Next we do a full Brain Map. Jeff records an EEG of the client’s brain at rest in eyes open and eyes closed state. This also takes about an hour.
Jeff processes all the data from the recordings, does a write up of findings and sends his clinical insights and recorded electronic brain data to a Neurologist M.D. to screen for any brain injuries or lesions that may prevent a good outcome. If a person is not a candidate for Neurofeedback we refer them to a Neuropsychologist or other Medical Professionals. If the Neurologists feels the client can benefit from Neurofeedback, we proceed to the training phase which usually takes 20 sessions.
While most practitioners train 1-4 surface sites on the scalp, we train 19 areas during each session with LORETA Neurofeeback Training. This allows us to select hundreds of brain network “metrics” that train entire systems in your brain in one session. It allows us to be much more specific about what symptoms we’re trying to improve and which full brain networks help you improve. We also offer 4 Channel Z Score training as well as traditional Neurofeedback according to your needs.
If you were asked to increase your hand temperature by simply using your mind, you probably couldn’t. But if you hooked your hand to a computer that measured incremental changes in temperature and gave you hints about getting warmer… warmer… or nope colder… you could learn how to make blood flow to your extremities with your mind and your hand temperature would increase! I know it works, because I’ve tried it. It’s great for people with migraines, etc. The fancy name for this process is Biofeedback. With enough practice, you can raise your hand temperature without the computer and you don’t forget how to do it. It’s like riding a bike.
Neurofeedback takes Biofeedback to a whole new level. It teaches you to approximate an optimal brain signature over and over by giving you a higher score as you get better at it. It usually takes a minimum of 20 one hour sessions, but over time your brain actually starts changing permanently as indicated by a decline in troubling symptoms and brain map data. In over 100,000 studies, Neurofeedback has proven to lead to more efficient thinking and concentration, a general improvement in your mood and more control over your emotions. It also gives you more mental power to break out of bad habits and overcome past trauma or anxiety naturally. These improvements are just the beginning of what Neurofeedback is capable of doing. (See “What it helps with” on this page for a full list of Neurofeedback benefits)
If you decide to do it, we begin with a detailed map of your brain that compares your current brain signature to an ideally functioning brain. Then we program a computer to reward you when your brain is in the training zone (for the brain network involved in producing the symptom we’re helping you improve). You’ll play a video game (literally with your brain) that rewards you when your brain imitates a better brain signature. With practice you learn to re-train your brain until it resets itself. As this happens, you think better, feel better and live better naturally.
All of us have the ability to learn to control our body and brain in far greater ways than we realize, and the benefits can be amazing. When you combine the benefits of Counseling and Neurofeedback, the results have been far greater in our clinic than at anytime in my 30 year career of helping people. I’m looking forward to working with you as well.
Jeff Rindt, M.A. LPC BCIA BCN | Licensed Professional Counselor and National Board Certified Neurofeedback Provider
