Asian Therapists in San Diego, CA
Supervised by Briana Marshall, LMFT (CA/141529).
You may be feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or ready for change. I work with adults of all ages who seek greater emotional balance, clarity, and quality of life. My approach is collaborative, supportive, and centered on you. Together, we build effective coping skills, strengthen relationships, and foster independence and resilience in daily life. If you’re ready to take the next step, let’s work toward healing in a way that fits your life and your goals. Contact our office at 858-229-6692.
Supervised by Briana Marshall, LMFT (CA/141529).
You may be feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or ready for change. I work with adults of all ages who seek greater emotional balance, clarity, and quality of life. My approach is collaborative, supportive, and centered on you. Together, we build effective coping skills, strengthen relationships, and foster independence and resilience in daily life. If you’re ready to take the next step, let’s work toward healing in a way that fits your life and your goals. Contact our office at 858-229-6692.
As an Asian American and Filipino American psychologist, I understand that our personal backgrounds influence how we show up in therapy and how we navigate the world.
I work with clients for many different concerns. I find myself to be especially effective working with concerns related to Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) identity, men's issues and masculinity, adjustment to medical diagnoses, health/medical anxiety, and life/career transitions.
As an Asian American and Filipino American psychologist, I understand that our personal backgrounds influence how we show up in therapy and how we navigate the world.
I work with clients for many different concerns. I find myself to be especially effective working with concerns related to Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) identity, men's issues and masculinity, adjustment to medical diagnoses, health/medical anxiety, and life/career transitions.
Even the best days of our lives come with unexpected changes, challenges or realizations that events or traumas from our past have come to prevent us from truly feeling like we are living the life we have really envisioned for ourselves. Sometimes even with the support of those closest to us, we can't seem to find a way to face these issues on our own so we make a decision to seek out another source of support through therapy. If you're looking to start your therapy journey for the first time or continuing it from where you left off previously - I hope to be able to help support you as you embark on this journey towards your goals.
Even the best days of our lives come with unexpected changes, challenges or realizations that events or traumas from our past have come to prevent us from truly feeling like we are living the life we have really envisioned for ourselves. Sometimes even with the support of those closest to us, we can't seem to find a way to face these issues on our own so we make a decision to seek out another source of support through therapy. If you're looking to start your therapy journey for the first time or continuing it from where you left off previously - I hope to be able to help support you as you embark on this journey towards your goals.
Porn addiction can slowly wear down the trust in a relationship, leaving one partner feeling deeply hurt and inadequate, and the other trapped in guilt, secrecy, and broken promises no matter how hard they try to stop. With time, many couples notice increasing distance or even a sense of betrayal. If this feels familiar, you are not alone. What may start as ordinary screen time or scrolling social media can gradually shift into porn sites, cam sites, or OnlyFans and turn into a pattern that feels very hard to control, even for men who are highly disciplined in other areas of their lives.
Porn addiction can slowly wear down the trust in a relationship, leaving one partner feeling deeply hurt and inadequate, and the other trapped in guilt, secrecy, and broken promises no matter how hard they try to stop. With time, many couples notice increasing distance or even a sense of betrayal. If this feels familiar, you are not alone. What may start as ordinary screen time or scrolling social media can gradually shift into porn sites, cam sites, or OnlyFans and turn into a pattern that feels very hard to control, even for men who are highly disciplined in other areas of their lives.
Relationships of all types can be hard to maintain, build, nurture, limit, and even break. Handling your emotions on top of all of that adds to your challenges. Therapy can be a life changing outlet for you to organize your thoughts and feelings to figure out what your next steps can be! Whether you are new to therapy, or familiar with the process, I'm happy to provide a new perspective with the aims of helping you with your issues.
My therapy blends insight, humor, metaphor, and evidence-based tools like CBT, Mindfulness, EMDR, and more to help you slow down, get unstuck, and reconnect with your inner voice.
Relationships of all types can be hard to maintain, build, nurture, limit, and even break. Handling your emotions on top of all of that adds to your challenges. Therapy can be a life changing outlet for you to organize your thoughts and feelings to figure out what your next steps can be! Whether you are new to therapy, or familiar with the process, I'm happy to provide a new perspective with the aims of helping you with your issues.
My therapy blends insight, humor, metaphor, and evidence-based tools like CBT, Mindfulness, EMDR, and more to help you slow down, get unstuck, and reconnect with your inner voice.
5 generation Vietnamese American therapist, I understand the stress of navigating multiple worlds and expectations.
Hey there! Thank you for being here. You’ve worked hard to build a successful life — but inside, you might feel weighed down by anxiety, self-doubt, or old wounds that keep resurfacing. Maybe you’re caught in cycles of overthinking, people-pleasing, or burnout. Or in your relationship, you keep running into the same fights, feeling unseen, or struggling to bridge cultural and generational differences. You don’t have to carry this alone.
5 generation Vietnamese American therapist, I understand the stress of navigating multiple worlds and expectations.
Hey there! Thank you for being here. You’ve worked hard to build a successful life — but inside, you might feel weighed down by anxiety, self-doubt, or old wounds that keep resurfacing. Maybe you’re caught in cycles of overthinking, people-pleasing, or burnout. Or in your relationship, you keep running into the same fights, feeling unseen, or struggling to bridge cultural and generational differences. You don’t have to carry this alone.
Transcend Behavioral Health
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MS, LPCC
6 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92131
As a gay, Asian, Marine veteran, I bring an intersectional and culturally responsive perspective to therapy.
Do you ever wonder, “Why am I reacting this strongly?” Maybe one part of you knows you’re safe, while another is still bracing for something bad to happen. You might shut down, get angry, overthink, avoid, or feel stuck in patterns you understand intellectually but can’t seem to change. I work with adults experiencing trauma, attachment wounds, and difficult life experiences, particularly military veterans, LGBTQ+ people, neurodivergent clients, and survivors of childhood trauma.
As a gay, Asian, Marine veteran, I bring an intersectional and culturally responsive perspective to therapy.
Do you ever wonder, “Why am I reacting this strongly?” Maybe one part of you knows you’re safe, while another is still bracing for something bad to happen. You might shut down, get angry, overthink, avoid, or feel stuck in patterns you understand intellectually but can’t seem to change. I work with adults experiencing trauma, attachment wounds, and difficult life experiences, particularly military veterans, LGBTQ+ people, neurodivergent clients, and survivors of childhood trauma.
We are not meant to navigate our humanness alone. I specialize in QTPOC adults who seek to hold the complexities of life transitions, identity integration, and oppression based stress.
I am a queer Khmer Pilipinx gender fluid person with roots from the Central Valley of CA. My professional and personal journeys inform me how to have a person-centered, emotion-focused, and multicultural feminist approach to healing.
We are not meant to navigate our humanness alone. I specialize in QTPOC adults who seek to hold the complexities of life transitions, identity integration, and oppression based stress.
I am a queer Khmer Pilipinx gender fluid person with roots from the Central Valley of CA. My professional and personal journeys inform me how to have a person-centered, emotion-focused, and multicultural feminist approach to healing.
Let me be part of your journey in this brutiful life. As Glennon Doyle says "Life is brutal. But it is also beautiful. Life's brutal and beautiful woven together so tightly they cannot be separated. Reject the brutal, reject the beauty. Life is brutiful." Self-discovery helps w/healing. Jaina is an experienced clinician with 19yrs of experience providing exceptional clinical care to adults, individuals, families, couples, college students, attorneys, business owners, medical providers, technology leaders, artists and more. Jaina also has experience with trauma, military families, law enforcement, LGBTQ & serves all individuals.
Let me be part of your journey in this brutiful life. As Glennon Doyle says "Life is brutal. But it is also beautiful. Life's brutal and beautiful woven together so tightly they cannot be separated. Reject the brutal, reject the beauty. Life is brutiful." Self-discovery helps w/healing. Jaina is an experienced clinician with 19yrs of experience providing exceptional clinical care to adults, individuals, families, couples, college students, attorneys, business owners, medical providers, technology leaders, artists and more. Jaina also has experience with trauma, military families, law enforcement, LGBTQ & serves all individuals.
For many in the Asian American community, these experiences can be further shaped by cultural values, unspoken expectations, and patterns passed down through generations.
I specialize in supporting AAPI adults, children, couples, and families navigating intergenerational trauma, cultural expectations, and relationship challenges. Drawing from attachment-based approaches such as EFT and trauma-focused interventions like EMDR, I help clients process past experiences, break unhelpful patterns, and build healthier connections.
For many in the Asian American community, these experiences can be further shaped by cultural values, unspoken expectations, and patterns passed down through generations.
I specialize in supporting AAPI adults, children, couples, and families navigating intergenerational trauma, cultural expectations, and relationship challenges. Drawing from attachment-based approaches such as EFT and trauma-focused interventions like EMDR, I help clients process past experiences, break unhelpful patterns, and build healthier connections.
Over 20 years of my practice, I have seen almost every issue stems from our self-concept. The relationship we have with our self-concept prevents our ability to achieve our full potential and happiness. I can help you find the attention and honor you deserve first, then tackle your particular challenges at the present time. "Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life" -J. K. Rowling
I offer virtual sessions in CA and in person sessions Saturday morning and Monday in San Diego, CA.
Over 20 years of my practice, I have seen almost every issue stems from our self-concept. The relationship we have with our self-concept prevents our ability to achieve our full potential and happiness. I can help you find the attention and honor you deserve first, then tackle your particular challenges at the present time. "Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life" -J. K. Rowling
I offer virtual sessions in CA and in person sessions Saturday morning and Monday in San Diego, CA.
You may understand why you feel or react the way you do, but understanding hasn't been enough to change it. Painful experiences, relationship wounds, grief, or attachment injuries can continue to affect how you feel about yourself, respond to stress, and connect with others. I work with adults and couples who want more than simply learning to cope. Using a trauma-informed and relational approach, I help clients process unresolved experiences, understand patterns that keep them feeling stuck, and create meaningful change. My work includes EMDR, trauma therapy, couples therapy, grief and loss, and CBT-I for insomnia.
You may understand why you feel or react the way you do, but understanding hasn't been enough to change it. Painful experiences, relationship wounds, grief, or attachment injuries can continue to affect how you feel about yourself, respond to stress, and connect with others. I work with adults and couples who want more than simply learning to cope. Using a trauma-informed and relational approach, I help clients process unresolved experiences, understand patterns that keep them feeling stuck, and create meaningful change. My work includes EMDR, trauma therapy, couples therapy, grief and loss, and CBT-I for insomnia.
I specialize in working with clients who are facing anxiety, depression, and trauma/PTSD, along with those working through significant transitions in their relationships, careers, and health. As a client-centered and strength-based therapist, I believe that you are ultimately the expert on yourself and it is my role to help guide you back to living the life you want to live.
I specialize in working with clients who are facing anxiety, depression, and trauma/PTSD, along with those working through significant transitions in their relationships, careers, and health. As a client-centered and strength-based therapist, I believe that you are ultimately the expert on yourself and it is my role to help guide you back to living the life you want to live.
I am a bilingual English/ Japanese psychotherapist with professional experience in educational and clinical settings in the US and Japan.
I still believe we all have the capacity to solve our issues and the potential to grow. If you are overwhelmed and exhausted by the reality you face, I would like to support you through the journey and help you regain your sense of balance.
I am a bilingual English/ Japanese psychotherapist with professional experience in educational and clinical settings in the US and Japan.
I still believe we all have the capacity to solve our issues and the potential to grow. If you are overwhelmed and exhausted by the reality you face, I would like to support you through the journey and help you regain your sense of balance.
I understand that life happens to all of us. You can feel overwhelmed by unexpected situations, unfortunate losses and unendurable psychological pains. Exposure to high levels of prolonged stress can lead to feelings of hopelessness and helplessness. Intense anxiety or panic attacks and social isolation are common experiences. Seeking help means that you are ready to work and bring your life into a healthier balance. Through self-acceptance and care, you can gain more tools to improve your lifestyle and relationships. By listening attentively with non-judgmental empathy, I provide ongoing support with therapeutic insight and expertise in a confidential setting.
I understand that life happens to all of us. You can feel overwhelmed by unexpected situations, unfortunate losses and unendurable psychological pains. Exposure to high levels of prolonged stress can lead to feelings of hopelessness and helplessness. Intense anxiety or panic attacks and social isolation are common experiences. Seeking help means that you are ready to work and bring your life into a healthier balance. Through self-acceptance and care, you can gain more tools to improve your lifestyle and relationships. By listening attentively with non-judgmental empathy, I provide ongoing support with therapeutic insight and expertise in a confidential setting.
As a second-generation Asian American, I bring both clinical expertise and lived experience to my work with BIPOC, immigrant, and AAPI clients.
Maybe you've been carrying something heavy for a long time — anxiety that won't quiet down, past trauma that keeps showing up in your relationships, or a quiet depression that makes everything feel harder than it should. Maybe you're a woman who has spent so long taking care of everyone else that your own needs have become invisible. Or maybe you're not sure who you are anymore and that loss of self is scarier than anything. Whatever brought you here, know this: you don't have to figure it out alone, and there is nothing wrong with you for struggling.
As a second-generation Asian American, I bring both clinical expertise and lived experience to my work with BIPOC, immigrant, and AAPI clients.
Maybe you've been carrying something heavy for a long time — anxiety that won't quiet down, past trauma that keeps showing up in your relationships, or a quiet depression that makes everything feel harder than it should. Maybe you're a woman who has spent so long taking care of everyone else that your own needs have become invisible. Or maybe you're not sure who you are anymore and that loss of self is scarier than anything. Whatever brought you here, know this: you don't have to figure it out alone, and there is nothing wrong with you for struggling.
My background includes six years as a massage therapist, graduate-level training in Traditional Chinese Medicine, a Master's degree in Jungian Depth Psychology, and providing clinical supervision to therapists since 2020.
Finding the right therapist can feel daunting—especially when you've spent years carrying so much on your own. Many of my clients are high-achieving adults navigating anxiety, burnout, relationship challenges, cultural expectations, parenthood, or the pressure to be everything for everyone.
My work integrates EMDR, somatic therapy, nervous system regulation, and depth-oriented psychotherapy to help you heal patterns that no longer serve you, reconnect with your authentic self, and create a life that feels more grounded and meaningful.
My background includes six years as a massage therapist, graduate-level training in Traditional Chinese Medicine, a Master's degree in Jungian Depth Psychology, and providing clinical supervision to therapists since 2020.
Finding the right therapist can feel daunting—especially when you've spent years carrying so much on your own. Many of my clients are high-achieving adults navigating anxiety, burnout, relationship challenges, cultural expectations, parenthood, or the pressure to be everything for everyone.
My work integrates EMDR, somatic therapy, nervous system regulation, and depth-oriented psychotherapy to help you heal patterns that no longer serve you, reconnect with your authentic self, and create a life that feels more grounded and meaningful.
As a 2nd-generation Asian American bisexual woman, I bring personal insight into identity, cultural stress, and the universal need for belonging.
You may feel lonely, disconnected, or like no one truly understands your experiences—especially when cultural values, stigma, or internalized beliefs make it hard to reach out or even make sense of your own thoughts and feelings. As a confidant, advocate, and guide, I’ll hold space for you so you can feel truly seen, heard, and accepted without judgment. This foundation creates the safety needed to navigate life’s obstacles, explore your emotions, and strengthen your sense of self, honoring your pace on the journey toward healing & growth.
As a 2nd-generation Asian American bisexual woman, I bring personal insight into identity, cultural stress, and the universal need for belonging.
You may feel lonely, disconnected, or like no one truly understands your experiences—especially when cultural values, stigma, or internalized beliefs make it hard to reach out or even make sense of your own thoughts and feelings. As a confidant, advocate, and guide, I’ll hold space for you so you can feel truly seen, heard, and accepted without judgment. This foundation creates the safety needed to navigate life’s obstacles, explore your emotions, and strengthen your sense of self, honoring your pace on the journey toward healing & growth.
I believe the most important element in the therapeutic relationship is the connection between therapist and client -- person to person. What I bring to the relationship is warmth, caring, and a gentle and compassionate presence. I have a deep faith in your ability to transform your life, empowering you to discover what works and change what doesn't, helping you find your own truth and path. My approach is gentle, yet potent. Using EMDR (www.emdr.com) and EFT (www.emofree.com) as highly effective tools, I help you to release negative patterns and beliefs and build upon your positive resources and strengths.
I believe the most important element in the therapeutic relationship is the connection between therapist and client -- person to person. What I bring to the relationship is warmth, caring, and a gentle and compassionate presence. I have a deep faith in your ability to transform your life, empowering you to discover what works and change what doesn't, helping you find your own truth and path. My approach is gentle, yet potent. Using EMDR (www.emdr.com) and EFT (www.emofree.com) as highly effective tools, I help you to release negative patterns and beliefs and build upon your positive resources and strengths.
You might need an unbiased 3rd party to process things. Maybe someone to understand what feelings you're going through? Or someone to hold up a mirror with a trauma-informed and compassionate lens. Whether it be depression, anxiety, grief, relationships, trauma, or difficult life transitions, we’ll collaborate together to help you be you. Sometimes we just need a soft place to land when we fall.
You might need an unbiased 3rd party to process things. Maybe someone to understand what feelings you're going through? Or someone to hold up a mirror with a trauma-informed and compassionate lens. Whether it be depression, anxiety, grief, relationships, trauma, or difficult life transitions, we’ll collaborate together to help you be you. Sometimes we just need a soft place to land when we fall.
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FAQ - Asian Counseling
What can an Asian therapist help with?
An Asian therapist can help with the same concerns as any other therapist, including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, stress, grief, and major life transitions. How an Asian therapist can make the experience feel different, however, is the possibility of shared cultural understanding. If you identify with a background such as Chinese, Korean, Indian, Vietnamese, Filipino, or Japanese, working with a therapist who shares or understands aspects of your culture may help you feel more comfortable opening up on such topics.
What role can language play in therapy?
Language can play an important role in therapy because people often express emotions, family dynamics, and personal experiences differently depending on the language they are speaking. For some individuals, working with a therapist who speaks their native language, whether it be Mandarin, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, or another language, may help sessions feel more natural and emotionally connected. Even if you are fluent in English, certain thoughts or feelings may still feel easier to communicate in your native language.
How can an Asian therapist support couples counseling or family therapy?
Cultural background can play an important role in couples counseling and family therapy, particularly when family expectations, communication styles, generational differences, or cultural traditions are influencing the relationship. An Asian therapist may help partners and family members navigate these topics with more cultural understanding and less need to explain the context behind them. For multicultural or multilingual families, a Asian therapist who is bilingual may also help ensure that each person feels heard and understood during sessions.
How might I inquire about a therapist’s experience with Asian clients?
If cultural background is important to you in therapy, it can be helpful to ask prospective therapists whether they have experience working with clients who share your cultural background or speak your preferred language. In initial conversations with potential therapists, you might also ask whether they have worked with clients experiencing concerns related to identity, intergenerational conflict, family expectations, or cultural stigma around mental health.
Who is included in Psychology Today’s directory of Asian therapists?
The directory of Asian therapists includes professionals who have shared their ethnicity in their profiles. Psychology Today uses this information to assist clients in finding a therapist who can provide a cultural match. However, not all therapists choose to disclose their ethnicity in their profiles, and they may not appear in search results for this reason; also, when the number of therapists identified as Asian is limited, the directory will also show therapists with comprehensive experience working with clients from relevant backgrounds.