Clinical method In active research
Head. Heart. Hands.
A clinical method for neurofunctional regulation — designed to organize cognitive, autonomic, and somatic work into a single integrated intervention, currently being evaluated through a pre/post EEG and HRV study.
Developed by Alexandru Baciu, neurotherapist Alchimeia, Iași
- Active research
- DASS-21
- QEEG
- HRV (RMSSD, SDNN)
- Data collection phase
What H3 stands for
Three functional domains, activated simultaneously.
- Head
- Cognitive-perceptual. QEEG-informed work with attention, insight, and adaptive reframing — the cortical layer where context becomes appraisal.
- Heart
- Emotional-autonomic. HRV-anchored interventions for vagal tone, affective regulation, and relational safety — measured through RMSSD and SDNN.
- Hands
- Somatic-behavioral. Embodied protocols translating insight and regulation into action — the layer that closes the regulatory loop.
Rationale
Anxiety rarely lives in one place.
Cognitive-only, somatic-only, and pharmacological-only approaches each address one slice — and often miss the interaction between cortical activity, autonomic state, and embodied behavior that keeps a dysregulated system stuck.
The H3 Method coordinates work across these three domains as a single integrated intervention, anchored in neurophysiological measurement.
QEEG and heart rate variability turn “the patient feels calmer” into something measurable across pre, post, and follow-up.
Origin of the method
Developed in the clinic, not in the abstract.
Alexandru Baciu
Neurotherapist · Founder, Alchimeia
The H3 Method grew from a decade of clinical practice integrating neurotherapy, physiotherapy, and psychological work — particularly the recurring observation that single-modality interventions miss the interaction between cognitive, autonomic, and somatic dimensions of anxiety.
It is being refined through clinical use at Alchimeia, an integrative clinic in Iași, Romania — and is currently in active pre/post evaluation through EEG and HRV measurement.
Who this site is for
Two entry points. Pick the one that matches your work.
For clinicians
Read the framework
How the three domains are defined operationally, what is assessed, and how H3 differentiates from related approaches. For clinicians interested in future H3 training, supervision, or protocol updates.
For researchers
See the current study
Three-arm parallel design, instruments, theoretical foundations, and timeline. For researchers interested in study design, physiological measurement, or collaboration.
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