Brendan Parsons, M.Sc., Ph.D., BCN, has a doctorate in psychology – neuropsychology and cognitive science from the University of Montreal. Certified “BCN” since 2009, he has nearly two decades worth of experience in the fields of biofeedback and neurofeedback. Extremely lucky to have been a part of the BFE early in his career, he had the lucky opportunity to be trained by world-recognized experts such as Dr. Robert Thatcher, Drs Lynda and Michael Thompson, Dr. Paul Swingle, Dr. Johanne Levesque and Dr. Mario Beauregard.
His experience in biofeedback and neurofeedback applications extend to athletic domains (with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League, Olympic and Paralympic athletes from Canada, the United States and Sweden), to that of business and leadership performance (for example with the International Consortium of Master of Business Administration; CIMBA).
His preferred practice and specialty remain clinical applications. He works with children, adolescents and adults; AD/HD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder), ASD (autism spectrum disorder), learning disabilities, emotional and behavioural regulation problems (anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder – PTSD, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder – OCD), chronic pain, sleep disorders, tinnitus…
For years, Brendan worked at Neurodezign, a leading clinical practice in Quebec, Canada. There, he became an expert in neurofeedback and in qEEG interpretation, helping design and implement the methods utilized in this practice and in a number peer-reviewed research studies demonstrating the efficacy of neurofeedback and other related neuroscientific techniques.
He is a proud member of the BCIA since 2009. He is also proud to have contributed to the development of the Biofeedback Foundation of Europe in his early days in the field. Since 2010, he has taught various levels and methods of biofeedback and neurofeedback to professionals around the world.
Concerned with the growth of the field and the need for robust empirical support for applied techniques, he has contributed to several clinical research studies and continues to be involved in ongoing works in collaboration with a number of Canadian universities.
Co-founder of the first company to offer a French-language BCIA-certified neurofeedback course in France, he is currently invested in the development of NeuroLogic, his latest co-founded project. His mission remains helping professionals in various fields integrate evidence-based neurofeedback techniques into their practice.