David A. Brooks, PhD, ABPP, ABN

About Dr. Brooks

David A. Brooks, PhD, ABPP, ABN, is a licensed clinical psychologist, a board-certified rehabilitation psychologist, and a board-certified neuropsychologist with more than 30 years of clinical experience. He owns Dakota Trauma Therapy and Neuropsychology PLLC in Bismarck, North Dakota, where he provides trauma-focused psychotherapy using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

For 25 years he served as a neuropsychologist at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, where he assessed and treated depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress, conducted psychotherapy for trauma, loss, and adjustment to disability, and performed pre-surgical psychological evaluations. Earlier in his career he directed neuropsychological services at a rehabilitation hospital and taught clinical neuropsychology at the university level.

Background

Dr. Brooks earned his PhD in school psychology with a specialization in neuropsychology from Ball State University, an APA-approved program, along with an MS from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and a BA, cum laude, from the University of Minnesota. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology in Rehabilitation Psychology, a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology, a Fellow of the American College of Professional Neuropsychology, a Founding Fellow of the American College of Advanced Practice Psychologists, and a Certified EMDR Therapy Provider. His clinical focus spans neuropsychology, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and pre-surgical evaluation.

Areas of expertise

Role at Psychology.com

David is the named reviewer for Psychology.com's trauma content. Pages he has personally reviewed carry a "Reviewed by" line with the date. He checks each page against current clinical guidelines and peer-reviewed research and flags anything that needs correction or added nuance.

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Reviewed by David A. Brooks on Psychology.com

53 pages across 3 sections, reviewed for accuracy and clarity before publication.