Resume

James H, Bramson, Psy.D, LCSW

Orinda Office:
89 Moraga Way, Suite B
Orinda, CA 94563
San Francisco Office:
Mills Building
220 Montgomery Street, Suite 1028
San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel: (925) 285-2429  Fax: (925) 429-9259

Drbramson.com; Mindfulalliancecenter.com

Summary of Qualifications

Psychological Evaluations/Training/Supervision:

•  Currently supervise doctoral interns at the Wright Institute (Berkeley) in the use of
  psychological assessments and instruments (including the administration, scoring, interpretation
  and use of Clinical, Neuropsychological, Fitness for Duty, and Vocational batteries).
•  Have performed Fitness for Duty Evaluations and Violence Risk Assessments for Integrated
  Insights, the Health & Human Resource Center & various medical experts in the San Diego
  region (beginning in 2000).
• Have worked as a consulting (clinical) psychologist for Bernard Rappaport, M.D. and numerous
  other forensic psychiatrists in the San Francisco Bay Area (since 2004).
• Expertise in the scoring, interpretation, and the application of reliable, validated, evidence based
  psychological assessments (including complicated PTSD, Employment, Personal Injury,
  Malingering, Deception and Violence Risk Assessment Cases).
• Completed an APA Approved Pre-doctoral Internship at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
  (San Diego) in Clinical Psychology & Neuropsychological testing. Specialties included
  assessing Traumatic Brain Injury – TBI, Addiction/Dual Diagnosis, PTSD, and Alzheimer’s
  cases.
• Did Post-Doctoral internship in neuropsychology and educational testing for The Family
  Enrichment Center in San Diego (2000-2003).
• Experienced organizational assessment specialist. Expertise includes the use of 360 degree wrap
  around testing, pre-screening hiring/testing, Fitness for Duty Evaluations, and Department of
  Transportation (D.O.T.) substance abuse assessments.

Organizational Development/Consulting:

• • • Accomplished trainer and organizational consultant to Fortune 500 companies in the area of
      conflict resolution, team building, organizational change and cultural sensitivity.
    • Experienced Account Manager for External EAP programs, including EAP, Inc (Colorado),
      HHRC (San Diego) and Wells Fargo Corporate Headquarters (San Francisco).
    • Provided CISD training for American Airline employees following 9/11; and students/faculty
      following shootings at Granite Hills and Santana High School(s).
    • Former Adjunct Professor at Alliant International University (Organizational Psychology).

Clinical Training/International Training/Supervision/Peer Consultation:

• Director of Mindful Alliance Center (formerly IHTI). Train Clinicians in the area of
  Mindfulness and Neuropsychology (Bali, Burma, Australia, Turkey, Greece and the U.S.A).
• Created a successful private practice and consulting firm in San Diego and Orinda, California.
• Clinical Supervisor for Bay Area Psychological and Training Institute (Lafayette, CA) and the
  Wright Institute (Berkeley, CA) – Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Approved Trainer for the Buddhist Society (Mindfulness Chapter) of the Australian
  Psychological Society and the IMCA (U.S.A.).
• Former Hospital Program Director (Dual Diagnosis Adult/Adolescent Programs).
• Facilitate a Monthly Peer Consultation Group for Psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs, and interns
  (Orinda, California).

Professional Experience

Provide evidence based clinical, neuropsychological, vocational, fitness for duty, malpractice,
educational, and dual-diagnosis (addiction) assessments for individuals, forensic psychiatrists, attorneys,
hospitals, and educational institutions. This includes expertise in the administration, scoring,
interpretation and use of reliable and valid diagnostic tests and measurements, and structured clinical
interviews — to offer opinions regarding the onset, duration and frequency of psychological disorders
and functional impairments for treatment planning and diagnostic purposes.

Specialties:

Neuropsychological/Psychological Testing
Traumatic Brain Injury Cases (TBI)
Violence Risk Assessments/Fitness for Duty Evaluations
Disability Evaluations
Personnel Screening (Pre-hire screening, 360 Degree Wrap Around Testing)
Forensic Assessments
Pain Management
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Vocational/Educational/Career Testing
Mindfulness Training, Buddhist Psychology, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Psychotherapy: Group, Family, or Individual for adults, adolescents and couples
Depression (Major/Bipolar), Addiction
Disorders: Anxiety & Panic, Body Dysmorphia, Sexual Dysfunction
Coaching & Career Counseling
EMDR, Thought Field Therapy, Biofeedback
Group Therapy

Specialties:

Oversee daily operations of business (program development, training faculty, marketing, finance, and
strategic planning).

Trained Americans and Australians in Mindful Communication for Couples, Mind-Body-Spiritual
Integration, Mindful Stress Reduction.

Teach Non-Violent Communication and Conflict Resolution.

Lead seminars in meditation, breath work, and cognitive behavioral therapy.

Train clinicians interested in Mindfulness practice.

Provide key note addressees, consulting, coaching and skill based training in Mindfulness work for
corporations.

Specialties:

Specialties:

Executive and Management Coaching

Leadership Training and Development

Mediation, Risk and Conflict Resolution

Team Assessment and Building Strategies

Managing Corporate Diversity & Change

Human Resource Consulting, Evaluation, and 360 degree feedback

Specialties:

Team Building, Executive Coaching, and Conflict Mediation.

Applied two decades of healthcare knowledge to provide expert consultation and trainings.

DOT Former Manager of diverse corporate accounts: gas and electric, municipal, defense, high-tech, academic, health care from 1999-2002.

(Department of Transportation), SAP (Substance Abuse Assessment), and CISD (Crisis Debriefing trainings).

Managed EAP contracts for over two hundred companies.

Related Experience:

Consultant, Clinician, and Other Positions:

Academic & Teaching Experience:

Education:

Pre-Doctoral APA Internship/Post Doctoral Internship:

Licensure:

Clinical Psychologist in the State of California (PSY–19459)

Clinical Social Worker in the State of California (LCS-19040)

Affiliations:

American Psychological Association

National Association of Social Workers