Meet
Logan Brantley
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
license # 110813
Logan is not accepting new clients at this time
A Bit About Me
I am from North Carolina where I received a double Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art and Psychology, followed by a Master’s in clinical Social Work from the University of NC Wilmington in 2018. I lived in Washington DC before moving to San Diego in 2022.
Whether working with teens cultivating self-trust, or helping a 3 year old navigate their first social & emotional encounters, my experience as an artist and as a therapist give me unique abilities to provide a creative, vibrant and non-judgmental space for therapy. Through experiences and extensive training I am able to provide a therapeutic approach that honors both the science of our brain-body connection, and the artful pacing of meaningful healing.
“We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything
than when we are playing.”
Charles Shaefer
Through the use of child-centered play therapy and expressive arts therapy (as well as cognitive therapies for older children and adolescents), we welcome the courage of imagination inside the contained therapy room to shape a world where a child can feel seen, heard and supported. By creating a child-led mindful and safe space, children are able to move through their emotional experience, ultimately making way for resiliency.
This resiliency, or improved neuroplasticity, is embodied due to using their five senses through exploration, play and artful creation. I am passionate about the lasting positive effects of this approach and am currently working on an Expressive Arts PhD degree from The European Graduate School. I find great appreciation for being a student of others and am also an adjunct professor at Bastyr University in San Diego.
In my spare time, I love sunbathing with my dog Nala, watching movies, good food with friends, walking on the beach and enjoying sunsets with my partner.
I can’t wait to get to know you and your child’s strengths as we create the path to a more ease-filled life.
Logans credentials and certifications
I have special experience working to empower folks experiencing systems of oppression such as poverty, institutionalized racism, and intergenerational trauma. I have worked in Child Advocacy Centers, schools, non-profits, group and private practices. LCSW credential refers to Licensed Clinical Social Worker and indicates a licensed mental health professional who has earned a Master's degree and is able to practice as an independent Psychotherapist in California. Expressive Arts post-graduate degree, working towards dissertation completion to gain a PhD credential in Expressive Arts Therapy. Trauma-informed Care Certificate - year long certification in trauma-informed care PSI Perinatal Mood Disorder Training 1 & 2 - certificate from Postpartum Support International in working with perinatal mood disorder Somatic Parts-Work Part 1 & 2 - intensive certification on combing the therapeutic skills of body-based somatic experiencing techniques and Internal Family Systems techniques Live Child-centered Play Therapy trainings - conference and real-time training on providing play therapy to children with live feedback from supervising facilitator MUSC Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Certificate - training in TF-CBT protocol Currently working towards PC-CARE training level 3 to provide parent coaching, TBA
