Neuroemotional Technique (NET) in Albany, CA

Emotions like fear, anger, and grief don't always resolve on their own. When the body doesn't fully "let go" of a stressful event, it can show up later as unexplained aversions, self-sabotaging behaviors, anxiety, phobias, or chronic physical pain that doesn't respond to typical treatment. Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) is a mind-body approach designed to identify and release these stuck emotional patterns so your body and nervous system can return to balance.

At Innate Chiropractic in Albany, Dr. Cohen uses NET alongside chiropractic care to address cases where physical symptoms have an emotional or stress-related component — helping patients throughout Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, and Richmond move past pain that hasn't responded to other approaches.

What Is Neuro Emotional Technique?

NET is a mind-body therapy that draws on principles from traditional Chinese medicine, chiropractic care, and neuroscience. It's built around the understanding that unresolved emotional stress can become "trapped" in the body and manifest as physical symptoms, behavioral patterns, or chronic tension. Practitioners use manual muscle testing to identify where these emotional imbalances are held, then use a combination of acupressure points, gentle physical contact, and guided awareness to help the nervous system release the stress response tied to a specific memory or pattern.

How an NET Session Works

During a session, Dr. Cohen uses muscle testing to help identify emotional stress patterns connected to your symptoms. Rather than talk therapy, NET works somatically — you may be asked to briefly hold a memory or association in mind while specific points are worked on, allowing the nervous system to process and release the stress response. Most patients find sessions calm, low-pressure, and non-invasive.

Conditions NET May Help With

• Chronic stress and anxiety
• Phobias and unexplained fears
• Self-sabotaging patterns or destructive habits
• Emotional eating patterns
• Grief and unresolved emotional trauma
• Chronic pain that hasn't responded to physical treatment alone
• Tension-related headaches
• Sleep disruption tied to stress

NET and Physical Healing Are Connected

Because chronic stress keeps the nervous system in a heightened state, it can slow healing, increase muscle guarding, and make it harder for other chiropractic and soft tissue work to hold. Many patients find that combining NET with treatments like PDTR or Active Release Technique helps their physical symptoms resolve more completely — the body responds differently once the underlying stress pattern is addressed.

Free Home Resources from Dr. Cohen

Dr. Cohen encourages patients to explore these tools between sessions:

• First Aid Stress Tool (FAST): Want to try a quick, simple and effective Home Treatment?  Goto www.firstaidstresstool.com for detailed instructions, and a brief video demo. It's also great for children!
• Stress Symptom Survey: You can also goto WellnessCheckOnline.com to fill out a Stress Symptom Survey, and send it to Dr Cohen (drcohen@n8chiropractic.com) for a free 10 minute Telehealth consult.
• One Research Foundation: NET also has a research branch called the One Research Foundation,  at Thomas Jefferson University school of Medicine. Visit onefoundation.org to learn more.
• Stressed: WATCH the One Research Foundation's award winning one hour Documentary "Stressed" at stresseddoc.com. Dr Cohen knows, studies and works with many of the practitioners featured.
• NetMindBody.com: For more information about NET please visit www.NetMindBody.com.

Why Choose Dr. Cohen for NET in Albany

Dr. Cohen brings 26+ years of clinical experience and a background across multiple mind-body and functional techniques, allowing him to weave NET into your care plan when emotional stress appears to be part of the physiologic picture — rather than treating it as a separate, disconnected service.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is NET the same as therapy or counseling? No. NET is a mind-body based technique, not talk therapy or psychotherapy. Although it does incorporate some verbal processing, it works primarily through muscle testing and physical touch points, and it's meant to complement — not replace — mental health care when that's needed.

Do I need to talk about my emotional history for NET to work? Not necessarily. NET can work even when you can't consciously identify the source of a pattern — that's part of what makes it useful for issues that feel "stuck" without an obvious cause.

Is muscle testing scientifically validated? Muscle testing is a manual assessment technique used across several functional and chiropractic disciplines, including NET, AK, and PDTR. In NET, it is used to test the brain's "congruance" of a concept, idea or emotion. This concept was one of ONE Research Foundation's first published studies, where thay showed the scientific basis of a muscle test. Dr. Cohen uses it as one clinical tool among several to guide treatment decisions, not as a stand-alone diagnostic test.

Can NET help with physical pain, not just emotional issues? Yes. Many patients seek out NET specifically because a physical symptom — like chronic tension, headaches, or pain — hasn't improved with physical treatment alone, suggesting a stress or emotional component is involved.

Is NET safe for children? Yes, NET techniques (including the FAST home tool) are gentle and non-invasive, and many families use them with children.

How many NET sessions will I need? This varies by person and by what you're working on. Some patterns resolve in a session or two; others benefit from ongoing work alongside your regular chiropractic care.

Does insurance cover NET? Generally not. However, Dr Cohen folds his analysis and treatment methods together, utilizing AK and PDTR as well as chiropractic adjustments, myofascial release technqiues, rehab techniques, posture and ergonomics, and codes his treatments to best describe the treatment provided, keeping in mind what insurance companies are also looking for in a superbill. 

How do I get started with NET at Innate Chiropractic? Book a consultation with Dr. Cohen, or use the free Stress Symptom Survey at WellnessCheckOnline.com and email your results to drcohen@n8chiropractic.com for a free 10-minute telehealth consult.