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Doctor Brunner is a Tucson, Arizona based counselor, psychologist, therapist and organizational consultant utilizing advanced psychological training to treat individual people, consult with organizations and publish scientific information to advance his field. Dr. Brunner is the Senior author of a scientifically advanced youth measure of anger that has been adapted into 7 languages worldwide. He is the author of numerous book chapters and scientific journal articles on topics including child development, assessment, anger evaluation, and best practices in psychology.
As a PhD Board Licensed Psychologist, Doctor Brunner is considered an expert in the areas of assessment, child and adolescent psychology and evidenced based treatment. He has served as an expert witness in the legal arena and has been consulted by organizations such as Carondelet Healthcare, the Discovery Channel, Tucson Electric Power, and the Arizona State Board of Nursing.
5 critical questions your career guidance must answer | Monday, February, 13th
1) What personality tendencies do you have that limit your ability to accurately choose a career pathway? Everyone has blinding biases that impair judgment. Do you know yours? Remember, cognitive scientists (See Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman’s best selling book Thinking … Continue reading
10 Critical College Readiness Questions for Parents and Students | Friday, November, 11th
As part of my upcoming career guidance book to help you find your “Real Me,” I’ve interviewed several college students and recent college graduates and have asked them what they wish they would have known before they started college. After … Continue reading
Brighter Career Guidance for Darker Days Ahead | Saturday, October, 22nd
Far more people quit their jobs in 2021 than any other year on record, even going back over 50 years. In 2021 the disruptive onset of COVID-19 caused 47 million Americans to quit their jobs, according to the Bureau of … Continue reading
Winning a college scholarship begins in 8th grade | Sunday, June, 26th
Over the last 20 years, I have guided students to develop their portfolios in strategic ways so they could win scholarship money. For many families, winning a scholarship is a necessity for their student to go to college. With skyrocketing … Continue reading
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has radically changed the Employment Success Formula | Saturday, June, 18th
If you’ve watched the blockbuster Netflix hit Stranger Things, you have some idea of what my life — and the life of my Generation X peers — was like. As a 51-year-old parent who grew up in the 1980s, I’m … Continue reading
Dr. Brunner Summer 2022 Newsletter | Saturday, June, 11th
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Making career guidance as deep as you are | Saturday, April, 23rd
Out of graduate school I set up an independent psychology practice serving people from all walks of life. It didn’t take long for me to observe the pounding blows that work drudgery beats people down with, day after day. In … Continue reading
4 Criteria to Find a Great Therapist | Sunday, March, 6th
In our stressful world, people are utilizing mental health therapists more than ever. But how do you weed through the hundreds of treatment professionals out there to find the Great Therapists? With the explosion of online-based therapy, the options have grown … Continue reading
Maximize your child’s development by understanding their Ages & Stages | Wednesday, February, 23rd
The are hundreds of books about what to do when things go wrong with your child. But where are the books that nail down what healthy development looks like? After 15 years of in-the-trenches work as a Tucson child psychologist, … Continue reading
Great psychological assessment goes far beyond diagnosis | Sunday, February, 20th
In the field of medicine, a diagnosis typically leads to a clear treatment plan. Not so in the field of psychology. Understanding the significant difference between medicine and psychology is critical if you want to obtain the very best psychological … Continue reading
