Services

BMNA opened its doors in May of 2002. Cynthia Kindgren, MS/LCPC is the founder. Cynthia Kindgren, MS/LCPC and Barbara Hallstrom, MSW/LCSW are partners/co-owners. We provide psychological and neuropsychological services to approximately 700-800 people in the Rockford area each year.

Utilizing an eclectic approach, we provide counseling, neuropsychological testing, hypnosis, cognitive re-training and pain evaluations for people in the greater Rockford area in a combined effort to educate and guide individuals and their families facing difficult situations.

We provide a variety of behavioral health services including:

Counseling/Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy is used to treat a variety of emotional issues. The most common are depression and anxiety. Our office specializes in the psychological treatment of individuals, couples, and families struggling with some type of medical condition. Psychotherapy is the treatment of these conditions with the use of insight, support, education, instruction or a combination of these techniques used to improve in individual's, couple's or family's ability to perceive the issues realistically and cope with the condition(s). Relaxation techniques are also often used to aid in reduction of stress and reduction of chronic pain.  

EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful method of psychotherapy. To date, EMDR has helped an estimated two million people of all ages relieve many types of psychological distress. EMDR seems to have a direct effect on the way that the brain processes information. Scientific research has established EMDR as effective for post traumatic stress. However, clinicians also have reported success using EMDR in treatment of the following conditions: depression, personality disorders, panic attacks, complicated grief, dissociative disorder, disturbing memories, phobias, pain disorders, eating disorders, performance anxiety, stress reduction, addictions, sexual and/or physical abuse, and body dysmorphic disorder. During EMDR the client attends to emotionally disturbing material in brief sequential doses while simultaneously focusing on an external stimulus.      

Evaluation and Treatment of Chronic Pain

Help improve your understanding on how the mind and body are connected. Learn basic relaxation techniques and ways to change your thinking for pain reduction,healing and coping. Learn how to minimize the negative effects of serious injury or illness on your relationships. Treatment involves psychotherapy, hypnosis, and/or EMDR.    

Cognitive Retraining

This service is most often provided following a traumatic brain injury or stroke. It can be used to improve thinking skills in individuals with multiple sclerosis, brain tumor and other neurological conditions as well as improve attention and impulse control in individuals with attention deficit hyper activity disorder. Cognitive retraining can be defined as a treatment that uses specialized exercises to aid an individual in improving their memory, attention, problem solving and/or organizational skills. We use a combination of techniques addressing issues such as anxiety and frustration during the exercises and offer ways to maximize function in each individual. Our licensed therapists have years of experience in treating individuals and supporting families struggling with loss or decline in thinking skills. We have seen the improvements that can be made using these techniques and clinical studies continue to validate the benefit of this service.

Neuropsychological Testing

This service is often provided for individuals following neurological injury or illness such as dementia, stroke, traumatic brain injury, brain cancer or multiple sclerosis. It can also be used to assist in diagnosing ADHD and/or learning disabilities. The purpose of this testing can be varied but often involves providing some type of recommendations for families, physicians and/or the individual regarding the individual’s ability to function in specific ways, such as returning to work, returning to driving, returning to school and/or the ability to live or function independently. This service consist of two or three appointments (depending upon each individuals needs) The appointments involve gathering a detailed history and measuring an individual’s memory, attention, problem solving and organizational abilities through observation and standardized testing. Neuropsychological testing is often used in workmen’s compensation and forensic cases to validate or refute a claim.