You sit in a comfortable chair, in a private room with adjustable lighting and temperature for your sensory needs (no fragrances/perfumes please). EEG paste is used to attach sensors to your scalp, placed according to the areas of concern you have discussed with the practitioner. This whole process is painless and doesn’t involve any voltage or current into your brain.

A computer, by way of a highly advanced Neuro Amplifier, will read and process the brain waves. Specific information processed will be presented back to you through sounds and sights in the form of a video game on a TV. Your specific brainwaves will “play” the video game by simply watching the TV screen, as they work to self-correct what it sees and hears by shifting, altering, enhancing or diminishing the video game on the screen. Over time and repeat sessions, this process will reinforce the growth and strength of new neurons (and new behaviors or functioning), and diminish the less helpful pathways that were considered problematic. It’s literally a workout for your brain that builds strength and stamina by practicing repeat exercises.

In the case of organic brain disorders such a stroke or brain injury (dysregulation), neurofeedback is helping the healthy parts of the brain communicate and function better, by enhancing healthy neurons or allowing new ones to develop. In the case of disregulation, (not the same as dysregulation), this is the failure of the brain to properly coordinate in timing and frequency dynamics, but there is no real “disease” to be cured. The training is unique to each person, of sensor placement and specific training frequency, depending on the issues. Training self-regulation is likely the remedy to improved behavior and overall functioning. But again, the term “cure” would not apply.

The first session requires approximately 90 minutes. Sessions beyond this will be completed in under 60 minutes, at a rate of 1 or 2 times a week. Typically, approximately 30 sessions (or more) are recommended to see significant, long-lasting results. After this, some clients may notice a need for an infrequent or occasional “tune up.”

No, but a monthly superbill can be provided for you to submit to your individual insurance company. Some FSA/HSA accounts may be used to pay for services, please check with your own plan first.

No, talking is allowed but certainly not required in order for the training to work. Neurofeedback is commonly used when talk therapy has been exhausted and progress has been minimal, because many mental disregulations can be physiological in nature and in need of practices that can address timing, rhythm, and frequency synchrony.

Continue to take your doctor-prescribed medications as directed, and be sure to let your doctor know you are interested in or have begun neurofeedback training. Be sure to share with the practitioner if you are using non-prescribed drugs as well, as this may impact your training experience. As the neurofeedback training continues, it is common for clients to function and feel better, needing a change or decrease in medications previously being taken. You must work with your prescribing doctor to adjust medication slowly.