John Charles Brailsford
John Charles Brailsford | |
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| Residence | Highland, Utah, United States |
| Known for | psychology, mindfulness, energy work, neuroscience, spirituality, electric universe, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy |
John Charles Brailsford is an American psychologist and licensed marriage and family therapist based in Highland, Utah. His professional interests span mindfulness-based therapy, attachment theory, neuroscience, energy work, and spirituality, and he has taken an interest in the electric universe concept.
Biography
Brailsford earned a Ph.D. in Family and Child Sciences, with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, from Florida State University, where his research focused on the influence of multi-generational families on adolescent and young adult identity development. He has worked as a therapist for more than two decades.
Early in his career he practiced in Nevada, where he served for six years on the Nevada Commission on Mental Health and Developmental Services and on the Southern Nevada Mental Health Advisory Board. He relocated to Utah in 2006 and later established a practice in the Cache Valley area. He is licensed as a marriage and family therapist in Utah and Idaho, and is affiliated with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
Work
Brailsford has worked as a therapist, clinical director, and consultant for addiction recovery programs, residential treatment centers for adolescents, and private therapy practices. His clinical approach draws on evidence-based methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT-C), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and other mindfulness-based approaches, along with attachment theory and parenting strategies.
Alongside his clinical work he has developed an interest in the relationship between psychology, neuroscience, energy work, and spirituality. He founded One Mind Tribe, an online community intended to offer emotional support to people seeking more than self-help resources but who do not necessarily require formal therapy.