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Rather than depending on caring adults to provide warmth and safety, a survival driven child is motivated to get his or her needs met in ways that exclude relationships. Such children are often highly dys-regulated and attempt to manage internal fear states by exerting an inordinate amount of control onto their environment. This behavior may be viewed as a child’s natural reaction to survival stress as the world is perceived as unsafe and uncaring.
Attachment trauma is not always due to maltreatment. Failures in attachment may also be situational, such as an infant who is medically fragile and is hospitalized in his or her first months of life. In addition, there are always additional factors that bear on a child’s attachment resources. These include genetic factors, natural resilience, temperament, and mitigating buffers that may offer some protection against the detrimental effects of attachment trauma. An example of a buffer may be a loving grandparent.
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Adult, Child, Adolescent and Family Therapy
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Mershona Parshall Attachment And Bonding Therapy :TREATMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA
Treatment of developmental trauma continues to evolve as neuroscience and treatment models mature. Not that long ago the public was unaware of interventions such as neurofeedback, EMDR or neuro-reorganization. These interventions are becoming more accepted as they prove to be effective tools for helping children heal. Additionally, the work of Bruce Perry, MD and his Neurosequential Developmental Model is gaining attention for treating childhood
trauma. Perry’s model contains many of the elements that have long been promoted by professionals working with developmental trauma, namely, a relational model of therapy that integrates attachment theory, somatic psychotherapies and expressive arts therapies. Some examples are nurturing touch, art therapy, movement, music, and even infant massage.
To address childhood developmental trauma in treatment, relational treatment models that include the primary caregivers are strongly recommended. Thus, the primary caregivers, who are the core attachment figures, are essential participants in the healing process. When therapist and parents work together to understand the whole child, i.e., somatic, neurological, emotional, psychological, behavioral, and social domains, then strategies can be applied to build and optimize the child’s systemic resources.
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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.
PRIMARY DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA: FAILURES IN ATTACHMENT
A failure in attachment is the most elemental trauma a child can experience since attachment and bonding is the basis for all that makes us human. When an infant is neglected, meaning that his/her physical and emotional needs are not met, he/she may withdraw from human contact as a pleasurable and rewarding experience. This may lead to life long difficulties in forming healthy relationships. Further, since an infant’s brain organizes around his/her interactions with his/her primary caregiver, an impoverished attachment relationship and environment will produce an impoverished brain. An infant/child exposed to chronic stress states may develop in ways that are not relational but are instead survival based.
Ms.Mershona Parshall Family Therapy : EUROFEEDBACK (AKA) EEG BIOFEEDBACK
After nearly 10 years of experience in the neurofeedback field, I have chosen Zengar NeurOptimal as the primary neurofeedback platform used by my practice. I also offer HeartMath HRV (heart rate variability) biofeedback. Zengar Certified Trainer
Mershona Parshall Grief And Loss Issues Art Therapy: Definition of the Profession (AATA, 2002)
"Art therapy is the therapeutic use of art making, within a professional relationship, by people who experience illness, trauma, or challenges in living, and by people who seek personal development. Through creating art and reflecting on the art products and processes, people can increase awareness of self and others, cope with symptoms, stress, and traumatic experiences; enhance cognitive abilities; and enjoy the life-affirming pleasures of making art."
Mershona Parshall Art Therapy 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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