Kel Brooks, Brisbane Clinical Psychologist
Hello there! My name is Kelly Brooks, but most people call me Kel. I know looking for a psychologist and trying to find one you feel like you click with can be hard, so I’m going to introduce myself to let you see if you think we could be a good fit working together.
As a person I am genuine, practical, and encouraging, and I like to bring these same qualities into my work as a Clinical Psychologist. I take a person-centred approach to sessions and work within a relaxed relational model where I get to know you and really try to understand what is happening, what you’ve been through, and how these things have impacted you.
I take the time to listen to your thoughts and feelings so that we can work together to figure out what the most important things are that you want to focus on. I really like to emphasise this collaborative approach and, out of respect for your independence, I’m also not afraid to call out when something is wrong to support your wellbeing.
I have worked in private practice, inpatient and outpatient psychiatric hospital group programs, university clinics, and young adult student counselling settings. I also occasionally provide university guest lectures as a Sessional Academic and enjoy maintaining connections to academia and the current emerging research.
I am fully registered with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulatory Authority (AHPRA) as a Psychologist and hold an endorsement in Clinical Psychology.
My Qualifications
I completed my Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) at the University of Queensland (UQ) in St Lucia, Brisbane. During my honours year, my research thesis focused on seeking to better understand the Motivational Consequences of Overestimating Your Future Emotions. For this work I was awarded the McBride Psychology Prize 2017 - Best Thesis Ethology & Social Psychology. During my undergraduate degree, I also completed a short-term intensive global exchange program with Université Catholique de Lille to learn about international teamwork, communication, and culture.
Next, I completed my Master of Clinical Psychology at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Kelvin Grove, Brisbane. My research thesis focused on validating a popular clinical measure which is used for screening and assessing reported post-concussive symptoms following traumatic brain injury. This research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, The Clinical Neuropsychologist and Brain Injury, and is freely publicly available.
After university, I focused on developing my skills and experience completing the registrar program for my endorsement in Clinical Psychology. This included facilitating a lot of group therapy at a private psychiatric hospital and focusing on expanding my proficiency with various therapeutic modalities in individual private practice.
My Research
Brooks, K. J. L., & Sullivan, K. A. (2021). Validating the modified Rivermead Post-concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (mRPQ). The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 37(1), 207–226. https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2021.1942555
Brooks, K. J. L., & Sullivan, K. A. (2023). Factor structure of the modified Rivermead Post-concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (mRPQ): An exploratory analysis with healthy adult simulators. Brain Injury, 37(2), 87–94. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2023.2165150
