Mershona Parshall

Ms.Mershona Parshall COUNSELING SERVICES

Prior to my involvement in mental health, I worked as a professional studio and theater artist. In addition, I created, produced and performed in numerous multi-media performance art pieces in California and New Mexico. For many years I led intensive mask making workshops that were highly popular in the southwest. I used my art and expressive arts therapy skills to facilitate out door experiential workshops. Most recently I was artistic director for the "Let Rachel Speak" production performed in Cleveland, Ohio.

As an art therapist, I work with people of all ages and with individuals, couples, families, and groups. I am available for workshops that combine my years of experience in the arts, my knowledge of brain states, creativity and healing.

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In 1988 Ms. Parshall began a 12 year post graduate study of somatic psychotherapies, first with Robert Edwards, Ph.D., and then with Katherine Brown M.A. and Malcolm Brown Ph.D. who were master trainers in the field of somatic psychotherapy. She became interested in attachment theory as a result of this training and in the early 1990's began working extensively with foster and adopted children who had experienced developmental trauma at an agency in Cleveland, Ohio. Ms. Parshall received her second master's degree in social work from Case Western Reserve University and entered private practice in 2000 working with children, youth, families and adults. Ms. Parshall incorporated neurofeedback into her private practice in 2001. Ms. Parshall is also trained in EMDR and a founding member of the Northeast Ohio EMDR Network.

Ms. Parshall's present work is a culmination of many years of experience in the field of mental health. She has an interest in eco psychology as it relates to helping people feel more connected to the human community and the natural world. Ms. Parshall is on the Board of Directors for the Tinkers Creek Watershed Partners, a non-profit organization that is working on environmental and water quality issues in Northeast Ohio. She is also active in Amazonian Rainforest issues and preserving the rights of indigenous people in Peru.

Mershona Parshall Consultation :PARENT COACHING AND CONSULTATION
Available to those who live at a distance and who may want to consult with an experienced attachment and neurofeedback therapist.

Mershona Parshall Supervision

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How does neurofeedback work?

The neurofeedback trainee sits in a comfortable chair with a few sensors on the head and ears. The trainee listens to music or watches a DVD while the computer provides visual and auditory feedback to the brain in the form of very brief interruptions. Trainees enjoy the training and usually report a feeling of calm and well being following a session. Training effects continue after the session is over and become more long lasting with additional training. Each session lasts about 50 minutes.

Ms.Mershona Parshall COUNSELING SERVICES : Many times, art making allows us to express feelings that are otherwise painful or difficult to verbalize. Here is a personal example of grief over the loss of a pet through painting.

Mershona Parshall Grief And Loss Issues Neurofeedback for Personal Growth and Transformation

Neurofeedback is a powerful tool to shift trainees out of unhelpful patterns into more authentic ways of being. Neurofeedback trainees typically experience:

* A melting away of symptoms that were once bothersome or disturbing;
* A shift away from old thinking patterns, as old perceptions become less relevant;
* A greater sense of well being, confidence, and calm.

Neurofeedback may be combined with psychotherapy to support the trainee's personal growth and healing.

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