Welcome
I’m Emmy S. Chang, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through meaningful healing and lasting transformation. Since 2005, I have worked with a wide range of clients—from children and teens to adults, couples, and multi-generational families—helping people navigate emotional struggles, relationship challenges, life transitions, and the deeper search for clarity, stability, and purpose.
My style is compassionate, culturally sensitive, and deeply attuned to both emotional and relational needs. I believe therapy is not only about reducing symptoms—it is also about rebuilding trust in yourself, strengthening your relationships, and creating a life that feels more grounded, connected, and authentic.
My Approach: Integrative, Mindfulness-Based, and Trauma-Informed
My therapeutic approach weaves together Western psychotherapy with Eastern contemplative traditions, integrating mindfulness, somatic awareness, and trauma-informed care. This allows therapy to be both practical and transformational—supporting clients in developing real tools for daily life while also healing at a deeper level.
Depending on your needs, I may incorporate evidence-based and relationship-centered approaches including: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT for couples), Structural Family Systems & Family Therapy for families.
Somatic & Meditative Healing (Beyond Talk Therapy): Somatic and mindfulness-based work can help you: restore a sense of safety and stability in your nervous system, reconnect with your body’s signals and inner wisdom, reduce anxiety, panic, and emotional overwhelm, build resilience, self-trust, and emotional flexibility, cultivate greater wholeness, clarity, and self-compassion
I am certified in psychosomatic and trauma healing modalities, and I am passionate about supporting clients who feel drawn to deeper inner work—whether that includes emotional healing, conscious living, spiritual growth, or developing a more embodied and present relationship with life.
Special Focus: Bi-Cultural Couples & Intergenerational Family Dynamics:
Originally from Taiwan and now practicing in the United States, I bring a culturally sensitive lens to therapy and a deep respect for each person’s lived experience. I specialize in working with bi-cultural (Asian & American) couples and intergenerational family dynamics, including challenges such as: communication differences across cultures or family role, parent-adult children estrangement, parenting stress and family-of-origin patterns, acculturation stress, identity conflicts, and balancing independence with connection and responsibility
What We Work On Together
My work focuses on empowering clients to strengthen communication and relationships while also building emotional resilience and internal stability. Whether you are seeking relief from anxiety, navigating a life transition, repairing a relationship, or longing to feel more grounded and alive,
I offer a safe and supportive space to explore what truly matters to you. Professional Background My clinical experience includes private practice and community-based work across a variety of settings, including schools, hospitals, and trauma-focused agencies.
Professional Experience Highlights
· Private Practice, LMFT (2005–Present)
· Arcadia Unified School District – ERICS Provider (2016–2020)
· Methodist Hospital of Southern California – Group Facilitator (Breast Cancer Survivors) (2010–2012)
· Foothill Family Service – School-Based Therapist (2002–2006)
· Center for the Pacific Asian Family – Family Counselor (Sexual Assault, Child Abuse, Domestic Violence) (1997–2000)
· WRAP Agency – MFCC Intern (1996–1997)
Education
University of Southern California (USC) Master’s in Marriage, Family & Child Counseling (1996)
Professional Memberships
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) – Clinical Member
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) – Clinical Member Training &
Continued Growth
I believe in ongoing professional development and staying current with clinical best practices. Recent training and certifications include:
2023–2026 Training/Certification Highlights
· Masterclass in Interactive Guided Meditation
· Mindfulness Mentor Training Program
· Somatic Therapy
' EFTfor difficult couples
· Clinical Trauma Professional Level II
· MBTI Step I & Step II
· Intensive Anger Management
· Couple Therapy: Affairs, Rethinking Infidelity & Pathways to Intimacy
I also have extensive additional training in trauma treatment, ADHD, integrative mental health, hypnosis for trauma/PTSD, crisis intervention, and family systems work.
A Gentle Invitation
Therapy is a courageous step. You do not have to carry everything alone. I am committed to offering a safe, compassionate, and grounded space where healing can unfold—at your pace, in your way. If you are ready to begin a transformative journey of change, reconnection, and healing, I would be honored to support you.
