Behavioral Medicine Associates, Inc.

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John K. Nash, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist in the State of Minnesota. Dr. Nash received his Bachelor of Science degree in biology/biochemistry from Princeton University in 1968. He received a Master’s degree for work at the Institute for Neurological Science at the University of Pennsylvania. His Psychology Ph.D. is from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where his dissertation involved human EEG research on attention and perception. He received National Institutes of Health-sponsored postdoctoral training in one of the first four Behavioral Medicine training programs in the U.S., at the New Jersey Medical School. He completed his postdoctoral internship at the Clinical Psychology Department, Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. He has worked with psychological, emotional and physical problems for over 25 years, using cognitive behavior therapy and biofeedback.

Elizabeth (Liz) Nash, MA, LMFT, ATR-BC. earned her B.A. in Studio Art at the University of California, Santa Barbara and is a successful artist. She is a Board Certified as a Registered Art Therapist (ATR-BC),  the national credential in Art Therapy) and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Minnesota. Her Master of Arts degree is from the Alfred Adler Graduate School in counseling and art therapy. Ms. Nash won Adler’s Outstanding Thesis Award for her thesis on autism and the role of mirror neurons in the development of empathy. Her clinical work includes working with couples, with children and their families who are challenged with autism and related problems, as well as with children and adults with ADHD, trauma, anxiety and depression. She utilizes all forms of biofeedback to augment her therapeutic work.

Brenda Hightshoe, MA, LPCC also earned her Master's Degree at the Alfred Adler Graduate School. She's worked with us at Behavioral Medicine Associates for over 10 years. Brenda is expert in cognitive behavior therapy, biofeedback and neurofeedback. Her gentle and accepting style is very effective with all our clients. She works with children and adults with ADHD, anxiety, depression and trauma.

By considering your symptoms, your circumstances and your brain activity we can make the best recommendations regarding what treatment might be helpful. This approach - sometimes called "personalized medicine" - gives us the best chance of getting you the help you're looking for. 
 

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Behavioral Medicine Associates, Inc.'s founder is John K. Nash, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist in the State of Minnesota. Dr. Nash received his Bachelor of Science degree in biology/biochemistry from Princeton University in 1968. He received a Master’s degree for work at the Institute for Neurological Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

His Psychology Ph.D. is from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where his dissertation involved human EEG research on attention and perception. He received National Institutes of Health-sponsored postdoctoral training in one of the first four Behavioral Medicine training programs in the U.S., at the New Jersey Medical School. He completed his postdoctoral internship at the Clinical Psychology Department, Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. He has worked with psychological, emotional and physical problems for over 25 years, using cognitive behavior therapy and biofeedback.

Dr. Nash’s professional activities have included working in a large multi-specialty medical practice in the Twin Cities, being Clinical Director of a
Community Mental Health Center, evaluating human EEG and biofeedback research for NASA and operating his own private practice in the Twin Cities since 1987.

Dr. Nash helped found the International Society for Neurofeedback and Research in 1992 and was its President in 2000 and again in 2009. He has published on neurotherapy and EEG in peer reviewed journals including Clinical Electrophysiology, Journal of Adult Development, Memory and Cognition and Psychophysiology. Dr. Nash is a peer-reviewer for human EEG and behavioral medicine articles for the scientific journals Pediatrics, EEG & Clinical Neuroscience, and Psychophysiology. He was a Consulting Editor for the Journal of Neurotherapy. He also has extensive experience speaking and consulting with management and professional groups.
 

Dr. Nash has over 25 years of academic training and practical experience in neurobiology and psychophysiology and in how to apply this knowledge to help you meet your goals.