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Bruce Ammons, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Neurofeedback provider

Bruce Ammons, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Neurofeedback provider
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Bruce Ammons, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Neurofeedback provider

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Professions: Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Marriage & Family Therapist
License Status: I'm a licensed professional.
Primary Credential: Clinical Psychologist
Telephone: 406-540-8533

Billing and Insurance:

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Session Fees: $235 per hour

Therapy in:

1821 South Ave. West

Suite 400C

Missoula, Montana, 59804

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What's My Approach to Therapy?

I take an holistic approach, examining the here-and-now reality of the person's experiential, physical, interpersonal, and intra-psychic worlds, helping my people optimize function and reduce strain. I believe in having the knowledge and networking developed to see that medical problems are addressed by skillful, trusted colleagues and then help clients address psychological issues, including nutritional, exercise-related, and sleep-related problems, as well as other problems due to over- or under-arousal of areas of the central nervous system. I strive to help people learn about themselves, especially how patterns of feeling, anxiety, and defenses affect the quality of their lives and how this old "habit malware" may be addressed by mindful choices promoting healthy changes for themselves and others around them.

My Practice & Services

Fee is $235 per hour, paid in cash at end of each session. I provide receipts for insurance filing by clients when requested. I ask clients to allow me to videotape all sessions as this is vital to providing the best possible care, important to my constant improvement in care provided, and can occasionally be used to give very important feedback to clients -- veridical, "that's me doing that", information. (Videotape doesn't lie and helps us achieve greater observing capacity, facilitating faster, more mindful change.)

Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With

* working together to positively change your implicit (unconscious) learned interpersonal procedures (how you interact with others): upping mindfulness of self, feelings, anxiety * rapidly reducing your anxiety * helping you face reality and feel much less confused by interactions with others * facilitating your will to change unhealthy physical and mental states to healthy ones: a "get it done" approach * co-creating changes that help you uncover your authentic, feeling self * learn to stop looking for others to provide what you need or for feedback that may not be accurate * become a beacon of healthy behavior for those around you and help them come unstuck too

Client Age Groups I Work With

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Elders

Languages

  • English

Groups I Work With

  • Any 16-older people who want to optimize their health by considering psychological issues through emotion-focused psychological work, healthy nutrition, sleep, and exercise; neurofeedback for ADHD, service-related PTSD and anger, athletes, and musicians (peak performance), ADHD and executive functioning assessment. Work with business executives who are stuck, anxious, or not progressing as they wish. The main form of psychotherapy I use, Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, helps unlock many sticky problems in all groups.

Industries & Communities Served

  • First Responder/Medical Professionals
  • Military/Law Enforcement
  • Self-Employed and Freelance Professionals

Client Challenges & Concerns I Address

  • Abandonment
  • Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
  • Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues
  • Academic Concerns
  • Addictions and Compulsions
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Aging and Geriatric Issues
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Bipolar
  • Blended Family Issues
  • Body Image
  • Breakup
  • Bullying
  • Caregiver Issues / Stress
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Communication Problems
  • Creative Blocks
  • Depression
  • Developmental Conditions (Autism, Aspergers, etc.)
  • Dissociation
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Eating and Food Issues
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • Emptiness
  • Exercise Addiction
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Family Problems
  • Fear
  • First Responders
  • Forgiveness
  • Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
  • Habits
  • Health / Illness / Medical Issues
  • Identity Issues
  • Inadequacy
  • Inattention, Impulsivity, and Hyperactivity (ADHD)
  • Individuation
  • Infidelity / Affair Recovery
  • Irritability
  • Isolation
  • Learning Difficulties
  • Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
  • Men's Issues
  • Midlife Crisis / Midlife Transition
  • Military and Veterans Issues
  • Mood Swings / Mood Disturbance
  • Obsessions and Compulsions (OCD)
  • Panic
  • Parenting
  • Perfectionism
  • Phobias
  • Physical Abuse
  • Posttraumatic Stress / Trauma
  • Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
  • Relationships and Marriage
  • Seasonal Affective (SAD)
  • Self-Actualization
  • Self-Care
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Self-Love
  • Sensitivity to Criticism
  • Sexual Assault / Abuse
  • Shame
  • Sleep Issues
  • Social Anxiety / Phobia
  • Somatization
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation and Behavior
  • Suspiciousness / Paranoia
  • Trust Issues
  • Workplace Issues
  • Worry
  • Worthlessness
  • Young Adult Issues

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