About
A little about his work:
Brian integrates a synthesis through years of education (AA-Ph.D.), over two and half decades working in Colleges and Universities, combining 30 years of seminars, workshops, trainings, and his own psychotherapy private practice since 2003. He attributes an enormous contribution to the healing fields is through his personal healing experiences by embodying the process, not dictating to others. He also believes even more important than the years committed to this field is treating people with respect, thoughtfulness, kindness, consideration blended with clear, respectful boundaries (Human), and ultimately people’s own humanity reawakes to guide them.
Mainstream experiences, consists of 24 years as a College/University faculty member, the first seven among College of Marin, Napa Valley College, and Dominican University of California, and the final 17 with Columbia College, teaching Counseling, Guidance, Humanities, and Psychology courses, with a special emphasis working with exceptional student populations, such as Students with Disabilities, EOPS/CARE, Mental Health, Re-entry, and Veterans for Academic, Career, and Personal Counseling. A ‘Tenured Faculty’ member, retiring now to the extremely proud status as ‘Faculty Emeritus’.
Brian’s education consists of a few Master’s degrees: Counseling, Psychology and Somatic Psychology with a Ph.D. in Psychology.
Professional Licensure: Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), and Licensed Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCCMHC), and certified as a National Board-Certified Counselor (NCC).
Although being in private practice since 2003, he began in 1994 as a volunteer Grief and Bereavement Counselor, College Peer Counselor, and eventually a Trainee and Intern towards multiple Licensures.
As a psychotherapist who highly incorporates Somatic Psychotherapy with mainstream therapeutic approaches, his applied or hands on experiences in body work consisting of Massage, Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release, and Structural Integration Therapies, beginning in 1989, highly enhanced his Somatic (mind-body) Psychotherapy and attunement into his present work. Additionally, he is fluid in the three of the main Somatic psychotherapy approaches through the Hakomi Institute of California, Somatic Experiencing International Trauma Institute (SEP), and Level III Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute.
Ph.D. Psychology:
Southern California University for Professional Studies/Northcentral University
2003
Post-Doctoral:
Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine
Exceptional Student Education (Disabilities)
Northcentral University
2011
M.A. Psychology: Post-Doctoral
Northcentral University
2009
M.A. Somatic Psychology:
California Institute of Integral Studies
1996-2001
M.A. Counseling, MFCC:
Sonoma State University
1999
B.A Psychology, Minor Religious Studies:
Dominican University of California
1996
AA: Behavioral Science
College of Marin
1993
Retired Tenured Faculty “Faculty Emeritus”: Columbia College
Achievement of Faculty Tenure: Columbia College
California Advocates for Re-Entry Students (CARE): College of Marin
Chi Sigma Iota: Honors in Counseling
Sonoma State University
Grief Counselor of the Year:
Marin Suicide Prevention & Community Counseling Services
Kappa Delta Pi: Honors in Education: Northcentral University
Marin County: Outstanding Volunteer Service
Marquis Who’s Who In America Top Counselors
Professor Appreciation: Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society, College of Marin
Outstanding Student of the Year Finalist: Dominican University of California
Outstanding Work Furthering the Field in Psychology Award:
Dominican University of California
Psi Chi: Honors in Psychology, Dominican University of California
Who’s Who in American Colleges Universities
LMFT: Licensed Marriage Family Therapist # 40118
LPCC: Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor # 806
LCCMHC: Licensed Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor # 57654
APA: Board Certified PTSD Clinician # 15879
NCC: National Board-Certified Counselor # 57654
Faculty Emeritus: Columbia College (Lifetime)
Faculty [Tenured]: Columbia College (2005 – 2022)
Faculty: College of Marin, Napa Valley College (1999 – 2005)
Additional Certifications:
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
Certified Massage Practitioner/Therapist
Grief Counseling
Guided Imagery
Hypnosis / Hypnotherapy
SandPlay Therapy
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP)
Alive & Well School of Conscious Bodywork.
American Institute of Hypnotherapy
American Pacific University
Academy of Guided Imagery
Center for Attitudinal Healing
Diamond Light School of Massage Healing Arts
Gestalt Institute of San Francisco
Hakomi Institute of California
(Pro Skills I, Pro Skills II, Advanced Pro Skills)
Hospice of Marin
JFK University
Meridian University / Institute of Imaginal Studies
Myofascial Release Therapy [John F. Barnes, P.T.]
R-CS Recreation of the Self (Jon Eisman)
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute
Somatic Experiencing International Trauma Institute
