Stephanie L. Brooke has her M.S. degree in Community Agency Counseling and a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology. Additionally, she is a Nationally Certified Counselor – NCC 31267. She is a dissertation mentor and associate professor in the Counseling Department at Capella University, with approximately 38 Ph.D. counseling graduates to date. Dr. Brooke received 15 Steven Shank Awards at Capella University for her teaching and mentoring excellence.

In 2022, Dr. Brooke earned the Faculty Excellence Award for Dissertation Mentoring and the Jerome Halverson Distinguished Mentor Award at Capella University. Dr. Brooke served as the Dissertation Coordinator for Counselor Education and Supervision (CES). Currently, she is working on special projects in the Office of Research and Scholarship, providing support for dissertation mentors. Dr. Brooke was recently appointed to the Academic Review Panel, representing the School of Behavioral Sciences for 2025-2026. 

She is certified in Art Therapy, Applied Behavioral Analysis, Play Therapy, Leadership in Higher Education, and MARI Mandala Personality Assessment. Additionally, she has authored books on art therapy, edited multiple publications on creative therapies, contributed chapters to academic texts within her field, and published numerous professional articles in peer-reviewed journals. Her renowned work, Tools of the Trade, has gained international recognition, been translated into three languages, and is a key resource in art therapy programs across Canada and the United States.  List of Publications

Dr. Brooke is a consultant recognized both nationally and internationally. She is a speaker on topics including tests and assessments, art therapy, and research mentoring. In 2007, Dr. Brooke was instrumental in co-creating and co-chairing the inaugural International Art Therapy Conference in Japan. Coming from a grassroots background, she has assumed leadership roles in various nonprofit organizations like Charles Settlement House, The Center for Youth Services, Asbury Day Care Center, and The Growing Place.

Dr. Brooke has served on the editorial boards of PSYCCritiques for the Journal of Contemporary Psychology and the International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. She has also worked as an Associate Editor for the International Psychology Bulletin. Currently, she is serving as an editor for the Qualitative Report Journal. Dr. Brooke is a member of the American Counseling Association and currently serves on the editorial board for the Qualitative Report Journal.