Seeking therapy that understands your Asian American experience? Our specialized Asian American therapists offers a safe, understanding space to address the unique challenges and strengths of your journey.
Take control of your mental well-being in an environment that embraces your cultural background, values, and the complexities of your Asian heritage and American upbringing.
Heal from generational traumas, navigate acculturation struggles, and tackle the pressures of success head-on. Build healthy relationships and gain the tools to thrive authentically as an Asian American in a world that sometimes fails to understand your story.
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Asian American Therapy
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- You’re automatically put into the "model minority" box – a stereotype perpetuates the notion that you should excel in all aspects of life without complaint. Not only do you have to deal with the unrealistic expectations of this stereotype but the unique challenges and struggles you face as an individual are erased.
- The weight of your family’s sacrifices lingers in the back of your mind, fueling a sense of responsibility to achieve career success.
- You’re in a constant struggle trying to preserve your cultural heritage while assimilating into American society. The weight of familial responsibilities, whether it's taking care of aging parents or upholding family traditions, can sometimes feel like an insurmountable burden.
Who We Support
Asian and Asian American Professionals
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- Navigating workplace dynamics and potential biases, such as the "bamboo ceiling" phenomenon, may also cause apprehension about career progression and being recognized for your skills and contributions.
- Balancing work-life commitments and maintaining a healthy work-life balance can be challenging, leading to concerns about burnout and personal well-being.
- Striving to meet the expectations of family and society, you may worry about career advancement and achieving success in a competitive job market.
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- Adapting to a new culture, language, and educational system can be overwhelming, creating worries about fitting in and making friends.
- Academic pressures, such as meeting high expectations and maintaining good grades, can be sources of anxiety.
- Financial burdens, including tuition fees and the cost of living, may be a constant worry.
- Navigating immigration and visa-related issues, homesickness, and the distance from family and support networks can also contribute to feelings of stress and uncertainty.
- Additionally, concerns about future career prospects and job opportunities post-graduation can add to the pressure of succeeding academically.
Struggles in the Dating World as an Asian and Asian American
- You might encounter conflicts between traditional values and Western ideals, causing confusion or guilt as you try to navigate the dating world.
- It can be disheartening to face stereotypes and fetishization, as if your entire identity boils down to narrow perceptions.
- Navigating interracial relationships can be challenging, with cultural differences and potential judgment from others adding to the complexity.
- The expectations placed on you by your family and community can make it difficult to find a balance between your own desires and cultural obligations
Asian and Asian Americans who face experiences of racism, stereotypes, or microaggressions
- You encounter stereotypes and assumptions about intelligence, foreignness, exoticism, or being perpetual foreigners, which can create a sense of otherness and marginalization.
- You're affected by Anti-Asian hate crimes of verbal attacks and physical assaults. These acts are often fueled by xenophobic sentiments and scapegoating.
- You have been fetishized and objectified based on racial stereotypes.
LGBTQ+ Asian and Asian Americans
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- Asian cultures often emphasize traditional values and family obligations, making it difficult to come out and be fully accepted by your family. The fear of disappointing or shaming your loved ones can create internal conflicts and a sense of isolation.
- The intersection of LGBTQ and Asian identities can take a toll on your mental health and overall well-being. The pressures you experience, such as the fear of rejection, internalized shame, and societal expectations, can significantly impact your emotional state.
- Being both LGBTQ and Asian American can make you feel like you are living in between two worlds, constantly negotiating between cultural norms and personal authenticity. It can be a struggle to find acceptance and understanding, as well as to build a supportive community that truly embraces all aspects of your identity.
Asian and Asian American Family Dynamics & Intergenerational Conflicts
- As an Asian American, you may find that family dynamics are characterized by strong intergenerational ties and a profound reverence for elders. While these aspects bring warmth and connection, they can also give rise to intergenerational conflicts stemming from disparities in cultural values, upbringing, and generational gaps.
- As you embrace more individualistic ideals and prioritize personal freedom, there might be disagreements with older family members who value collectivism and filial piety. Career choices, relationships, and lifestyle decisions can become sources of contention.
- Language and communication barriers, as well as varying levels of acculturation, can further contribute to misunderstandings and tensions within the family
Emotional Struggles We Treat
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If you’re Asian or Asian American going through a challenging times, don’t suffer silently! You’re struggles are valid and deserve to be cared for. Seeking therapy can be a valuable step towards your well-being and personal growth. We specialize in helping you through issues related to:
Here are some ways our therapists help you navigate through these issues:
- We guide you in understanding & addressing the root causes of your struggles.
- We help you gain insight into unconscious patterns and dynamics that may be influencing your current struggles, relationships, and decision-making processes.
- We support you in uncovering and understanding how past experiences, such as childhood relationships family dynamics, and cultural contexts, shape your sense of self, relationships, and overall well-being.
- We help you develop a deeper understanding of your thoughts, emotions, and motivations. Over time, you will become more attuned to your own needs, desires, and patterns of behavior.
- This increased self-awareness will empower you to make healthier choices and navigate life's challenges more effectively.
- We provide a supportive and empathetic environment where your experiences and emotions are validated and understood.
- We can offer different perspectives and help you explore different angles, providing insights and helping you feel heard and acknowledged.
- We can help you develop coping skills to navigate life's challenges.
- We work collaboratively with you to identify your specific stressors and triggers, and then teach you effective coping strategies tailored to your unique needs.
- We help you reframe negative thoughts and develop more adaptive thinking patterns.
- We create a safe and accepting space for self-exploration so that you can explore your values, beliefs, and aspirations while considering the intersectionality of your identities.
- We promote self-acceptance and self-compassion, helping individuals overcome self-judgment and embrace their unique identities.
- We guide you while you grapple with questions of belonging, cultural values, and personal identity. We support you while you navigate societal pressures and expectations that may hinder your authentic self-discovery.
- We help you gain insights into your relational and attachment patterns, develop new skills, and process past experiences that may be impacting your ability to form connections.
- We guide you to identify and address relational difficulties, supporting you in developing healthier and more fulfilling connections with others. This can be done by developing communication skills, boundary setting skills, and social and emotional skills
Frequently Asked Questions
about Asian American Therapy
We’ve had the privilege of working with many Asian Americans of Taiwanese, Chinese, Hongkongian, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Indian, and Indonesian descent, including clients of mixed races. We also provide therapy in Mandarin and Cantonese.
No information will be released without your written consent unless mandated by law. Possible exceptions to confidentiality include but are not limited to the following situations: child abuse; abuse of the elderly or disabled; criminal prosecutions; situations where the client is a danger, physically or emotionally, to themselves or another person.
We provide online therapy in the states of District of Columbia, New York, and New Jersey.
If you have out-of-network benefits, your insurance may be able to reimburse you for approximately 50%-80% of each session after the out-of-network deductible is met.
Out-of-network psychotherapy coverage varies by carrier and policy. It can be confusing, but we’re here to help! If you aren’t sure whether or not you have out-of-network benefits, we can check for you. Just email your insurance card and date of birth to info@imagineemotionalwellness.com
Meeting consistently and stably on a weekly basis will help build safety and trust, which is essential for the work to progress on a deeper level. Biweekly sessions impact the effectiveness of therapy.
Often, meeting less frequently results in a ‘catch up’ type of session and does not allow for the time, space, and emotional capacity needed to address what goes on beneath the surface.
Depending on the level of our work, there are also times when meeting two or more times a week is appropriate, and that will always come from us talking and making that decision together.
Therapy can last any time between a year to many more, as long as you are still progressing from our work. The length of therapy depends on what you want and need, and what you want/need can be fluid and dynamic.
Healing and personal growth is not strict or predictable. You can start off by wanting to address something very specific (e.g. “I want to feel less anxious”), but through our work together could realize a deeper meaning to these anxious symptoms (e.g. “I feel anxious because I am terrified of intimacy” to “I’ve had very familiar experiences of being emotionally suffocated when I was close to people”). Realizing these deeper long-standing issues may then shape the focus and length of treatment.
Regardless of why you are seeking therapy and how long you hope to be in treatment, it is important to remember that your thoughts and input are invaluable to me, and the pace and length of treatment will always be a collaborative discussion.
Anyone who wants a space to explore and discover more about themselves can benefit from therapy. If you’re unsure, try asking yourself these questions:
- Am I content with the way I live my life?
- Is the way I live myself and relate to others congruent with what I authentically value , feel, and want?
- Are there areas of my life or self-development that I feel stuck in?
- Have I been trying the same things over and over again to feel better, expecting different results, but still feeling stagnant?
You may not need to know the full answer to these questions to try a few sessions. Sometimes, mulling this over aloud with a therapist can help you sort out your thoughts and answers. That’s also part of the therapy process!
Here are 3 simple steps.
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