Woodside Professional Counseling and Wellness - (724) 752-0116

Your First Step Towards Emotional Wellness...

Marcy L. Pearsall, PhD, QCSW is the owner and primary clinician. The practice is in the process of growth.
Education: Westminster College, Towson University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pittsburgh, and Southern California University. Therapy at Woodside is wholistic in nature. For a person to be whole, areas of mind, body, and spirit all have to be addressed. Dr. Pearsall has spent her professional life learning the modalities of treatment. People who come for therapy have options and exposure to the more traditional cognitive behavioral talk therapy. There is the addition of bio and neurofeedback to help with stress management, pain management, and cognitive skills training for ADHD and brain re-training. The will receive recommendations for nutritional supplementation. Clients who have undergone traumas will have the option of undergoing Eye Movement Desensitization, and Reprocessing (considered the highest standard and most effective treatment for dealing with Post traumatic stress disorder). Hypnotherapy is offered for smoking cessation and weight reduction. Hypnotherapy is also provided for those who wish to experience a deep sense of relaxation and work through emotional blockages they may be experiencing in therapy. Children undergo a combination of play and art therapy where they can learn problem and decision making skills, while also working through stress and anger with imaginative play.

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