Cantonese Therapists in Ardsley, NY

My expertise includes: lasting effects of childhood adversity, acculturation stress, chronic indecision, anxious attachment, and challenges encountered in the Asian American community. I provide teletherapy throughout NY only.

I am a counselor/coach who has long been committed to the health and success of women as they manage different transitions in life, such as transitioning from career professional to working mom, from working outside to staying at home, getting divorced, becoming an empty nester, transitioning back into the workforce after raising your kids, being the primary eldercare giver and adjusting to retirement. These unsettling periods often lead to fear and loss of confidence but they needn't be. We work on practical steps to manage through the transition to get you to where you want to be comfortably.

Jem’s therapeutic focus is on improving the quality of relationships in one’s life. Relationships involve your experience with yourself and others and may include food, sexuality, your body, work, money, and drugs and alcohol. By getting curious about real-time thoughts and feelings, Jem then helps you recognize patterns and larger stories that you carry about yourself and relationships. This allows for more conscious choices, with the purpose of building new or upon existing skills to express a client’s true potential and more fulfilling life.

生活充滿住起起跌跌，有好有坏有平凡。心理健康有時候係一場鬥爭，但你唔需要獨自面對。你值得被理解，被聆聽，被看見，被愛同被欣賞。如果你今日係度想訴説心聲，我好榮幸提供一個安全既空間，等你暢所欲言。無論你係獨自個體想尋求個人成長，抑或你已經爲人父母，想傾訴做父母既重擔。我期待聼你既故事，一同與你成長。

Whether you are navigating a specific challenge or seeking support for personal growth, I am here to support you on this journey. I am passionate about empowering my clients to build resilience, develop coping skills, and cultivate a greater sense of self-awareness and fulfillment. I have worked with individuals from diverse backgrounds facing a wide range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, life transitions, loss and grief. I will provide a non-judgmental and safe environment where you can process your feelings, thoughts and experiences. We will work collaboratively to come up treatment that tailored to your needs.

Life is an ongoing process, and there are myriad of ups and downs. We all struggle in our lives with a different level of anxiety, fear, sadness, and shame. Whatever challenges that you are facing right now, you deserved to be understood with kindness and acceptance. Psychotherapy is a safe place for you to listen and explore yourself. While it can be hard to take the first step, I am here to assist you in finding paths on your journey of discovery.

Do you have a child who is struggling in school and/or at home? Whether it's anxiety, depression, poor communication, conflictual family relationship, behavioral conditions or other situations, you did the right thing to seek help! Whether you are seeking help for your child, or for bettering your parenting styles, I hope to offer you a safe space to explore alternative and positive ways to make better choices for you and your family. I offer strength-based approach to help clients set and reach their goals. I also offer creative arts and play therapy approaches when working with young children to help them express themselves.

I understand you might feel stuck in the past or the same negative loop and haven’t found any meaningful progress by talking to yourself, your family, or friends. My goal is not only to give you the tools to relieve your symptoms and better cope with specific situations but also to transform your narrative and generate sustainable growth. I use an integrative and tailored approach to meet your needs and cultural values. Combining systemic and relational framework, and mindfulness practice, I’ll help you gain insight into your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and align them to achieve what you most value in life.

I am a Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider and a Certified Personality Treatment Provider. I work full-time as a Psychotherapist at a non-profit community mental health clinic. I am experienced working with Mood Disorders, Trauma & PTSD, Behavioral Disorders, Personality Disorders, Substance Abuse, and the LGBTQ community. I am competent in working with multiple cultural backgrounds. I have a Certification in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. Prior to my current experience, I worked as a Bilingual Psychotherapist at a Chinese Psychiatry practice. I have many years of research experience in mental health.

Your life is meant to be exciting and fulfilling. At Clarity Therapy, our passion and purpose is helping individuals reconnect to themselves and their true purpose. We nurture people as they re-learn how to access their innate strengths and improve their experience of emotional wellness. While many people may face similar issues, no two people experience an issue in exactly the same way. We provide compassion, insight, practical tools, and acceptance for where you are. Together we can help you confront and overcome whatever issue you’re currently facing. Additionally, we demystify the process of therapy and do our best to ensure you’re taken care of each step of the way. From finding the right therapist to getting reimbursed, we’re here to make the process as simple as possible.

Hi, I’m Jiexuan, a licensed mental health counselor in New York and New Jersey. I’m glad you’re here. I grew up in China and graduated from Columbia University with a degree in counseling. As an Asian cis-woman, first-generation immigrant, and ally to the LGBTQIA+ community, I deeply understand the challenge of managing minority stress and navigating systematic inequality. I strive to create a safe, nonjudgemental, and compassionate therapy space by bringing my authentic self to the work. I speak Mandarin, English, and Cantonese and have experience providing therapy in all three languages.

I passionately enjoy working with diverse people “from all walks of life”— professionals, essential workers, parents, students, immigrants, artists, LGBTQA+ community members, caregivers, and allies to people experiencing medical or mental health issues. In therapy, we can appreciate your emotions, problem solve and cope with daily issues, change “undesirable” behaviors, cultivate physical and mental wellness, pursue life/work goals and satisfaction, and practice effective communication skills for interpersonal relationships.

I am a NY licensed social worker, who completed my education in Boston. I speak both English and Cantonese. As someone who grew up in a NYC traditional immigrant family, hard work was emphasized and taught. These experiences helped me develop a unique bicultural perspective and approach to help people from multiple cultures, different upbringings, or beliefs. I believe it is very important to have a person to talk to and seek guidance from who understands one’s culture and speaks one's language for our everyday conflicts, struggles, or stresses within work, family, education, and community.

Shuna Luk, team leader, psychotherapist, with over 25 years of experience in the mental health field. Currently, she provides psychotherapy to patients as well as supervision to LCAT, LMHC at NYC Health +Hospital Bellevue Hospital. In addition, Shuna maintains a private practice where she integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Positive Psychology, and Mindfulness to treat individuals. Shuna specializes in providing individual psychotherapy for mood disorders (depression, bipolar), anxiety, workplace/career challenges, interpersonal conflicts, self-esteem issues, coping & managing life stress. Shuna speaks Mandarin, & Cantonese.

I am a seasoned bilingual clinician, clinical supervisor, and graduate instructor. My experience in early childhood centers, family counseling programs, hospitals, and hospice covered the developmental spectrum of all ages. My therapeutic approach is humanistic and relational. I received my master's degree from Columbia University School of Social Work in 1999. I speak Cantonese and Mandarin fluently.

We have seasons in our lives that are filled with stress, anxiety, sadness, guilt, disappointment, grief, and even hopelessness. It can be overwhelming, getting stuck in a place where we cannot see a way forward, unable to change unwanted and repeated behaviors, where no one seems to understand or able to help, feeling frustrated, unmotivated, discouraged, alone, and even ashamed. Or you may be going through transitions, significant changes in work, family, relationships, and are understandably overwhelmed with uncertainty and feelings of loss. If this has been your experience, there is help to walk towards healing and renewal.

You have appeared ok, but deep inside stressed for quite a while. You have thought about therapy, but either mental health is too much a topic to face, or you find it too hard to find a therapist who can really understand your culture and speak your language. So you decided to suffer silently. You searched Dr. Google many times too, and worried that your situation could get much worse if you don't find the right therapist to help you. Wait no more. Our psychotherapists are here to help.

In my practice, I strive to create a safe and comfortable environment where a trusting therapeutic relationship can be built. This has been, in my 18+ years of experience, the most effective way to ensure we can do meaningful work to achieve your goals. In this therapy journey, I hope to support and challenge you along the way, working collaboratively to help you live a more fulfilling life. Through my gentle guidance, clients are encouraged to be more open and introspective by identifying goals, becoming more aware of their maladaptive thoughts and behaviors, and empowering them to work towards their needs and wants.

A necessary part of life is facing difficult situations that will be hard to understand, and thus we seek validation. When you are overwhelmed with emotions, you are unable to address them and respond negatively. You might be aware of your sadness, anxiety, fears, and shame. In that process, you could uncover a lot of how you defend yourself from rejection or part of our vulnerable self both consciously and unconsciously. I start my private practice by incorporating my experiences to work with clients who struggling with depression, anxiety, and emotional dysregulation, relationship problems and acculturation issues.