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  • About 关于我
  • Clinical Service 临床服务
  • Research 研究
  • Media 媒体报道
  • Contact Me 联系我
  • Client Resources 来访者资源

My Clinical Approach 咨询理念

Psychological problems happens when one is uncared, violated, neglected, oppressed, controlled, minimized, or traumatized. One can speak proper thoughts, behave appropriately, but the feelings reflect the most authentic inner experience. I believe that the first step of healing happens when one’s struggles is met with understanding, validation, and empathy. Thus, I start treatment with actively listening clients’ life stories and explore themes of emotions. I also believe that healing and change can only happen when a person is truly understood, empathized, and accepted. Throughout therapy, I emphasize creating those experience with clients and maintain a trusting and authentic therapeutic relationship as the foundations of therapy. 


I use humanistic approaches in my work, including Rogerian Person-Centered Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Existential Therapy. I also incorporate Psychodynamic theories, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in my conceptualization and technique selection. I consider myself a primarily humanist psychologist: I value understanding and recreating client’s subjective experience more than objective truth. In addition, I heavily use Emotion-Focused Therapy for guiding my conceptualization and techniques, including emotion reflection and evocation and empty chair and two chair techniques. 


当一个人不被照顾,被侵犯,忽视,压迫,控制,轻视,受到创伤的时候,心理问题会产生。一个人可以说出合适的想法,行为也适宜,但是他/她的感受往往反应了最真实的体验。我认为疗愈的第一步是当一个人的挣扎遇见理解,认可,和共情。在治疗的初期,我会积极的倾听来访者的人生故事和探索重复性的情绪主题。我相信疗愈和改变只有在被理解,共情和接纳的时候才能发生。在咨询过程中,我注重来访者在一个可以信任的真诚的关心中得到这些体验。


咨询中我使用人本主义疗法,包括罗杰斯人本主义理论,情绪聚焦疗法,格式塔理论,还有存在主义理论。我还会使用精神动力疗法,认知行为疗法,辩证行为疗法,还有接纳承诺疗法来概念化个案和选择治疗技巧。我把自己基本归类为一个人本主义心理学家,因为相比起外在的客观事实,我更加注重理解并且重新创造来访者的内心体验。我非常多的使用情绪聚焦疗法来指引我的个案概念化和治疗技术,包括情绪反映和唤起,双椅子技术,空椅子技术。

Professional Training Certificates 职业培训证书

  • Emotion Focused Therapy Level 1 Certificate, 2017
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), 2017 
  • Emotion Focused Therapy Level 2 Certificate, 2018
  • Emotion Focused Family Therapy Certificate, 2018
  • Emotion Focused Couples Therapy Certificate, 2018
  • Emotion Focused Therapy Level 3 Certificate, 2021

Clinical Issues 临床问题

Client Population 工作人群

Client Population 工作人群

The clinical issues that I work with include:

我工作涵盖的心理问题包括: 

  • Depression 抑郁
  • Self-Criticism 自我批判
  • Social Anxiety 社交焦虑
  • Bipolar experiences 双向障碍
  • Anger Management 愤怒管理
  • Grief and loss 哀伤
  • Generalized Anxiety 泛化焦虑
  • Stress Management 压力管理
  • Interpersonal Relationship Issues 人际关系问题
  • Obsessive-Compulsive symptoms 强迫症
  • Traumatic experiences 心理创伤
  • ADHD  注意力障碍
  • Self and racial identity 自我和民族认同
  • Cultural adjustment 文化适应
  • Eating disorder 进食障碍

Client Population 工作人群

Client Population 工作人群

Client Population 工作人群

 I work with children, adolescents, and adults.  I see clients at age ten and above for individual, family, and couples therapy sessions. 


我的来访者包括十岁或以上的儿童,青少年,成年人。

我提供个体咨询,家庭咨询, 以及伴侣咨询。




Location and Cost 地点与费用

Client Population 工作人群

Location and Cost 地点与费用

 My physical office is located in north Naperville. I provide both in-person service and telehealth. The telehealth is done through a secure platform to protect your cyber safety and security.  


I accept major insurance plans, including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Optum, United HealthCare, Oxford, Medicare, etc. I also accept self-pay.


Each session is typically 50-55 minutes, with rate ranging from $130 to $220 per session.


我的实体办公室在芝加哥西郊Naperville。我提供面对面的咨询和网上咨询。网上咨询通过一个安全的平台,以保护你的网络安全。

我接受多种健康保险计划,包括BCBS, Optum, United HealthCare,Oxford, Medicare 等等。我也接受私人支付。

每次咨询大概在50-55 分钟,费用在$130 - $220 之间。   

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