I’m giving this center two stars instead of one because Dr. Villanueva is very knowledgeable and doing Neurofeedback with him was helpful. However his behavior is very unprofessional to the point of verbal abuse, and when I told him it made me feel unsafe because of my past trauma, he refused to take any accountability or talk to me about it at all. I ended up quitting after a session where he yelled and swore and me while I cried. So unless you have a very thick skin I would recommend getting help elsewhere.

It has been an interesting yet productive 3 months since I began working with Dr. Villanueva. I am very type A, inherently anxious, and fanatical about pushing forward. Over the years I partly lost touch with reality and felt myself drifting into hypomanic episodes.I am the same person, deep down I dont know that any of us can change that. I do however perceive life with a more refreshing filter. I am tremendously more patient, the quality of my sleep has improved dramatically, and I take life for what it is.I can imagine the science of NF is linear, however Dr. V is one of the most sincere and helpful people I have met. He is direct, highly intelligent, and wonderful at breaking down incredulous thought patterns. He is an honest person who truly enjoys his line of work and helping others succeed.

Dr. Villanuevas work literally changed my life. I slept poorly for over 15 years, had panic attacks, was often anxious and depressed, and was told I might have PTSD. I bought 15 sessions, and before the 15 sessions were up my life had already changed. Nearly one year later I still sleep extremely well every night. My mind is more focused, and when life feels stressful I am able to bounce back very quickly. Honestly, I wish I could jump through your computer screen, shake you, and ask why you are still reading this instead of calling him.After the first 15 sessions, and after about 4 months I called him again because I was trying to cope with a divorce as best I could. He helped tremendously.I am sure that everyone could benefit from his work, as we all could use a little help, not just people suffering from chronic issues.Please note that his manner is very direct, which can be unexpected, but his directness cuts right to the point and saves time.I cannot recommend him more highly.

Dr. Villanueva understand my brain problem exactly using brain mapping. He just came up with a tremendous Neurofeedback and identified it well. I would say thank you so much ..

I had the opportunity to have a series of neurofeedback sessions with Dr. Villanueva when I was in San Diego visiting my daughter. Through the brain mapping, Dr. V was able to accurately identify very specific areas of cognitive and emotional issues that had potential for becoming issues in my life - and he was absolutely on target with his evaluations. He speaks straightforwardly, gets right to the point and does so in a compassionate manner. From what he saw in my brain waves, he quickly came to know me maybe better than I admitted to knowing myself!Through the process, I gained a deep respect for this man, his extensive knowledge of neuroscience and his ability to use this knowledge to make my life better. I am a retired mental health provider myself and would have relished the opportunity to have learned from and made referrals to on behalf of my clients.You should definitely gift yourself an appointment with him to learn this about The AlphTheta Center yourself!!!

I had heard that brain mapping and neurofeedback could help my son who struggled with anxiety, ADHD, emotional and post concussive issues and some addictions. I found Dr. Villanueva at the Alpha Theta Center who worked with my son for the next 4 months. I credit Dr. V. with getting my son through his last semester of college and helping him get off a pretty serious addiction to pot. Our son wanted to feel better but Dr. V told him very directly that he wouldnt treat him unless he was drug and alcohol free and our son, through Dr. Vs encouragement, became very motivated to give it up. Dr. V clearly cared deeply about my son and his well-being and our son felt safe and cared for in his meetings/treatments. Michael is very bright and really on the cutting edge of treating and curing disorders like PTSD, ADHD, depression, anxiety and post concussive disorders rather than just medicating for them. If I could give him 10 stars, I would!

Knew very little about Neurofeedback until I watched a YouTube video(amazing transformation of a soldier, neurofeeedback, Dr. Villanueva). This video is a compelling look at an Army combat soldiers thoughts on how NFB helped him with PTSD, most likely brain injury and sleep disturbances post war deployment. I literally experienced goose bumps and got teary eyed watching this video. I was fascinated with the changes that this soldier expressed and the impact NFB played in helping multiple issues this man suffered from. It was at this point when I realized there had to be something significant about NFB and its ability to help folks with various health issues.My experience of the Alpha Theta Center and more importantly Dr. Villanuevas skills and knowledge of NFB have been blowing me away by the results of my personal treatments I have experienced. First off, the Alpha Theta Center is a warm, pleasant, sanctuary of an office. It provides a very comfortable space to be in. Dr. Villanueva has an uncanny ability to zero in on what areas of treatment are needed. He goes about his business of healing and helping clients with compassion, knowledge of his field and a true desire to really want to help alleviate ones personal issues. Some of the personal benefits I have experienced with NFB include : an increase in restful sleep, focus in my daily life has improved, calmer state of being and my personal favorite-an increased ability to be dialed into my atheletic pursuits. I am much more effieciant as a swimmer. Its quite apparent to me that I am so much more dialed into the performance and mechanics of swim strokes.The most recent issue I have been suffering from is Planter Fasciitis ( painful inflammation of the thick band of tissue that connects the heel bone to the toes). Dr Villanueva treated me with 5-6 sessions of PMF waves ( Pulsating Magnetic Frequency). My heel pain that was problematic for 6 months to the point where I was was barely able to walk at times, is now pretty much healed! Very little discomfort and I feel like I am back to 90% of my original ability to function with my foot/heel.I would highly recommend Dr. Villanueva as a practitioner whose knowledge and skills are top in his field of psycholgy and Neurofeedback practices.

I am writting this review as a recommendation of Dr. Villanueva and the Alpha Theta Center. I have had extensive Neurofeedback at Alpha Theta Center. It is remarkable the difference it has made. I suffer from a low lying depression at times. I have had many hours of traditional therapy and while it helped a bit, I think it is difficult for a therapist to make a significant change in a psyche that has been through multiple traumas by talking or listening and giving feedback. My problem was at a deeper level. I became disalusioned with the traditional model of talk therapy ( but not until after many hours/years of trying!) and just figured I would live with this, likely forever. I came to Dr. Villanueva pretty skeptical but facinated by the concept that you could train the brain to levels of normalcy. Wow how is that possible? I begain working with Dr. Villanueva and what was striking was that I noticed almost immediate change. My focused improved right away. The brain fog that had been a large part of my depression lifted. My sleep improved and my overall outlook was better. I was able to do some of the deeper work I had been trying to do (without result) and see a marked improvement. My energy shifted as well and I was able to be more efficient at work, for longer periods of time. Truly remarkable.Doctor Villanueva is a compassionate, caring doctor who works tirelessly for his patients. Because I work long days,sometimes the standard hours that therapists offices are open, wont work for me. Doctor Villanueva would see me very early or sometimes late at night or on weekends. He would always find a way to fit my session in somehow. When we began to work on some of my deeper issues, the compassion he showed was really profound and as important in my healing as the therapy itself. I could not have explored those issues again without feeling safe. Dr. Villanueva gave me that kind or reasurance that I was in a very protected space, so that I could do the hard work. Neurofeedback is amazing. I would never have believed that it was possible to do this and once I got passed that I would have been shocked to find that it works. But it works!I sent my daughter to Doctor Villanueva and she has had remarkable results including a lessoning of severe debilitating migraines by about 80%. Nothing else has worked and we have spent countless dollars and Doctors visits trying. I could go on, but if I were to sum this up in one or two sentences it would be this: If you have tried many types of therapy and medications and it has not worked,dont give up,go to Dr. Villanueva and give this a try. You have very little to lose and if it works for you, then you are one more person who is relieved from needless suffering. Check out the video on his website of the soldier in Afganistan....remarkable. That is a good representation of the fundemental change this work can make. It is how I felt, tired weary and emotionally flatline to vibrant and energetic. I am grateful that the Alpha Theta Center exists under the kind and expert leadership of Dr. Villanueva. He is one of the good guys- for sure!