Charles Brinamen, Psy.D.
(415) 505-4048
Flood Building
870 Market Street, Suite 753
San Francisco, CA 94102
License #PSY17926
Education & Experience
OVERVIEW EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2002-now
Private Practice (Child, Adolescent, Adult, Consultation)
Flood Building
870 Market St., Ste 753
San Francisco, CA 94102
2000-now
Infant-Parent Program
Department of Psychiatry at San Francisco General Hospital
University of California, San Francisco
Coordinator of Daycare Consultants (2007-Now)
Daycare Consultants Training Coordinator/Supervising Psychologist
(2002-2007)
Infant-Parent Therapist 2001-2002
Post-doctoral Intern 2000-2001
1994-now
Children’s Council of San Francisco
Provider Services
Contract Consultant/Founding Member of Therapeutic Preschool (2000-now)
Clinical Program Manager/Clinical Supervisor (1999-2002)
Coordinator of Quality Childcare and Mental Health Collaborative (1994-1999)
2002-now
Community Behavioral Health Services & Foster Care Mental Health, Department of Public Health, San Francisco
Contract Therapist for Foster Children and their Biological, Foster, and Adoptive Families (2002-now)
AB 36-32 Assessor for elementary and middle school students (2002-2004)
Experience
Education
2000
Psy.D., Clinical Psychology
California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant University
Alameda, California (currently in San Francisco, CA)
1998
M.A., Clinical Psychology
California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant University
Alameda, California (currently in San Francisco, CA)
1990
B.A., summa cum laude with Distinction in English
Boston University, College of Liberal Arts
Boston, Massachusetts
1989
British Literature & Politics
Oxford, University, St. Catherine’s College,
Oxford England
Training
2000-2001
Infant-Parent Program, Department of Psychiatry
San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco
Post-doctoral Intern
1999-2000
Child and Adolescent Services, Department of Psychiatry
San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco
Pre-doctoral Intern
1999-2000
Early Childhood Development Clinic, Department of Psychiatry San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco
Pre-doctoral Intern
1998-2002
Psychological Services Center
California School of Professional Psychology, Oakland, CA
Trainee & Ex-intern
1997-1998
Pacific Center for Human Growth, Berkeley, CA
Therapist Trainee
1997
Sunset Mental Health Services, Department of Public Health,
San Francisco, CA
Trainee
1996-97
Psychological Services Center & Head Start
California School of Professional Psychology, Oakland, CA
Trainee
Honors
2011
Endorsed by the California’s Infant, Preschool and Family Mental Health
Initiative as an Infant Mental Health Specialist and
Reflective Practice Facilitator at the highest Level of Mentor
(in both the infant/toddler (0-2 yrs) and preschool (3-5 yrs) categories)
2003
Irving Harris, Zero to Three Book Proposal Award (Book Contract & Prize)
2000
California School of Professional Psychology President’s Office Scholarship for involvement in social change and linkage to other disciplines, professions and/or communities
1999
California School of Professional Psychology Crestar Scholarship for Multicultural Community Leadership
1997-2000
California School of Professional Psychology Academic Scholarship
(Awarded 3 separate years)
1987-1990
Boston University Academic Scholarship
(Awarded 3 separate years)
1989
Phi Beta Kappa (Early Inductee for Outstanding Scholarship)
1988
Mortar Board Society Inductee
(Outstanding scholarship and community service)
ABOUT ME
