Non-Medical Approach to Help Kids and Adults in
Northern New Jersey
Strengthen how the brain actually works, so attention, behavior, social and executive functions improve together.
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Explore the Brain Balance
Program in Northern New Jersey
It's never too early—or too late—to build a stronger, faster, more connected brain.
Kids
Help Them Become Their Best Self
When focus, behavior, and emotional control are a daily battle, the issue isn't you or your child— it's brain development.
Teens
Face the Future With Confidence
Procrastination. Emotional volatility. Motivation MIA. Gaps in brain development hit harder when expectations rise.
Adults
It’s Never too Late
Working twice as hard for half the results? You're not broken—your brain just needs better wiring.
Who We Help
We have helped more than 50,000 individuals get to the root of their struggles and achieve lasting improvements in the following areas.
Focus & Attention
Anxiety, Behavior & Mood
Sensory Processing
Motivation & Organization
Impulsivity & Hyperactivity
Learning & Academics
Brain Balance Has a Non-Medical Approach to Help Your Child
Brain Balance is the leading drug-free program designed to help kids improve focus, behavior, social skills, anxiety, and academic performance. Our comprehensive programming incorporates learnings from cognitive, behavioral and nutrition fields—an integrated approach that is literally redefining what’s possible.
Is something blocking your child’s social, behavioral or academic progress? Brain Balance picks up where conventional approaches leave off, going beyond the treatment of symptoms to address root causes. At Brain Balance, we’re not about coping with barriers. We’re about knocking them down, one small breakthrough at a time.
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Location
Summit
33 Union Place 2nd Floor Summit, NJ 07901
Bergen County
140 Hopper Avenue Waldwick, NJ 07463
Hours
Summit
Mon – Fri: 9:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Bergen County
Monday: 10 AM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM - 7 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM - 7:30 PM
Thursday: 10 AM - 7 PM
Friday: 10 AM - 7:30 PM
Saturday: 10 AM - 2 PM
Sunday: Closed
About the Brain Balance Program in Northern New Jersey
The Brain Balance Program is made up of physical and sensorimotor exercises, academic skills training and healthy nutrition. It is tailored to the needs of your child, and delivered in a uniquely systematic approach that you'll be hard pressed to find anywhere else.
A Whole-Brain Approach
The program engages the brain and body together, through sensory engagement, physical development and academic learning activities.
Personalized to Your Child’s Challenges
The program is tailored to your child’s needs and development level, delivered with the frequency and duration needed to drive meaningful change.
1:1 Coaching & Support
Our coaches will personally guide you through the program, including evaluating progress and leveling up as your child advances.
1:1 Nutrition Sessions
A Nutrition Coach will help customize a healthy nutrition plan fit for your child's lifestyle and needs.
On-Demand Resources
You’ll have access to a Program Portal where you can view on demand helper videos, nutrition content, and program resources.
Program Format
Your child can work onsite at your local Brain Balance Center with our coaches three times per week. We also offer an at-home virtual option that is parent-led. You'll have weekly video check-ins from your program coach.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about our services.
Do you accept insurance?
Do you accept insurance?
Brain Balance is not a medical program and does not provide a diagnosis, nor is it covered by health insurance. Our staff are all trained and certified through Brain Balance, and can receive additional certifications as Board Certified Cognitive Coaches, and Behavior Management through outside accrediting agencies.
Is there any research behind the program?
Is there any research behind the program?
Harvard University’s McLean Hospital completed a study which demonstrated that the Brain Balance Program is as effective as stimulant medication in alleviating ADHD symptoms among children. Cambridge Brain Sciences also collaborated with Brain Balance on a study the results of which show that children who completed three months of the Brain Balance Program displayed significant improvements in cognition, particularly in areas of memory, reasoning, verbal ability, and concentration. Research published in the Journal of Mental Health and Clinical Psychology found that the Brain Balance Program is an effective, non-drug option for improving mental well-being, specifically in areas including overall happiness, emotional functioning, anxiety and social engagement.
How long is the program?
How long is the program?
The program length is tailored to each child's unique needs. An initial assessment will help determine your child's program needs and cost. You'll also get a better understanding of how your child's challenges can improve. To schedule an assessment, complete our form here and we will reach out to you.
Our Team
Get to know our staff at Brain Balance Northern New Jersey
Elizabeth Stoeber
Center Director
Kyla Haapaoja
Center Director
Pragya Balan
Enrollment Director
Savannah Cepeda
Program Director
Halima Soliman
Assistant Director
Brain Balance Center of Northern New Jersey
We have helped more than 50,000 individuals get to the root of their struggles and achieve lasting improvements, including:
Our Whole Brain Approach
Did you know the brain can change at any age? Change in the brain can refer to new pathways being formed or connections becoming stronger and more efficient. New pathways are formed through sensory stimulation, life experiences and new information. These connections and pathways are important because they communicate with all regions of the brain, allowing us to successfully perform daily cognitive and physical tasks, and facilitating our executive functioning.
When individuals struggle with focus, behavior, or sensory processing, it can be linked to weak connections across different regions in the brain. But the good news is, we know that the brain can change.
The Brain Balance program is designed to strengthen and build brain connectivity with a unique combination of physical, sensory, and cognitive activities. These new, efficient, and effective connections in the brain help improve in the following areas:
- Cognitive Tasks
- Executive Functioning
- Focus
- Memory
- Learning
- Comprehension
- Reasoning
- Behaviors & EmotionsOrganization
- Self-motivation
- Problem Solving
By building stronger brain connections, you can help yourself or your child get to the root of their challenges and build a stronger foundation for success.
A Personalized Program to Meet Your Needs
At Brain Balance, we believe it is critical to identify the root cause of challenges to create an action plan for change. Our program begins with a 1-to-2-hour in-depth, comprehensive assessment. We use what we learn in the comprehensive assessment to set up your individualized program. By doing this for each unique person, individually, we create a customized program that addresses any deficits in functions or skills you may have.
The frequency and duration of these tasks, activities, and exercises are tailored based on the individual’s needs.
What to Expect During the Assessment
The assessment includes sensory, physical, and cognitive activities that identify areas of development that need strengthening. These critical areas of development are at the root of our ability to pay attention, learn, engage, interact, and manage stress, behavior, and anxiety.
From the results of the assessment, our team will help create a plan focused on building the brain connections needed to help create improvements for the individual.
What You'll Learn from the Assessment Results
The assessment includes sensory, physical, and cognitive activities that identify areas of development that need strengthening. These critical areas of development are at the root of our ability to pay attention, learn, engage, interact, and manage stress, behavior, and anxiety.
From the results of the assessment, our team will help create a plan focused on building the brain connections needed to help create improvements for the individual.
1:1 Coaching and Support
Dedicated coaches and directors are your personal guides through the program, including evaluating progress and leveling up as individual advances. They will also support through behavioral coaching, nutritional support, lifestyle changes as well as advocacy for educational meetings.
1:1 Nutrition Sessions
The Balance 360 Nutrition System is our one-of-a-kind, proprietary, nutritional plan. Delivered by a team of registered dietitians well versed in the challenges of feeding and eating healthy foods, the Balance 360 nutritional approach focuses on educating and guiding towards fueling bodies with the nutrients necessary for building healthy brains and bodies. Balance 360 is designed to fit an individual’s lifestyle, needs, and preferences, while improving health and decreasing any inflammation or other detrimental effects of the body’s inability to tolerate certain ingredients common in our modern, processed diet. With a focus on fresh, whole foods, Balance 360 provides one more key in our integrated approach to drive the best possible. outcomes for every program participant.
On-Demand Resources
You’ll have access to a Program Portal where you can view on-demand helper videos, exercise videos, parent support groups, nutrition content, and program resources.
Let Us Help Get Your Child Back On Track
The Brain Balance program works to help children in the Omaha and surrounding areas by taking an integrated approach to common childhood issues. In order to ensure that local children are receiving the attention and the help that they need to succeed, we partner with multiple area school districts.
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Research Shows Brain Balance is Effective
A Harvard study found that kids who participated in the Brain Balance Program saw a significant reduction in ADHD index scores, discernible changes in hyperactivity, enhanced cognitive attention, and reductions in oppositional behavior.
We are continually collaborating with world class researchers to show the efficacy of the program and reveal through data how the Brain Balance Program can help children, teens and adults improve.
Brain Balance Stories
"Now, she really likes to sit down and have conversations with us. That’s been wonderful. She’s just enjoyable to around. She is experiencing life now that she wasn’t able to do because so many things roadblocked her. I would absolutely recommend it and have. - Kelly H., Brain Balance Parent"
Madison, Age 10
"The child, who used to have tantrums because he couldn’t get what he wanted, now rationalizes and asks me what he can do to earn what he wants. The child, whom I used to spend 2 hours trying to catch so he could do his homework, now comes home and sits down to do his homework all by himself. This is just a small portion of the changes we see. If you look at each change separately- it doesn’t look like a big deal, but all of them together have made our life so much easier. Now I have a mature 8-year old boy, whom I can have full and interesting conversations with, who understands his responsibilities and follows through with his promises. The Summit Brain Balance Center has people who really care about your child and kids feel that. My son loved going there, and not once complained that he wouldn’t go. Would I do it again, now that I see the results? In a heartbeat."
Brain Balance Graduate, Age 7
"The outcome was worth waiting for – it’s not a quick fix, these stages need to happen, it’s been a lasting and ongoing improvement. The excellent result has been worth every step. We now have a very happy daughter who has confidence, can reason, can react to good or bad situations in a balanced way, is stronger physically, is making new friends, is accomplishing big steps forward academically with a very strong willingness to learn….. she now has the ability to achieve her full potential now and in the future! Above all, our little girl is loving life in a positive way!"
Arielle, Age 5
"The Brain Balance team were wonderfully kind and generous in the care of our daughter. They coordinated with her elementary school teachers and therapists to refine a more holistic, comprehensive program to address her neurologic needs. I am exceptionally grateful to them."
Dr. Anna Lisa Pastore, MD
"Anna did her homework today all by herself and she did it quickly and with little help! Such an improvement. I am amazed how quickly she read the problem, processed the information, and answered the questions. She beat me! I am really impressed and amazed! She is also talking so much more and saying phrases that are amazing to me. She is also speaking clearer too."
Anna
"Everything made sense – we were impressed with the testing process and the in-depth individualized instruction we received there. Most importantly, Samantha thrived with each passing week! She became more focused, calm, and confident. At some point during the course of the program, it was like a light switched on and eyelashes began to come in! By the end of the program, the eyelashes are fully grown, and we have not seen any evidence of the trichotillomania returning. We had tried everything before, and have no other explanation than that Brain Balance works! We now have a confident, thriving, ten-year-old daughter. As in all parts of life, there is always room for improvement, but we have to say that Brain Balance changed our family’s life and we are forever grateful."
Sam
"He sees the positive difference the program made in his life and has said many times that he’s glad he went through it. I can’t say it enough – the Brain Balance program is a program that just should be tried for the sake of any child, tried before medication if possible. It is a journey for you & your child that you will no doubt cherish when you see the positive changes in your child. As I said, it’s not an easy journey but one that is so worth the sweat & yes, the tears."
Nicholas, Age 9
"His social abilities have gotten much better."
Matthew
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BRAIN BALANCE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
Brain Balance helps children who struggle behaviorally, socially, and academically through a holistic and integrated approach that is customized to meet the needs of each child.
Read more about the Center
Brain Balance Northern New Jersey Can Help
We have helped more than 50,000 individuals get to the root of their struggles and achieve lasting improvements, including:
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Focus & Attention
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Anxiety, Behavior & Mood
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Sensory Processing
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Learning & Academics
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Socialization & Relationship
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Motivation & Organization
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Impulsivity & Hyperactivity
Brain Balance does not require that a child has a medical diagnosis, nor do we clinically diagnose medical conditions. Our focus is on understanding the struggles these children experience and helping them develop and strengthen the connections to help reduce those struggles.
For those who do have a diagnosis,1 research has shown that the unique challenges your child is facing can be linked to weak connections across different regions of the brain.
Get a deeper view into why your child struggles
The Brain Balance assessment provides you with a deeper view of your child’s struggles. During the assessment, your child’s sensory, motor and cognitive development are evaluated. This assessment helps identify areas of development that need strengthening. The reasons why a child may excel in some areas but has trouble in others will become clearer. From the results, we create a plan that helps your child overcome their struggles.
Schedule your Assessment
Fill out our form now to get started. A Brain Balance team member will reach out to personally discuss your child’s challenges and schedule your child’s assessment.