What Is Neurofeedback? How This Evidence-Based Method Is Changing Lives
Discover a Science-Backed Way to Support Your Mental Health
At NW Therapy Collective in Eugene, Oregon, we offer neurofeedback as part of our integrative approach to healing and well-being. Neurofeedback is a non-invasive, evidence-based method that helps your brain function more effectively—often leading to improved focus, mood, and emotional regulation. But what is it exactly? And how does it work?
What Is Neurofeedback and How Does It Work?
Neurofeedback (also called EEG biofeedback) is a type of brain training that uses real-time feedback to help your brain self-regulate. Surface sensors placed on your scalp measure brainwave activity, and those signals are translated into visual or audio feedback—often through a movie, music, or simple animation. When your brain moves toward more balanced patterns, it receives a subtle reward.
Over time, this process helps your brain build new, more efficient pathways. Neurofeedback can support recovery from anxiety, trauma, or attention issues—but it can also enhance peak performance. Many people use it to sharpen focus, increase emotional resilience, and improve mental clarity in everyday life, work, athletics, and creativity.
What Can Neurofeedback Help With?
Neurofeedback has been shown to support a wide range of concerns—and help people move toward meaningful goals, such as:
Anxiety and panic → Feel calmer and more in control
Depression → Regain motivation and emotional balance
Sleep difficulties → Fall asleep more easily and wake up refreshed
PTSD and trauma → Feel safer in your body and reduce reactivity
ADHD and focus challenges → Improve attention, organization, and follow-through
Emotional regulation → Respond more flexibly instead of feeling overwhelmed
Chronic pain and migraines → Reduce intensity and frequency of symptoms
Feeling “stuck” or overwhelmed → Regain clarity and forward momentum
Mental performance → Enhance clarity, creativity, and focus under pressure
Athletic or academic goals → Support flow states, precision, and recovery
Whether you're working through a challenge or pursuing peak performance, neurofeedback offers a path toward feeling and functioning better.
What to Expect in a Neurofeedback Session
Our approach to neurofeedback is calming, client-centered, and personalized. During a session, you’ll relax in a comfortable chair while small sensors are placed on your scalp. These sensors simply read your brainwave activity—nothing is sent into your brain.
As you watch a program on screen and listen through headphones, your brain receives real-time feedback that helps it move toward more balanced and efficient patterns. Over time, this process can lead to noticeable improvements.
Looking for Neurofeedback in Eugene,OR? We’re Here to Help.
NW Therapy Collective provides neurofeedback services to individuals and families in the Eugene–Springfield area. Whether you're working through anxiety or trauma—or looking to optimize focus, creativity, or performance—we’re here to support your goals.
Neurofeedback is available as a standalone service or integrated with talk therapy. We tailor each experience to meet your unique needs, whether you’re in a season of healing or growth.
