Neurotherapy Internship and Consultation for Licensed Health Care Professionals

Interactive experience and observation in a busy neurotherapy practice is strongly recommended soon after the initial didactic classroom training.

We have structured an internship to provide the following:

  • Hands-on experience in providing protocol placements at various sites.
  • Hands-on experience working with the neurofeedback equipment during an actual session.
  • Observing a check-in session before an actual session and seeing how senior clinicians determine protocol selections.
  • Observing an actual initial screening session including the full assessment process.
  • Observing actual flow of clients in a busy neurofeedback clinic setting where approximately 100 sessions are done per week on a wide range of problems.
  • Observing real-life dilemmas in a clinical setting such as coping with equipment failure, side effects and the administrative issues of running a neurotherapy practice.
  • Observing traditional neurofeedback protocols as well as other neurotherapy treatment modalities such as EEG disentrainment, pIR HEG (Passive Infrared Hemoencephalography), LENS, Live Z Score training, and peripheral biofeedback methods such as hand warming, respiration and Heart Rate Variability.
  • Learning time-saving tips and headache-saving good habits before starting neurotherapy in your own practice.

Requirements

In order to receive internship time or supervision/consultation, you must meet the following requirements:

  • Hold a license to practice independently in a medical or mental health field OR be employed fulltime by someone who is supervising you on-site with full time face to face supervision (this must be verified by a letter from your employer or supervisor with a copy of their license).
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  • Complete an Introductory Neurofeedback 4 day training prior to beginning internship.
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  • Only one intern per clinic allowed at one time.  Non-clinician interns may not sit in during sensitive history-taking or evaluations, they may only observe general day to day operations and actual sessions.(Non-Clinician interns must accompany their clinical supervisor)
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Hours

Clinic hours are typically from 8 am until 1pm. and 3 until 7.  The office is typically closed from 1:30-2:30 each day.  We see an average of 10 clients in the morning hours and 10 clients in the afternoon/evening hours.

Fees Per Intern

Option I:  One Year Internship for One Year

There is a one-time fee of $1,000 for the internship.  This fee includes:

  • Attendance for one year during regular clinic hours for observation, supervision and hands-on delivery of neurotherapy services.
  • Copies of all clinic forms, including symptom checklists, and administrative forms such as informed consents and HIPPA forms.

Option II:  Part time Limited Internship

This type of internship is typically used by out-of town practitioners.  The fee for each full day of internship is $300.  This does not include one-on-one time.

Fees for half day internships are $150.  This includes any amount of time spent at the clinic for up to 4 hours.

Neither Option I nor II include one-on-one time with Dr. Stokes.  Face to face individual time for supervision or consultation will be charged at her regular hourly rate of $140 (see below).

Option III:  One-On-One Consultation or Supervision

Dr. Stokes charges her regular hourly fee for one-on-one consultation or supervision which is $140 per hour. (Consultation refers to any type of continuing education and supervision refers to discussion of your clinical caseload for BCIA certification and/or licensure.)  Consultation or supervision time can be spent according to your clinical needs and may be spent providing your own personal neurofeedback session.  Other options include phone consultations.  Phone consultations may be purchased in one-hour blocks and may be used in 15 min. increments.  We accept checks, cash, MasterCard and Visa.

Disclaimer

Clinical opinions are based on a synthesis of over one thousand hours of post-doctoral training and consultation in neurotherapy from leaders in the field (who may not always agree with one another), many years of fulltime neurotherapy practice since 2000 and an extensive review of the literature on neurotherapy and the brain.  Opinions expressed by Dr. Stokes may or may not be held by other practitioners in the field and are not to be held as gospel by any means. Biographical information and resume furnished upon request.

Confidentiality

Clients will be referred to by first name and last initial to protect confidentiality.  Please observe the same confidentiality as you would in a psychotherapy practice by not discussing our clients with anyone other than our clinic staff.

To Get Started

Please email (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) ) or fax (703-960-5934) us a copy of your license and CV and call the office at 703-684-0334 to schedule your internship. If you will be applying your internship time with us towards BCIA certification, you will need to call Judy Crawford at BCIA prior to starting your internship to begin the paperwork with BCIA; otherwise, your hours with us may not count.  Judy can be reached at 303-420-2902.

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