Therapist
Steven Bradshaw, LMFT, SEP, CGP

Licensed Psychotherapist
West Los Angeles & Online in California

I have been personally trained by:

My Specialities

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Chronic pain

  • Relationship struggles

  • Career development and life purpose

I specialize in helping high-potential individuals who feel stuck build a life that feels good on the inside. I use a mind-body approach that engages your inner healer to move from states of anxiety, burnout, disconnection, and pain into states of goodness, flow, and a deep sense of belonging in your own body.

I work with individuals on a range of issues including:

Before becoming a therapist, I spent eight years traveling the world rock climbing, sailing, creating visual art, and reconnecting with my own sense of purpose. I now live in Santa Monica with my wife and daughter.

Therapy With Me

I use a combination of Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Neuroscience, Attachment Theory, and Psychodynamic approaches to help you heal and grow.

Through this work, I support clients in creating a foundation for deeply intimate relationships and a meaningful career adaptation organized around connection, purpose, and vitality.

Somatic Therapy helps to discharge Survival Energy and Reduce Chronic Symptoms such as Pain & Discomfort

My Treatment Approach

Somatic therapy helps you reconnect with your body’s natural ability to heal. I teach practices that support your nervous system in moving toward regulation, or homeostatic balance. These practices help you stay with challenging sensations without bracing, allowing energy to shift and release, rather than accumulate.

Over time, your window of tolerance expands, and your nervous system naturally spends more time in a parasympathetic, “rest and digest” state as you move through daily life.

We also work to gently unburden original traumas that live on as hypersensitivity to threat. Together, we meet and befriend the protective parts of you that may over- or under-react, helping these parts calm, integrate, and work together in a more responsive and vital way.

You will build a personalized toolkit to manage symptoms and life challenges. As symptoms lose their hold over you, clients often report that their lives come back into focus — with greater ease, connection, and purpose.

Credentials, Trainings, & Certifications

  • MA, Clinical Psychology - Antioch University, Los Angeles

  • MA, Business Science - University of Cape Town

  • Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) - Completed 3-Year Specialization

  • Attachment Focused EMDR (AF-EMDR) - Completed Basic Training (Parts 1, 2, and 3)

  • Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP) - Member of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA)

  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

  • Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) - Alan Gordon

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) - Richard Schwartz – One-Week In-Person Masterclass

  • Chronic Pain - Peter Levine – One-Week In-Person Masterclass

  • Trauma and Restoration - Bessel van der Kolk – One-Week In-Person Masterclass

  • Psychodynamic and Attachment-Based Therapy - Applied Training at Maple Counseling and Community West (3 Years)

  • Ancestral Healing Journey - Thomas Hübl (5-Month Program)

  • Supervision & Mystical Principles of Healing - Thomas Hübl (6-Month Program)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Applied Training at Community West

  • UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Practices

  • The Psycho-Dynamics of Diagnosis, Case Formulation, and Supervision - Dr. Nancy McWilliams – In-Person Masterclass

    I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #136584 in California.

Services and Fees

I offer in-person and online sessions for:

  • Individuals $450 (50-minute session)

  • Couples $450 (50-minute session)

  • Teens $450 (50-minute session)