Sometimes, talk therapy isn’t enough.

Not because it’s lacking, but because the mind isn’t the only place where our stories live. Stress, trauma, and long-standing patterns often take root in the nervous system. Not just in our thoughts, but in our bodies, our reactions, and the ways we get stuck without knowing why.

That’s something the team at Noema Care, a clinic located in Toronto's West End, understands deeply. While talk therapy is central to their work, they also recognize that lasting change often needs more than insight alone. 

For some clients, especially those dealing with anxiety, burnout, or emotional overwhelm, it helps to bring the body and the brain into the process. 

That’s where neurofeedback comes in.

Neurofeedback offers a way to train the brain toward more balance and resilience. It provides insight into how the brain is functioning, highlights areas that might be out of sync, and helps reinforce healthier patterns over time. 

Using Myndlift’s neurofeedback platform, Noema Care’s clients can build regulation and resilience both in session and at home. It’s not a replacement for therapy, but a tool that can help the work go deeper.

When neurofeedback meets talk therapy

Understanding how the brain communicates and where it might be out of balance can help in creating an effective, personalized therapy plan.

At Noema Care, qEEG brain mapping is sometimes used to get a clearer picture of how the client's brain is functioning. These insights can help guide neurofeedback protocols by identifying which areas may be contributing to symptoms and how to support change more directly.

Furthermore, brain mapping plays a role in the assessment process, offering therapists a way to make sure the approach is aligned with what’s happening beneath the surface.

A way to measure client therapy progress

To make sure therapy is helping in the ways that matter most to each client, Noema Care uses a measurement-based approach that makes progress more visible. 

This means clients don’t have to rely solely on how they feel in the moment, but they can also gain clearer insight into their growth over time.

That might look like tracking symptom changes, visualizing patterns in brain activity through neurofeedback, or simply having more informed conversations in sessions.

It’s a way to make growth more tangible and to stay aligned with what’s helping.

Meet Karina: A therapist who brings warmth, humour, and joy to the work

Some therapists are all about structure. Others are all about insight. At Noema Care, clients will meet someone who offers a mix of insight and structure, alongside curiosity and dedication.

Karina's Waluk approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded. She’s not afraid to sit with what’s hard, but she also believes there’s space for humor, playfulness, and even joy in the process. 

"We’re all just humans trying to make it in this world; we’re wired for connection, prone to overthinking, and somehow expected to balance ambition, self-awareness, and a to-do list. Therapy is where you get to slow down, untangle stuff, and build a life that feels more aligned, more alive, and more yours", explains Karina. 

Karina Waluk draws from a range of modalities, including Gestalt therapy, ACT, neurofeedback, somatic therapy, DBT, solution-focused approaches, and Gottman relationship counseling. 

According to Karina, clients often come to Noema Care feeling like they’re managing well on the outside, but holding tension, questions, or unease on the inside. Therapy here isn't about rushing to solutions. It's about understanding yourself, finding what brings you joy and meaning, making space to untangle your thoughts and feelings, and building the tools to move forward.

Sometimes that includes talk therapy; other times, it means working with the body or using neurofeedback to support regulation at a deeper level. In both cases, it opens doors to greater calm, clarity, connection, and a stronger sense of self.

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Thinking of adding neurofeedback to your practice? Learn how Myndlift supports clinicians with flexible, data-backed care here.