Evolve
Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback
What is Neurofeedback?
Neurofeedback is a non-invasive, drug-free training of the brain for optimal mental health and balance. It is a computer assisted method of training the brain waves that may be too slow or too fast to perform within normal ranges. While measuring the brain waves, it uses operant conditioning and positive reinforcement to train the brain to exercise in more appropriate and stronger patterns. We base our protocols for training from your initial qEEG (brain mapping) as a baseline, which is closely monitored by a trained and seasoned neurotherapist. Neurofeedback therapy is a gradual process with the end result hopefully being life altering for better quality of mental health.
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We can help retrain the brain for clients suffering from Depression, Anxiety, ADD, ADHD, Autism, Aspergers, Bipolar Disorder, Fibromyalgia, Insomnia, OCD, PTSD, Stroke, Seizures and more.
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What happens in a neurofeedback session?
Each session is about 25-30 min long, where we will place electrodes on different areas of the scalp. While you watch games or images on a computer screen, we will be observing your brain wave activity ensuring the proper stimulation is being administered to regulate the brain waves. This is a pain-free treatment and will require no effort from you, just watching a computer screen which will allow the specially designed programs that stimulate your brain in certain ways to help your brain learn and come back into balance and rhythm.
Carl Weeks
Carl earned his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology at Utah State University, then went on to get his Master's Degree from Utah State University in Counseling. He worked for the state of Idaho as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor for 10+ years. Now a certified neurotherapist, Carl is passionate about helping people improve their quality of life and get back to what they love. As a husband and father of three children, all through adoption, he understands the importance of good mental health. With his wife being healed through neurofeedback, he has first hand perspective of what it can do for improved quality of life.
"Self-care is how you take your power back"
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Testimonials
My son began to show signs of panic, general anxiety, and separation anxiety between ages 9 and 10. Being young and unable to regulate emotions in a healthy way, he started to become even more angry whenever he felt triggered. One major trigger was going to sleep at night. Our normal nighttime routines were suddenly failing to create a feeling of safety and stability like they always used to, but instead were causing him stress, anxiety and anger. Going to school was doing this as well, which is totally abnormal for my high energy, extrovert son. We sought out a good therapist to help him learn coping skills. It helped a little bit by giving him an outlet and someone he trusted to talk him through hard emotions, but it didn't keep him from flying into a rage when triggered by normal life things. We felt like we were all walking on eggshells around him and my heart hurt to watch him struggle so much. There were times when I was genuinely worried for his safety when he would try to break and throw things.
My son started working with Carl a few months after starting therapy. In the second appointment, Carl showed us the results of my son's brain-mapping and I was incredibly shocked when Carl showed us an abnormality which pointed to an old head injury. It was then that I remembered my son hitting his head significantly hard several years ago in the exact spot that Carl was pointing to! He explained that this (among some other things) could be why my son's brain waves are doing what they're doing, resulting in behaviors that he isn't able to regulate. I was so impressed and finally felt hopeful! Also around the same time, my son was diagnosed by his doctor with something that we hoped could be helped by medications. We were able to start him on some medications at that time.
In the 6 months since that time, with the combined efforts of neurofeedback, approved medications, and therapy, I am so happy to report that my son is doing a ton better overall! He has very few "rage episodes" now (as I call them). He can manage his emotions so much quicker and easier. It's still a work in progress, but now he legitimately feels content in his life the majority of the waking hours which is something that we didn't sense from him for the last few years. He also sleeps through the night now!
One thing that has been fascinating to learn through the neurofeedback process is being able to understand how my son's brain wave activity relates directly to his thoughts, behaviors and emotions. It has taught me to recognize signs of overstimulation or understimulation. We've cut way back on technology and are providing more opportunities for his brain to receive that feeling of "achievement" that he gets from his neurofeedback sessions. The body is such a complex machine, and we have found that by helping train his emotions, his brain wave patterns, and his diagnosed behavioral issues all in appropriate ways, we now have a much more centered and content 10 year old boy! What a huge blessing Carl's expertise has given us!!
Jaime T.
I have fought against multiple mental illnesses for the majority of my life. The symptoms of the mental illnesses made it impossible to live the life I knew I should be living. I watched my friends get their first job, graduate from high school, and then transition into college, while I
fought against raging mental illnesses. I watched my friends thrive in their lives, while I struggled to make it to the next day.My days were filled with endless fighting against something that seemed invincible. I thought that the monster I was battling would certainly win. I thought there was no way I could escape this monster, let alone win the war. Nonetheless, I fought. Through my teen and early adult years I met with multiple different therapists and tried numerous medications that all had little to no effect. I was hospitalized 9 times over the course of 5 years and I was even admitted
into a long-term residential treatment center.I was labeled treatment resistant by almost all the professionals that I saw and told by some that I would live like this my whole life. I started to believe them and the little hope that I had left, quickly faded. I thought there was no point in fighting anymore. I thought there was no
point in living anymore. At 18 years old I had tried almost every form of treatment available to me. I thought that there was no possibility of ever living the life I saw everyone else living. I knew there was no recovery for me. But, I was wrong. My counselor received a pamphlet for neurofeedback and quickly passed it along to me. I put off contacting Evolve Neurofeedback because I didn’t want to
receive the same response that I had gotten from almost everybody else, that I was incapable of recovering from this mental illness. However, with the persistent encouragement from my counselor, I decided to give
neurofeedback a try. I met with Carl Weeks for a consultation soon after contacting him and left his office with something I hadn’t had in a long time. I had hope. Carl helped me rekindle my
hope that there was a chance for me to live free from the grip that mental illness had on me. We quickly started neurofeedback sessions and within weeks I was feeling like a completely different version of myself. The version of myself that had existed before mental
illness took over. I felt like I had stepped out of a thick fog and could now see my true self. My authentic bubbly self. That ambitious, passionate person started to come back to me. For the first time in my life, I wanted to live. I felt like it was possible to live the life I so desperately
wanted to live. I no longer had to fight as hard against the monster of mental illness. The hope that I could not only live the life I wanted, but thrive throughout it, became stronger and stronger with each week that passed. My family frequently comments about how different I am now. How much happier I seem. How the person they once knew has come back. How they have gotten their child/sibling back. I feel like I am closer to being myself, than I have been in years. I still have a lot of work to do, but now it feels possible. I can now see the end to my torment. I can now see the end to this war that I have been fighting for so long. I can now see that there is hope for me.
Ally B.
Twenty years ago, I was the victim of sexual assault. I thought that I was over the long-term effects until one day I went to a chiropractor and every time he went to adjust me, I would jump. It became apparent that I was dealing with PTSD from this horrific event. I started seeking professional help to be able to cope with normal situations with out exhibiting such an intense startle reflex. I met with a counselor trained in treating trauma patients and she recommended I read a book entitled, “The Body Keeps the Score”, by Bessel Van Der Kolk. It was in this book that I learned about Neurofeedback training and what it can do for people struggling with sever PTSD. A few weeks later I saw some posts on social media advertising for Neurofeedback here in Twin Falls, Idaho. Carl Weeks was just starting his business and agreed
to do a consult with me. This was exactly the kind of treatment and testing that I had been looking for and even though I was a little apprehensive about doing it, I decided to give it a go. At first, I thought this was a bunch of expensive “hocus pocus” but after these last few months and looking back at where I was and where I am now, there is tremendous difference.
Years ago, I was diagnosed with some mental health issues and have been on
medication to help control and stabilize my mood. After starting neurofeedback, I have been
able to cut back on the medication. I have also been able to decrease the amount of counseling sessions I need. I often felt as if my life was good or bad, high or low, insanely crazy or calm. There just seemed to be no middle ground for me. Any small amount of stress would through
me into feeling like life was too much to deal with. Now, I have noticed that I can handle more stress without the intense highs and lows. I feel more emotionally balanced and more mentally and emotionally and physically capable of dealing with stressors. I am so grateful for neurofeedback and for the progress I have made with it and am
continuing to make with it. I have recently made several changes in my life that have all impacted my overall health such as, exercising regularly, going to counseling on a regular basis, but most importantly being consistent with neurofeedback. I truly appreciate Carl and his knowledge of the powerful effects of neurofeedback and am so grateful for the difference I
have seen in my own life after starting this treatment.
Reanne A.
