AINAT ROGEL
PHD, MSW, BCN, LIC…
she/her
Approach
A. Rogel's extensive body of research investigates the neurological architecture of trauma and evaluates neurofeedback as a clinical intervention. Utilizing rigorous methodologies—including randomized controlled trials, double-blind sham-controlled studies, and detailed case reports—Rogel assesses the efficacy of neurofeedback for treating developmental trauma, PTSD, and complex childhood trauma across varying age groups and genders. Beyond evaluating general symptom reduction and executive functioning, the author's work leverages tools like quantitative EEG (qEEG) and Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) to identify physiological neuromarkers of trauma. Furthermore, Rogel comprehensively examines the nuances of neurofeedback training by documenting its transient side effects, its impact on episodic memory, and its highly specialized applications in extreme cases, such as helping patients recover from cult control, dissociative amnesia, and psychocolonial adaptation.
Publications
- Brown, R. M., & Rogel, A. (2026, May). The body does not consent: EEG/ERP findings on stylized in-group language and psychocolonial adaptation [Conference presentation]. Trauma Research Foundation Annual Conference.
- Guez, J., Rogel, A., Getter, N., Keha, E., Cohen, T., Amor, T., Gordon, S., Meiran, N., & Todder, D. (2015). Influence of electroencephalography neurofeedback training on episodic memory: A randomized, sham-controlled, double-blind study. Memory, 23(7), 1021–1031. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2014.952792
- Katz, R., Martin, K., Zhang, Z., Zaarur, A., Rogel, A., Martinez, D., Suvak, M., Hodgdon, H., & van der Kolk, B. (2018, April). The efficacy of neurofeedback training for children with developmental trauma: A case study [Poster presentation]. Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) Annual Meeting.
- Marcu, G. M., Szekely-Copîndean, R. D., Dumbravă, A., Rogel, A., & Zăgrean, A. M. (2025). qEEG neuromarkers of complex childhood trauma in adolescents. Clinical EEG and Neuroscience, 56(5), 468–482. https://doi.org/10.1177/15500594241309456
- Rogel, A. (2021). The impact of neurofeedback on children and adults with developmental trauma: Two randomized-controlled studies. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 168, S11–S12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2021.07.034
- Rogel, A. (Chair), Cantor, D., & DeBeus, R. (2021). EEG and NFT: COVID-19 brain assessment tool (qEEG) and neurofeedback training as a treatment tool for ADHD & trauma [Symposium]. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 168, S87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2021.07.256
- Rogel, A., Guez, J., Getter, N., Keha, E., Cohen, T., Amor, T., Gordon, S., Meiran, N., & Todder, D. (2015). Transient adverse side effects of neurofeedback training: A randomized, sham-controlled, double-blind study. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 40(3), 171–181. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-015-9289-6
- Rogel, A., & Halpin, W. (2026). Overcoming the darkness, finding the light: Vada’s escape from trauma and cult control into healing and hope (developmental trauma, PTSD, dissociative amnesia, self-harm, alcoholism). In M. P. Cohen & G. Y. Carden (Eds.), The mind rewired: 25 stories of overcoming trauma, anxiety, and beyond using neurofeedback (pp. 99–108). Center for Brain.
- Rogel, A., Loomis, A. M., Hamlin, E., Hodgdon, H., Spinazzola, J., & van der Kolk, B. (2020). The impact of neurofeedback training on children with developmental trauma: A randomized controlled study. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12(8), 918–929. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000648
- Rogel, A., Nasser, K., & Southwell, E. (2016). The effects of the side-effects. NeuroRegulation, 3(4), 170–185. https://doi.org/10.15540/nr.3.4.170
- Rogel, A., Suvak, M., Hodgdon, H., Musicaro, R., Southwell, E., Spinazzola, J., & van der Kolk, B. (2016, November). Associations between self-reports of executive functioning and PTSD symptom clusters [Poster presentation]. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) 32nd Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, United States.
- Zhang, Z., Katz, R., Rogel, A., Suvak, M., Hodgdon, H., Martinez, D., Zaarur, A., Martin, K., & van der Kolk, B. (2018, April). Gender differences in the outcomes of neurofeedback treatment for children with developmental trauma [Poster presentation]. Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) Annual Meeting.