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PROFESSIONAL HISTORY Ms. Larsen has a B.A. in Psychology, a Master's Degree in Special Education, and 45 units of doctoral study, including a year's study of neuropsychology and neuropsychological assessment. Independent study included numerous neuropsychological conferences and a year's participation in a Ph.D. seminar on neuropsychology at a Veterans' Hospital, including "brain cutting". At the University of California at Berkeley she took neuroanatomy with the medical students, as well as a graduate class in visual perception and an independent study of attention. In order to keep current with progress in the field, she attends three to four conferences and advanced seminars on EEG biofeedback and Quantitative EEG every year. Neurotherapy training includes over 80 hours of training on the Neurocybernetics equipment, advanced education on the Flexyx Neurotherapy System, and instruction on the Lexicor Neurosearch-24 for acquisition of Quantitative EEG data and coherence training. Ms. Larsen has also received training and attended workshops on the use of hemoencephalography (blood flow) biofeedback to enhance neurotherapy and the Interactive Metronome program. She has worked with people who have both brain injuries and learning disabilities for thirty years, being a pioneer in the field of cognitive rehabilitation, and has used neurotherapy in her practice for 13 years. The majority of her work has been in private practice, but she also consulted at local community colleges and a residential and day treatment facility for people with acquired brain injuries. Ms. Larsen has spent over 30,000 direct contact hours with clients who have cognitive dysfunctions. Ms. Larsen is certified as a Brain Injury Specialist by the national Society for Cognitive Rehabilitation and as a Fellow in EEG Biofeedback by the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America and she is also certified in Interactive Metronome. Ms. Larsen founded and for three years lead the Northern California Neurotherapists' Network, which met monthly to explore areas of interest in neurotherapy. She is a member of the Society for Cognitive Rehabilitation, Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, the Biofeedback Society of California, and the International Society for Neuronal Regulation. |