Brian Jansen, CTP, BCPP, RCST

Brian Jansen

My practice is currently near capacity. I generally work with clients who are able to keep a regular weekly, biweekly or monthly appointment If I am unable to see you, I am happy to refer you to colleagues or graduates of my training program who do similar work to me. Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you.

-Brian

ABOUT ME:

I help people come into greater alignment with their authentic selves and support natural healing of body and mind. I specialize in the resolution of complex trauma, and see clients dealing with a variety of physical and psychological symptoms who are looking for support. My credentials include:

  • Certified Trauma Professional

  • Board Certified Polarity Practitioner & Educator

  • Registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist®

  • NARM Practitioner (Master Level)

  • Neuro Affective Touch training

I am 20 Years in practice. My work focuses on integrative health — it simultaneously encourages physical, psychological and spiritual wellbeing.

 

What’s Different About this Therapy

 

People often find their way into my practice when they are looking for real, positive change. This is not a cognitive therapy focused on understanding yourself better intellectually, though that happens often as a byproduct of our work together. The therapy is experiential - it brings you into an experience of yourself and your inner resources in such a way that supports a natural reorganization of the body-mind system in the direction of healing. As a result you tend to feel more connected, more aware, more alive, more whole.

We are working together in this journey, involving and listening to the body in a way traditional psychotherapy does not, and involving the mind in a way traditional touch modalities do not. This work helps dissolve patterns of both physical and psychological distress, and supports recovery from past trauma. It is a catalyst to many positive changes.

This work is non-regressive; it is not about bringing you into your past or areas of pain to re-live them. It is also non-cathartic; it is not about a big “purge” or release—instead changes happen gently, even pleasantly, over time.

 

Available In person & Online

Whether in person or remote, the sessions are equally effective.

  • Remote sessions via Zoom involve a combination of supportive dialogue, somatic exploration, guiding your awareness into the body, remote energy healing, and self-directed touch or movement.

  • In person sessions involve all the same elements of remote sessions driven by talking, but with the added component of touch. This non-manipulative contact with the body is not physical therapy or massage; the client remains clothed. It is inviting through touch a deeper connection to oneself, regulation of the nervous system, a liberation of the life force, and a clearer sense of wellbeing within you. It supports the body and mind’s own capacity for self-regulation and self-healing.

Learn more about my modalities

 

I draw from a few modalities that work in a sophisticated way with the interrelationship of the body, mind, and spirit (or consciousness). Together we can decide what works best for you. Click below to learn more:

  • Polarity Therapy is an advanced biofield therapy that works with the life force as it manifests in physiological and psychological patterns. It encourages a natural healing process in the client through verbal communication, therapeutic touch, nutrition and exercise. Polarity Therapy draws from eastern and western influences, in particular Osteopathy, Naturopathy, Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda. Revitalizing one’s vital energy (also known as chi or prana) supports regulation of physiological and psychological functioning and supports the body/mind’s own resources for self-healing.

  • The NeuroAffective Relational Model is a vehicle for personal transformation. It is a cutting edge model for addressing attachment, relational and developmental trauma by working with the attachment patterns that cause life-long psychobiological symptoms and interpersonal difficulties.. These early, unconscious patterns of disconnection deeply affect our identity, emotions, physiology, behavior and relationships. NARM offers a sophisticated model for how to work simultaneously with these diverse elements. In addition to supporting greater regulation and resiliency, this model nurtures one’s life force —the inherent energy underlying our physical, psychological and spiritual wellbeing.

  • NeuroAffective Touch® is a professional somatic training that introduces psychotherapists and bodyworkers to touch as a vital therapeutic bridge to body-mind integration. The training addresses attachment, emotional, and relational deficits that cannot be reached by verbal means alone.

  • Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) is a healing art that works with the energies that create and maintain health in the human system. While not a manipulative therapy, it has its roots in Osteopathy and has evolved to include influences from human development, pre and perinatal psychology, trauma resolution, and recent advances in neuroscience. BCST supports nervous system regulation and allows the resolution of conditions resulting from stress and trauma. Practitioners use an educated, gentle, non-invasive touch to engage with the expressions of health in the system.

  • The Somatic Practice developed by Kathy Kain, PhD provides professional development and training for those in the fields of somatics, psychotherapy, trauma recovery, and physical care. The focus is to provide training in the use of touch for trauma recovery and for deepening somatic awareness.

Study with Me

 

As the Director of the Polarity Therapy Institute, I provide guidance and expertise to persons wishing to start a healing arts practice. Polarity Therapy is a comprehensive system of energy-based healing via touch, communication, diet, and exercise. Learn More about my trainings.

What Clients Are Saying

“I want to share my deepest appreciation for Brian Jansen. He has been the key to my continued health and wellbeing. He has transformed my ability to self-love, and he has given me an arsenal of tools with his masterful healing.“

— VZ, Business Owner, Community Organizer

“Brian is an incredibly skilled bodyworker and trauma therapist. I've been doing online sessions with him for over 6 months. His compassion, therapeutic instincts, and perceptual skills transcend any limitations of the online format. His capacity to simultaneously hold space for details and the bigger picture have helped me uncover new emotional insights. I feel more agency and a greater sense of ease within my physical body and in the world. I would definitely recommend Brian!” -BB, Therapist

“I came to Brian with major long term an ongoing issues, and in the course of our work together, I have become energized and connected to my body and myself in a way that I haven’t been in years. He receives me each time as a whole package, and honors the nuances of my growth and healing.”

— CP, Performer, Mother

“ After several months of work with Brian, I can proudly say that I am a much stronger person. This therapy worked on the deepest levels to heal old scars from my past that I didn’t realize were still there.”

— JJ, Teacher

 

What Students Are Saying

”I feel more deeply connected to my practice as a process of engagement — more aliveness, playfulness, intensity, presence, and connection than I knew was possible for me in this work. I am so excited to bring this awareness to my practice. I feel so much gratitude, … Thank-you, Brian, for giving so much of yourself this weekend. Your solid presence, sincerity, humor, and deep wisdom allowed me to let so much more of myself into the room. I can’t wait to learn more!

— AO, RPP Student, Psychotherapist in training

“Thank-you fore re-igniting Polarity Therapy for me.”
—K.A., BCPP

“This course exceeded anything I could have imagined. Where to begin to describe what was good about the teaching? Everything: clear, kind, masterful, fluid, fun, smart, integrating so many excellent threads — It redefined relational dynamics for me. I’m blown away! 

— F.S., APP Student, RYT

Fees

 

  • $200 per session. Includes 60-75 minutes in person or 60 minutes on zoom.

  • I do not accept insurance but can provide an invoice for reimbursement; I do not provide diagnostic or treatment codes.

  • I accept Venmo, Zelle, or Credit Card (add 4% for credit card transactions)

  • Payment Policy: Payment is due prior to the appointment. If you haven’t paid before the appointment we will take care of that first, before beginning session work.

  • Cancellation Policy: Cancellation or rescheduling with more than 48 hours notice incurs no charge. Cancellation or rescheduling with less than 48 hours notice incurs the full session fee, payable at the time of cancellation. No shows also incur the full session fee. More than 48 Hours notice is preferred if you do need to cancel.

    Location

  • I am centrally located in San Francisco near the Castro. I also see clients over Zoom.

    Credentials

  • Board Certified Polarity Therapy Practitioner (BCPP) & Registered Polarity Educator (RPE) - American Polarity Therapy Association

  • Polarity Therapy Professional (PTP) - International Polarity Education Alliance

  • Registered Craniosacral Therapist (RCST®️) - Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America

  • NARM Practitioner - NARM Training Institute

  • NeuroAffective Touch training

  • Board Certified Massage Therapist, National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB)

  • Certified Trauma Professional (CTP), Evergreen Certifications

  • Board of Directors, American Polarity Therapy Association (3 year term), Secretary; additional service on Standards Committee and Marketing Committee

  • Advisory Board, American Polarity Therapy Association (2 years)