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I offer Cranial Electro Stimulation in the office either in conjunction with talk therapy sessions or as a deep relaxation session complete with music and a recliner in one of the training rooms. 

If you would prefer to use the Alpha-Stim as an at-home option, you can purchase a unit of your own to use at home (And you can share it with friends and family!).

CES works wonders for many stress-related problems. Current patients with anxiety, insomnia, and depression are reporting benefits from CES treatment. 

Quiet your mind with the Alpha-Stim SCS

So simple to use – it’s as easy as 1,2,3! 

Attach the clips to your earlobes and switch on. The device switches off after 20 minutes or one hour. 

The Alpha-Stim SCS treats anxiety, depression, and/or insomnia with tiny electrical currents similar to those found naturally in the body, using a method called cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES).

The treatment is simple. The current is applied by easy-to-use clip electrodes that attach to your ear lobes.

What does it feel like? 

You may feel a slight tingling sensation under the electrodes, but it is not necessary to feel this in order to achieve results. Most people feel nothing at all except positive results.

How can the Alpha-Stim SCS help?

The Alpha-Stim SCS empowers you to control your anxiety, depression, and/or insomnia. Used just 20 to 60 minutes every day, every other day, or on an as-needed basis, it can help induce a relaxed state and enable the user to focus attention on the task at hand. The Alpha-Stim SCS is well tolerated and very safe in contrast to drugs, many of which have been proven to have undesirable side effects and can be addictive.

The Alpha-Stim SCS leaves the mind alert. The person undergoing CES treatment will often report a pleasant, relaxed feeling of well-being. Anxiety reduction is usually experienced during treatment, but may be seen hours later, or even the day after treatment. Depression and insomnia control is generally experienced after one to two weeks of daily treatment.

Maintenance of a relaxed, yet alert state is generally achieved with treatments three times per week. As a result, the Alpha-Stim SCS is suitable for clinical or home use.

What scientific research has been conducted?

At present, there are over 125 research studies on CES in humans and 29 experimental animal studies. The overwhelming majority of the scientific research is extremely positive. No significant lasting side effects have been reported.

Harvard University School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management found: "The meta-analysis of anxiety showed CES to be significantly more effective than sham (P<.05)." (Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of cranial electrostimulation: efficacy in treating selected psychological and physiological conditions by Dr. Sidney Klawansky et al. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 183(7):478-485, 1995.):

What are the typical results?

In recent surveys, physicians and patients reported the following results using Alpha-Stim® CES technology:

Physician Post Marketing Survey of Alpha-Stim^® Patients

OK, I am interested-- how much does it cost and what do I do next? Does insurance cover this?