Brain training for
Flexibility and Resiliency
using non-linear Dynamical Neurofeedback®
with NeurOptimal®
West Seattle Neurofeedback is committed to providing access to the safe, state-of-the-art NeurOptimal® design for mental fitness, regardless of diagnosis or condition.
What our clients
often notice
Clearer focus
Increased productivity
Improved sleep
Lower anxious baseline
Feeling more grounded and present
More good days!
A simple practice...
...meaningful shifts!
Can I use NeurOptimal®?
Absolutely!
Everyone can use this technology
No diagnosis necessary
This is training not treatment
We serve a diverse group: kids, adults, professionals, athletes, students, those finding their way, and those who seek regulation. They all share the desire to be more resilient and better able to meet life as it comes.
How to Experience NeurOptimal®
In Office
Take a 33-minute Zen break!
Experience a private session in our office.
After a quick check-in, we'll place 5 sensors on your scalp and ears, then start your session.
You will listen to soothing music, which will pause briefly when patterns are interrupted.
Use our online booking to schedule your session.
NeurOptimal for TBI
I've used NeurOptimal for years from Kelly and prior to her, another provider. It has truly saved me in multiple ways. Initially I started this due to anger management issues. My provider said that after about 8 sessions (different for each person), I would be in a pattern where I would normally get mad and I will respond differently. True enough, 8 sessions in, I had that experience. I was shocked because the feeling was so strange. As I continued, my patterns improved. I kept waiting for the honeymoon phase to end, but it never did. I was so taken by it that I also started taking my son. After 4 sessions, my son's teacher threw her hands up during our conference and said, what did you do to this kid? 180% change in his behavior. NeurOptimal set us on a path to a healthy life and made me a much better parent.
Then came my bike accident and a traumatic brain injury. I asked my provider if it would help and she said absolutely. I started doing NeurOptimal 3x a week with immediate results. After the first session, I felt like myself again just for that evening, instead of the buzzed feeling a TBI gives you. As I progressed through training, my normalcy returned for longer each time. After a month, I moved to one session a week and was actually able to drive again (the buzzed feeling was gone). I was back to myself fully after 6 months. I 100% credit NeurOptimal with this shorter recovery period. It pains me to see friends in the same condition still struggling years later. No matter what you are dealing with, I fully believe NeurOptimal to be a very effective treatment approach and want so much for this for everyone. I still use it occasionally when my job or homelife gets me too stressed out and befuddled. It always clears up my brain and makes me feel better. Just give it an extended try. You will not be sorry.
Kelly has such a wonderful, loving nature and really cares about her clients. She makes it fun to seek treatment and will support you through whatever it is you are facing with love and grace.
L.M.
What is NeurOptimal®?
A non-linear Dynamical Neurofeedback® system that helps your brain learn from itself. It uses your brain's intrinsic ability to adapt quickly to new information through the language of mathematics. Click below to learn more about the company that developed this incredibly effective technology.
Our Mission
Helping clients improve self-regulation, organization, and stress management so they can have more space for what they love!
Life gets stressful, demanding, and distracting! Whether you are born into stress or develop it along the way, we will help you on your journey of self-rediscovery by optimizing your brain for your best self.
West Seattle Neurofeedback provides a safe space for NeurOptimal® to meet you and gently interrupt ineffective or inefficient patterns, giving you space to find new patterns of perspective and response. We welcome clients of all ages and abilities. From newborn babies to those wanting to manage age gracefully, everyone can enjoy an optimized brain. No diagnosis is required to enjoy the benefits of NeurOptimal®. Improve your game in the boardroom, on the field, in the classroom, or as the CEO of your family!
Meet Your Trainer
Kelly Kalkwarf is a Trainer and Instructor through the Zengar Institute Inc. based in Canada. Before becoming a Trainer, she was a stay-at-home parent for 15 years after a lengthy career in office administration in local start-ups and corporations.
She discovered the fantastic benefits of neurofeedback in 2018 when chronic stress and anxiety manifested physically as stubborn skin rashes, brain fog, focus and concentration issues, heart palpitations, and appetite loss. Her struggles, in combination with navigating Autism, ADHD, and anxiety for her child in a Western medicine society, led her to neurofeedback and became the catalyst to open West Seattle Neurofeedback in 2019. Through neurofeedback, she was able to manage stress better, reduce her anxiety, improve organization, and have profound perspective shifts in the rigidity of how things "should" be.
She loves the ability to hold space for impactful change for others, guiding them through new shifts in perspective, health, aging, relationships, parenting, chronic illness, focus, anxiety, and trauma.