Welcome to the
Neurofeedback Clinic of Northern Colorado
Welcome to the Neurofeedback Clinic of Northern Colorado™
We are a well established mental health clinic, providing a unique combination of psychotherapy aided by neurofeedback. This combination of therapies is vital to effective treatment and works to achieve desired outcomes.
We combine psychotherapy with personalized neurofeedback protocols to attain optimal mental health. Our methodology heightens well-being by strengthening the intimate connection between brain, behavior, and health.
Each of our licensed mental health professionals is a knowledgeable clinician well trained in this vital, supportive skill set. Through psychotherapy supported by Neurofeedback, an individual’s brain and nervous system begin to work more efficiently together and as a result thought patterns, behaviors, choices, and relationships, begin to change. As this occurs, psychotherapy guides an individual through these positive life changes.
Neurofeedback is a type of biofeedback that uses real-time display to monitor and measure brain activity and reflect that back to the person. Because the brain is electric, every thought that occurs, every emotion that is felt, and every sensation experienced is due to the electrical firing of neurons. When the brainwaves are out of balance a person is more likely to experience symptoms of depression, anxiety, insomnia, ADD/ADHD and many others. Neurofeedback teaches the brain to maintain healthy habits and over time can “rewire” the brain, thus relieving the person of their symptoms. Neurofeedback training targets optimal brain functioning.
Neurofeedback is a passive and painless process. A person watches a movie that is being played through our neurofeedback software. Three to five sensors are placed on the scalp. The sensors measure electrical output of the brain and converts that to changing the picture on the screen. When the brain is operating in a training or optimal zone, the picture on the screen is big and clear. If the brain moves out of the training zone, the picture shrinks and may get cloudy. The brain can “figure out” how to adjust on a subconscious level, and return to optimal functioning. Over time the brain can learn from this training and is able to maintain optimal functioning outside of the training session.
While neurofeedback is an effective intervention that has the potential for a shorter course of therapy, length of treatment is determined by a variety of individual factors. We work with each person individually to set goals for therapy and regularly check in on progress toward goals.