Brian Beasley, PsyD, JD

Brian Beasley, PsyD, JD, earned his doctoral and master's degrees in clinical psychology from Antioch University in Santa Barbara, and completed his postdoctoral fellowship here at FSAP. Before joining UCSF, Dr. Beasley’s work in psychology included assisting adult hospital patients and their families at the UC Davis Medical Center, supporting them with recovery from traumatic brain injury, managing chronic pain, and adjusting to new disabilities, including those from spinal injuries, burns, and amputations. Prior to his current career as a psychologist, Dr. Beasley worked as an attorney and member of the California State Bar, managing contracts and intellectual property rights for corporate clients. He decided to step back into psychology (his first bachelor’s degree) due to feeling a greater sense of fulfillment through authentic emotional connection with his clients.

Dr. Beasley believes in a client-centered and culturally-sensitive approach to counseling and consultation, meeting each unique person wherever they may be. His therapy style is based in psychodynamic understandings of family and relationships, while integrating techniques from cognitive-behavioral, self-compassion, and mindfulness-based practices. Other areas of clinical focus include suicide prevention, threat management, working through grief, processing trauma, supporting those of LGBTQIA+ identities, and providing therapy for depression, anxiety, and self-esteem issues. Dr. Beasley enjoys helping clients rediscover and understand themselves in a new and more compassionate light.