🎙️ Dr. Tiff Thompson: Her Neurofeedback Journey & Career Path | NeuroNoodle Podcast

Join Jay Gunkelman, QEEGD (the man who has analyzed over 500,000 brain scans), Dr. Mari Swingle, and host Pete Jansons for another engaging NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast episode with special guest Dr. Tiff Thompson (clinical neuroscientist, educator, and CEO of NeuroField Neurotherapy), covering neuroscience, psychology, mental health, and brain training.

✅ Topic 1 Explained: Dr. Tiff Thompson’s journey from wind energy to neuroscience—building NeuroField Neurotherapy in Santa Barbara and launching The School of Neurotherapy.
✅ Topic 2 Deep Dive: Vagus nerve stimulation—who it helps, how it’s measured (HRV, tragus stimulation), and practical cautions.
✅ Topic 3 Insights: Standards, certifications, and the “circular firing squad”—BCIA/QEEG-D, databases, FDA, and why governance could accelerate adoption.

✅ Additional Topics:
🎯 Tiff’s professional background & intensive clinic model in Santa Barbara
💪 Mentorship vs. weekend courses; mapping out BCN → QEEG-D career paths
💡 NeuroField hardware/software & neuromodulation (tDCS/tACS, pEMF, photobiomodulation)
📻 Nick Dogris show clip: • Dr. Nicholas Dogris CEO and Co-founder of ...

😴 Dr. Mari’s apps: focus, calm, sleep potentiators
🖐️ Selling EEG vs. neurofeedback; niches & practice-building tips
📅 Live Q/A crossover: Governing groups & regulation https://youtube.com/live/b7rrGSjdPoA?...

🕒 Key Moments:
0:00 Welcome & panel opens (Jay, Mari, Pete) + guest Dr. Tiff Thompson
1:42 Tiff Thompson intro (clinical neuroscientist; educator; NeuroField Neurotherapy)
5:36 Tiff’s background: from rhetoric & wind energy to EEG and neurotherapy
9:11 Nick Dogris Show clip: • Dr. Nicholas Dogris CEO and Co-founder of ...
10:58 How Tiff started in neurofeedback; early training & mentorship
13:08 NeuroField overview (clinic & hardware/software): https://www.neurofieldneurotherapy.com/
13:52 Vagus nerve stimulation—candidates, HRV, tragus approach, cautions
14:55 Live Q/A tie-in: Governing groups & recognition https://youtube.com/live/b7rrGSjdPoA?...
17:45 Starting out: programs, training, and certifications (BCN, QEEG-D)
21:33 Infighting in the field; “circular firing squad” preview
24:25 Should neurofeedback be regulated? Boards, CPT, FDA, standards
43:43 EEG database competition; FDA, validity, clinical evidence
47:00 Is it easier to sell EEG vs. neurofeedback? Practice-building tips

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