Brett Petersen is a full-time instructor within the School of Social Work at Arizona State University.Petersenis a proud Sun Devil and alumnus graduating with his MSW in 2011. Brett is currently pursuing his LCSW and hopes to have it in early 2019. Petersen works as a direct practitioner for a local counseling agency specializing in working with adults and adolescents facing issues with trauma, anxiety and depression. He is trained in several modalities including DBT, ACT, CBT, and EMDR.

Petersen also extensive experience providing social work on the community level. Petersen worked with several agencies assisting older adults including serving as the Early Stage program coordinator for the Alzheimer's Association. Petersen has facilitated several caregiver support and psychoeducation groups across the valley. He collaborated with several community organizations and has chaired the LGBT Boomers and Beyond Coalition, an organization that helps LGBT seniors find and access community resources. Petersen is passionate about working with future social workers and helping them learn their profession.