I began learning and practicing Motivational Interviewing (MI) in 2006 as a doctoral student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) under the mentorship of Carlo DiClemente, PhD, ABPP. I had the opportunity to coordinate several translational research projects that involved training local health care providers in MI to support underserved and at-risk populations with health behavior changes ranging from smoking cessation to HIV treatment engagement. I completed a PhD in Human Services Psychology at UMBC in 2013 with concentrations in Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Medicine. My post-doctoral fellowship was at the Department of Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System where I continued my emphasis on training others in communicating with compassion as well as blending MI with other evidence-based treatments. I went on to become a Staff Psychologist in the VA system, where I was a Regional MI Trainer and Consultant with the VA's National Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Training Initiative, followed by full-time teaching and research in the Psychology Department at Rockford University. I am a licensed psychologist in the State and Florida where I now maintain a private psychotherapy and consulting/training practice. When I'm not providing therapy or training, I enjoy spending time with my family, outdoors, or practicing yoga.
Jag brinner för att lära ut och hjälpa andra att växa i medkänsla för sig själva och andra. Efter över tio år av att ha utövat MI och känt mig så tacksam för Bill Miller och Stephen Rollnick, bland andra mentorer som har hjälpt till att fördjupa min praktik, var jag glad över att vara med MINT på Training for New Trainers i Malahide, Irland 2017, ledd av Daniel Mullin och ett inspirerande team av tränare. Jag har varit medlem i MINT Valberedningen sedan 2021.
I offer tailored in-person and online, interactive training as well as video-teleconferencing and in-person consultation for MI implementation, program development, and coded feedback of session recordings using the MITI 4.2.1 coding system. I also deeply enjoy co-training collaborations with other MINT members and aspiring trainers across the U.S. and around the world. The best way to reach me is to email doctorb@brewerbehavioralhealth.com. Thanks for visiting this page, and I hope to hear from you if I can help you or your organization meet your MI learning goals!
