Asian Behavioral Health Network (ABHN)

I help individuals who are feeling overwhelmed with worry, fear, perfectionism, and overthinking. I want to help you understand the source of your fear and dread, so that you can heal and rise above it to live more freely and joyfully. I also help couples who are dealing with a wide variety of relational issues. Whether you’re a young couple learning the ropes or an experienced couple at a dead end with the same old conflicts, I offer help and insight into building or rebuilding a strong, honest, and intimate connection.

I’m a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate. I’m trained in a systems approach that takes into account not only your present circumstances but your environment, family, and past to help you understand what makes you uniquely you. We use that insight to find a way forward through your challenges, both individually and in relationships.

As a child of Korean immigrant parents, I have the unique but shared experience of growing up as a third culture kid and the challenges and blessings that can bring. As a wife and mother of three young boys, I have incredible compassion on young parents and couples who are just trying to figure out how to do life well in each stage. As someone who has lived with anxiety, I know what it’s like to exist with a baseline level of anxiety at all times and to have the fear of a panic attack always around the corner. BUT I also know what it can be like to face those challenges and overcome them.

As a bi-racial therapist (half-Chinese), I deeply understand the complexities and confusions that can come with navigating a multifaceted cultural identity. I’m passionate about supporting AAPI individuals and families in healing from intergenerational trauma, which I believe is key to building a foundation of wholeness and wellness. By addressing the legacies of trauma and fostering resilience, we can break cycles that no longer serve us, creating space for authenticity, peace, and connection. In my practice, I use Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as core therapeutic modalities to help clients process past experiences, explore identity, and build self-compassion. IFS allows us to work through internal conflicts and unburden parts of ourselves, while EMDR facilitates trauma processing and emotional healing. I’m here to walk alongside you in your journey toward clarity, empowerment, and self-acceptance. Please reach out if you feel I might be a right fit!

In many communities, including South Asian and immigrant cultures, conversations about relationships, intimacy, and sexual health are often cloaked in stigma and silence. This can leave couples feeling isolated and unsupported as they navigate challenges such as emotional disconnect, desire discrepancies, or cultural expectations. As a child of Indian immigrants, I understand the delicate balance between honoring cultural values and seeking personal fulfillment. I believe couples and individuals don’t have to face these struggles alone.

Mental health stigma in our Asian/South Asian community can create an isolating, shaming, and defeating environment for anyone who is already battling mental, emotional, relational, or spiritual struggles. As a child of Indian immigrants growing up in American culture, I too have faced the exhaustion of trying hard to be okay on the outside when I wasn’t okay on the inside. The truth is, we’re all struggling – and we don’t have to struggle alone.

I believe in a holistic approach to understanding each of my counseling clients, which I define in two ways: (1) You are composed of body, mind, and soul; and (2) You are one part of a larger, relational, family, and cultural system. This means we will enter into our work in a way that addresses, integrates, and supports all facets of who you are so you can successfully work towards your goals for therapy. While you and I may both identify as South Asian children of immigrants, I recognize that my South Indian American and Orthodox Christian background may differ from yours — I warmly welcome your unique background with respect, equality, and curiosity.

When working with me in therapy, you can expect compassion, acceptance, collaboration, and humor as we journey side-by-side through the discomfort and complexities of human life. Life can be challenging—and asking for help often feels twice as challenging. I aim to help make your therapeutic experience a lot less shameful and a lot more hopeful.

My name is Celestie Nguyen (she/her), and I am a queer, first-generation woman of colour with my heart in my hands and a love for buying new books before I can finish my current ones. I am a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), and earned my MSW from Columbia University’s School of Social Work. I am deeply committed to practicing from an anti-capitalist and anti-oppressive lens, and supporting clients onwards in their expansive journey of mental health.

My work is rooted in social justice practices, and is heavily informed by my belief that healing and growth comes from truly seeing ourselves and embracing the parts within that we may turn away from. I view therapy as a collaborative process, which makes you my ever-knowing teammate! I value curiosity, compassion, and safety in our space together, and will actively work to decolonize mental health in all aspects of our work.

No matter what you are going through or where you’ve been, you deserve to be here. Allowing yourself to embrace your flaws will allow you to see the imperfection in our communities, and the humanity that is so deeply rooted within yourself. There are no bad parts of you. The abundance of who you are and what surrounds you is worth loving. You are magic and messy and beautiful, and together, let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work!

Dr. Andrew Wong, M.D. (he/him/his) is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist specializing in treatment of all psychiatric conditions and mental health concerns. He obtained his Bachelors of Medical Sciences, Honors Specialization in Physiology from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada. He then pursued medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. He stayed in motor city for adult psychiatry residency at the Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University program where he served as associate chief resident. Dr. Wong subspecialized in child and adolescent psychiatry through a fellowship locally with Dell Medical School/Dell Children’s Medical Center. He was involved in various research and quality improvement programs throughout medical training.

I am a Filipina Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas. I offer individual counseling for children, teens, and adults who are struggling with a wide variety of mental health and behavioral issues such as trauma, multicultural issues, grief, anxiety, depression, self-harm, trauma, unhealthy coping, play/activity therapy, and domestic violence. I am trained in TF-CBT and an LGBTQIA+ affirming counselor.