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About Dr. Beverly Brosky
Dr. Brosky is a licensed psychologist who earned a Doctor of
Psychology degree (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology from the American
School of Professional Psychology (now Argosy University in
Washington, DC). She advances her knowledge in her field through
continuing education courses.
She has certification in clinical hypnosis through the American
Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) and training in Eye Movement
Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She conducted research
examining the prevalence of trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
and dissociation in court-referred adolescents. She presented her
research at the annual meeting of the International Society for the
Study of Dissociation (ISSD) in 2002 and published her research
findings in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence in 2004.
As part of her doctoral program, she received additional
training from the Psychiatric Institute of Washington, DC; Whitman
Walker Clinic of Northern Virginia; and the Northern Virginia Family
Service. She completed an APA- approved, pre-doctoral internship at
Crownsville Hospital Center, Crownsville, Maryland. Dr. Brosky
served as a staff psychologist with Fairfax County Adult Detention
Center and as a senior clinician at the Woodburn Center for
Community Mental Health. She has advanced training in forensic
evaluations from the Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy
at the University of Virginia. She has experience at community
health and community mental health centers, inpatient hospital
settings, adult forensic centers, and in full-time private
practice.
Dr. Brosky's diverse experience is helpful in her clinical
practice. She understands the business world from having worked in
the corporate high-tech business industry. Prior to that, she
earned a Master of Arts degree in Education from California State
University at Los Angeles where she was invited to join Kappa Delta
Pi, a national honor society in education. She taught children and
adolescents with learning and emotional problems.
Dr. Brosky's leadership in professional associations includes
having served as Secretary (2008 – 2010) and Treasurer (2006 – 2008)
to the Northern Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists of the
Virginia Psychological Association. She is a member of the American
Psychological Association and its Psychological Hypnosis and
Independent Practice Divisions and has belonged to its Health
Psychology Division. She is a member of the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). She is also a member of
the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) and the Society of
Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (SCEH)
as well as a member of the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA).
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