Transformative Neurotherapy Podcast

Breaking the Therapy Barrier: Dr. Heather Putney’s Neuro Revolution

• Dr. Heather Putney • Episode 1

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Meet the Host: Dr. Heather Putney — Founder and Executive Director of Transformative Neurotherapy

What happens when traditional therapy hits a wall? For Dr. Heather Putney, this question became the catalyst for a revolutionary approach to mental health. After founding Untethered Therapy in 2014, she noticed that despite using cutting-edge therapeutic modalities, some clients remained frustratingly "brain stuck." Rather than accepting this limitation, she dove back into her biology roots to find answers.

Dr. Putney's journey from aspiring veterinarian to pioneering neurotherapist reveals how unexpected paths often lead to breakthrough innovations. "I originally thought I was going to be a veterinarian," she shares, "but I felt redirected towards human psychology... it was more important to save families and that would have a longer legacy." This pivotal shift led her to establish Untethered Therapy, focusing initially on couples work before expanding into addiction and trauma recovery.

The founding of Transformative Neurotherapy came from Dr. Putney's determination to address healing at the physiological level. By researching neurofeedback and ultimately developing neuromodulation techniques, she created a holistic approach that complements traditional therapy by targeting the biological foundations of psychological challenges. Her refreshingly straightforward motivation? "To help people heal faster. I'm not a very patient person and I don't like suffering for myself, my kids, or anyone around me." This commitment to efficiency and relief drives her mission to help people reach their "highest and best selves" without unnecessary delay or struggle. Ready to experience what happens when biology meets psychology in your healing journey? Connect with Dr. Putney's team to discover how your brain can finally work for you instead of against you.

To learn more about Transformative Neurotherapy visit:

https://www.TransformativeNeurotherapy.org

Transformative Neurotherapy

570 Lincoln Ave.

Bellevue, PA 15202

412-204-7397

Speaker 1:

Welcome to the Transformative Neurotherapy Podcast with your host, dr Heather Putney, founder and Executive Director of Transformative Neurotherapy. This is the place where healing happens faster, because, let's face it, your brain doesn't come with an owner's manual until now. Here we take a holistic approach to brain health, bringing together science, mind-body harmony and the tools you need to optimize your well-being. Whether you're a high performer, executive, athlete, longevity hacker or just someone tired of your brain working against you, dr Putney is here to help you unlock your full potential. From brain fog to chronic stress, we're covering it all so you can finally experience brain health, mind harmony and total well-being. Ready to get unstuck? Let's get started. Hello, welcome everyone.

Speaker 2:

I'm Lila Carter, co-host and producer here in the studio with Dr Heather Putney, founder and executive director of Transformative Neurotherapy. Dr Putney, how's it going? It's going great. Awesome Over the years you've grown a remarkable following. However, some listeners might not be familiar with your full journey, so let's take it from the top here. Could you share a little background about your company and what you do?

Speaker 3:

Well, yes, Transformative Neurotherapy actually grew out of my other company, Untethered Therapy, which I initially founded in 2014. And Untethered Therapy is a nonprofit mental health agency located in Bellevue, Pennsylvania, and we do a lot of really great work there. One of the major goals is to help people get you know untethered and you know unstuck, and we do a lot of couples. I started out doing a lot of couples work. That led into doing some addiction and trauma work and while I had clients really progressing using some of the latest and greatest modalities, such as EMDR, emotionally focused couples therapy and other internal family systems and other modalities, I had a subset of the clients that just kind of felt stuck and at the end of the day it kind of felt like they were brain stuck, if that makes sense, and I started doing a lot of intensive research to try to figure out how I could get these clients unstuck.

Speaker 3:

And I have a background in biology and integrative biology.

Speaker 3:

I had originally thought it's been a little circuitous route to get to where I'm at.

Speaker 3:

I originally thought I was going to be a veterinarian, so the master's in integrative biology and physiology, and I also have a background in actually animal training and psychology and that's kind of where some of that interest initially started.

Speaker 3:

But while I was in that field I felt redirected towards, you know, human psychology and trying to. I felt like, as much as it's great to save Fido and I still have Fido, in fact, my little guy's still in the room, he might pop around at times that it was more important to it's more important to save families and that it would have like a longer legacy. And so I kind of shifted gears and started that and that, you know, led to the development of Untethered Therapy and, like I said, we do some really great work over there, but I still had some clients doing what I felt like were doing all the right things and their heart was in it and they still felt stuck. And so, kind of going back to my biology roots and physiology roots, I started doing some serious research about what could help, First initially looking at some modalities with neurofeedback and then ultimately leading to neuromodulation, which is what we do now, and that led to the founding of transformative neurotherapy.

Speaker 2:

So it was a compliment that was meant to support our clients at Untethered Therapy and kind of help them get unstuck, but at the brain level, from a really holistic perspective kind of help them get unstuck, but at the brain level, from a really holistic perspective, very cool Now, as you're building this legacy out, and we know marketing is the key to every business's success, right? So how do you market your business right now?

Speaker 3:

Well, we're starting this podcast for one to try to help reach more people and because neurotherapy and neuromodulation is such a cutting edge science, a lot of people don't know what it is and so they don't know what they don't know. So it's kind of we're just trying to get it out there and help people understand what a powerful tool this is to help people heal. So, in addition to that, a lot of word of mouth from happy clients and you know we're available on our website for transformative neurotherapy dot org. You can also find us through untethered therapy dot org. As well as our sister companies. We're also on Facebook and Instagram.

Speaker 2:

Very good when you're not busy running your multiple businesses. What do you do for fun?

Speaker 3:

Well, right now, about four o'clock in the afternoon, I turn into a taxi cab and I run my children all over as they are super engaged in life all over as they are, you know, super engaged in life. But when I have a break from that, you can find me in the garden biking and, you know, playing with my dogs as well as my kids.

Speaker 2:

Very good, dr Putney, you're a very busy person In your own words.

Speaker 3:

Why are you doing this? To help people heal faster. At the end of the day, you want people to reach their highest and best selves or maintain their highest and best selves, and I'm not a very patient person and I don't like suffering for myself, my kids or anyone around me, and so I want to help people get to where they want to be as fast as they can.

Speaker 2:

So that's my why I love it. Dr Putney, we'll catch you in the next episode, where we'll dive into some frequently asked questions. I hope you have a fantastic rest of your day, Thank you.

Speaker 1:

Thank you and start letting it do its job. If you're ready to optimize brain health, sharpen your focus and age like a fine wine, schedule your free consultation today at transformativeneurotherapyorg or call us at 412-204-7397, because here healing happens faster. See you next time.