Ellie Wolf, MS, BCB, Fellow BCIA, is a BCIA National Board-certified Biofeedback practitioner, internship supervisor, and certification course instructor. She was recently elected as a Fellow by the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance. Specializing in pain care and management, stress resilience, and stress recovery medicine; Ellie has over 30 years of experience in allied health care- including 20 years as board-certified in sports medicine/athletic training and as an NATA National Certification Board Examiner. She focused for many years in orthopedic and sports physical therapy clinical treatment and management, incorporating biofeedback into the treatment protocol. Ellie has also worked with numerous Olympic athletes, including the first US Olympic Women’s Volleyball Team to win a Silver Medal, as well as numerous professional athletes from all over the country, and all of the Chicago professional sports franchises, including the Chicago Bears Super Bowl team.
Ellie now serves as an instructor for the STENS BCIA national certification course. She practiced as the Senior Biofeedback Therapist at the RIC Center for Pain Management, several integrative medical practices in Chicago, and a medical oncology treatment center. Her private practice specializes in anxiety/panic/PTSD disorders, ADHD/ADD, pain and headaches, stress-driven medical conditions, and performance and test-taking anxiety. Pioneering practices include EMG training with professional athletes; Biofeedback and/or Neurofeedback for non-surgical bariatric patients [weight loss], a spectrum of addictive behavior disorders, cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and fibromyalgia.
Ellie’s recent and exciting national landmark program was in providing Biofeedback for patients during their bone marrow biopsy procedure in a medical oncology treatment center, in the absence of general anesthesia. Both the patient and physician response has been extremely positive.
Praise from doctors and patients for Ellie’s highly effective & successful work in Biofeedback:
“Thank you for your beautiful self and your gorgeous work…your presence and essence.”
—Dr. Theri Raby, MD, Director, Raby Institute for Integrative Medicine of Northwestern University Medical School, April 2014
“I have had the tremendous opportunity to learn from Ellie how to employ the powerful impact of Biofeedback as an adjunct in controlling procedure-related pain. Many of my patients require bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, which can be a very painful experience. Biofeedback provides patients a way to focus their attention towards achieving a state of calm self-management, both physically and mentally. The patient feels more in control, reporting less discomfort. This [patient benefit] renders the procedure itself much easier for me, as the doctor to perform.”
—Dr. Marlon Kleinman, MD Medical Hematologist/Oncologist, Feb 2016
“Ellie is a consummate professional. She is intelligent, articulate, driven to get good results, and really cares about her patients. I was very pleased with the positive outcomes.”
—Dr. Jerry Gore, MD, Holistic Internal Medicine and Psychiatrist, Medical Director, Center for Holistic Medicine, Riverwoods, IL, July 2016
“Thank you for all of the positive support and Biofeedback for my back pain resulting from multiple myeloma. My average pain dropped from 8 out of 10 to an easily manageable average of 0-3. I no longer need to wear a back brace or walk with a cane, and am finally off of the addictive narcotic pain meds that were running my life for 5 years! I am indebted to you for empowering me to get back into the ‘pilot seat’ of my life, and able to enjoy long walks at the Chicago Botanic Garden again.”
—Mike F., August 2016
“I work in a fast-paced and stressful environment [the NFL.] The Biofeedback work with Ellie Wolf helped me to control my reaction to the stress and be more productive. And it has certainly helped me to enjoy the work so much more!”
—Bob L., Sept. 2016
“You are so kind to think of us and check in! One of the greatest blessings in the past year was meeting you and working with you.”
—Corinne F., August 2014