Therapist Directory
To schedule an appointment, please reach out to a therapist directly using their contact information listed below. Each of these therapists are part of their own private or group practice and, therefore, set their own schedules and fees.

Alison Yeh, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (CA LMFT 126203)
Navigating through life’s ups, downs, and curveballs can be stressful and confusing. It’s easy to feel even more discouraged and alone when trying to change these situations. Alison will support you through a collaborative process to find hope and direction in the midst of your emotional struggles. Alison has worked with people of different cultural backgrounds in areas such as depression, anxiety, and a vast variety of relational issues.
Alison is particularly passionate in working with individual adults, couples, mixed marriage, faith & life, and relational issues that are unique to the Asian American community.
Alison is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese.
626-539-9656

Grace Ou, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (CA LMFT 107667)
Grace is here to fully see, appreciate, and understand the many layers and parts of you. In a safe holding space, she journeys through all parts of your story, so that you are not alone. Together, you can hold out hope for a brighter future with new tools, ways of coping, and by embracing your true self.
Grace specializes in race/culture issues, spirituality, relationship issues, anxiety, and depression.
She works with adult individuals, couples, and families.
626-268-0110

Helen Kim, LMFT, RN
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (CA LMFT 138742)
Helen's approach your sharing is with curiosity and gentleness, knowing that she has not lived the life you lived. Helen utilizes her intuition, empathy, and her response to your story as a way to guide you to see yourself and your story in a new light - to see yourself with compassion and understanding. She helps you increase your awareness and make connections to what has shaped you in the past, who you are today, and who you strive to be. Helen's therapeutic approach is individualized and culturally sensitive, based on what you may need and the unique stories you bring.
Helen has a deep heart in working with adult individuals going through grief & loss, trauma, relationship distress, and cultural identity challenges.
626-600-2323

Irene Choi-Rapp, LMFT, LPCC
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (CA LMFT 38840)
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (CA LPCC 1645)
Irene is a relational therapist who has been in practice for over 25 years. During this time, she has worked with people from different cultural backgrounds, but her main passion is to bring mental health to the Asian American community. Whether the person is a first generation immigrant or a 4th or 5th generation Asian American, Irene's goal and vision is to help them understand how their culture, family upbringing, church upbringing, childhood trauma and intergenerational trauma etc. can all affect their relationships in adulthood, be it a romantic relationship or a work relationship or a relationship with parents.
Irene focuses on relational work, whether it is with an individual, with couples or a family, as well as complex trauma related to childhood trauma, sexual trauma and intergenerational trauma.
Irene is fluent in English and Cantonese.
626-586-1443

Kenneth T. Wang, PhD 王子健 博士
Licensed Psychologist (CA: #27680, IL: #071.007710)
Dr. Wang specializes in perfectionism, cultural adjustment issues, and parenting a transgender child. He is a licensed psychologist in the Los Angeles area and also a Professor, Clinical Supervisor, and Researcher. Dr. Wang obtained his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Penn State University and M.A. in clinical psychology from Wheaton College. Prior to becoming a professor, he practiced as a counselor in the U.S. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Taiwan (東華大學). Dr. Wang has lived between the United States and Taiwan, which provides him with a deep understanding of cross-cultural issues.
Dr. Wang works with adult individuals, couples, and intergenerational family members. As a licensed psychologist in CA and IL, he offers online therapy in both English and Chinese (國語/普通话).
626-304-3712

Mi Ae Kim, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (CA LMFT 135709)
AACAST Certified Couples and Sex Therapist
Mi Ae cultivates a curious and non-judgmental stance while developing an insight-oriented, relational, and attachment-based approach. She aims to honor, validate, and welcome the uniqueness of each person’s diverse experiences into a space with warmth, empathy, and authenticity. Mi Ae strives to help her clients discover themselves, gain insight into their relational patterns, and heal from their wounds to ultimately experience deeper intimacy, and connectedness while living their most authentic selves. She also believe in providing her clients with the space in which their sufferings and struggles can be recognized, named, explored, and grieved.
Mi Ae specializes in sexual issues, Couples Therapy, Complex trauma, Spirituality, Medical Trauma, Terminal Illness, Grief, Communication Issues, Family Struggles, Cultural Issues, Asian American Issues, Anxiety, Depression, Parenting, Infertility, Sex Positive, Women’s Issues.
She is fluent in English and Spanish.
707-733-6749

Rebecca Yu, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (CA LMFT 101315)
Rebecca Yu is a licensed marriage and family therapist who works with anxiety, depression, parenting, and culture/acculturation. She works with children/youth, families, and adult individuals. Rebecca focuses on relationships; and how relationships have been disrupted by unwanted, unhealthy, or unproductive behaviors and thoughts. It can be challenging to repair and rebuild these precious relationships in the midst of difficult emotions like anger or fear. Rebecca is adept at joining in the relationship to help bridge the gap towards healing.
Rebecca can offer sessions in Korean and accepts Kaiser, Aetna, or Cigna insurances.
323-505-2183

Roanne Joy Velarde, PsyD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist (CA: PSY31744; NV: PY0968)
Dr. Velarde is passionate about empowering individuals to find healing, growth, and resilience. She brings an active and direct approach to therapy. She firmly believes in providing a safe and non-judgmental space where clients can explore their emotions, gain insights, and develop effective coping strategies. Her goal is to support you in your journey towards emotional well-being and personal transformation. Dr. Velarde tailors her therapeutic interventions to meet your unique needs and collaborate with you to create a roadmap for positive change.
Dr. Velarde specializes in working with adults and adolescents who are struggling with relationship issues, grief and loss, spirituality and religion, and cultural issues.
She can provide online therapy in 42 U.S. states and in-person therapy in Las Vegas, NV.
626-863-7569

Vicki Ho, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (CA LMFT 125596)
Vicki enjoys making connections with people of all ages and backgrounds, but particularly loves working with couples, emerging adults, teens, and parents. With her Asian American clients, she supports exploration of identity issues related to cultural expectations and self-worth and helps clients to better manage intergenerational tension/conflict. Vicki has extensive training in Restoration Therapy, Gottman Therapy, and The Prepare Enrich Premarital Inventory in addition to thousands of therapy hours serving clients. In her practice of therapy, Vicki engages with her clients in a warm, nonjudgmental, and collaborative way. Taking a strengths-based approach, she is able to hold hope for her clients in order for them to find it themselves through therapy. Let’s work together to understand and overcome persistent patterns that harm you, and learn new ways to thrive.
310-560-3416