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Mar Chung, Ph.D.
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bachelor's degree in psychology and sexuality studies from Davis. They completed their Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and their predoctoral internship at UC Irvine Counseling Center. They also worked as a postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley Counseling and Psychological Services.
Dr. Chung’s therapeutic approach is integrative, relationship-oriented, and social-justice informed. They tailor their techniques to the individual needs and goals of their clients, drawing from ACT, DBT, self-compassion skills, and humanistic perspectives. They value building a collaborative, dynamic, and supportive therapeutic relationship with their clients, where they model being human, making mistakes, engaging in self-compassion, and practicing accountability. They prioritize what their clients bring to the session and gently challenge them to work toward their goals. They also attend to the sociocultural contexts that shape their clients’ lives and wellbeing and help them navigate the power and privilege dynamics that arise in relationships with self and others. They seek regular feedback from their clients and use the therapy process as a mirror for learning and growth.
Dr. Chung’s clinical interests include shame, perfectionism, procrastination, self-acceptance, family of origin concerns, gender, queerness, power and privilege dynamics, self-compassion, codependency, social anxiety, and spirituality. For fun, they play guitar, write songs, nap, and spend time with loved ones.
Dr. Chung’s therapeutic approach is integrative, relationship-oriented, and social-justice informed. They tailor their techniques to the individual needs and goals of their clients, drawing from ACT, DBT, self-compassion skills, and humanistic perspectives. They value building a collaborative, dynamic, and supportive therapeutic relationship with their clients, where they model being human, making mistakes, engaging in self-compassion, and practicing accountability. They prioritize what their clients bring to the session and gently challenge them to work toward their goals. They also attend to the sociocultural contexts that shape their clients’ lives and wellbeing and help them navigate the power and privilege dynamics that arise in relationships with self and others. They seek regular feedback from their clients and use the therapy process as a mirror for learning and growth.
Dr. Chung’s clinical interests include shame, perfectionism, procrastination, self-acceptance, family of origin concerns, gender, queerness, power and privilege dynamics, self-compassion, codependency, social anxiety, and spirituality. For fun, they play guitar, write songs, nap, and spend time with loved ones.
How I work...
- First and foremost, I focus on the development of a collaborative, dynamic, and supportive therapeutic relationship.
- I strive to model being a human, making mistakes, engaging in self-compassion, and practicing accountability
- I prioritize what you bring to the session, and I work to gently challenge you to work toward your identified goals.
- My approach is integrative, and I conceptualize from a relationship-oriented and social-justice lens.
- My techniques range from ACT, DBT, self-compassion skills, and humanistic, depending on the moment and individual.
- I believe we are in constant communication with our sociocultural contexts, and learning to identify and navigate these are essential to wellbeing.
- I strive to collaborate in therapy, and will ask for feedback on a regular basis.
- Often, how we relate to one another mirrors relationships outside of therapy, so I support attending to what arises in session to strengthen your awareness, self-acceptance, and relationships.
- I provide online Individual Therapy for Adults (18+).
- $250 per 45-50 minute individual therapy session
- Sliding Scale Available
