Jean Alvarez
My name is Jean Alvarez. I head up our neurofeedback research efforts, though I also see individual clients who are not involved in one of our studies. My doctorate is in social psychology and I have worked as a university professor and as a consultant to many not-for profit organizations. I became interested in neurofeedback when, after treatment for cancer, I experienced the cognitive problems often known as “chemobrain.” (You can find a short video about that experience here.)
After seven years of cognitive struggles, fatigue, sleep impairment and mild depression, it was NeurOptimal neurofeedback that brought me back to my pre-cancer self. This very positive experience led me to want to make the same approach available to other people, and also led to our study, “The Effect of EEG Biofeedback on Reducing Post-Cancer Cognitive Impairment,” published in November 2013 in Integrative Cancer Therapies.
I’ve come to love doing this work. Each person who comes to our clinic has a unique story, and it’s such a privilege to hear those stories and watch people’s lives improve. Whether a person is suffering with a medical concern, a psychological/emotional concern, or simply wants to function better in any aspect of his or her life, I treasure the opportunity to accompany each of them as they move toward wellness and high function.
I am a certified NeurOptimal Master Trainer, mostly retired, but seeing a few people in my Bay Village (Ohio) home office.
I have two colleagues providing NeurOptimal Neurofeedback in Westlake, Ohio, and I generally refer new clients to them. If you fill in the Contact Us form, or call the telephone number you’ll find on this site, both of those will forward to my colleagues. You’ll hear from them very soon. If you need to reach me, my number is 216.410.6335.