Brian Goldstein, LMFT

Brian Goldstein, LMFT, specializes in treating complex trauma and developmental injury. He employs a holistic approach that focuses on understanding how trauma is stored in the body and utilizes a bottom-up, body-centered method for healing. Brian's extensive experience has been primarily in working with both adolescent and adult individuals who grapple with trauma, attachment wounds, addictions, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and life transitions. Brian is deeply passionate about guiding his clients in self-discovery and helping them progress toward a life characterized by embodiment and authenticity. His research primarily revolves around exploring the impact of trauma on individuals diagnosed with personality disorders.


UNIVERSITIES + DEGREES:

  • Pepperdine University: Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Chapman University: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

SPECIALIZATIONS:

  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
  • Complex Trauma and Dissociation
  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
  • Natural Processing (Integration of EMDR and Somatic Experiencing)
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

"In my work, spanning various settings, including residential, outpatient, and private practice, I approach each client with an individualized, trauma-informed perspective. My commitment is to infuse compassion and attunement into the therapeutic process, fostering my clients' sense of safety. I meet clients where they are and facilitate a pace of healing and integration that aligns with their unique journey."

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My Values

My approach to therapy is deeply informed by the foundational principles of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. These values shape how I understand healing, change, and the therapeutic relationship. They guide me in creating a space that is collaborative, compassionate, respectful, and responsive to your unique experiences, strengths, and needs.

Organicity

Organicity

I believe meaningful healing and change come from within. My role is not to “fix” you, but to help create the conditions that allow your own wisdom, strengths, and capacity for growth to emerge at a pace that feels authentic and sustainable.


Unity

Unity

We are shaped by our relationships, environments, histories, identities, and experiences. In therapy, we explore these connections while honoring your individuality and recognizing the larger systems that influence how you understand yourself and relate to the world around you.

Mind/Body/Spirit Holism

Mind/Body/Spirit Holism

I view the mind, body, and spirit as interconnected aspects of the whole person. Therapy may include thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, movement, relationships, meaning, and spirituality when relevant to you, allowing us to understand your experience in a more integrated way.

Non-Violence

Non-Violence

Therapy should not feel forceful, shaming, or coercive. Rather than judging difficult symptoms or patterns, we approach them with curiosity and compassion, exploring how they developed and what they may have helped you manage while creating space for new choices and meaningful change.

Mindfulness/Presence

Mindfulness/Presence

Mindfulness helps us slow down and notice what is happening in the present moment. Thoughts, emotions, sensations, movements, impulses, and patterns of connection can all provide valuable information, helping you develop greater self-awareness, flexibility, and choice in how you respond.

Relational Alchemy

Relational Alchemy

I believe the therapeutic relationship itself can become an important part of healing. Through authenticity, curiosity, connection, and repair, therapy can offer opportunities to better understand relational patterns and experience new ways of being with yourself and others.

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