Dr. Townsend received her Ph.D. in Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine in 2003 from the University of North Texas in Denton, TX. She completed her Pre-Doctoral Internship at the counseling center at Virginia Tech. Her Post-Doctoral Internship was completed at the University of North Texas, the University of North Texas Health Science Center, and the PsychoNeuroPlasticity Center. She is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Texas. Dr. Townsend has many years of experience in research, teaching, and clinical experience in counseling, Quantitative EEG, and Neurofeedback. She has presented her work at 19 scientific conferences at the state, national, and international levels.