Prior to starting Tangen Counseling, Brooke was a Clinical Supervisor and oversaw multiple Outpatient Substance Use Programs specializing in working with the criminal justice population. She initially started her career in the mental health field working with behaviorally challenged children with intellectual disabilities while pursuing her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology and Business Administration with a concentration in Management. Upon graduating from Valley City State University with her BS in 2006, she went on to obtain her Master of Arts Degree in Addictions Counseling from Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies in 2007 located in Center City, Minnesota.
 

Since entering the substance use industry as a professional, she has worked with several targeted demographic groups including but not limited to the LGBT-Qia+ community, young adults, men, women, dysfunctional family systems, complex trauma and co-occurring mental health disorders, and the criminal justice involvement population. Over the span of her career, she has held various positions within the substance use treatment industry such as Outpatient Counselor, Residential Counselor, Telehealth Counselor, Family Counselor, Outpatient Program Director Trainee, and Clinical Director. 
 

Brooke has extensive experience with program development and has assisted in the development and opening of multiple treatment centers including both outpatient and extended care programs.  She has been an Approved Treatment Provider for the Department of Corrections and she has been trained as an EMDR Therapist along with several other specializations that include but not limited to: Strategies for Self Improvement and Change, Thinking 4 Change, Motivational Interviewing, Impaired Driver Education Program, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and many different evidenced based curricula.