Our Process
A quick look at what you could expect from this process:

Step 1: Meeting each other

We spend time together to get to the heart of your problem,  discuss your concerns, review medical- and other relevant reports / history and set the direction for our journey together. We will:

  • Discuss your expectations and needs
  • Gain insight into your unique challenges 
  • Establish realistic expectations and time frames 
  • Discuss your role and responsibility 
  • Assist you to make informed decisions regarding the assessment type and intervention (s) most suitable to your unique profile
  • Set up a wholistic support team, should this be indicated. Our practice is connected to a multi-disciplinary network of professionals to further support your unique needs.
  • Once you feel comfortable with the process, we proceed to the next step which is usually an assessment
  • Should you choose to proceed with a QEEG assessment, we proceed to step 2.
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Step 2: Assessment phase QEEG

  1. A cap with 19 embedded sensors is placed on your head to record brain wave activity (measured in Hz) on all 19 channels. Recorded EEG is quantified to QEEG (quantified EEG) with mathematical calculations and processes
  2. Mathematical values extracted from the EEG is used in various ways and are reflected in colour-coded brain map for easy reading. The labels above the heads, from left to right reflect the frequency band (Hz) eg: Delta, Theta, Alpha, Beta and High beta.
  3. A QEEG (brain map) is a visual representation of your brain’s ‘blueprint’. This enables us to determine how far your brain wave activity differs from the norm by comparing it to a normed database.
  4. The Gaussian bell curve, also known as a normal distribution curve, is used for interpretation and is colour-coded to correspond to the brain maps. Normal brain activity falls within 1 standard deviation (SD) above or below this middle line (colour green). Brain activity considered to be less than normal falls within 2 SDs above or below this line, represented as yellow and blue, respectively. Red, dark blue and even orange-coloured areas are considered to reflect abnormal electrical activity – they fall 3 or more SDs away from the normed average (middle line);
  5. Areas of under / over activity which may be associated with your symptoms are trained during Neurofeedback training.
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Step 3: Discussion of results and findings

Once the brain map (QEEG) is completed, we discuss your results together and relate it  to your symptoms, while we set your personal goals for your training.

Step 4: Intervention methods / Neurofeedback Training (NFT)

  • Most often our clients choose to proceed with NFT. However, at times they may decide on other interventions and choices will be discussed in a session. 
  • Should you proceed with NFT it is important to understand that it is an active training process which requires repetition to lead to behavioural changes. Sufficient entrainment leads to new conditioned behaviour. New, functional neural connections form which lead to brain-based behavioural change. Changes are supported by additional psychological interventions appropriate to your unique profile.
  • Sensors are attached to your scalp in the region identified by your brain map as being dysregulated. Your brain wave activity is reflected on a computer screen while playing a computer game. Desired brainwave activity is rewarded with a bell sound. This reward is part of the behaviour modification program and is based on classical conditioning principles.
  • Frequency: Twice weekly is the standard mandatory minimum for neurofeedback training to keep the brain in an active state of learning and growth. Sessions build progressively on each other. Duration depends on the complexity of your symptom presentation, but usually a minimum of 20 sessions is required to ensure that symptom reduction lasts. More complex cases require more sessions to produce long lasting results. 
  • Behaviour modification is a training program and requires 2 to 3 months of entrainment to become a conditioned pattern. Most clients’ report improvement in their well-being at around 6-7 sessions.