Ep. 091 Rewiring the Mind: Neurotherapy & Light For the Brain with Danja Locke

In this deeply insightful episode, Maniisha sits down with psychologist and psychotherapist Danja Locke, who blends traditional psychology with cutting-edge tools like neurotherapy and transcranial near-infrared light therapy. Her innovative, body-mind approach is helping clients break through old patterns and experience meaningful transformation — not just emotionally, but neurologically.

We explore Danja’s personal journey into the field of mental wellness, her refreshing perspective on psychological labels, and how she sees mental health as something deeply connected to both biology and energy. She introduces us to the LENS neurotherapy system, which works by gently nudging the brain out of "stuck" patterns, helping with conditions like ADHD, anxiety, social anxiety, and executive dysfunction. Danja shares fascinating insights from her work with trauma, traumatic brain injuries, and the subtle but powerful shifts she’s seen in clients through this technology.

We also dive into transcranial near-infrared light therapy, a non-invasive, light-based technique that supports neurological and emotional healing. Danja walks us through how it works, what kind of results she sees, and even shares a real-life example of its impact.

To wrap up, Danja offers her vision for a more holistic and human-centered mental health system, and highlights the simple, natural practices that can support our everyday emotional wellbeing.

Whether you're a mental health professional, someone on your own healing journey, or simply curious about the intersection of psychology and technology — this episode offers powerful insight into what’s possible when we treat the brain with care and curiosity.

RESOURCES

• Danja Locke's website
• Contact Danja  here
• Books -- The Healing Power of Neurofeedback  &  The Neurofeedback Solution

GRATITUDES
Many thanks to John Schofield for the great music track, Groovy Two Shoes

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Chapters

• 2:34 Danja's journey in to working with the mind & wellness
• 5:20 Danja's approach to psychology
• 9:24 Labels of psychological conditions
• 10:22 Neurotherapy - the LENS system
• 13:38 'Stuck' electrical patterns in our brains
• 14:49 How neurotherapy works
• 16:08 Feedback to the brain with LENS
• 17:22 How the brain becomes 'stuck'
• 18:57 LENS is rare
• 21:05 Danja's observations of using LENS system
• 21:57 ADHD / Anxiety & neurotherapy
• 23:37 How neurotherapy affects being organised & executive functions in brain
• 24:13 Social anxiety & neurotherapy
• 26:05 How LENS affects traumatic stress in people
• 27:30 Traumatic brain injuries & LENS
• 29:01 How long and how often is a LENS session?
• 34:04 Near Infrared Trans Cranial Light Therapy for Neurological & Psychological Conditions
• 36:33 Story of someone receiving transcranial nearinfrared therapy
• 39:11 Slow & subtle effects of light therapy
• 44:08 Danja's view on how an optimal mental health system would look like
• 48:00 Doing simple natural things for our mental health