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Training and Experience |
Dr. Van Brunt completed her doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Counseling Psychology from Iowa State University in 2008, and is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in the state of Virginia. She completed her clinical internship and post-doc at the Center for Counseling and Student Development at the University of Delaware. She then went on to serve as a Staff Psychologist at the University of Mary Washington. Dr. Van Brunt has been working in private practice since 2010.
Dr. Van Brunt has a specialty in working with adults over the age of 18. She began her career working with college students but has expanded her expertise to cover adults of all ages. From 2011 to 2017, she served as a Psychologist in several skilled nursing and geriatric care facilities providing supportive care and evaluation for in-patient residents. Dr. Van Brunt completed Levels 1 and 2 of the EMDR Training through an EMDRIA approved training site in 2012, and has since attended additional advanced trainings and ongoing consultation in EMDR. EMDR is an approach she often uses with trauma survivors. Dr. Van Brunt also has specialized training in working with Adults with ADHD and is an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP). Dr. Van Brunt enjoys working with anxiety, ADD/ADHD, trauma, PTSD, dissociative disorders, issues of identity such as gender and sexuality, women’s issues, infertility, caregiver distress, distressing life transitions, and mood disorders. |
Therapeutic Approach |
Dr. Van Brunt’s client’s would describe her as warm and inviting, while also being direct and honest. Dr. Van Brunt uses a variety of approaches based on client needs, but generally focuses on how previous experiences create problematic patterns and responses in one’s present life. When working with ADHD she helps clients to better understand their unique brain chemistry and helps to improve coping based on that. She also often uses EMDR as a tool in her work, along with strategies inspired by the Internal Family Systems framework.
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