Therapy for Asian American mental health

In-person in the San Gabriel Valley · Telehealth across California & Illinois

The term "Asian American" encompasses vastly different immigration stories, family histories, and cultural inheritances. Therapy for Asian Americans isn't about fitting into a category — it's about discovering your own story, and understanding where your roots have been planted.

The goal is for you to experience the benefits of planting your psychological roots into richer soil — soil that acknowledges the gifts, power, and wisdom of who you are through the lens of your culture.

I work with Asian American adults navigating the unique intersection of cultural identity, family dynamics, intergenerational wounds, and the particular pressures that come with being part of a community that is often expected to be quietly resilient. You deserve a space where all of who you are, and who you want to become, is welcome.

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Attachment & emotional wounds

Growing up in a family where emotions weren't spoken aloud can leave deep marks — difficulty expressing feelings, struggles in relationships, unexplained anger, detachment, or numbness. We gently explore and re-parent those parts of you.

Racial trauma & racialized stress

Sometimes we reject parts of ourselves as tools of survival or assimilation without even realizing it. We'll work through those experiences using evidence-based approaches while also acknowledging the structural and political realities that affect your mental health.

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Perfectionism & achievement pressure

When your worth feels tied to what you produce or achieve, nothing ever feels good enough. Anxiety, burnout, obsessive thoughts, and even physical symptoms — hair loss, migraines, GI issues — can all follow. We work to untangle identity from performance.

Cultural identity & family dynamics

Identifying which parts of your cultural values feel like "you" and which feel like "not you" is meaningful work. We explore the intersections of culture, family, and selfhood with curiosity rather than judgment.

Approaches used

Treatment is tailored to you — drawing from a range of evidence-based and culturally-informed modalities:

  • Mindfulness-based therapy

  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

  • Somatic experiencing

  • Guided imagery

  • Narrative therapy

  • Somatic-based training

Mental health wellness lives at the intersection of the personal support you need and the broader impacts of local and global events. Both are acknowledged and addressed in our work together.

These are some of the most common themes that come up in therapy with Asian American clients:

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Faith & AAPI identity — when desired

For clients exploring the intersection of Christian faith and Asian American identity, I can support that work as well. My research as a professor who trains other therapists focuses on Christian mindfulness, drawing from my own AAPI heritage, identity, and faith. This integration is always optional — and always client-led.

You deserve the kind of therapy that embraces all of you — your history, your culture, your story. Let's talk.

Call or text: 626-765-7602 · reginatrammel@icloud.com · I respond within 24 hours

Start with a free 15-minute consultation.