PATIENT TESTIMONIALS

What happens when trauma leaves scars you can’t see? In this powerful conversation, a Los Angeles firefighter shares how years on the front lines took a toll on his mental health—and how advanced brain imaging helped him finally understand what was happening inside his mind. By optimizing the…

A brutal car accident rocked Stella’s life. Whereas she had once been vibrant and full of life, the accident left her questioning whether she’s ever walk or talk again. Stella ultimately came to understand that the issue was primarily not in her body, but in her brain. She came to Amen Clinics to…

Growing up in New Zealand, Katie had endured the unique challenges of struggling with ADD when little was known about the diagnosis in her family and social circles. As she got older, it only got worse. Katie would have episodes in which her outbursts became harder and harder to justify to her…

The symptoms arrived as a mystery, and as they got worse and worse, Juanita Martin struggled to find answers. Even her doctors couldn’t figure out what the issue was. Although her symptoms originally presented physically, Juanita began to suspect that they had permeated into her mental state as…

As a 28-year veteran of the Las Vegas police force, Ci Rodriguez had seen it all. It was only after retiring to the a secluded life in the mountains when the true weight of all the trauma she had experience in her life hit her. But the trauma wasn’t just from her time as a police lieutenant. It…

Heather always felt like there was something “a little off” about her, a feeling that ultimately manifested in the form of alcohol and methamphetamine addiction. Adding a physically abusive relationship on top of that led to severe mental health challenges and thoughts of suicide. A chance…