Alyssa Brown

Assistant Professor, Psychology
Licensed Psychologist, Indiana
ajb11@iu.edu
765-973-8553
Tom Raper Hall 270

Education

• PhD – Counseling Psychology, Ball State University
• MA – Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Ball State University
• BS – Psychology, Purdue University

Current Research Interests

• Healthy relationships, positive relationship qualities, relationship building interventions for couples

Current Teaching Interests

• Mental health counseling skills, interpersonal relationships and skills, attachment processes

Recent Scholarship

• Fall 2022: Poster, Assessment Institute Conference: Realizing and Addressing Graduate Student Mental Wellness: The Precursor to Learning Professional Skills. Co-created poster with Beth Trammell and Deborah Miller.
• Spring 2015: Symposium, Great Lakes Conference: kNOwMoreSecrets: Connecting through Embarrassing Journals. Co-presenter with Kerry Smith. Created a symposium about our social justice outreach project, kNOwMoreSecrets, where we encouraged connection and social action through shame-sharing of individuals reading their childhood journals.

Selected Professional Activity & Memberships

• Member, Indiana Psychological Association
• 2015 – Current: Supervisor, Masters level practicum and internship students

Selected Trainings and Workshops

• July 2022: Attended Training: Psychedelics in Therapy: MDMA, Psilocybin, Ketamine, Micro-Dosing & More
• June 2022: Brainspotting with David Grand, Ph.D.: The Brain-Body Based Therapy for Treating Trauma
• May 2022: Attended Training: 2-Day Intensive Workshop: Treating Complex Trauma with Internal Family Systems (IFS)
• March 2022: Attended Training: Mastering DSM-5® Differential Diagnosis, Mental Health Documentation & Medical Necessity
• February 2022: Attended Training: Addiction Treatment and Couples Therapy: Using Emotionally Focused Therapy to Strengthen Sobriety
• February 2022: Attended Training: 2-Day Intensive Online Course: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Difficult Couples Evidence-Based Techniques to Effectively Work With Challenging Couples