Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Learn How it Works!
What does a LENS Therapy session look Like?
Each sensor is in place for about 20 seconds each; most people wonât feel anything, while occasionally a client may feel a slight tingling sensation to the area.
The total process lasts about 4 to 5 minutes and you are not required to âdoâ anything other than sit and be comfortable.
Is LENS Therapy Safe?
LENS Therapy is simply sending a small radio signal (less than what a digital watch uses) to the brain, disrupting clusters of frequencies that may have been locked together in rigid patterns and allowing them to become flexible again and organized in a more normal pattern.
Since its inception in the 1990âs, no one has ever been harmed using LENS Therapy. However, as with any âexerciseâ program, there can be minor side effects
Does LENS Therapy Have Side Effects?
LENS Therapy is the brain equivalent of physical exercises, and the most common side effect of physical exercise is that you get tired. As with physical training, fatigue is the most commonly reported side effect after a session.
Those with more serious emotional conditions or trauma occasionally report an increase of old familiar feelings before the difficulty passes away and the issue fades out for good. Itâs a bit like going to the gym and feeling that old injury acting up, revealing whatâs beneath. People often report vivid dreams as the mind settles into a more balanced position.
If you have had a physical brain injury or head trauma, you will likely be more sensitive to LENS Therapy. You might experience nausea, dizziness, and light sensitivity as you âre-regulateâ your brain function. This is part of the process and is not long lasting.
The changes usually take place quite seamlessly. Based on your intake forms and your brain map, we generally have a good idea of what of these effects, if any, you might experience.
We monitor your brain activity during LENS Therapy sessions, so can tell if your brain is getting tired or overworked and adjust your session accordingly
Will I Still Need To Take Medication With LENS Therapy?
As the central nervous system becomes more regulated and symptoms subside, we often see a reduction in the amount of medication required to manage those symptoms. This is usually first apparent with sleeping medications, as sleep becomes easier without the outside help.
What Are Your Qualifications?
We are professionally trained and are certified LENS practitioners, with thousands of hours behind us. We opened in Nashville in 2016 and have since helped 100âs of people and completed over 25,000 LENS sessions making us one of the busiest LENS providers in the US.
How Effective Is LENS Therapy?
More than 95% of our clients report significant improvement towards their goals and the results are long lasting.
Like any therapy, it works best for people that are motivated and want to improve. Attitude and willingness for change are critical. Our reputation is built on successful results so if we donât feel LENS is for you, we wonât accept you as a client.
How Many Sessions Will I Need?
Typically, the more long standing and entrenched the symptoms, the longer they will take to resolve. The effects are cumulative and once the brain has been retrained, the results are long lasting if not permanent.
During a treatment, all areas of the brain are treated. Some areas will react more quickly than others, while those that have been suppressed for a long time may need a little longer. We typically suggest a minimum of 10 sessions during which time we will be reviewing the results and producing additional brain maps to see changes that are happening. A recommendation for further treatment can be made at that time if necessary.
How Soon Will I See Changes?
As with learning any new skill, the effects are cumulative. After continued, consistent treatments, new patterns will emerge and the changes will be more significant.
As the psychological core improves, old habits will naturally shift into healthier ones. It is not unusual for things to change that you didnât even think about when you came in, like headaches disappearing, increased energy, a more positive outlook on life. These are just great bonuses!
What Type Of Results Can I Expect?
A feeling of being more comfortable in their own skin; feeling more like themselves â alert and relaxed, alive and quiet at the same time.
âThe shifts are so organic to the brain that the way you feel and act seem perfectly natural â and it is, as you are acting more like yourself and less from automatic reactions. It doesnât mean you wonât encounter lifeâs problems anymore, it just means youâll handle them in a healthier way and the feelings wonât linger as before.
A fully balanced state is experienced as happiness, contentment, and clarity. Being in balance allows you to gain control and make choices that you werenât able to before, as getting out of stuck habits allows you the freedom to choose your reactions rather than be over-run by them.
Will I Get A Diagnosis? Is LENS Therapy A Cure?
We map your brain, looking for areas of over or under-activity that correspond to your symptoms, and send a small radio signal to the brain to bring it to attention and reorganize the brain waves to where they should be.
The medical diagnostic model doesnât fit well into LENS Therapy. From our point of view, functional brain disorders arenât âdiseasesâ or âillnessesâ. We do not view anxiety, depression, insomnia, concussions, PTSD, memory, focus, autism etc. as illnesses to treat, but as reflections of fundamental brain disorganization; any of which could benefit from LENS Therapy.
For this reason, LENS is better viewed as âpersonal trainingâ rather than a âtreatmentâ; a way to shift your mind out of stuck patterns to relieve the corresponding symptoms. Nor is LENS Therapy a âcureâ for these diagnosed conditions; we work toward symptom resolution by resolving the underlying imbalances.
Most people are simply relieved when they finally know whatâs wrong, and that something can be done to change it.