About: Debra Burdick
Debra Burdick, LCSW, also known as ‘The Brain Lady’, is an international expert on ADHD and Mindfulness. She is an award-winning, #1 best-selling author of: Mindfulness Skills Workbook, Mindfulness Skills for Kids and Teens, ADHD: Non-Medication Treatments and Skills for Children and Teens, Mindfulness for Teens with ADHD, Mindfulness for Kids with ADHD, Mindfulness Skills for Kids Card Deck, and Radical Self-Care When You Are Ill Card Deck. She is an international speaker and retired psychotherapist and neurotherapist, who has been helping all ages thrive for over 30 years.
Recent Posts by Debra Burdick
Five ADHD Myths Busted!
If you know, or even think someone you know is dealing with ADHD, you’ll want to learn as much as you can about the way his or her brain works. This is especially true if you have an inexplicably hyperactive child or are in a serious relationship with someone who has ADHD. Thoroughly understanding the(read more)
Neurofeedback Treatment for Clients with ADHD
Neurofeedback is a specific type of biofeedback, which gives information to the client about his or her brain wave activity, and teaches them to control and regulate their brain and related emotions, behaviors and activity of the nervous system. During neurofeedback sessions, the practitioner will apply small electrodes to the scalp, which send the client’s(read more)
5 Ways to Stop Feeling Stressed Out
Do you ever feel stressed out, checked-out, exhausted or overwhelmed? You are not alone. Many people today struggle to ‘keep up’ with their own lives. Studies are clear that the effects of stress on your mind and body can be deadly. Therefore, it is important to learn how to gain control of the things in(read more)
Mindfulness – The Basics and Beyond 3-hour teletraining
Speaker: Debra Burdick, LCSWR, BCN Date: Thursdays, March 28, April 11, and April 18, 2013 Time: 9:00 – 10:00 PM EST (6PM PST, 8PM CST) Price: Regular $97. Early Bird Price of $47 expires midnight March 21st I just announced my intensive three-week mindfulness telesetraining, Mindfulness – the Basics and Beyond. Info and Sign up(read more)
ADHD: Can Mindfulness Help?
Can mindfulness help ADHD? Lidia Zylowska, MD of UCLA says ‘yes’. She and her colleagues conducted a feasibility study on mindfulness for teens and adults with ADHD. A majority of the participants reported decreased ADHD symptoms as well as less stress, anxiety, and depression. Cognitive testing showed improvements in attention, memory, and reasoning. What person(read more)