emdr tHERAPY IS NOW AVAILABLE

Weiting Tiffany Chen, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #134303

Supervised by  Dylan Cimbura-Hernandez, LMFT #120829                           

     “Stress is not the enemy in our lives. Paradoxically, it is the key to growth - by Jim Loehr”. Stress is inevitable. However, if we can learn how to manage our reactions to stress, we may convert negative situations into opportunities to become better and stronger.  As a therapist, I use EMDR ( Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy ) and other Evidence-Based Therapy to help my clients better manage the stress caused by trauma, relationships, anxiety, life transitions, behavioral problems, career/school stress, anger, identity, communication, and more. 

    Being born and raised in Asia through college gives me the perspective to connect with my clients that have similar experiences of studying abroad, moving to a new country, learning a new language, or adapting to a new lifestyle; I was struggling with my identify, body image, hard time communicating with my parents during my teenage years; I have experience changing my career in my late 30s, while working through a lot of fears and anxiety. My previous business background also enhanced my problem-solving, strategy-building, and career-planning skills. I am also in training to become a certificated trauma-informed yoga instructor. I will be able to help my clients to build inner strength and peace through medication, yoga, and grounding techniques. My various personal experiences and clinical training deepen my understanding of your stress and challenges in life. My client often reported feeling understood, validated, and supported because of my cultural competency, personal experiences and compassion. 

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    In my work, my clients experience therapy as a form of self-care and self-love. My approach toward therapy emphasizes self-exploration, self-compassion, and self-love. I focus on helping my clients to build skills, resilience, and strength to achieve their desired goals and become a better version of themselves. My clients enjoy working through their problems by engaging in meaningful conversations, exploring emotions through art, and learning skills in sessions. I strive to provide a space that is fun, compassionate, non-judgmental, trusting, and most importantly, safe.

    您在找會說中文的心理治療師嗎? 您是否曾經因為語言關係或文化背景不同不知道如何尋求專業諮詢? 如果是的話, 我可以提供流利的中文或英文諮詢來幫助您減輕您的煩惱˳

心理學家吉姆．洛爾曾說「壓力並不是我們的敵人˳相反的, 壓力是促使我們成長的關鍵˳」我們都知道, 壓力無所不在, 也很難避免˳ 但是, 如果我們可以用樂觀且積極的態度面對壓力,有時候逆境反而會讓我們成長,變得茁壯˳ 身為一個心理治療師, 我的專業是協助我的客人在面臨壓力, 像是人際關係, 戀愛婚姻課題, 工作/課業壓力, 人生過渡期, 職業轉換, 親子關係, 青少年行為問題, 父母親離異, 衝突處理, 溝通, 移民對新環境適應不良, 社交恐懼, 焦慮, 憂鬱症, 情緒管理等等的時候, 可以用更正向, 更有效率的方式去處理壓力˳ 我是用EMDR ((Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy) 跟其他有科學根據的理論來幫助我的客人來減低壓力. 

    對我來說, 心理諮詢是一種藉由談話, 自我探索的方式來認識自己, 愛自己, 並學習更多的技巧來應對人生的課題, 且不斷的成長˳ 身為一位心理治療師, 我使用多元的方式, 例如說深度對談, 寫作, 繪畫, 音樂 或是遊戲的方式, 去打造一個讓您放心, 客觀思考的空間˳

Relationships provide us with friends and family to share our lives with and people who can help us out in tough times. They tend to bring us plenty of laughs and as a result lots of joy but sometimes frutrsation too. Learning how to communicate with our loved ones is the key to have happy relationships. 

Negative past experiences can impact the way we think, and we feel. Processing traumatic experiences or negative events can help us properly re-process the information and overcome trauma. 

In life, we play many roles, we have a multitude of responsibilities and for all of us there is some juggling taking place. Learning how to find balance and set up proper expectations is way to keep us motivated and happy. 

As an adult, career is a huge part of our life. Some of the many causes of work related stress include job hunting, long hours, heavy workload, job insecurity, job satisfication and conflicts with co-workers or bosses.  Work stress can lead to negative affect to our body and mental health. 

Unhealthy self image is directly related to low self-esteem and negative self-talk which can lead to negative moods, anxiety, negative social outcomes. 

Parents and teenagers inherently have many opportunities to experience conflict with one another. Teenagers don't necessarily hold the same beliefs and values as their parents, and their goal to have fun conflicts with their parents’ goal to keep them safe.