Most of Alabama has no QEEG brain mapping and no somatic trauma therapist within an hour. Hybrid care at Taproot Therapy Collective is built for that: you make one trip to our Hoover office for a brain map and an evaluation with a licensed psychologist, then your weekly therapy runs by secure video from your own city with a clinician who works from your map. You come back only for the treatments that need the equipment, neurofeedback, neurostimulation or Emotional Transformation Therapy, on a schedule set around your drive. If you never want the office at all, video-only teletherapy is its own page.
How hybrid care works
- 1Free 15-minute intake call
Say where in Alabama you are and what you want the map to answer.
- 2One trip to Hoover
Clinical interview with Dr. Mishalanie and the QEEG recording, in one visit.
- 3Map review and therapy by video
Diana Pizarro analyzes the recording; Dr. Mishalanie reviews it with you online; your matched therapist works from it, weekly, by video.
- 4Office visits only when needed
Neurofeedback, neurostimulation or ETT in Hoover, grouped around your drive.
Who hybrid care is for
Adults and children anywhere in Alabama who suspect ADHD, autism or a brain injury and want objective data before choosing a treatment. Depression or anxiety that two or three medications haven't touched. Parents in Huntsville, Dothan or the Shoals who want the evaluation done once and well, then care that doesn't require a weekly drive. People who've done trauma therapy locally and want Emotional Transformation Therapy, which the ETT Institute lists in only two places in the state.
What happens where
| By video from your city | At the Hoover office | |
|---|---|---|
| Intake and matching | Yes | Yes |
| QEEG brain map and evaluation | Results reviewed by video | The recording, one visit |
| EMDR, Brainspotting, IFS, Somatic Experiencing, Lifespan Integration | Yes | Yes |
| Neurofeedback and neurostimulation | No | Yes, grouped visits |
| Emotional Transformation Therapy | No | Yes |
Drive times to the office for the visits that need it
The office is at 2025 Shady Crest Drive, Suite 203, Hoover, off I-65 at the Riverchase exit, with free parking. Turn-by-turn directions.
The two halves of the team
Licensed psychologist, board-certified in neurofeedback, more than twenty years in neurotherapy. Runs the map, the evaluation and every office-only session.
Electrical engineer and EEG analyst from the UAB epilepsy research program; analyzes every recording.
Religious trauma and the freeze response; most of her clients are by video in rural Alabama.
Brain injury, military sexual trauma and healthcare burnout; EMDR and Brainspotting, by video or in the office.
Severe PTSD, complex trauma and traumatic grief; Lifespan Integration and Brainspotting by video.
Dissociative disorders, spiritual crisis and relationships, by video from anywhere in Alabama.
Fully remote; complex PTSD, chronic pain and Pure OCD by video anywhere in Alabama.
Children and teens by video, coordinating with neurofeedback at the office.
Questions about hybrid care
What exactly happens on the one trip to Hoover?
A clinical interview with Dr. Jason Mishalanie, a licensed psychologist board-certified in neurofeedback, and the QEEG recording itself: a cap of electrodes records your brain's activity at rest with eyes open and closed. Plan on a morning. Everything after that, the map review and your weekly therapy, happens by video.
Who reads the map, and when do I get results?
Diana Pizarro, an electrical engineer from the UAB epilepsy research program, cleans and analyzes the recording against a normative database. Dr. Mishalanie then walks you through your map by video and recommends a plan.
Does hybrid mean my therapy is with someone in Hoover?
Your therapy is by video with a Taproot clinician licensed in Alabama; where they sit doesn't matter. The map informs the therapy: if it shows an over-aroused brain, the therapist starts with regulation; if it points to ADHD or autism, treatment is aimed there instead of guessed at.
When would I have to come back?
Only for neurofeedback, neurostimulation or Emotional Transformation Therapy, which need the equipment. Dr. Mishalanie sets the number and spacing of visits with you around your drive; many families from north or south Alabama group them.
Is this covered by insurance?
Therapy sessions, video or office, are covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama for most clinicians, with a $250 private-pay rate, an income-based sliding scale and superbills for other plans. Brain mapping and neurofeedback are billed separately and quoted on the intake call.
Can a child do hybrid care?
Yes. Brain mapping and neurofeedback are available for children at the office, Becky Milstead sees children and teens by video, and Dr. Mishalanie can evaluate ADHD and autism in children.
Book the one trip, do the rest from home
Your first call is a free 15-minute conversation with our intake coordinator. Say where in Alabama you are and what you want the map to answer, and they'll book your Hoover visit and match you with a clinician for video.
Book onlineCall (205) 598-6471