Eugenie Hsu, Ph.D.

Your interest in finding a therapist may be prompted by your facing a new challenge in your life or by your decision to deal with a longstanding problem.  You are wanting to find someone with the knowledge and experience required to help you resolve your issues.  In addition to making sure that the therapist has the required skills, finding the right therapist is also a matter of finding a good fit and can depend on the therapist's style.  Past clients have described me as warm, direct, interactive, pragmatic, down-to-earth and change-oriented. 

I work in a client-centered manner and respect your choices whether you wish to work in a briefer format to address pressing concerns or in a more open ended approach to explore issues in more depth.  In either case, I am committed to help you efficiently and effectively reach your treatment goals.

HOW DOES THERAPY WORK?

My role as your therapist is to ask you thought-provoking questions, listen and observe attentively, offer insightful feedback and suggestions and help you make connections between your thoughts, feelings and behaviors. I see psychotherapy as a collaborative process of change involving a combination of introspection, problem solving, and psycho-education leading to increased self-awareness.   In gaining better self-awareness, you can use your insights and skills to practice new behaviors and make healthier life choices.  In my view and practice, a successful treatment outcome is defined as your ability to live an intentionally satisfying and authentic life.

TREATMENT APPROACHES

Integrating my own clinical intuition and over 15 years of experience with a research-based approach, I use a variety of theories, interventions and techniques including EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral, psychodynamic and mindfulness psychology approaches. Above all else, I choose my treatment approach based upon your particular situation and unique needs as an individual.