Kai Chiu, Marriage and Family Therapist

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Kai is an Marriage and Family Therapist with training in EMDR, multicultural experience and enjoys working with couples and the LGBTQ Community

This is a public page. I am Marriage and Family Therapist with a passion for working with Couples, Multicultural Issues, LBGTQ communities, and Family Counseling, especially between Immigrant parents and their first generation children.

04/20/2022

Avoiding difficult emotions may feel safer in the moment... But eventually it will catch up to you, often taking short term pain and turning it into long term suffering. Remember to take time to be with your emotions. If the emotions feel too 'hot,' use some healthy coping strategies to distract from the pain and create some emotional distance. It is ok to use distraction to help manage intense emotions, what keeps distraction from becoming avoidance is the intention to return and address the issue.

04/14/2021

Challenging the negative thoughts in our heads is kina hard... One way to help is to externalize them and give it a name. I named the negative thoughts in my head Ed. Ed is an fu***ng as***le.

Sometimes working at home is hard.....
01/11/2021

Sometimes working at home is hard.....

When we frequently neglect and dismiss the needs of our inner child, causing the child to feel unheard, they try to get ...
10/01/2020

When we frequently neglect and dismiss the needs of our inner child, causing the child to feel unheard, they try to get our attention by acting out. We often experience this as intense emotions, anger, anxiety. Getting in touch with your inner child and being a loving, caring, and affirming parent to them can contribute to feeling more fulfilled and secure with who you are.

Therapy isn't something that just happens during session. A lot of the work happens outside when people are just living ...
08/12/2020

Therapy isn't something that just happens during session. A lot of the work happens outside when people are just living their lives. The goal to therapy besides addressing immediate problems or deep rooted traumas, is also to help people become capable of taking care of themselves and essentially being their own therapist.

Sometimes people come to therapy and expect that in order for there to be change they need to take dramatic action or le...
07/10/2020

Sometimes people come to therapy and expect that in order for there to be change they need to take dramatic action or learn some fancy interventions. Often times the simplest things can make a huge difference. You don't need to leave session in tears or shining like star to have made meaningful progress!

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With everything going on in the world right now.... Sometimes all we can do is laugh. Humor can be a great tool to help ...
06/25/2020

With everything going on in the world right now.... Sometimes all we can do is laugh. Humor can be a great tool to help people cope, lighten the mood, or provide a brief respite from the chaos around us. Humor starts becoming a problem when we use it as a means to avoid confronting reality and our emotional needs. Hope everyone continues to stay safe and use humor as a tool to help uplift and reinvigorate. Hang in there and reach out for help if you want/need support

Come on sing it with me now!Anxiety is a normal part if life, it is a spide-y sense of sorts that let's us know about po...
06/25/2020

Come on sing it with me now!

Anxiety is a normal part if life, it is a spide-y sense of sorts that let's us know about potentially dangerous situation. For some though, this super power is a bit op and it picks up everything as a potential sign of danger. If you are experiencing anxiety in a way that is affecting your quality of life, it may be helpful to get some help in learning how to mangage that power better!

Sometimes when you feel stuck in a rut or stagnant, it may be worthwhile to look inwards. We often have a 'secondary gai...
06/25/2020

Sometimes when you feel stuck in a rut or stagnant, it may be worthwhile to look inwards. We often have a 'secondary gain' or a reason (often one that we are not immediately aware of) to keep status quo. Often these gains and reasons are much more compelling or easier to swallow than the ones to change. Bringing awareness to those gains/reasons and addressing them often is the key to start the ball rolling again.

As much as we sometimes want to please others, it ultimately is impossible to please everyone. Those who love you, truly...
05/04/2020

As much as we sometimes want to please others, it ultimately is impossible to please everyone. Those who love you, truly love you may struggle with the choices you make in life, but in the end they will accept you and who you are. Trying to live a life that isn't authentic to yourself isn't actually doing you or your loved ones any favors.

For those who don't know what it feels like to suffer from generalized anxiety.... This may help ...
04/29/2020

For those who don't know what it feels like to suffer from generalized anxiety.... This may help

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About Kai Chiu

Sometimes life can get difficult, for some it may feel like that more often than not. There is no shame in seeking out loved ones, friends, and professionals for support and help during those times. I provide a safe, supportive, non-judgmental but honest environment that promotes deeper connection with self self and others, and teach practical skills and techniques that people can use to better navigate their unique struggles. I focus on discovering a person's, family, or couple's strength and empowering their innate abilities to make healthy and meaningful change. ​

As an Asian American, and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I take pride in maintaining a culturally sensitive, LGBTQ+ friendly, and trauma informed practice where people can tell their story. through traditional talk therapy as well as an eclectic mix of therapeutic styles including EMDR, depending on your needs. ​