We are now offering completely customized virtual neuropsychological testing assessments and remote neurofeedback! Schedule your assessment and treatment today
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We are now offering completely customized virtual neuropsychological testing assessments and remote neurofeedback! Schedule your assessment and treatment today
Abbey Neuropsychology Clinic provides neurofeedback therapy in Palo Alto for children, teens, and adults seeking support for attention, emotional regulation, cognitive performance, and overall brain health. We work with individuals and families throughout the Bay Area and nearby communities, offering personalized care designed to meet each patient’s unique needs.
Depending on the service, appointments may be available in person at our Palo Alto clinic or through virtual options when appropriate.
Neurofeedback is a type of biofeedback that helps clients understand and reshape brain function. It gives clients insight into their own cognitive processing so they can disrupt unhelpful patterns, strengthen mental resilience, and take control over their emotional well-being.
Neurofeedback could be a valuable and effective treatment for those who have difficulties with cognitive processing or mental health. Think of it this way: If it occurs in your brain, neurofeedback gives you access to the process.
Neurofeedback uses qEEG (quantitative electroencephalogram) technology to influence the activity of neurons in your brain. Everything you do, process, and experience results from the electrical firing of neurons.
qEEG tracking shows you where activity is happening—and lets you learn how that influences your feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Once you understand your brain’s activity, you can harness the power of neuroplasticity to reshape your brain and overcome challenges.
Because neurofeedback works directly with your brain’s own capacity for change, its benefits reach into nearly every area of daily life. As you train, your brain learns to regulate itself more efficiently — and that improved regulation shows up in how you think, feel, and function. Clients who complete neurofeedback training often experience:
Neurofeedback is a safe and effective therapy for most patients. It’s particularly valuable as a treatment for:
Even without a specific diagnosis, neurofeedback therapy for anxiety or other symptoms can support improvements in daily functioning and overall wellness.
At Abbey Neuropsychology Clinic, we use a 19-channel qEEG (also known as Z-score neurofeedback) to see whether there is too much or too little activity in specific cortical regions of your brain. We guide you over the course of 20 sessions, during which your brain experiences over 70,000 different opportunities to learn.
Our process sets us apart because we use:
Throughout the course of treatment, we combine brain training with other skill-based interventions such as psychotherapy, mindfulness exercises, and neurovisual training. We proudly serve clients in Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Stanford, Redwood City, Sunnyvale, and the surrounding Bay Area communities. Find out how neurofeedback could help you by calling Abbey Neuropsychology Clinic today.
Neurofeedback is a type of biofeedback that helps you understand and reshape your own brain function. At Abbey Neuropsychology Clinic, treatment begins with a 19-channel qEEG brain map, which measures your brain’s electrical activity and shows where patterns may be contributing to challenges with focus, mood, sleep, or stress.
During training sessions, sensors monitor your brainwaves in real time while you receive instant visual and auditory feedback. When your brain produces healthier patterns, it is rewarded, and over time it learns to self-regulate more efficiently. This process harnesses neuroplasticity, your brain’s natural ability to change. A typical course involves 20 sessions, during which your brain experiences over 70,000 different opportunities to learn.
Neurofeedback is particularly valuable for ADHD, anxiety, depression, PTSD, concussion recovery, autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, and cognitive concerns related to aging. Research support is strongest for ADHD, where neurofeedback has been studied for decades. Because neurofeedback works with brain function itself rather than a single diagnosis, many clients also use it to improve sleep, manage migraines, sharpen focus, and enhance overall performance at school or work.
At Abbey Neuropsychology Clinic, we often combine brain training with skill-based interventions such as psychotherapy, mindfulness exercises, and neurovisual training for the best results.
Yes. Neurofeedback is a safe, noninvasive, and non-medicated therapy for most patients, including children. The sensors placed on your scalp only read your brain’s activity; nothing is transmitted into the brain. Side effects are rare and typically mild and short-lived, such as temporary fatigue or a mild headache after a session, similar to what you might feel after mental exercise.
Working with trained clinicians matters, because proper qEEG assessment ensures training is targeted to your brain’s actual needs. If you or your child feel uncomfortable at any point in the process, we will adapt and change the plan.
The FDA does not “approve” therapies like neurofeedback; it regulates the equipment used to deliver them. The EEG biofeedback devices used in neurofeedback are FDA-cleared or registered medical devices, cleared for uses such as relaxation training and stress reduction. This is an important distinction: the technology is recognized as safe by the FDA, though neurofeedback as a treatment for specific conditions is supported by clinical research rather than an FDA approval process.
Decades of studies and professional organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics’ recognition of biofeedback as an evidence-based intervention, support its use as part of a comprehensive treatment plan.
Every brain is different, so timelines vary. Some clients notice changes such as better sleep, calmer moods, or improved focus within the first few sessions, while others need more time before improvements become consistent. Because neurofeedback is a learning process, lasting change builds gradually with repetition, which is why we typically guide clients through a course of 20 sessions.
Improvements achieved through neurofeedback tend to endure after training ends because your brain has learned new patterns rather than relying on ongoing medication. After your initial qEEG assessment, we can give you a personalized treatment timeline based on your goals.
Coverage varies by insurance plan and by the condition being treated. Some plans reimburse neurofeedback under biofeedback benefit codes, while others classify it as experimental for certain diagnoses and do not cover it. We recommend contacting your insurance provider to ask specifically about biofeedback and neurofeedback benefits, and our team is happy to discuss costs, payment options, and documentation such as superbills that you can submit for possible reimbursement.
Call Abbey Neuropsychology Clinic today and we will help you understand your options.
Neuropsychological assessments are an invaluable diagnostic tool for psychiatric, developmental, and neurocognitive conditions like ADHD, depression, autism, and dementia.
Take the first step toward better focus. Schedule your assessment today.
