Brent Taylor, PHD

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Brent Taylor, PhD, LMFT holds NPI 1003034166 and practices marriage and family therapy from Suite 103 at 2423 Camino del Rio South in San Diego, where he treats couples and families navigating relational conflict, communication breakdowns, and transitional stress. He serves simultaneously as an Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling and School Psychology at San Diego State University and as Executive Director of SDSU's Center for Community Counseling and Engagement — a dual role that connects clinical practice with the training pipeline for the next generation of licensed therapists in the 92116 area and across the region. Taylor's integrative approach to family systems work intersects with the holistic primary care model at Vitae Medicine in Normal Heights, where mind-body health assessments address the physical symptoms that often accompany chronic relational stress. His AAMFT-approved Clinical Supervisor credential means he oversees practicum hours for marriage and family therapy trainees — a supervisory role that requires documented competency in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy's core curriculum areas. The somatic tension patterns that emerge in couples navigating high-conflict dynamics respond to the same neuromuscular release techniques applied during chiropractic adjustment at Good Vibrations Family Chiropractic & Massage, where spinal mobilization addresses the cervical and thoracic holding patterns that chronic stress produces. Taylor's faculty appointment at SDSU places his clinical methodology within a research-active department that publishes on couple and family intervention outcomes, anchoring his private-practice protocols in peer-reviewed treatment frameworks rather than anecdotal technique selection.