What to Expect During LENS Neurofeedback

Your step-by-step guide to a neurofeedback appointment at Gentle Currents Therapy in Langley.

If you’re considering LENS neurofeedback, you may be wondering what an appointment will actually be like.

Knowing what happens before, during, and after a session can help you prepare and decide whether this approach might be appropriate for you.

The steps below describe an in-person LENS neurofeedback visit at Gentle Currents Therapy in Langley. Because each person’s circumstances and responses are different, the specific procedures may vary.

Before Your First LENS Neurofeedback Appointment

Step 1. Reaching Out and Asking Questions

Your first step is simply getting in touch.

You can contact our team by phone, text, email, or through our website. Tell us a little about what has led you to consider neurofeedback, whether for yourself or someone you care about.

Perhaps you’ve heard about LENS and want to understand what it involves. You may be exploring additional care options or wondering whether neurofeedback could be appropriate for something you’ve been experiencing.

If you’d like to learn more before contacting us, our Understanding Neurofeedback and LENS guide explores how neurofeedback works, what receiving LENS is like, what the research tells us, and common questions about treatment and costs.

You don’t need to share your entire personal history in your first message. A brief explanation is enough to begin the conversation.

Our team can help you understand the next steps and explore whether arranging an appointment would make sense for you.

Step 2. Finding a Practitioner and Arranging Your Appointment

The person guiding your care matters.

Our LENS practitioners bring different professional backgrounds and areas of experience. We’ll help you explore which practitioner may be a good fit for your circumstances, preferences, and current availability.

You can also meet our neurofeedback practitioners before arranging your visit.

LENS sessions currently cost $140–$150, and typical appointments last approximately 30–50 minutes. You can review our Neurofeedback Fees & Forms page for more information.

Your first appointment will usually include a LENS neurofeedback session, along with time to review your assessment and discuss your concerns. Occasionally, your practitioner may recommend a different approach based on your individual circumstances.

Our team will confirm the time reserved for your visit and explain what to expect when you book.

Step 3. Completing Your Assessment and Getting Ready

Before beginning LENS neurofeedback, we’ll ask you to complete an assessment.

You can access the LENS questionnaire through our Neurofeedback Fees & Forms page. This is the established forms pathway we use to help clients prepare for their appointments.

The assessment helps your practitioner understand your concerns and relevant health history. It may include questions about sleep, concentration, previous injuries, medications, sensitivities, and other experiences that could influence your care.

This information helps your practitioner consider whether LENS is appropriate and how best to approach your sessions.

Your practitioner will discuss any practical preparations relevant to your care. There are no mental exercises or brainwave-training skills you need to learn beforehand.

Arriving at Gentle Currents Therapy

Step 4. Finding Us and Coming Inside

Our clinic is located at:

Gentle Currents Therapy107–20103 40th AvenueLangley, BC V3A 2W3View on Google Maps (opens in a new tab) ↗Call: (778) 554-0174 · Text usEmail: info@gentlecurrentstherapy.com

We offer free on-site parking, step-free entry, automatic doors, curb cuts, and an accessible washroom.

When you come inside, you’ll find a large, comfortable waiting area designed to provide a relaxing place to settle in before your appointment.

If you have questions about finding the clinic or need help planning for accessibility or mobility, please contact us beforehand.

Step 5. Being Welcomed and Meeting Your Practitioner

When you arrive, we’ll help you settle into the space and meet the practitioner who will guide your LENS neurofeedback care.

There will be time to get acquainted and understand how the appointment will proceed.

Some people arrive ready to begin. Others prefer a little more explanation before trying something unfamiliar. Your practitioner will take that into account as you get started.

The next part of your visit is an opportunity to talk more fully about your experiences and what you’re hoping to address. Your practitioner is ready to work with you where you are.

Your First Conversation With Your LENS Practitioner

Step 6. Understanding What Brings You Here

Your practitioner will invite you to describe what you’ve been experiencing and how it affects your everyday life.

You may want to talk about difficulties with attention, sleep, stress, or changes following an injury. Perhaps something has been troubling you for a long time, or you’ve noticed a more recent change that you would like to understand.

The conversation is also about what matters to you.

What would you like to be different? What concerns you most? What would meaningful change look like in your daily life?

You don’t need to have a diagnosis or a complete explanation of your experiences. Your practitioner will listen carefully and ask questions that help clarify your concerns and goals.

Step 7. Reviewing Your Assessment and Health History

Your practitioner will review the assessment you’ve completed and discuss any information that may need further exploration.

This might include previous treatment experiences, health conditions, medications, injuries, or particular sensitivities.

Understanding these aspects of your history helps your practitioner consider your individual circumstances, whether LENS is a suitable option, and how to approach the procedure responsibly.

Sometimes additional information or another form of assessment may be appropriate before proceeding.

The aim is to make informed clinical decisions rather than assume the same procedure is suitable for everyone.

Step 8. Understanding LENS and Making an Informed Choice

Before beginning, your practitioner will explain the proposed LENS procedure and what you can expect to experience.

You’ll have an opportunity to discuss potential benefits, uncertainties, possible unwanted responses, and other approaches to care.

Your consent is important throughout the process. You can ask for clarification, take additional time before deciding, or choose not to proceed. During the session, you can also ask to pause or stop.

If you and your practitioner agree that LENS is an appropriate next step, you’ll be guided through the procedure.

What Happens During Your LENS Neurofeedback Session?

The LENS procedure is generally quiet and relatively brief. Your practitioner manages the equipment while you sit comfortably.

The specific recording and feedback sequence will reflect your assessment and how you respond.

Step 9. Getting Comfortable and Placing the Sensors

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You’ll be invited to sit comfortably while your practitioner prepares the equipment.

Small sensors are placed against selected areas of your scalp and on your ears. They rest against your skin and do not pierce it.

Your practitioner will check their placement and explain what will happen as the recording begins.

Step 10. Recording Your Brainwave Activity

The sensors measure electrical activity naturally produced by your brain.

LENS uses electroencephalography (EEG) to record aspects of this activity. The information helps guide the neurofeedback procedure.

You may be asked to sit quietly while readings are taken.

These measurements provide information about electrical activity. They do not reveal your thoughts or memories and are not, by themselves, a diagnosis of a medical or mental health condition.

Step 11. Receiving the LENS Feedback

The LENS system uses information from the EEG recording to deliver brief, very low-energy feedback intended to influence patterns of brain activity.

Unlike some other forms of neurofeedback, you don’t need to watch a screen, play a game, or consciously try to change your brainwaves.

Most people feel little or nothing while the feedback is delivered.

Your practitioner manages the equipment and monitors the procedure. The active feedback is generally brief, while the remainder of your appointment allows time for preparation, conversation, and reviewing your experience.

When the feedback is complete, you’ll move into the final part of your appointment.

After Your LENS Neurofeedback Session

Step 12. Finishing Your Appointment

Your practitioner will remove the sensors and check how you’re feeling.

You may feel relaxed, a little tired, or much as you did when you arrived. There isn’t a particular response you’re expected to have.

Before leaving, you’ll have an opportunity to discuss anything you noticed and learn what to pay attention to over the following days.

Step 13. What You Might Notice Afterward

People respond to LENS neurofeedback differently.

You might notice changes in your sleep, energy, concentration, mood, or general sense of wellbeing. Some people notice differences soon after an appointment, while others notice little or no change.

Temporary unwanted responses can also occur, including headaches, fatigue, restlessness, or changes in existing symptoms.

These experiences don’t necessarily tell us whether neurofeedback is helping. What matters is paying attention to your experience and discussing meaningful changes or concerns with your practitioner.

If something concerns you after your appointment, please contact our team. Significant or urgent symptoms should receive appropriate medical attention rather than automatically being attributed to neurofeedback.

Step 14. Reviewing Your Experience and Deciding What Comes Next

At a follow-up conversation or appointment, your practitioner will want to understand how you’ve been since your session.

Have you noticed changes in your sleep, energy, concentration, or everyday life? Has anything become more difficult? Are the concerns that brought you here changing in ways that matter to you?

Your observations help inform decisions about further care.

There isn’t a predetermined number of LENS appointments that’s right for everyone. The procedure and timing of subsequent sessions may be adjusted according to your assessment, responses, and circumstances.

You don’t need to prepay for a package of sessions. Sessions are paid for individually, so you can take things one step at a time.

Together, you and your practitioner can consider whether continuing, adjusting, or concluding LENS neurofeedback makes sense.