Christina Tseng, LCMFT
I’m a Taiwanese American Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (DC). As a child of immigrants, I’m no stranger to carrying lineages and responsibilities that feel not quite mine. Straddling two cultures within one reality, I know what it feels like to be unsure of where I stand. From this vantage point of trying to embrace my difference, I make a point to embrace everyone else’s diversity. I know that under the pain, there’s a unique story. And buried deeper under that, is an authentic you that is fierce and strong.
Education
I earned my Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Iona College and my Bachelors degree in Family Science from The University of Maryland College Park. I completed Level 1 and 2 of Essential Skills in Comprehensive Energy Psychology with the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology. I have completed the course Nutritional and Integrative Medicine for Mental Health Professionals by Dr. Leslie Korn.
I speak English fluently, Mandarin Chinese in working proficiency, and Spanish in working proficiency.
My Process
To me, therapy is a place where many things happen.
The first thing is that, I see you. It’s acceptance that wherever you are at and however you may feel about yourself, you’re at the right place to start and you have the right to exist.
The second thing is, we find the you that may have gotten lost in childhood trauma, cultural trauma, and societal conditionings wrapped all around us. The you that had to bury its vitality in order to survive and be safe. The you that you will never truly lose, so it’s completely ok.
The third thing is, we bring out the authentic you into the life you are living. That can be challenging, because it involves setting boundaries with people around us. It involves standing up for ourselves. Sometimes, it means leaving people, places, and things because we’ve recognized that those relationships were hurting rather than healing us. This part has to happen because you must fight for yourself and only then, can you concretely hold your own happiness.
So in short, therapy is witnessing, remembrance, and self-love.
You can learn more about my different specialties for Individual Therapy, Couples Therapy, and Astrological Therapy.
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