G. Kenneth Bradford
Professional Affiliate
G. Kenneth Bradford, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is an adjunct professor at John F. Kennedy University and the California Institute of Integral Studies, where he teaches courses on Existential-Contemplative Psychotherapy and psychological assessment integrating Mindfulness and Phenomenological perspectives.
He offers advanced training, workshops and lectures in the United States and Europe, integrating Existential therapeutic sensibilities with the principles and practices of Buddhadharma. Ken studied Existential Psychotherapy as a protigi of James Bugental beginning in 1988, joining him as a teaching associate in 1994. His clinical background also includes training in European and Relational Psychoanalysis, Focusing (with Eugene Gendlin) and Nondual Therapy (with Peter Fenner).
Ken has been a vipassana student since 1975, being most indebted to the instruction of Joseph Goldstein and Ruth Denison. He met his root dzogchen master, Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, in 1980, and has also studied with other masters of Vajrayana Buddhism, including, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Tarthang Tulku and Dudjom Rinpoche. His recent publications address Natural Resilience, Therapeutic Courage, Unconditioned Presence, Psychotherapeutic Eros, and the Tensions between erotic desire and security needs.
Advanced Training Program: April - December 2011
Authentic Presence: The Art of Psychotherapy
A Professional Course with Ken Bradford, PhD
- Advanced training program in Existential-Contemplative Therapy focusing on:
- Intertwining a mindfulness-based practice of relational presence with existentially-grounded psychotherapy.
- Developing skillful means of intersubjective inquiry and therapeutic conversational competencies
- Cultivating the healing play of unconditional presence.
This experiential program integrates the therapeutic approach of Jim Bugental with the principles and meditative practices of Buddhist-nondual wisdom with Heideggerʼs holistic vision of human being. The art of authentic presence and attunement to body, energy and mind will be practiced to develop skillfulness in therapeutic speaking and listening. We will consider how this approach might work with the various persons, problems and populations we encounter in our clinical practices and personal lives.
- This 36-hour course meets during 4 weekends:
- Dates: Saturdays & Sundays: April 9-10, June 11-12, September 10-11, & December 10-11, 2011
- Time: Saturdays 10am to 5pm; Sundays, 10am to 1pm
- Location: Berkeley
- Cost: $675 ($200 deposit due by February 11, 2011)
- Registration Contact: Mary Smyer (mary@smyer.com)
- Contact: Ken Bradford (ken@bradfordphd.com) for more information