Holiday Grief
‘Tis the season. The days have gotten shorter, scarfs and sweaters have been brought out of storage, hot chocolate and cookies are becoming staples, and “Happy Holidays” is a go-to salutation. It is a time that is characterized as being full of joy and celebration, a time of family and [...]
The Science of Eureka
The Science of Eureka “EUREKA!” Somewhere, deep in a research laboratory, amongst the noise of bubbling beakers, humming machines, and the whir of a lab rat running on his wheel, a caffeine fueled scientist shouts the famous exclamation. Something has just clicked, the data has relinquished the answers, his neurons [...]
Counselor Corner: Attachment Theory with Susan Jedd
Counselor Corner: Attachment Theory with Susan Jedd Kat Afton Stephanie Brilliant is a researcher focusing on the developmental processes of healthy brains. The long standing debate of nature versus nurture once again applies. Is a healthy, well developed brain the result of our genetics or our environment? According to Stephanie-- [...]
Montana’s Mental Health
According to a 2018 study by BRAMA, it is estimated that 42% of American adults have received counseling services at some point in their lives. That breaks down to about 1.4 million people---more than the entire population of Montana. Additionally, of those who have not already sought out therapy, 37% [...]
Neurofeedback– The Cat’s Meow
Neurofeedback-- The Cat's Meow "Ding!" a bell sounds in a dog kennel, almost instantly a hungry dog starts drooling, anticipating the food he knows is coming. This dog has been trained to associate the sound of a bell with the promise of a meal-- a phenomenon known as classical conditioning. [...]
Q-Day Q and A
Q-Day Q and A Let a Tech Answer Your Q-Day Questions Client: So what is Q-Day? Tech: Q-Days are one morning every week when we have our medical director on site and are able to run “Qs” which is tech-speak for quantitative Electroencephalograph, or qEEG. Clients receiving a Q will [...]
Bemer Benefits
Helping our clients achieve a healthy, well functioning brain and mind is the main focus of the nCenter. Reaching your goals, seizing the day, and maintaining true happiness all require a lot of brain and will power. But when it comes to inflammation, stiffness, aches, and pain throughout your body [...]
The Integration of Counseling and Neurofeeback
Counseling is often sought because people want a resolution to psychological, social or behavioral problems, and you can learn coping skills and learn how to navigate your daily life and fulfill your goals through counseling. Counseling is the centerpiece of the nCenter, but we have an added benefit, unique [...]
A Healthy Gut, A Healthy Mind
Nutrition plays an under-recognized role in the treatment of mental health. The connection between gut health and brain health is beginning to be understood as a bilateral connection. Similar to how we feel sick to our stomachs when we are nervous or scared, our stomachaches can equally affect our moods, [...]
tDCS: The Basics
At the nCenter, we offer many different treatments to help your brain function as efficiently as possible. tDCS, or transcranial direct current stimulation, is a technique that delivers a low electrical current to the brain by placing electrodes on the scalp. It is easy, it only takes about thirty minutes, [...]
