Asian Therapists in Washington, DC
As a Psychologist and Chinese-American woman, I prioritize the identities of each client so that they can exist authentically while understanding sociocultural systems of privilege and oppression.
Feeling stuck in relationship patterns that keep repeating? Struggling with overwhelming emotions that seem impossible to manage? Whether you're navigating family tensions, workplace stress, or major life transitions, you don't have to face it alone. You may be balancing multiple cultural identities, wrestling with family expectations versus your own path, or seeking identity-affirming care. Perhaps you're a college student overwhelmed by pressure, or someone wanting to understand why painful dynamics keep surfacing. You're ready to heal from trauma, manage intense feelings, and exist authentically without constant self-criticism.
As a Psychologist and Chinese-American woman, I prioritize the identities of each client so that they can exist authentically while understanding sociocultural systems of privilege and oppression.
Feeling stuck in relationship patterns that keep repeating? Struggling with overwhelming emotions that seem impossible to manage? Whether you're navigating family tensions, workplace stress, or major life transitions, you don't have to face it alone. You may be balancing multiple cultural identities, wrestling with family expectations versus your own path, or seeking identity-affirming care. Perhaps you're a college student overwhelmed by pressure, or someone wanting to understand why painful dynamics keep surfacing. You're ready to heal from trauma, manage intense feelings, and exist authentically without constant self-criticism.
Feeling stressed, anxious, or unsure where to turn? I provide compassionate therapy for teens, young adults, and adults navigating life’s challenges, from anxiety, depression, and trauma to complicated grief and relationship struggles. I offer a safe, affirming space where we’ll explore what’s happening beneath the surface, build resilience, and create a personalized plan for growth, healing, and stronger connection with yourself and others. I enjoy working with people of all genders, sexual orientations, and cultural backgrounds, striving to create safety. Therapy can help you regain balance, clarity, and confidence in your life.
Feeling stressed, anxious, or unsure where to turn? I provide compassionate therapy for teens, young adults, and adults navigating life’s challenges, from anxiety, depression, and trauma to complicated grief and relationship struggles. I offer a safe, affirming space where we’ll explore what’s happening beneath the surface, build resilience, and create a personalized plan for growth, healing, and stronger connection with yourself and others. I enjoy working with people of all genders, sexual orientations, and cultural backgrounds, striving to create safety. Therapy can help you regain balance, clarity, and confidence in your life.
If you have come across this page, you may be searching for someone who can help you or a loved one through a difficult time. I work with individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, difficult life transitions and traumatic experiences. Whether it be related to work, school, family life or romantic relationships, I'd love to help you navigate life challenges and begin your journey to wellness and fulfilment.
If you have come across this page, you may be searching for someone who can help you or a loved one through a difficult time. I work with individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, difficult life transitions and traumatic experiences. Whether it be related to work, school, family life or romantic relationships, I'd love to help you navigate life challenges and begin your journey to wellness and fulfilment.
Wing Bui
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, LICSW, MPH
1 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20036
Waitlist for new clients
5 generation Vietnamese-American.
Because many of us experience hurt in relationships, we need to heal in relationships where we feel seen, heard, respected, and can experience trust and safeness. I guide and co-create compassionate therapeutic space, primarily with queer people of color and adult children of immigrants navigating grief and loss (particularly non-death related) and healing from generational wounds and trauma. I support folks out of burnout and isolation and towards deeper love and authentic connection with themselves and their chosen communities.
5 generation Vietnamese-American.
Because many of us experience hurt in relationships, we need to heal in relationships where we feel seen, heard, respected, and can experience trust and safeness. I guide and co-create compassionate therapeutic space, primarily with queer people of color and adult children of immigrants navigating grief and loss (particularly non-death related) and healing from generational wounds and trauma. I support folks out of burnout and isolation and towards deeper love and authentic connection with themselves and their chosen communities.
I specialize in working with individuals navigating anxiety, disorganized attachment, relationship challenges, and identity development, especially within the context of South Asian, immigrant, and collectivist cultural dynamics.
Life can feel especially heavy right now. Many people are navigating anxiety, burnout, relationship tension, identity questions, and the pressure to keep moving forward in a world that feels demanding and uncertain. These struggles often show up during periods of transition, especially when you’re redefining a sense of self in a new stage of life. This weight is frequently compounded by cultural expectations, intergenerational pressure, and the ongoing negotiation between personal needs and family or community roles. I work with individuals and couples who feel overwhelmed, pulled in different directions and seek emotional clarity.
I specialize in working with individuals navigating anxiety, disorganized attachment, relationship challenges, and identity development, especially within the context of South Asian, immigrant, and collectivist cultural dynamics.
Life can feel especially heavy right now. Many people are navigating anxiety, burnout, relationship tension, identity questions, and the pressure to keep moving forward in a world that feels demanding and uncertain. These struggles often show up during periods of transition, especially when you’re redefining a sense of self in a new stage of life. This weight is frequently compounded by cultural expectations, intergenerational pressure, and the ongoing negotiation between personal needs and family or community roles. I work with individuals and couples who feel overwhelmed, pulled in different directions and seek emotional clarity.
Suvina
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LICSW, MSW
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I enjoy working with individuals from various cultural backgrounds, with a focus on Asian/South Asian clients, including First-Generation and children of immigrants.
I offer a warmly collaborative, open, and at times, gently challenging approach to help you enhance your quality of life. My clients are busy, driven adults who feel "stuck" in their relationships and careers, and disconnected from themselves and others who matter most. Many report experiencing anxiety, imposter syndrome, perfectionism, excessive worry, and burnout. Since 2013, I have compassionately guided clients toward a higher sense of fulfillment, well-being, and overall functioning. Using integrative clinical approaches tailored to your specific needs, I will partner with you to create positive change.
I enjoy working with individuals from various cultural backgrounds, with a focus on Asian/South Asian clients, including First-Generation and children of immigrants.
I offer a warmly collaborative, open, and at times, gently challenging approach to help you enhance your quality of life. My clients are busy, driven adults who feel "stuck" in their relationships and careers, and disconnected from themselves and others who matter most. Many report experiencing anxiety, imposter syndrome, perfectionism, excessive worry, and burnout. Since 2013, I have compassionately guided clients toward a higher sense of fulfillment, well-being, and overall functioning. Using integrative clinical approaches tailored to your specific needs, I will partner with you to create positive change.
I work with adults and older adults in MD and DC who are navigating life transitions, chronic and life-limiting illness, grief and bereavement, anxiety, depression, trauma, and the emotional realities of death and dying. I also have experience supporting front-line responders and survivors who have experienced traumatic events, particularly related to natural disasters and emergency situations.
I work with adults and older adults in MD and DC who are navigating life transitions, chronic and life-limiting illness, grief and bereavement, anxiety, depression, trauma, and the emotional realities of death and dying. I also have experience supporting front-line responders and survivors who have experienced traumatic events, particularly related to natural disasters and emergency situations.
You are not alone. Life is anything but easy, and I am here to provide the support you need so you can gain clarity through the complexity, to confidently build the life you envision. If you are struggling with communication in your relationships, managing your child's behavior, dealing with workplace or school issues, or simply feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges, I can offer the support you need. My goal is to provide a space where you feel safe exploring your past experiences, understand yourself better, and find a positive and hopeful path forward.
You are not alone. Life is anything but easy, and I am here to provide the support you need so you can gain clarity through the complexity, to confidently build the life you envision. If you are struggling with communication in your relationships, managing your child's behavior, dealing with workplace or school issues, or simply feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges, I can offer the support you need. My goal is to provide a space where you feel safe exploring your past experiences, understand yourself better, and find a positive and hopeful path forward.
My deepest passion is to help people going through difficult times where you feel hopeless, confused — lost. It is in these times where it is important to have a clinician by your side who can help you make sense of such a time, in a way that moves you toward toward positive healing and growth. I am deeply committed to being that person, that clinician, that support for you. You are not alone. I’m here to help you find your path to life again, to walk with you along your journey toward living a life that is filled with joy and meaning — one that is aligned with your deepest values and personal truths.
My deepest passion is to help people going through difficult times where you feel hopeless, confused — lost. It is in these times where it is important to have a clinician by your side who can help you make sense of such a time, in a way that moves you toward toward positive healing and growth. I am deeply committed to being that person, that clinician, that support for you. You are not alone. I’m here to help you find your path to life again, to walk with you along your journey toward living a life that is filled with joy and meaning — one that is aligned with your deepest values and personal truths.
I work with capable, self-aware adults navigating anxiety, relationship distress, or a life transition that has left them feeling unsteady. My clients are seeking thoughtful, professional support to help them regain clarity, emotional stability, and confidence. I provide a grounded therapeutic space for clients to work through challenges and move forward with greater self-trust and resilience.
I work with capable, self-aware adults navigating anxiety, relationship distress, or a life transition that has left them feeling unsteady. My clients are seeking thoughtful, professional support to help them regain clarity, emotional stability, and confidence. I provide a grounded therapeutic space for clients to work through challenges and move forward with greater self-trust and resilience.
Life can be challenging. We all face trials that experience disappointment, hurt, and drained of hope and joy. In these moments, therapy can offer guidance, clarity, and healing. I believe everyone has the capacity to grow and thrive with the right support. My focus areas include attachment injuries, trauma, life transitions, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, grief, emotional healing, and spiritual struggles. My goal is to help you reconnect with your strengths, build emotional resilience, and move toward a more balanced, authentic, and fulfilling life. Together, we can work toward healing and rediscovering hope for your future.
Life can be challenging. We all face trials that experience disappointment, hurt, and drained of hope and joy. In these moments, therapy can offer guidance, clarity, and healing. I believe everyone has the capacity to grow and thrive with the right support. My focus areas include attachment injuries, trauma, life transitions, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, grief, emotional healing, and spiritual struggles. My goal is to help you reconnect with your strengths, build emotional resilience, and move toward a more balanced, authentic, and fulfilling life. Together, we can work toward healing and rediscovering hope for your future.
Are you dealing with multiple challenges that impact your daily life—like anxiety, feelings of low self-worth, communication breakdowns or relationship struggles? As a systemic therapist, I aim to explore and intervene in the patterns of interaction that sustain or perpetuate problems within these systems. The goal is not just to treat the individual, but to examine the broader relational or contextual dynamics that add to the issue. I believe that every challenge is an opportunity. By looking at these connections, we can uncover patterns and beliefs that may be contributing to your difficulties and work together to shift them.
Are you dealing with multiple challenges that impact your daily life—like anxiety, feelings of low self-worth, communication breakdowns or relationship struggles? As a systemic therapist, I aim to explore and intervene in the patterns of interaction that sustain or perpetuate problems within these systems. The goal is not just to treat the individual, but to examine the broader relational or contextual dynamics that add to the issue. I believe that every challenge is an opportunity. By looking at these connections, we can uncover patterns and beliefs that may be contributing to your difficulties and work together to shift them.
Katherine Nguyen
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCPC, ATR-BC, SEP
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
As a first generation Vietnamese American, the space I try to provide is client-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally-sensitive.
Maybe you want someone to support you through tough life events or maybe a difficult decision. Maybe you just want a place to process all the things. Whatever it is, my goal is to partner with people from all stages in life: People who are ready to make changes in their career or relationships. Burnt out caregivers second guessing themselves and feeling hopeless. Marginalized groups who have experienced grief, pain, generational trauma, and disenfranchised loss. Or those simply looking to return to therapy after some time away.
As a first generation Vietnamese American, the space I try to provide is client-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally-sensitive.
Maybe you want someone to support you through tough life events or maybe a difficult decision. Maybe you just want a place to process all the things. Whatever it is, my goal is to partner with people from all stages in life: People who are ready to make changes in their career or relationships. Burnt out caregivers second guessing themselves and feeling hopeless. Marginalized groups who have experienced grief, pain, generational trauma, and disenfranchised loss. Or those simply looking to return to therapy after some time away.
Jacqueline Casumbal
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW-C, LCSW
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
My name is Jacky and I am an anti-oppressive trauma therapist who works primarily with women and non-binary adults, especially those from the Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi-American (APIDA) diaspora.
I am a liberatory practitioner who utilizes an integrative approach honoring the mind-body-spirit relationship. This includes discussions about race, ethnicity, and culture - parts of ourselves that we may often hide to get through the day-to-day. I utilize parts work, somatic practices, and Brainspotting to invite reconnection to folks' whole selves.
My name is Jacky and I am an anti-oppressive trauma therapist who works primarily with women and non-binary adults, especially those from the Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi-American (APIDA) diaspora.
I am a liberatory practitioner who utilizes an integrative approach honoring the mind-body-spirit relationship. This includes discussions about race, ethnicity, and culture - parts of ourselves that we may often hide to get through the day-to-day. I utilize parts work, somatic practices, and Brainspotting to invite reconnection to folks' whole selves.
You deserve a space where you feel fully seen, accepted, and supported—where your voice matters, your pace is honored, and your healing is led by your own inner wisdom.
I’m a Taiwanese American & Buddhist therapist who works with second-generation immigrants, people of color, and queer folks navigating the pain of disconnection—from self, from family, and from the world around them. Whether you're carrying intergenerational trauma, struggling with self-worth and self-trust, or moving through the quiet grief of not having had space to simply be—you’re not alone.
You deserve a space where you feel fully seen, accepted, and supported—where your voice matters, your pace is honored, and your healing is led by your own inner wisdom.
I’m a Taiwanese American & Buddhist therapist who works with second-generation immigrants, people of color, and queer folks navigating the pain of disconnection—from self, from family, and from the world around them. Whether you're carrying intergenerational trauma, struggling with self-worth and self-trust, or moving through the quiet grief of not having had space to simply be—you’re not alone.
Do you feel disconnected from your partner or family? Have work problems that seem too difficult? Or do you yearn to understand others or why things are happening in your life? Wherever you are, you don’t have to figure things out alone. In a safe, non-judgmental space, I work to help you reach your goals, and together we can heal old wounds that may resurface. By accepting who you are with your needs and imperfections without judgment, you increase your ability to love yourself and can actually connect more deeply with others. Providing therapy is my calling so I'm honored to help and empower individuals, couples, and families.
Do you feel disconnected from your partner or family? Have work problems that seem too difficult? Or do you yearn to understand others or why things are happening in your life? Wherever you are, you don’t have to figure things out alone. In a safe, non-judgmental space, I work to help you reach your goals, and together we can heal old wounds that may resurface. By accepting who you are with your needs and imperfections without judgment, you increase your ability to love yourself and can actually connect more deeply with others. Providing therapy is my calling so I'm honored to help and empower individuals, couples, and families.
Elizabeth Kim
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, ATR-BC, GC-C
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
Office & Art Studio in Fairfax, VA. As an individual I am joyful, colorful, and compassionate, emphasizing the importance of love, curiosity, connection and discovery. My intention is to guide you in waking up to your authentic self and building your resilience. I want to meet you where you are and listen with care. I believe in a holistic practice, and I bring a complete integration of approaching including bodily movement, expression, creativity and fun! You have the right to feel whole within your body. No matter how stuck you may feel, I believe in your power to live fully!
Office & Art Studio in Fairfax, VA. As an individual I am joyful, colorful, and compassionate, emphasizing the importance of love, curiosity, connection and discovery. My intention is to guide you in waking up to your authentic self and building your resilience. I want to meet you where you are and listen with care. I believe in a holistic practice, and I bring a complete integration of approaching including bodily movement, expression, creativity and fun! You have the right to feel whole within your body. No matter how stuck you may feel, I believe in your power to live fully!
For those coming from Chinese-speaking backgrounds:
Do you find it difficult to fully convey your thoughts when using English in therapy?
Do you feel unheard or unappreciated, carrying heavy burdens, or find your relationships strained by overwhelming emotions? Clients seek counseling for many reasons. Some need a safe, supportive space to be heard when they lack that elsewhere. While friends and family can offer care, they may not provide the professional help or treatment needed. Others struggle to express their thoughts or feel lost and need guidance. I believe that everyone deserves a place where they feel understood and cared for, and I’m here to listen and support your growth.
For those coming from Chinese-speaking backgrounds:
Do you find it difficult to fully convey your thoughts when using English in therapy?
Do you feel unheard or unappreciated, carrying heavy burdens, or find your relationships strained by overwhelming emotions? Clients seek counseling for many reasons. Some need a safe, supportive space to be heard when they lack that elsewhere. While friends and family can offer care, they may not provide the professional help or treatment needed. Others struggle to express their thoughts or feel lost and need guidance. I believe that everyone deserves a place where they feel understood and cared for, and I’m here to listen and support your growth.
I work with children, teens, and adults especially those from multicultural or immigrant backgrounds who feel overwhelmed balancing emotions, family expectations, and life transitions. Many of my clients are navigating identity, cultural pressure, or major changes and feel stuck, anxious, or unsure of how to move forward. They want to feel more confident, understood, and at peace within themselves while honoring both their personal needs and cultural values.
I work with children, teens, and adults especially those from multicultural or immigrant backgrounds who feel overwhelmed balancing emotions, family expectations, and life transitions. Many of my clients are navigating identity, cultural pressure, or major changes and feel stuck, anxious, or unsure of how to move forward. They want to feel more confident, understood, and at peace within themselves while honoring both their personal needs and cultural values.
I see therapy as time dedicated to unpacking your thoughts and feelings. It's also a space to process past experiences that may have been confusing or painful. I believe it's crucial to have a trusting therapeutic relationship where you are genuinely seen and valued, allowing space for all your identities to be acknowledged and validated. Working with me, you will find an attentive, compassionate, and non-judgmental therapist. My clinical foundation is psychodynamic, relational, cognitive behavioral, and culturally attuned.
I see therapy as time dedicated to unpacking your thoughts and feelings. It's also a space to process past experiences that may have been confusing or painful. I believe it's crucial to have a trusting therapeutic relationship where you are genuinely seen and valued, allowing space for all your identities to be acknowledged and validated. Working with me, you will find an attentive, compassionate, and non-judgmental therapist. My clinical foundation is psychodynamic, relational, cognitive behavioral, and culturally attuned.
