Bryan is an associate clinical social worker at APLA Health with a Master of Social Work degree from California State University, Los Angeles. He completed the one-year Advanced Standing MSW Program with a focus on supporting individuals and groups in urban communities.
Bryan brings more than 17 years of professional experience from his work with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, where he dedicated his career to public health and nonprofit service. This background continues to inform his clinical approach and his commitment to providing community-centered care.
He has experience supporting clients with grief and loss, identity development, trauma, anxiety, addiction and recovery, relationship challenges, and issues of self-worth. Guided by a belief in every person’s resilience and capacity for growth, Bryan provides client-centered therapy that integrates evidence-based and mindfulness-informed practices.
His therapeutic approach draws from Narrative Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). He also incorporates mindfulness and body-based awareness techniques to support holistic healing.
