Go to the next level of performance

Benefit from the most evidence based techniques

Find greater fulfillment in your life

Learn skills to heal, grow and overcome

Individualized assessment to change your life

Build skills to go beyond medication

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Go to the next level of performance

Benefit from the most evidence based techniques

Find greater fulfillment in your life

Learn skills to heal, grow and overcome

Individualized assessment to change your life

Welcome to the Practice of Dr. Brunner

Innovative & Tailored Approaches for Lasting Solutions

In a world of rushed, “drive-by” assessment, I take the time necessary to identify how all the puzzle pieces relating to your problems fit together. I go to a unique degree of depth, allowing our work to not only resolve your current problems, but to prepare you to handle future issues. I provide high quality assessment, consultation, and treatment to children (ages 6 & up) and adults.

If you live outside of the Tucson area, outside of Arizona, or outside the US, you can be served in the comfort of your home. Out-of-town clients preferring face-to-face work often come for a series of days we can block off.

Meet Dr. Brunner

My Commitment to You: For over 20 years, my commitment remains helping you – or your child – by using only the most effective assessment tools, as I specialize in providing user-friendly “x-ray” assessments.

Get to know me better: Read one of my over 250 “Good to Great” blogs. My blog 10 Character Flaws that Derail Even Good People has been read by over 160,000 people. See the unique training I have earned.

What Makes Us Different

How I bring you the best service: We are a low volume, high quality practice offering innovative and long-term cost-effective assessment and counseling approaches. My unique level of expertise is exemplified by my ongoing research (see my list of publications) and my roles as an expert witness regarding courtroom questions.

How we expand you: You are likely looking for more – or something other than – a generic diagnosis. I specialize in giving you a functional grasp of yourself, so you have a more custom tailored roadmap, versus narrow focus on diagnosis. See my blog discussing a common misdiagnosis to understand my approach.

Compassion and Technical Expertise: I deliver compassionate, evidence based care. My personal involvement in behavioral science and personality assessment research helps me solve problems through awareness of critical aspects of your personality, whether you are a child or adult.

Avoid the Fluff and Superficial: Psychology and counseling are full of “fluffy” personality tests, generic evaluations, and what I call “drive-by” assessments.

Find a Team Player: You deserve someone who will take advantage of the best information from surrounding people or professionals. Too many healthcare professionals operate in silos, but I focus on weaving together multi-disciplinary insights.

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What Our Clients Are Raving About...

"When our son started struggling in school, we sought help from a number of sources including school counselors, therapists, psychologists, and sports psychologists. None of them were able to pinpoint the problem. Then we found Tom Brunner. He took the time and applied the resources necessary to correctly diagnose out son's ADHD and get him help. Kudos to Dr. Brunner and his caring associate , Denice. We were up against the wall, and they helped turn that wall into a doorway that lead to possibilities."

"I reached out to Dr. Brunner for an evaluation to determine the best course of action in regards to treatment. He was cordial, professional, and met my expectations of a clinician. It appeared that he cared about me and the outcome. He was also very transparent when it came to expectations from both sides of the table, and pricing since I was paying without insurance. I would recommend him to anyone, and I would absolutely return in the future."

"Where do I start. Dr. Brunner is thoughtful, kind, generous with his time, engaged with your child. And most importantly treats your child as they need to be treated while being utterly transparent through the process. My child would not be where she is today... a college graduate that knows where she’s wants to go or at least has a strong idea of how to get there. Thank you Dr Brunner and Denise!"

"There aren't enough stars to express the gratitude my family feels about the services provided us over the years by Dr. Brunner. His evaluation of my son was thorough and multifaceted; he left no stone unturned as he identified the issues and set goals to overcome them, then diligently worked with my son, and our family, to meet those goals."

All three of my children have had visits with Dr. Brunner over the years. I cannot begin to say what life would look like without his diagnosis and counseling. My children know that Dr. B is a phone call away and that they can come back to treatment at anytime... we would not recommend anyone else!

Dr. Brunner did an incredible job with helping my teenage son. He was extremely thorough in his evaluation and saw what other mental healthcare professionals did not care to look close enough to see. He was 100% committed to helping us in an unconventional and difficult emergency situation, and I can't imagine any other psychologist would have been willing to help us as much as Dr. Brunner did (we tried many!), and my family will be forever grateful.

Dr. Brunner is one of the best minds Tucson has to offer when it comes to seeing and treating patients as whole persons. An incredibly empathetic and competent mental health professional, I would describe him as an ethical perfectionist that only takes steps and makes recommendations first and foremost with the well-being of the people and families he serves. His level of competency is the best our community has to offer, and Tucson is thankful for having him as a part of our clinical community.

Blog Articles

Addressing the
"Great Resignation"

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COGMED

ADHD Treatment: Beyond Medication

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Anger Management

Cutting edge anger research and assessment

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