What happens in a session?

First, we will have you fill out a survey listing the complaints and/or challenges that have brought you to our office.  We find that—what matters most is whether your life is getting better.  And so the assessment tools you/ or your family member will fill out at your first appointment gives us a baseline: how you are feeling, and how you are experiencing your life before beginning neurofeedback. Then after 8-10 sessions we’ll have you re-do the assessments.  The second reason for doing a baseline assessment is that often, change happens so subtly that even if there has been a lot of change, you may not notice it. The baseline gives us an objective measure to add to your own subjective experience.

We have dual chair model and typically request the caretaker to train with the child so both can synergistically shift together.  We find when a family member is suffering it is helpful for all involved to have a family member to train in tandem.  It reframes the session for what it is.. we can all be a better version of ourself.

For your neurofeedback session. You’ll sit in a comfortable zero gravity chair, and can tip back as far as feels comfortable for you.  Several sensors wil be attached with water soluble conductive paste to your scalp and ears. These enable the software to read the electrical activity in your brain.

A neurofeedback training session is relaxing, enjoyable and typically lasts about 35 minutes.  You will have the option to watch a movie or listen to music.  As the session starts, you will hear audio play though headphones and see either geometric images gently morph accross the screen or view nature scenery or be enjoying a movie. You will hear occasional “skips” or interruptions in the music – this is the signal that prompts your brain to “reset” and optimize itself.

At the end of a session, you will most likely feel less stressed and more mentally clear. It is unlikely you will experience any negative after-effects as NeurOptimal® does not artificially “push” the brain in any specific direction. Many users experience deeper sleep and vivid dreams after their very first session.  Most people find it profoundly relaxing, and come to the end of the session feeling very refreshed and eager to return the next week.