1129 Macklind Avenue St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 534-0200
Email: brooke.kraushaar@uhsinc.com
Education:
University of Denver Psy.D.
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
Doctor of Psychology, 2005 Denver, Colorado
Yale University School of Medicine Predoctoral Internship
New Haven, Connecticut, 2002-2003
University of Denver M.A.
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
Clinical Psychology Denver, Colorado, 2001
John Jay College of Criminal Justice M.A.
Forensic Psychology
New York, New York, 1996
University of Arizona B.A.
Psychology
Tucson, Arizona, 1993
Licensure:
Missouri – Licensed Psychologist – License # 2007003961
Professional Affiliations and Certifications:
2006 Behavior Therapy Institute2006-present Obsessive Compulsive Foundation
2006-present Anxiety Disorders Association of America
2002-present Association for the Advancement of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
2001 Level I EMDR Certification
Clinical Experience:
2007 – present St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute – Forensic Evaluation
Division and Anxiety Disorders Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Assess criminal responsibility and competency to proceed with trial, NGRI, diminished capacity, capacity to waive Miranda and mitigating factors at the time of sentencing. Conduct personal injury evaluations and evaluate psychological trauma. Provide cognitive-behavioral therapy to individuals diagnosed with Mood and Anxiety Disorders, including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, and Phobias.
Provide Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Supervise post-doctoral residents.
2003 - 2007 Northwest Arkansas Behavior Therapy Clinic, Bentonville,
Arkansas
Licensed Psychological Examiner
Provided behavior therapy to children, adolescents, and adults with anxiety disorders, including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Trichotillomania, and Phobias.
Provided Cognitive Behavioral Attention Training to children with ADHD.
Provide Dialectal Behavior Therapy to individuals engaging in chronic parasuicidal behavior.
2002-2003 Yale University School of Medicine, Yale – New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
Predoctoral Fellow:
Provided group psychotherapy to adult psychiatric inpatients and outpatients with severe and persistent mental illness.
Facilitated Dialectal Behavior Therapy skills group and therapy group, Emotion Regulation group, Motivational Enhancement group, and Treatment Planning Group.
Created and facilitated Anxiety Management group. Conducted neuropsychological and cognitive assessments. Provided case management services.
2002-2003 Yale University, Department of Psychology, Yale Anxiety and Mood Center, New Haven, Connecticut
Psychotherapist:
2002-2003 Yale Long Term Psychotherapy Project, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Psychotherapist:
Provided long-term insight-oriented psychotherapy for patients admitted to the long-term psychotherapy study.
2001-2002 Mental Health Corporation of Denver, Adult Outpatient Services, Denver, Colorado
Psychology Practicum Student:
Co-facilitated DBT skills group, substance abuse recovery group, and anger management group.
Conducted intake interviews and diagnostic assessments.
2001-2002 Stephen Brake, Ph.D., Private Practice, Denver, Colorado Psychodiagnostician:
Conducted forensic assessments on accused sexual offenders. Gave feedback and wrote psychological reports.
2000-2001 T.J. Price, Psy.D., Private Practice, Lakewood, Colorado Psychology Practicum Student
Provided individual, couples, and family therapy.
Provided consultation to parents on research-based discipline and behavior modification techniques.
Instructed parents on filial play therapy.
Developed a group therapy protocol for anger management. Wrote therapeutic stories for children.
1999-2001 Mental Health Corporation of Denver, Child and Family Clinic, Denver, Colorado
Psychology Practicum Student
Provided psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and families. Co-facilitated self-control group for children diagnosed with ADHD.
Provided consultation for parents of children with ADHD.
1999-2002 Professional Psychology Center, University of Denver, Denver,
Colorado
Psychotherapist and Psychodiagnostician:
Provided individual, family, and couples therapy. Conducted intakes and psychodiagnostic assessments.
1997-1999 CATCH, Incorporated, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Adolescent Specialist:
Provided group and individual psychotherapy to low-income adolescents who were emotionally and/or conduct disorderd. Instructed parents and teachers on behavior management, crisis intervention, and positive discipline.
Fall, 1995 Metropolitian Detention Center, Brooklyn, New York Psychology Extern:
Conducted intakes and suicide risk assessments, and provided psychotherapy to maximum security federal prison inmates.
Research Experience:
Dissertation Topic: Convention, Tradition, and the New Wave: Assessing Clinician
Identity Within Behavior Therapy
1995-1996 New York University Medical Center – Bellevue Hospital,
New York, New York
Research Assistant:
Assisted with the interview and evaluation of psychiatric patients, criminal defendants, and extended family members of death row inmates.
Analyzed research data and co-wrote papers for publication. Created and produced teaching videos about dissociative disorders. Fall, 1996 National Development and Research Institutes, New York, New
York
Project Title: Effective treatment for cocaine abusing methadone patients
Research Assistant:
Recruited and interviewed subjects and coded responses.
Publications:
Storaasli, R.D., Kraushaar, B., Wilson. K.G., Emrick, C. (2007). Convention, Tradition, and the New Wave: Assessing Clinican Identity in Behavior Therapy. Behavior Therapist. Vol. 30 (7), pp. 149-155.
Lewis, D.O., Yeager, C.A., Gidlow, B., Lewis, M. (2001). Six Adoptees who Murdered: Neuropsychiatric Vulnerabilities and Characteristics of Biological and
Pathological Continuum. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. Vol. 5 (2), pp. 375-391.
Presentations:
Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Washington University Student Health Services, St. Louis, MO, September 22, 2009 Washington University Student Health Services, St. Louis, MO, April 14, 2009
Malingering: Presence or Impact… How Can We Be Sure?
Boggs, Boggs, and Bates, LLC, St. Louis, MO, August 16, 2007 DeWoskin Law Firm, Clayton, MO, November 30, 2007
Legal Application of Forensic Assessment Instruments:
St. Charles County Bar Association, St. Charles, MO, February 12, 2008
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder
Counseling and Career Services, University of Arkansas October, 2005 Psychologists of Northwest Arkansas October, 2005
The Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Kiwanis of Lowell, Arkansas April, 2005
The Treatment of Panic Disorder
Counseling and Career Services, University of Arkansas October, 2004
The Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Counseling and Career Services, University of Arkansas March, 2004
The Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
