Bio
Dr. Brinell Anderson is a professor of clinical education at the USC Rossier School of Education after recently transitioning from her role as a clinical associate professor of psychiatry and the behavioral sciences within the Keck School of Medicine of USC. She is a licensed clinical psychologist, originally from Houston, Texas, who has a private psychotherapy practice wherein she provides psychotherapy as well as consultations and trainings to primary and secondary schools, hospitals, mental health organizations and universities. Dr. B is a graduate of George Fox University (Newberg, Oregon) with a doctoral degree in clinical psychology. Her academic record includes a bachelor of arts degree with a double major in psychology and ethnic studies from the University of Texas at Austin, a master of science degree in Community Psychology from Florida A&M University, and a master of arts degree in clinical psychology from George Fox University.
She is a life-long learner and has completed two versions of the Psychoanalytic Center of California’s one-year certificate program in Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. Anderson has also been trained as a facilitator of Emotional Emancipation CirclesSM for people of African descent to address the impact of internalized oppression.