Just for Professional Trainers

If you’re looking for a neurofeedback system that customizes training for your clients rather than providing a one-size fits all solution, is straightforward to learn and begin using despite offering state-of-the-art gear, and costs less than half of what other systems charge, Brain-Trainer may be just the place for you.

Our integrated, supported, client-centered neurofeedback system maps the brain, guides your training decisions, and helps you implement them in minutes instead of days, for less than half the cost of other systems. We also offer certification training for those who wish to work toward it.

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TQ: The Trainer’s Q

We call our measurement and assessment system the TQ, and it’s our proprietary QEEG. It gives you a clear view of your client’s brain so that you know where and what to train. The TQ8 “Trainer’s Q” focuses specifically on what patterns to train based on your client’s goals. You’ll easily gather and process the data from 20 standard QEEG sites on the head in under an hour. You have your report and Whole-Brain training circuit ready to implement in the very first session with no extra expenses or lost time waiting on results. Other systems require sending data away for processing, leading to extra expenses and delays in getting started.

 Training: Whole-Brain Training Circuit

Our training plan is a circuit of five “blocks” of training, and each block includes two-to-four exercises on different sites of the brain that are related to a specific problem area or training goal. Each training session includes one block of somewhere between two and four exercises, and training can last 30 to 60 minutes. It is okay to train two-to-five times a week, focusing on a different pattern or system in each session. After you’ve completed the circuit of 5 blocks, cycle back through the circuit of five blocks.

Because you train something different in each session, you change the whole system at once. After a few through the plan, you may start spacing out sessions to build and measure the brain’s ability to sustain the changes on its own.

 Comparison: Brain-Trainer vs. Other Brain-Based Systems

Brain-Trainer is unique because it includes measurements at 20 different places on the scalp and compares those measurements to optimal brain function, not to a so-called normal brain. Our assessment also includes subjective measures, so each training program is fully customized to help the person doing training reach their goals quickly and efficiently. All this can be achieved in 30-90 minutes.

In contrast, most QEEG systems require you to buy special hardware and software. Since they are basically research tools, they require you to pay and wait for a comparison of the client against a general population average. Even then there is no specific focus on what or where to train. Some such systems solve this problem by training “z-scores”—essentially training all brain measures toward the average from a population database. Some of these research Q’s also sell additional software to produce LORETA images of the brain. Since EEG is almost entirely measured from neurons on the surface of the cortex, these images are simply projections based on surface data. And all training of EEG, whether whole-brain, z-score or LORETA, is training the same thing—the activity read from surface neurons. The TQ8 and the Brain-Trainer system gather the same data from the same sites, but they are not designed for research. They are designed for practical application. They identify brain patterns that are most likely to be related to specific training issues and combine them into a comprehensive circuit of exercises.

 What are the Options?

The two major brain-training systems we recommend are HEG and EEG. HEG is quick and easy to use and is helpful for problems of attention, impulse control, organization, motivation, emotional stability and brightness, etc. It’s a good option for training almost immediately, without an assessment, and in only 15-20 minutes.

EEG training takes more time to learn and do. With support from our extensive video training program and our live trainers who available for appointments, a busy professional can learn to gather the data for their clients’ QEEGs and train using a whole-brain plan. EEG neurofeedback is good for many goals, including physical issues like sleep or pain, for emotional issues, trauma, meditative states, etc. EEG is an important part of training.

Using both HEG and EEG training together is ideal. Most professionals will appreciate and use the power of the whole package. If for any reason you hesitate to dive in and use the whole system, it is reasonable to buy a State Changer HEG system initially and then add EEG if and when desired.

It is also possible to go all in and choose a package and add professional certification. This plan includes extended training hours one-on-one with one of our certified master trainers and is intended to equip you with the deeper knowledge you need to train more than just the occasional client. Neither certification nor licensure is required for any neurofeedback trainer in the United States, but the learning that comes with our certification plan will help make you a more knowledgeable and effective trainer with your clients. Moreover, certain types of clients will find assurance in knowing that you went the extra mile to become certified.

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 What are the Risks?

The Brain-Trainer approach doesn’t push the brain, and it focuses on flexibility and stability. This means that it is very unlikely to result in discomfort or even a temporary negative response.

That said, anything that has the power to help you change your brain in positive ways can also have negative results. You can overdo it swimming or jogging or working out at the gym, and so it is with neurofeedback. The Brain-Trainer approach is to look at the brain in detail—see what activation patterns are in place and identify those most likely to block the desired changes. The Whole-Brain Training Plan works all of these in a circuit of five segments, so no one site or system is over-trained and the whole system changes. Certainly, a person may experience a release of emotions during or after a session—tears or anger—as a part of letting go of old patterns, but these responses generally last 8-12 hours or less. Plus, the client always has the right to stop an exercise if it doesn’t feel good. Returning to the same training five sessions later in the next circuit, that same exercise can turn out to feel good and be one of the most useful.

 How does Brain-Trainer Help?

We’ve packaged the gear for you, so it is easy to choose what you need. Your signature package will include everything except the computer in an integrated system so that you can do the neurofeedback training you wish to pursue. Everything is put together for you into packages that include access to Brain Trainer U—a series of videos to teach you fundamentals, setup support to ensure that you’ve installed the system on your computer properly, plus four hours of online support to help get you started, as well as help composing a Whole-Brain Training Plan for one person.

Our resource library contains a wealth of information to help you learn even more about brain-training on your own time. And, you’re never really alone at home when training. We have two groups—one on Telegram and one a Brain-Trainer IO group—that bring more than 2000 colleagues into your email box to answer questions, help with technical issues or let you read the answers to their questions.

 Let Us Guide You

What makes Brain-Trainer unique is very simple: We’re trainers ourselves. We’ve been training brains and brain trainers for more than 20 years, dealing with the real-world challenges every trainer faces. We know what trainers need, and we build our service and our products around that.

Our TQ is a QEEG for trainers. It produces a custom plan for each client—without delays, without fees. We don’t train to an average. Whole-Brain training works the major identified brain patterns and sites in a 4-to-6 session circuit.

We are always looking for better hardware and software that is high-quality, cost-effective and powerful from providers the world over. We sell the systems we ourselves use, so you can count on getting what you need to work with any type of client. And you can count on our support.

The tools and support we provide are practical, cost-effective, client-centered, and they focus on giving you sophisticated systems in a form you can easily use. Join the thousands of trainers around the world who have discovered what it means to have a colleague in your corner. We look forward to working with you.