycle were amazing! Anxiety was minimal, self-harm was basically gone (so much so, I had completely forgotten about it), and overall I've been feeling so much better."

"Treona is an amazing therapist! I had no prior experience with therapy so I really didn't know what to expect and was a bit nervous about it. Treona put my mind at ease right away and I'll forever be thankful that I decided to give therapy a try and found Treona! I came in with specific goals in mind and we went to work. Treona is an active listener but she also jumps in to collaboratively solve challenges. My experience wasn't like you see on tv where you lay on the couch and somebody listens for an hour then kicks you out. Treona gave me tools to try during the week and we kept going until we found which ones worked for me. And let me tell you, they work! If you are thinking you might want or need to talk to somebody, please just give it a go! This experience has changed my life in such a positive way and I think it could for you too. There's really nothing more important than our minds and relationships. Sometimes we all need a little extra help."

"Treona is so wonderful to work with and I have been so fortunate to work with her! In our time together the last couple years, Treona has helped me discover and use tools to navigate stressful/difficult situations. Treona has helped me learn how to turn a situation around and trust what I am feeling. She has helped me gain a better perspective of myself and my strengths, then helped me set attainable goals to use those strengths more effectively. She is a wonderful resource and a great person to have on your team!"