Neuropsychological Behaviouralism

We All Start Somewhere.

FIRST BELIEF

The brain is a beautiful and mysterious organ.

SECOND BELIEF

Our thoughts, both conscious and subconscious, affect us.

THIRD BELIEF

When we understand our subconscious thoughts and learn to reshape them, we find true freedom.

What is Neuropsychological Behaviouralism (NPB)?

NPB is rooted in core neuropsychological science. Neuropsychology studies the relationship between brain function and behaviour, examining how brain structures influence cognition, emotion, and behaviour in both typical and atypical states. NPB employs a bottom-up methodology, directly applying brain function knowledge to understand behavioural presentations.

Consider attention difficulties: rather than defaulting to an ADHD diagnosis, NPB investigates which specific brain regions may be contributing to the challenges. Through thorough assessment, clinical interviews, and comprehensive history-taking, practitioners identify the precise brain region involved. This region's unique functional requirements then dictate the treatment approach. Since each brain region has specific roles and support needs, these become the blueprint for personalized intervention protocols. Over the past decade, NPB has demonstrated exceptional outcomes across all age groups—children, adolescents, and adults. Emotional Integrative Therapy operates on these NPB foundations.

THIS IS MY STORY.

I hope you find it real, yet profound. :)

MY APPROACH

Finding Joy in the Simple Moments

This photo captures everything I believe about true emotional wellness. It might seem like just a fun family moment, but to me, it represents what's possible when your brain is working in harmony—pure, spontaneous joy shared with the people you love.

We weren't on some exotic vacation or special occasion. This was just us at our local mall, but we were fully present, completely connected, and radiating genuine happiness together. No anxiety clouding the moment, no depression weighing us down, no pressure to be anywhere else—just the beautiful evidence of integrated brains sharing authentic joy.

This is what I help people rediscover - their "joie de vivre" (see above for an explanation of the term.) When your nervous system is regulated and your emotions are integrated, these moments of pure delight become natural again. Psychology shows us that these experiences create those lovely little dopamine rewards that build a life founded on genuine happiness.

What makes Emotional Integrative Therapy different is that I take the fascinating world of neuropsychology and make it work in your everyday life. It's not about managing symptoms in a therapist's office—it's about rewiring your brain so you can experience this kind of spontaneous joy with your morning coffee, a conversation with a friend, or yes, even a trip to the mall.

I wish this for you: to live free from the patterns that steal your joy and to rediscover your own beautiful joie de vivre.

Dr. Marie

TESTIMONIALS.

Let Others Inspire You.

"The mind is everything. What you think you become."

Proverb

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Why I Created This Revolutionary Approach to Mental Health

For years, I watched brilliant, capable clients struggle with traditional therapy approaches that taught them to "manage" their symptoms indefinitely. Despite countless sessions, medications, and every coping strategy in the book, they remained trapped in cycles of anxiety and depression—getting temporary relief but never experiencing true freedom.

As a psychologist, this broke my heart. I knew there had to be a better way.

Then I discovered something that changed everything.

As someone who survived severe childhood trauma with an ACE score of 8 out of 10, I knew firsthand what it felt like to be imprisoned by anxiety. At 19, I realized I was on a dangerous emotional path—the pressure felt unbearable and I knew I needed to make a drastic change or I might not survive.

But through my own transformation—going from presenting with severe trauma symptoms to the emotional stability of someone with an ACE score of just 1—I uncovered the missing piece that traditional approaches were completely overlooking.

I had somehow gotten myself out of the cycle, but I needed to understand exactly why and how. This launched me into years of additional research and study, pursuing neuropsychology and advanced brain science to decode what had actually happened in my transformation.

What I discovered shocked me: The problem wasn't in people's minds. It was in their nervous systems with the key being in the brain stem.

Your body gets stuck in fight-or-flight mode, constantly scanning for threats even when you're perfectly safe. No amount of talking or thinking can override this when your brainstem believes you're in danger.

That's why I developed Emotional Integrative Therapy (EIT)—the first complete system that addresses anxiety and depression at their neurobiological roots, not just their symptoms. EIT guided my development of NPB.