Dr. Brandi L. Klepper is a Missouri licensed, clinical psychologist who specializes in children, adolescents and adults who are gifted, talented and/or high achieving. She has had a private psychology practice specializing in gifted and talented individuals since 2002. Before that, as a college and graduate student, she worked therapeutically with gifted and high achieving individuals and in her dissertation she researched emotions in gifted adolescents. Throughout her life, Dr. Klepper has participated in gifted services as a student, camper, RA, teacher, camp counselor, presenter, psychologist, and consultant. In addition to her private practice, she teaches at Drury University in the Masters of Education, Gifted Certification program. She has taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels since 2002, including time teaching at Drury University, Cox College, and The School of Professional Psychology at Forest Institute. She has been a classroom volunteer since 2010. Dr. Klepper also serves as a Resident Counselor at Dury University’s Center for Gifted Education PreCollege Programs. Further, she has presented at the National Association of Gifted Children’s conference; at district and statewide conferences of both the Gifted Association of Missouri and the Kansas Association for the Gifted, Talented and Creative; as well as to various groups in Missouri and Kansas.

Dr. Klepper resides in Springfield, Missouri with her husband and two children. She hopes to continue serving the gifted populations in Springfield and surrounding areas.