Meet Our Team

San Diego Mindfulness Center is staffed by licensed psychologists, therapists, and coaches who bring a range of clinical specialties to individual, couples, family, and child therapy. Our team draws on mindfulness-based principles alongside approaches like CBT, Internal Family Systems (IFS), psychodynamic, and existential therapy, matched to what each client needs.

Dr. Lorena Brenner, PsyD, LMFT

Dr. Lorena Brenner has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults, children, and families. She earned her Psy.D. in Psychodynamic Clinical Psychology at the Reiss-Davis Graduate Institute and spent several years at Children’s Hospital Outpatient Psychiatry in San Diego and San Diego County school districts before starting her private practice in Del Mar. Lorena specializes in maternal mental health, mood disorders, relational trauma, and complex family mental health issues. Since 2018, she has worked with the LGBTQIA+ community and trans-identified individuals, bringing a gender-affirming, neurodiversity-affirming, social-justice approach to her work.

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT 47358) · Carmel Valley

Dr. Lindsay Kittredge

Dr. Lindsay Kittredge specializes in pediatric and adult psychology, neuropsychology, and psychological and neuropsychological assessment, including evaluation for ADHD and neurocognitive disorders. She brings a wide-ranging career in consultation, post-doctoral training, and supervision, and is known for a warm, genuine, and science-informed approach to trauma-informed work with individuals, couples, and families. Dr. Kittredge leads all psychological and neuropsychological assessments for SDMC, conducted virtually.

Dr. James Bramson

CEO and Co-Director · Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PSY-19459), LCSW (LCS-19040)

Licensed Clinical Psychologist · Assessments

Dr. James Bramson has over 25 years of clinical experience and leads SDMC’s clinical direction. He uses a strategic-solution-focused approach that draws on CBT and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help individuals and couples navigate distress and build resilience. In addition to his clinical work, James provides supervision and organizational consulting, and serves as a trainer for BAPTI and the Australian Psychological Society. James sees clients in San Diego once a month; for scheduling, please contact our office directly.

Stephanie Lamond

Counselor & Life Coach

Stephanie Lamond supports clients through creativity, grief, identity, meaning-making, and life transitions, drawing on existential, narrative, somatic, creative, and mindfulness-based approaches. She began her career in the music industry before moving into counseling and coaching, and now practices between San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area. Stephanie supports bereavement and end-of-life work through Hospice of the North Coast’s Hope Bereavement Center and advocates for music-industry mental health through Backline.

Jeremy Hirshberg, PhD

Organizational Consultant

Jeremy Hirshberg holds a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and brings more than 20 years of experience in consulting, venture, and executive leadership. He specializes in executive coaching, organizational psychology, and leadership advising, partnering with founders, executives, and senior teams to strengthen alignment between people and strategy. Jeremy previously served as Senior Faculty and Regional Director for Leadership Solutions at the Center for Creative Leadership, and is co-founder of Kaleidoscope Collaborative.

Brian Mageo-Sausser

Life Coach & Marketing Coordinator

Brian Mageo-Sausser is a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute and holds an M.A. in Philosophy and Religion from the California Institute of Integral Studies. His coaching draws on an interdisciplinary background in philosophy, psychoanalysis, and critical theory, with a focus on meaning, freedom, creativity, and authentic personal discovery. Much of Brian’s career has centered on working with youth and teens in religious and academic settings.

Leadership & Clinical Oversight

  • Dr. Josh Wilson, PsyD

    President and Co-Director · PSY-34276, MFT 52302

    Dr. Josh Wilson holds a doctorate from the Wright Institute and is co-founder of EBMC Psychology, Inc. He is an evidence-based clinician well versed in CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and provides clinical leadership and oversight for SDMC’s network of providers.

  • Eti Valdez-Kaminsky, MFT

    Clinical Director · MFT 37847

    Eti Valdez-Kaminsky has been a licensed private practice therapist for over 20 years, integrating multiple psychotherapeutic theories with mindfulness-based coping skills. He serves as Clinical Director, providing training and clinical oversight for SDMC’s providers, and is also Clinical Coordinator of Samsara Recovery Center.

  • Dr. James Bramson

    CEO and Co-Director · Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PSY-19459), LCSW (LCS-19040)

    Dr. James Bramson has over 25 years of clinical experience and leads SDMC’s clinical direction. In addition to his clinical work, James provides supervision and organizational consulting, and serves as a trainer for BAPTI and the Australian Psychological Society. James sees clients in San Diego once a month; for scheduling, please contact our office directly.

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