What is Brain map / QEEG?

qEEG Brain Mapping is a non-invasive way to measure your brain’s electrical activity and create easy-to-read visual maps. These maps reveal how different brain regions communicate, highlight imbalances, and provide insight into focus, mood, stress, sleep, and overall cognitive performance. By understanding your brain’s unique patterns, qEEG helps guide neurofeedback, cognitive wellness, and personalized brain optimization.

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How It Works

A cap with sensors and conductive paste is placed on the scalp. We then record the brain’s electrical signals with eyes opened and eyes closed for a total of 20 minutes. Using advanced software, these recordings are processed to analyze brainwave patterns, how brain regions communicate, identify areas that are overactive or underactive, and examine balance between networks.

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Our Approach

We use a personalized approach to QEEG analysis by examining the unique fingerprint of your brainwave activity, not just how different it is from average, but what the pattern itself means. We provide an advanced interpretation of the raw EEG. 

Using a research-based model, we categorize your brain functioning into one or more EEG phenotypes, or patterns that have been shown in scientific studies to correlate with certain clusters of symptoms or behavioral tendencies. Identifying these phenotypes can:

  • Help clarify underlying contributors to symptoms such as anxiety, inattention, mood instability, or cognitive inefficiency

  • Guide individualized lifestyle or behavioral changes that support healthier brain regulation

  • Provide useful information to your healthcare provider about which types of psychotropic medications may align best with your neurophysiological pattern

  • Assist in selecting targeted interventions such as neurofeedback protocols, mindfulness practices, sleep strategies, or nutritional approaches

Overall, this method offers a more nuanced and personalized understanding of your brain’s functioning, helping you and your care team make more informed decisions about treatment and self-regulation strategies.

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Who Can Benefit from Biofeedback

Individuals looking to improve brain and nervous system health, specifically beneficial for cognitive enhancement, disorganized sleep states, mood dysregulation, chronic pain, concussion recovery, sensory processing and learning challenges. 

QEEG brain mapping helps clinicians identify:

Areas of the brain with too little or too much activity

Medication classes that are most appropriate for your unique brain wave pattern

Supplement recommendations that are most appropriate for your unique brain wave patterns

Lifestyle recommendation based on your unique brain wave pattern

What To Expect

A comfortable sensor cap and conductive gel is placed on your scalp to measure your brain’s electrical activity. We record for a total of 20 minutes, both with eyes open and eyes closed, to capture a clear picture of your brain’s patterns. After the session, your data is analyzed and compiled into a detailed report, which takes about one week. At your follow-up appointment, we’ll review your results together and discuss a personalized plan to support your goals. After 15 neurofeedback training sessions, we repeat the brain map to evaluate your progress, identify areas of improvement, and fine-tune the plan.

  • Robin was able to tailor my Neurofeedback sessions to help me achieve my goals. I wanted to deal better with stressors and to help my brain function in a more coherent manner. I struggled  with stress all my life, trying everything you are "supposed" to do for stress-relief. Nothing helped. I had lots of trauma in my life, starting in the womb, but I wasn't certain exactly what the trauma was. In 2013, this stress caused me to have a stroke, which made my brain feel "disconnected," as if the various parts could not communicate with one another. My neurologist told me nothing could be done. Through several different modes of training, Robin relieved my trauma-induced stress (without me even understanding exactly what the trauma was!), and created synchrony within my brain that helps it to function better. When I first started Neurofeedback, I was anxious, depressed, and exhausted. Now I sleep better, find stress to be a non-issue, and feel that my brain is all on the same path.  Robin has changed my life, in the most amazing ways!

    - LF

  • I feel like I’ve discovered something so positive and profound in my quest to improve myself. Robin has expertly guided me through more than 3 dozen sessions of neurofeedback. She’s so smart, kind, and understanding. She really takes the time to make sure I’m comfortable with the process and that I know what to expect.

    Neurofeedback is kind of hard to describe, but it is helping me get out of my rut of the same negative thoughts and self-defeating patterns. When I first started the sessions, I was feeling very anxious, confused, and easily distracted. Now, after a couple of months, I’m much more calm, confident, and focused. And I feel like so many of my emotional triggers have been greatly reduced. I also am sleeping well without sleeping pills, which I took every night for several years. I’m not done with my journey, but I’m feeling so much more positive and excited about my future. 
    Thank you, Robin.

    - PH

  • "Completing 40 sessions of EEG biofeedback has been a truly life-changing experience for me. When I first began, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect, but the progress I’ve made has been remarkable and deeply meaningful.

    One of the greatest improvements has been my mental clarity. My thoughts feel more organized, my ability to focus has strengthened, and tasks that once felt overwhelming now feel within reach. I’m able to stay present and grounded in a way I couldn’t before.

    A big part of this journey has been the kindness and guidance of Robin Kelly, PA, the owner and provider who led my treatment. Her compassion, patience, and genuine dedication made every session feel safe and supported. She took the time to explain the process, celebrate the small victories, and help me stay motivated throughout the entire program. Her expertise and caring approach made all the difference in my success. Her medical knowledge and understanding of the neurological pathways involved in the nervous system, including how to better regulate the fight or flight response, were invaluable."

    - JB

Frequently Asked Questions

  • The set up and recording require about 45 minutes.

  • It does not provide a formal diagnosis but can identify abnormal patterns that may be associated with certain conditions.

  • It usually takes up to a week to analyze and create a report and customized plan.

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