A Biofeedback and Neurotechnology Cybertherapy System for the Support of Transpersonal Psychotherapy

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Transpersonal psychology is the study of human nature that is based on theassumption that humans have potentials that go beyond the limits of their ego andintegrate the spiritual experience into a broader understanding of the human psyche andconsciousness. Transpersonalists have used altered states of consciousness to aidpsychotherapy for decades. To support transpersonal psychotherapy, acyberpsychotherapy system is proposed. The system can be used to induce a nonordinarystate of consciousness, which transpersonal psychologists can use as a healingtool to treat patients suffering from psychological issues, such as psychosis. Thesetreatment sessions can take place over long distances thanks to internet technology. Thecyberpsychotherapy system employs a quantum signal generator to induce alteredstates of consciousness, which is based on Persinger's Koren Helmet (1983). Thistherapy includes an EEG that acts as a biofeedback device to determine if the patienthas reached the desired level of consciousness. Furthermore, this EEG measurementcan be used to inform the adjustment of the signal generator frequency to improve thepatient's psychotherapy experience, if necessary. The cybertherapy system based onneurotechnology and quantum biofeedback was tested on ten patients. To confirm thesystem's efficacy, data was collected and analyzed. Although the results show that thepatients were unable to achieve the desired level of consciousness for thepsychotherapy, there was statistically significant evidence that the proposed system canalter an individual's level of consciousness, which may help inform future designsaimed at inducing the most conducive state of consciousness for psychotherapy.