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Kaitlyn is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in SoCal, who is known for her warm, authentic and attentive coaching style, and draws on her own relatable story in her work. As a Vietnamese American, who has herself undergone a deep healing process, she is specifically interested in issues relating to generational trauma, attachment issues, loss or separation, family dynamics, and childhood unmet needs.
Kaitlyn believes in the inner strength residing in every person. She emphasizes that with the proper tools and the guidance of someone empowering you, anyone can embark on a transformative journey towards self-healing and self-love. She is passionate about partnering with young adults and professionals, helping them restore the balance in their relationships with themselves, and with others. Kaitlyn’s clients struggle with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma and other life stressors.
She applies a holistic and integrative client-centered framework that is trauma-informed, strength-based and LGBTQIA affirmative. Fusing Western and Eastern practices, Kaitlyn draws on the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Humanistic clinical approach, while incorporating spirituality, mindfulness and body work in her treatment. Through a skillful interplay of insight-oriented and skills-based techniques, Kaitlyn gently guides clients towards newfound awareness of tendencies, reactions, and choices within their relationships. She is also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing therapy, showcasing her dedication to employing cutting-edge techniques in her practice to treat trauma.
Years of Experience: 8 years
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Healing painful experiences and memories from the past
Loss, grief, and bereavement - Disenfranchised grief is a type of grief that is not socially recognized or validated, occurring when a loss is not openly acknowledged, leading to a lack of support. Examples include grief from stigmatized deaths, non-death losses like learning painful truths about someone we trusted, loss of independence, parentification, poor family relationships, loved one’s severe mental illness or substance use, abandoned by community, estrangement from family, and struggles related to sexual identity
LGBTQIA, gender, & sexuality topics - Exploring topics of sexuality, gender, and identity; coping with discrimination and oppression; navigating relationship, family, and cultural challenges
Relationship issues - Understanding one’s wants and needs in relationships; exploring patterns of interaction, addressing concerns, and strengthening satisfaction in relationships and dating
Self-esteem - Cultivating self-compassion, assertiveness, and confidence; developing ways to reduce suffering, anxiety, social withdrawal, and self-neglect
Family Conflicts - Assist first and second generation Asian American and Pacific Islanders in navigating family conflicts, confronting generational trauma
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