Sometimes it feels like therapy isn’t working. Maybe you aren’t experiencing relief from your symptoms, or maybe your symptoms feel like they’re getting worse. People who are struggling tend to fall into one of two states of arousal: the red zone (hyperarousal) or the blue zone (hypoarousal).
In the red zone, our emotions are chaotic and uncontrollable. A stressful event, whether real or perceived, has triggered the “fight or flight” response. In this state, thinking is chaotic and rigid. People experience hypervigilance, panic, and anxiety.
On the other hand, the blue zone feels like an absence of emotion. We experience a decreased heart rate and lower blood pressure. Depression, isolation, withdrawal, and hopelessness often occur in this state.
In both of these states, no new learning can take place. This means that the healing and processing done during therapy happen much more slowly.
My goal is to help clients move into the green zone, where the prefrontal cortex is fully activated and a full range of emotions can be experienced. The primary feature of the green zone is that new learning can take place, and therapy can do its job more quickly.
How does Alpha-Stim help?
The Alpha-Stim is a handheld device that stimulates a quick movement into the green zone. It provides relief from mental health symptoms, as well as from physical pain.
About the Alpha-Stim
Alpha-Stim is an FDA-approved medical device backed by over one hundred independent clinical research studies. It’s easy to use; earclips are attached onto your earlobes and the device is turned on with the press of a button. You control the level of intensity as well as the duration of use. Alpha Stim’s Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) treats anxiety, depression, insomnia, PTSD, OCD, ADD, and many other mental health disorders. Physical pain is treated directly with Microcurrent Electrical Therapy (MET), with two handheld Smart Probes or electrode pads.
The more you use Alpha-Stim, the better your results. There is no risk of dependency or overdose and no lasting side effects. Alpha-Stim works with medication as well as an alternative to medication.
How does it work?
Your brain has natural electrical currents. In fact, 98% of your body is electrical. The Alpha-Stim delivers a safe level of microcurrent through the brain to stimulate and modulate specific groups of nerve cells. This induces the green zone. Many clients notice immediate relief, and on average symptoms are significantly reduced after 2-3 weeks of daily 20-40 or 60-minutes of use. Since the Alpha-Stim is small and handheld, it doesn’t inhibit regular activities. You can read, watch TV, work, or interact with people all while clipped in.
How I use the Alpha-Stim in treating clients
First, we’ll do an evaluation to see if the Alpha-Stim is right for you. As a certified Alpha-Stim provider, I will teach you how to use it during a session and answer any questions. We will go over how to use it step-by-step and then you take the device home with you for a free 30-day trial.
I believe strongly in my obligation to help clients in the best way possible, which is why I am so excited to be using the Alpha-Stim in my practice. My goal is to get you to the green zone, so our sessions can be as effective as possible. The Alpha-Stim does not replace therapy. It makes therapy--and day-to-day life--go as smoothly as possible.
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