Hi, I’m Brandon…
a dedicated therapist who loves the process of personal development.
I am both a storyteller and empathic listener trained to help you make sense of your own story and connect more deeply with your inner wisdom.
I arrived to the healing arts like many other therapists that came before me, through experiencing my own challenges and pain. It was a career in corporate media, which in part contributed to a reckoning with my own bout of burnout. This led me towards a path of deep introspection, meditative contemplation, and ultimately reimagining of my life’s purpose.
I gather inspiration from the ancient myth of the phoenix that must spontaneously burst into flames in order to rise from the ashes and regenerate anew… as well as Buddhist teachings and believe we all have an inner Buddha.
I entrust the process of psychotherapy and its alchemical potential, meaning that something special can occur, in this case, transformation, when the right elements converge.
I invite you to schedule a free consultation call with me so we can determine if we are a fit.
Clinical and Professional Experience
The Heights Treatment Center, Primary Therapist and Group Facilitator (2022-2024)
Lauren O’Connell, LMFT, Private Practice AMFT (2020 - Present)
The Maple Counseling Center, Individual, Child and Family, and Group Therapy Trainee (2018 - 2020)
Training
Paternal Perinatal Mental Health Training with Dr. Kevin Gruenberg (2024)
Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT) Couple Externship (2023)
Applications of Somatic Experiencing in Group Psychotherapy (2023)
MAPS endorsed ZENDO Project training and volunteer (2022)
Certified Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Works (2019)
Education
Brown University, BA (Modern Culture and Media)
Pacifica Graduate Institute, MA (Counseling Psychology)
Independent Learning That Informs My Work (TBC)
Yoko-ji Zen Mountain Center training
Green Gulch Farms, SF Zen Center
The Whole Brain Child (Dr. Dan Siegel)
Radical Acceptance (Tara Brach)
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies (Resmaa Menakem)
Man’s Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
My Father Before Me (Dr. Michael J. Diamond)