About Dr. Brendel

I have been licensed by the state of Virginia as a Professional Counselor since 1996, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist since 1998, and hold a doctoral degree in Counseling from The College of William and Mary. I have additional training in depression, self-esteem, stress management, anxiety reduction, relationship problems, organizational development, sexual issues, multicultural issues, family, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Couples.

I have previous experience as a high school counselor, marriage and family counselor and college counselor.  Additionally I have been a university faculty member for over twenty years and currently serve as Clinical Associate Professor at The College of William and Mary. I received a B.A. in Communications from Virginia Tech (1983), a M.Ed. in Counseling from Virginia Commonwealth University (1991), and an Ed.S. (1994) and Ed.D. (1996) in Counseling from The College of William and Mary.

I currently serve on the Virginia Board of Counseling, having been appointed in 2009 by Governor Timothy M. Kaine, and then reappointed in 2015.