Shuai
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1 Endorsed
Let's Connect (805) 429-4465
Available both in-person and online
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Reaching out for therapy can feel vulnerable, especially when people are carrying pain shaped by trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, parenting stress, immigration transitions, career concerns, or major life changes. I especially supporting multicultural individuals, immigrant families, and couples in cross-cultural relationships who may feel stuck in painful patterns influenced by family expectations, cultural identity, spirituality, or past wounds. Together, therapy helps uncover deeper emotional and relational patterns so clients can move forward with more clarity, stronger connection, and lasting healing.
By integrating Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman Method Couples Therapy, somatic and cognitive approaches and attachment-based work. The focus is both reducing distress and helping client move forward with more clarity, confidence, emotional safety, and a deeper connection to yourself, your values, and relationship.
Therapy offers a space where you do not need to have all the answers before you begin. Together, we can slow things down, make sense of the deeper emotional, relational, and cultural patterns beneath the distress, and begin creating a path that feels more grounded and sustainable. I look forward to meeting you and creating a supportive space for healing.
Call or Email Shuai Xu now for a free 15 minute consultation - (805) 429-4465
Let's Connect (805) 429-4465
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $175
- Couple Sessions $225
Insurance
- Blue Shield
- CenCal
Shuai Xu
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 429-4465
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Prelicense by State of California / 160014 Supervised by Crystal Ramirez, PhD, LMFT (California / 48909) Shuai Xu
- In Practice for 2 years
- Attended Antioch University of Santa Barbara, Master in Clinical Psychology, Graduated 2025
- Membership with California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists 10058992 / 2025
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate: Shuai Xu
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Shuai Xu
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 429-4465
Specialties and Expertise
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Career Counseling
- Depression
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Neurodivergence
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma and PTSD
Shuai Xu
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 429-4465
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Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
Mandarin
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
Mandarin
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
- Art Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Experiential Therapy
- Gestalt
- Gottman Method
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
- Play Therapy
- Somatic
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Shuai Xu
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 429-4465
Location
Additional Location
Syntropy Family Counseling
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
(805) 429-4465Group Practice
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Shuai Xu
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA
Call for a free consultation now - (805) 429-4465