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Ken Fogel
Clinical Consultant
Email Dr. Ken Fogel ken@brainfitnessinc.com
Ken has offered clinical services to adults, adolescents, and children in a diverse range of settings, such as Chicago Read Mental Health Center, MacNeal Hospital, and Humana Behavioral Health Services. Dr. Fogel is also experienced in psychological assessment, and consults with various State departments regarding services for people in need, including the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, and the Illinois Department of Human Services—Office of Rehabilitation Services. He is currently an assistant professor at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, teaching assessment and physiology related courses to graduate students.

Dr. Fogel. Ken Fogel holds three Bachelor degrees from McGill University in Canada (Physiology, Education, and Psychology). After teaching for several years, he returned to graduate school to expand his skills. He received his Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2000.

Drawing upon his diverse education and training, Dr. Fogel brings a unique perspective to his work. His background knowledge about human physiology has been integrated with an appreciation of artistic and spiritual influences, and this fuels his approach to therapy and teaching. In a sense, Dr. Fogel is a combination of “right-brain/left-brain,” oriented to education and growth.

Dr. Fogel’s areas of interest center on the development of identity and its associated fears and pains. As we struggle and strive to create meaning in our lives, we weigh the costs and benefits of our chosen (and not-so-chosen) life strategies. The point where many people come to therapy is a moment of feeling “stuck,” where old patterns don’t seem to work as well, but “updating one’s system to Coping 2.0” seems too scary. Therapy and neurofeedback can be very helpful in this struggle, for alleviating the depression and easing the anxiety involved in the work, for investigating options and opening new doors, and for strengthening a sense of purpose and meaning.

Recently, discoveries and findings from neuroscience have been steadily blurring the line between “brain” and “mind,” and between “body” and “spirit.” With his background in physiology, and ongoing efforts to understand the complex territory of the brain, Dr. Fogel seeks to ground therapeutic work in neurological research that grows almost daily. By striving to demystify this new information that is hovering around us, Dr. Fogel works to free the inherent potential that every person carries to heal the self.

Searching for “reasons” under seemingly self-defeating behaviors, exploring emotions, attitudes, and beliefs, and investigating the relationship dynamics in clients’ lives, Dr. Fogel blends elements of spirituality, biology, humor, and metaphor in his work. In this way, the therapy process reflects the mixture of science, art, and spirit that makes up the total human being.