Anna Yang
Anna Yang
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Hello! I'm a Hmong-American therapist based in California with experience working with BIPOC and underserved communities of color. I also have experience working in Child Protective Services where I supported children and biological, foster, and adopted parents in the foster care system. I enjoy working with teens, young adults, and adults who may be struggling with depression, anxiety, relationships, or life transitions. My approach is empathetic and client centered. As needed, I also press and push for accountability to help clients work toward the change they desire.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
Our first session includes reviewing consent documents and establishing rapport. I will utilize the session to learn about you and the challenges you're facing as well as identifying your goals for therapy.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
My greatest strength as a provider is helping clients feel safe, building trust, and creating a comfortable enough environment to explore client challenges and supporting them through the change process.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I have a passion for working with teens and young adults looking to navigate the stresses, anxieties, and complexities of life. My ideal client is seeking support, a safe space to explore, and comes with a willingness for change.
About Anna Yang
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I enjoy helping clients use the cognitive model to examine the connections between their thoughts, feelings and actions. In identifying and evaluating thoughts, we can work toward changing your thoughts, emotions, and how you respond (or act) on them. Homework is assigned to help you practice the skills outside of sessions and to keep you accountable to yourself.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
ACT is a great way to help clients who feel "stuck" achieve greater psychological flexibility. Using the 6 core processes (Acceptance, Defusion, Being Present, Self as Context, Values, and Committed Action) can help clients refocus and work toward obtaining more balance and fulfillment in life. Unlike CBT, ACT doesn't focus on challenging thoughts, but rather noticing them and diffusing the "power" the thought holds over them. We can learn to accept reality even if we disagree with it. In identifying our values, we can focus on what really matters to us and can commit to working toward living a more fulfilling life.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
I find that practicing mindfulness can help elevate an individual's awareness and shift their attitude to help them find a more fulfilling path to being. Using mindfulness we can learn to develop or cultivate nonjudgmental awareness to your thoughts, emotions and actions. When we are struggling with past actions or future situations, practicing mindfulness can help ground ourselves in the present moment, the here and now, and allow us to be and not just in our heads/thoughts.
Multicultural
I grew up in the Sacramento, CA area, an a culturally diverse city and have always worked in and with multicultural communities of color. I'm comfortable working with BIPOC and underserved minorities, creating a unique and open minded perspective in my approach to treatment.
Culturally Sensitive Therapy
Similar to taking a multicultural perspective on treatment, with culturally sensitive care, I am patient with learning about a client's cultural beliefs and how that may impact the services I can provide them. This often means adjusting skills to meet client's needs, which can also include incorporating their cultural/religious beliefs into treatment, or sometimes referring them to a different provider.