4855 North Mesa Street ste 126 e, El Paso, TX, USA
Traci Presley, Licensed Professional Counselor & Brain Coach
Traci Presley, M.A. LPC, Neuropsychotherapist
4855 N. Mesa Ste. 126- E
El Paso, Texas 79912
915.588.9901
Where neuroscience, psychology & the soul meet
WHAT IS NEUROPSYCHOLOGY?
Neuropsychology looks at how the brain affects the way we think, feel, and behave. It helps us understand what happens when something—like an injury or illness—changes how the brain works. We study whether those changes come from something physical (like brain damage, TBI, environmental toxins, or disease) or something more psychological
Neuropsychology looks at how the brain affects the way we think, feel, and behave. It helps us understand what happens when something—like an injury or illness—changes how the brain works. We study whether those changes come from something physical (like brain damage, TBI, environmental toxins, or disease) or something more psychological (like stress, trauma, or mental health issues).
In many cases, it’s a mix of both. My job is to figure out what’s really going on underneath the changes in thinking, mood, or personality.
So, the question is: how to move forward.
Knowing how your brain has changed after a trauma, loss, illness or injury is key to understanding how to adapt, recover, and take back control of your life. It’s an important and empowering part of the healing process. This is the new and cutting-edge of psychotherapy. Where neuroscience, psychology, body work, and the soul come together for a whole-person approach!
El Paso's Top Rated Therapist 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025!
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we are all learners, doers & teachers
HI! I am Traci! (Those are my kids, Emma, 23, and Sebastian, 22 - Dominic, 24, is in florida!)
Where neuroscience, psychology and the soul come together!
I help individuals restore balance between the brain, mind, body, and spirit, empowering them to become the best version of themselves and optimize their lives. The skills you'll learn will activate neuroplasticity and build lasting resilience. I teach practical, evidence-based coping strategies that help you perform at your best and manage mental health challenges effectively.
Every person is unique, so I tailor a personalized plan for each individual, working together as a team to achieve your personal, professional, educational, physical, and career goals. With my 11-step system and a diverse toolkit of modalities, I guide you in restoring life balance and unlocking your full potential.
You're not alone in this journey—I’ve got your back!
How do we get this done?
Neuropsychotherapy. It combines neuroscience with psychotherapy. It’s a perspective that explores how the brain functions on both biological, emotional, and social levels which allows an uniquely effective clinical practice.
WHO I HELP
I specialize in treating a wide range of mental health conditions, including anxiety disorders like Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), social anxiety, panic disorder, and phobias. I also provide support for individuals dealing with depression, including Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder, as well as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I help clients manage neurodevelopmental challenges such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), as well as eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating. Additionally, I work with those struggling with substance use disorders, insomnia, sleep issues, chronic stress, and psychosis.
I also treat dissociative disorders, anger management issues, health anxiety, grief and loss, cognitive disorders (including Alzheimer's and dementia), and self-esteem issues. Whether you're facing a specific mental health challenge or seeking general support to improve your well-being, I provide personalized, evidence-based treatment to help you regain balance and thrive.
SPEICALIZED TRAINING
I have a certification in the following:
EMDR
Internal Family Systems
Brain Coach with the Amen Clinics
OCD - Exposure Response Prevention
What is a Certified Brain Coach for the Amen Clinics?
ARe you ready to change your brain & change your life?
What is an Amen Clinic Certified Brain Health Coach?
All aspects of The Brain Health Coaching Certification Course ensures that I will be able to offer the best and latest advances in brain-health care.
Brain Health Coaching is an exciting new discipline. This certification ensures that I completed a comprehensive clinical course on the neurobiology of everyday life. Practical neuroscience makes me a better clinician that offers you cutting-edge neurobiological information on brain-behavior systems, nutrition/gut-brain connections, hormones and the brain and brain-directed supplements.
Brain Coaching from the Amen Clinics Perspective
Brain Coaching, as developed and popularized by Dr. Daniel Amen and the Amen Clinics, is a structured approach that helps individuals optimize brain function to improve their mental health, focus, mood, relationships, and overall performance.
Rather than focusing only on psychological symptoms, Amen-style brain coaching emphasizes understanding the biological and functional roots of behavior — particularly how brain health drives mind health.
Core Principles
- Change your brain, change your life: Mental health issues are often brain health issues.
- The brain can improve: With proper care, the brain is capable of healing and neuroplastic change.
- Whole-person approach: True wellness integrates biology, psychology, social connection, and spirituality.
- Targeted strategies: Recommendations are personalized based on brain type, lifestyle habits, nutrition, and cognitive patterns — brain scan NOT needed.
Brain Coaching Goals
- Strengthen focus, memory, and emotional regulation
- Manage anxiety, depression, and impulsivity
- Optimize sleep, nutrition, and physical health for brain performanc
- Cultivate healthier thought patterns and relationships
- Build brain habits that support long-term resilience and joy
My Methods Include
- Brain-type–specific nutrition and supplements
- Cognitive and behavioral retraining
- Emotional regulation and relaxation techniques
- Lifestyle coaching (exercise, sleep, toxins, digital habits)
- Mindfulness and gratitude practices
- Neuropsychological education (learning how your brain works)
- Tackling Automatic Negative Thinking also known as thinking errors
- Somatic Therapy - Body work to get the trauama out of the body
- Gut health
- EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Processing
- Traditional psychotherapeutic modalities
- so many more!
DR. AMEN IS A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, DOUBLE BOARD-CERTIFIED PSYCHIATRIST, PROFESSOR, AND BRAIN HEALTH EXPERT.
He’s a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a pioneer in brain SPECT imaging. His research on brain imaging was ranked #19 out of the top 100 stories in science in 2015 by Discover Magazine.He believes that brain health is the key to all health, happiness, and success. He’s passionate about helping people have better brains to live better lives.His clinics see over 4,000 patients a month and continue to grow. His public television programs on brain and mental health have aired over 80,000 times and have been watched by millions of people.Thousands of healthcare professionals and coaches from around the world have become Certified Brain Health Coaches with Dr. Amen’s groundbreaking course.
PLEASE NOTE: I DO NOT DO BRAIN SCANS HERE BUT I HAVE A TOOLBOX PROVIDED BY THE AMEN CLINICS TO HELP DETERMINE WHAT DIRECTION WE CAN GO IN FOR YOUR BRAIN OPTIMIZATION. I will do this using sets of questionnaires for adults or teens that help me identify which part of the brain we need to work on. I work in tandem with Psychiatrist, Dr. H. Uga, here in El Paso, Texas who can help get you the GenoMind, a mental health DNA company whose mission is, "We empower your clinician with unmatched genetic insights to help you avoid the painful process of treatment by trial and error."
THIS IS WHAT I LEARNED AT THE AMEN UNIVERSITY - I CAN TEACH YOU THIS TOO!
- Specify the 11 Principles to Change Your Brain and Life
- Identify Brain-Behavior Systems: Functions, Problems, Solutions
- Analyze 7 Subtypes of ADD, 7 subtypes of Anxiety, Depression, Obesity and Aggression
- Apply Neuroimaging: How Looking at the Brain Changes Everything
- Describe how to construct Amen Clinics Method/Healing in 4 Circles
- List Brain-Directed Supplements
- Identify Ways to Boost Brain Reserve
- Discuss the importance of Physical Exercise and how it impacts Brain Health
- Explain Nutrition/Gut-Brain Connections
- Examine the Science of Self-Control
- Kill the ANTs (Automatic Negative Thoughts) and Redirect Thoughts
- Describe how to employ Innovative Treatments
- Discuss the importance of decreasing the Risk for Brain Aging, Alzheimer’s and Other Forms of Dementia
- Discuss methods for creating Brain-Healthy Communities
- Demonstrate how to Coach Others to Brain Health
- Identify Addictive Behaviors as brain-based disorders
- Classify the 6 Addiction-based brain subtypes
- Analyze Treatment Protocols specific to the 6 Addiction-based brain subtypes
- Demonstrate how to implement a brain-healthy Addiction Treatment Protocol into your practice or treatment facility
- Explore practical information about the complexities of Hormones and their influence on your Health and Relationships
Myndlift® neruofeedback
It is all about changing our brainwaves - neuroplasticity!
Brain activity
Electrical signals generated in the brain can reflect your current mental state. We use EEG to measure this brain activity in real time.
Brainwave decomposition
Myndlift separates the raw brain activity into distinct brainwaves that may be associated with a particular mental state. For example, alpha brainwaves usually signify a relaxed state.
Personalized training
Myndlift offers customized training plans.
After an assessment, your neurofeedback expert will create an individualized plan with a custom neurofeedback protocol given your current mental state and goals. For example: up-training alpha and down-training high beta.
Mental training
Train your brain by playing specialized games or watching videos. When your brainwaves are in the target range, you will advance in the game or have a crisper viewing experience. This real-time monitoring and rewarding is known as operant conditioning.
Practice makes perfect
By training consistently over time, operant conditioning can retrain your brain activity, optimizing your mental state, with implications for improved focus, reduced anxiety and more.
Over 50 years of application...now portable & affordable
How is the training done?
Before Myndlift
The only way to train using neurofeedback was in specialized clinics that required multiple visits due to the complexity of EEG.
After Myndlift
We work with the Muse EEG brain-training headband and an electrode for flexible sensing to offer neurofeedback training anywhere, anytime, with remote professional supervision.
Evidence-based research
There are 700+ peer-reviewed studies using neurofeedback in the scientific literature, with demonstrated efficacy in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addiction and more.
Learn about the science and research behind neurofeedback →
Clinical caliber system
Myndlift is a clinical caliber system, built and implemented in clinical practice with the help of hundreds of mental health and neurofeedback practitioners worldwide.
Read the results of our most recent peer-reviewed study
Getting to know you
Myndlift’s brain health assessment provides a detailed snapshot of your unique brain activity.
Remote care
Your professional neurofeedback expert will devise a personalized training plan and monitor your progress remotely so that you achieve the best brain training results.
For info only. No longer offereing neruofeedback! Maybe some
What Does Science Say About Neurofeedback?
Updated: Jul 6, 2022
Neurofeedback is a powerful non-invasive strategy to alter brain function, alleviate certain psychological symptoms, and enhance cognitive performance. It has been around for more than 50 years, with hundreds of neurofeedback research studies supporting its efficacy.
Many mental health professionals use it as a stand-alone therapy and as a complementary approach to counseling or medication as a way to provide comprehensive care. According to neurofeedback studies, due to its usability advantages, anyone can benefit from it, including clients with severe symptoms and resistance to other treatments.
We've done the work and looked over hundreds of these neurofeedback studies for you, categorizing them based on different brain use cases including:
One of the main challenges of addictive disorders is regulating temptation and cravings for substances in individuals. Neurofeedback research studies have shown that neurofeedback decreases cravings and improves general mental health.
Specifically, EEG neurofeedback demonstrated positive outcomes in well-controlled intervention studies, good adherence, reduced addiction severity, and psychological benefits.
Read our comprehensive summary of neurofeedback for addictive disorders research
Certain EEG features have been linked to symptoms such as poor cognitive performance, atrophy of thalamus, hippocampus, and basal ganglia, as well as the formation of amyloid-beta plaques.
According to neurofeedback research studies, there's a demonstrated evidence of improving cognitive function and reducing cognitive decline for conditions such as stroke, and multiple sclerosis, with a focus on Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia, and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a pre-dementia condition.
Read our comprehensive summary of neurofeedback for cognitive decline research
When there is an imbalance in brain wave activity, such as increased left frontal alpha (8-12 Hz), suggesting less activation and inability to regulate the subcortical regions that underlie depression, a physiological predisposition for depression occurs.
According to research, two neurofeedback protocols (alpha asymmetry protocol and enhancing beta and inhibiting theta or alpha at C3) can modify this suboptimal brain state.
Read our comprehensive summary of neurofeedback for depression research
For 'peak' or 'optimal' performance, EEG neurofeedback focuses on enhancing brain activity in healthy individuals to attain maximum brain functioning and memory improvement. Peak performance neurofeedback protocols are specifically designed to manage levels of arousal, attention, and motivation while maximizing autonomic control and the ability to shift states.
Specifically, neurofeedback may optimize cognitive processing and learning by altering the white matter and gray matter volumes and speeding up neural network conduction.
Read our comprehensive summary of neurofeedback for peak performance research
Anxiety is frequently associated with decreased alpha waves and increased beta waves. It also alters brain function by weakening the connections between the amygdala and the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex.
According to studies, neurofeedback may improve the communication between the amygdala and the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex. When the connection is established again, the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex is better able to respond appropriately to possible threats, which reduces the impulsive, hyperactive behaviors commonly linked to anxiety. Read our comprehensive summary of neurofeedback for anxiety research
In those with PTSD, the regions of the brain that detect danger are constantly on high alert, and even the smallest hint of a threat can set off an acute stress response. As a result, individuals may experience memory loss, lose control over their impulses, and run the danger of becoming stuck in a protracted state of intense emotional sensitivity.
With alpha-theta neurofeedback training, individuals can reach a state of deep relaxation, where memories can safely resurface and, as a result, be processed. This way, traumatic events may be safely re-experienced, and new associations fostered.
Read our comprehensive summary of neurofeedback for PTSD research
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is a neurobehavioral condition characterized by a persistent pattern of impulsivity and/or hyperactivity.
In certain studies, neurofeedback has been proven to be as effective as medication in addressing the symptoms of inattention and impulsivity. It may be used with other forms of therapy, such as medication or behavioral therapy.
Read our comprehensive summary of neurofeedback for ADHD research
In the series of articles linked above, apart from presenting scientific evidence of neurofeedback efficacy for different mental health issues, we also explained how this type of therapy could be utilized to alleviate certain symptoms and/or improve cognitive functioning.
A PDF containing the above neurofeedback research summaries and a categorized reference list is embedded here to provide the necessary information for readers to locate and retrieve any source that was cited in this article.
Feel free to view or download the research summaries from here.
Internal Family Systems
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS is a transformative tool that conceives every human being as a system of protective and wounded inner parts lead by a core Self. We believe the mind is naturally multiple and that is a good thing. Just like members of a family, inner parts are forced from their valuable states into extreme roles within us. Self is in everyone. It can’t be damaged. It knows how to heal.
IFS is frequently used as an evidence-based psychotherapy, helping people heal by accessing and healing their protective and wounded inner parts. IFS creates inner and outer connectedness by helping people first access their Self and, from that core, come to understand and heal their parts.
But IFS is much more than a non-pathologizing evidence-based psychotherapy to be used in a clinical setting. It is also a way of understanding personal and intimate relationships and stepping into life with the 8 Cs: confidence, calm, compassion, courage, creativity, clarity, curiosity, and connectedness. Professionals from many different backgrounds such as, but not limited to, legal mediation, school administration, life coaches and religious leaders may utilize IFS to inform and guide their work. Our growing list of educational programs aims to serve not only therapists but the wider public and other professions.
Access Bars Certified Practitioner
What is Access Bars®?
Create greater ease, joy and abundance in your life with Access Bars®.There are 32 points on your head which, when gently touched, effortlessly and easily release anything that doesn’t allow you to receive. It’s like hitting the delete button on your computer.
All of the thoughts, feelings, and emotions that keep you stuck, that keep you repeating the same patterns in your life over and over again, are released.
Thousands of people have used Access Bars to change many aspects of their their life including sleep, health and weight, money, anxiety, stress and so much more. At worst you will feel like you have just had a great massage. At best your whole life can change into something greater with total ease.
How does life get better than that?