Eehwa Ung, Ph.D.

Many of the people I work with are Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) who are struggling to navigate multiple areas of their life like work, school, family, relationships, or the intersectionalities of their identities. Many talk about often feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or stuck. This then kicks off to what feels like a never ending cycle of confusion, frustration, depression, and anxiety.

Therapy is an opportunity to find clarity and work through these obstacles to help people get their life back on track. My clients and I work together to develop more mindful behaviors to help lead a more meaningful and healthy life. People develop certain attitudes and perspectives based on their early life experiences to survive when they were younger. But these attitudes and perspectives are not helping now which is part of the reason why people might feel stuck. By looking at these attitudes and perspectives closely, people can learn to change how they talk to themselves, how they react to their emotions. and take more thoughtful actions to move forward towards a more authentic and fulfilling life.

My practice integrates several evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp), Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) that encompasses principles of person-centered, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, multiculturalism, and strength-based values. With my compassionate, collaborative, non-judgmental, and down-to-earth style, therapy can address the things that are getting in the way of people’s life so that they can move forward.

COMMON EXPERIENCES THAT I WORK WITH PEOPLE ON:
- It feels like your mind is playing tricks on you
- It feels like your eyes or ears are playing tricks on you
- It feels like something odd is going on or hard to explain
- Confused at times whether something is real or imaginary
- You feel suspicious or mistrustful of others
- It feels like you have little control over your thoughts
- It feels like others can hear your thoughts or read your mind
- Having thoughts or beliefs that you or others find strange
- Race-related identity, culture, and intersectionality
- Cultural and systemic trauma and oppression