Brad Calhoun, M.Div.
PsyD Psychological Associate
Paul McCartney’s song, “Long and Winding Road,” speaks of a deep longing to be the best version of ourselves as we connect with fellow pilgrims on life’s journey: “It always leads me here, lead me to your door.”
What Brad offers in therapy cannot be read in a book because sitting with Brad gives clients a very unique sense of being seen, heard, and genuinely understood. Drawing from his own lived experiences—including successes, failures, and multiple life transitions—he is able to connect with clients in a deeply authentic and meaningful way.
Meridith Wilson’s “Music Man” gave us this profound reminder: “…pile up enough tomorrows, and you’ll find you’ve collected nothing but a lot of yesterdays. I don’t know about you, but I’d like to make today worth remembering.”
If you find yourself stuck and discouraged with the complexity and uncertainty of facing the next chapter of your life, Brad’s warm, grounded, and calming therapeutic approach can help you, “make today worth remembering.”
Brad specializes in working with:
Adults, especially midlife and aging individuals
Family relationship distress
Emotional struggles with chronic medical conditions, cancer, and early onset dementia
Anxiety
Depression
Divorce
Grief
ADHD
PTSD
Substance Abuse
Art Therapy
Experience
Santa Barbara New Beginnings Counseling Center
Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara
Five years as a board-certified clinical chaplain at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Twenty years of ordained pastoral leadership in Presbyterian Church USA parishes
Ten years of fundraising management at the University of Southern California and the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California
Member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Actors' Equity Association, with performance background, including various stage, radio, television, and motion picture productions
Education
Pacifica Graduate Institute - anticipated graduation date June 2026
Doctoral Dissertation: “Michelangelo's The Four Prisoners: An Autoethnographic Analysis of Self and Communion with Father(s).”
Princeton Theological Seminary
University of California at Los Angeles
Certifications
Board Certified Clinical Chaplain
Board Certified Pastoral Counselor (BCPC)