About-Jane

Jane Chiu, M.A., LMFT.

Lic#52220

janechiumft@gmail.com

(909) 833-0081

Sustainable Therapy

with Jane Chiu

Individuals, Couples, Families, and Children

Public Presentations:

Guest Speaker for Tzu Chi (慈濟) Cancer Support Group in 2018.

Guest Speaker for Chinese American Coalition of Compassionate Care (美華慈心關懷聯盟) in 2017.

One of the leading presenters of an Interest Group at the 2011 American Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

One of the leading presenters of an Interest Group at the 2010 American Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference in Boulder, Colorado.

Membership:

Serve on the Credentialing Board at Teladoc Health in representing the Behavioral Health Dept.

Member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT).

How I work:

I have more than 10 years of experience in providing clinical therapy to individuals, couples, families, and children in a wide range of capacities, such as outpatient mental health clinic, residential settings, foster care programs, online/telemedicine, homeless shelter, city center, non-profits, and my own private practice. My clients will tell you that they experience me as a genuine and warm person. I embrace compassion, respectfulness, and modesty in conversations. Never will I claim to “know” your experiences fully and the extent in which problems have impacted you. I aspire to always try to understand the unique circumstances you’re going through by asking questions instead of coming to my own conclusions. I also bring my personal experiences into our discussions when such sharing can provide perspectives and resonance. I understand the problems we encounter in life can often convince us that there is no way out and attempt to undermine our abilities and hopes. No matter how difficult the issues are or how frustrated and hopeless you feel, I’m dedicated to team up with you against the problems you’re facing and tackle them together with tireless persistence.

My practice embraces recovery-oriented approach such as Narrative and Post Modern Therapy, which focus on the meaning in which we construct our lives, the stories that influenced these constructions, and the socio-cultural-political forces that help shape our identities. Narrative Therapy holds the premise that our identities are informed by narratives, whether uniquely personal (e.g., the stories that we know and tell about ourselves and the stories that others know and tell about us) or culturally influenced (e.g., dominant cultural ideas about who we are and our worthiness). Depending on the kinds of identity conclusions we embrace, they can either empower or subjugate our sense of who we are. I believe that we are "multi-storied" and that the emergence of problems reflect the distanced relationship with our own knowledge, skills, and commitments. Special attention is devoted to reclaim your life from the problems and develop "richer knowings" of yourself, in addition to deconstructing dominant discourses that may have undermined your abilities, efforts, and values. This is a non-blaming and non-shaming view that creates some breathing room from the challenges you're experiencing and regain a sense of control and agency back from the problems. This strength-based, meaning-based, and active approach lays the foundation for living in empowering ways and weaving together the threads of possibilities and agency. I look forward to working collaboratively with you to reclaim the directions of your life.

To better personal growth and ensure the highest quality of care, I continue to learn from the folks I meet with and from my professional field, by reading, conversing, writing, and reflecting. I have published two articles, one in Family Process and one in the Journal of Feminist Therapy. I presented at the American Family Therapy Academy in Colorado and in Maryland. I also believe in giving-back endeavors and devote a fair amount of time providing pro bono work and discounted counseling sessions to folks in need, such as providing support and guidance for end-of-life concerns and cancer patients. In 2012, I received President Obama's Volunteer Service Award in recognition of my counseling service at the Village of Hope.

Personally, I feel an intricate connection between my mental health and physical fitness, and feel that a resilient mind contributes to a strong body, and vice versa. Thus, I run, hike, and travel as much as I can. Being in nature restores my spirit and humbles my mind, while running hones my sense of discipline and dedication. Most recently, I finished a marathon in under 4 hours. At my leisure, I also enjoy getting lost in books and movies, and spending time with my two nephews and my partner of 12 years. Nature, music, family, reading, and physical activity keep me grounded.

Jane (Hsiao-Chieh) Chiu, M.A., LMFT.

Pronouns: she/her

Clinical Experiences, Publications, Awards, and Credentials:

Providing therapy to individuals, couples, children, and families since 2008.

I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist registered with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Private Practice (2012 - Current):

Provide therapeutic services to individuals, couples, children and families who face a multitude of struggles. Therapy is provided through in-office sessions, phone and video meetings, and writing sessions.

Founder & Director of Sustainable Therapy (2017- Current):

Sustainable Therapy is an online platform that provides unlimited written therapy and affordable phone therapy to clients who are contending with a variety of concerns such as depression, anxiety, hopelessness, relationship issues, grief, trauma, etc. Phone sessions are also available.

www.sustainabletherapy.com

Credentialing Committee for Teladoc Health (2017 - Current):

Serving as a Board Member on the Teladoc Credentialing Committee for Behavioral Health clinicians.

Crittenton Services for Children and Families (2011 - Current):

Working in both the UCP (Unaccompanied Children's Program) and Foster Care Program, providing counseling services to children and adolescents who face academic and behavioral challenges in foster homes and residential settings. Helping young children and teens in overcoming the impacts of immigration and assisting in family reunification efforts for undocumented children.

Village of Hope, Orange County Rescue Mission (2008 - 2011):

Providing counseling services to individuals, children, couples, and families who struggle with homelessness, drug use, criminal history, financial and employment troubles, marriage and relational issues, depression and anxiety, etc.

Run a weekly Substance Abuse Group for women.

Run a bi-weekly Domestic Violence Group for women.

Also employed by Pepperdine University to research, design, and implement treatment plans and interventions for the Domestic Violence Group, as well as reporting the clinical outcomes and results.

Pepperdine University Community Counseling Center/ Outpatient Mental Health Clinic (2008 - 2011):

Providing counseling services to individuals, couples and families with various issues, such as concerns related to- adoption, blended families, marriage/relationship dissatisfaction, job dissatisfaction, gender identity uncertainties, substance use, depression, anxiety, obsessive/compulsive thoughts and behaviors, effects of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, etc.

City of Diamond Bar (2013):

Run monthly Grief Counseling Group for Seniors who are experiencing effects of grief due to the loss of a loved one, a family member who is ill, or dealing concerns regarding illness and mortality themselves.

Award:

Received the President's Volunteer Service Award from the Corporation for National & Community Service in 2012.

Education:

M.A. in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University in 2009.

B.A. in Psychology from UCLA in 2006.

Publications:

Markham, L., Chiu, J. (2011). Examining Operations of Power in the Supervisory Relationships. Family Process, 50, 503-515.

A deconstruction of lines of power such as professional status, race, and gender operating in relation to supervision and supervisory relationships and a reflection of potential renegotiation of power in the best interest of supervisors and supervisees. These lines of power and their effects are also discussed in the context of therapist-client relationship, and how therapists can work to address the power differentials in order for clients to more readily access their own knowledge and skills.

This article was published by the international journal, Family Process. The abstract has been translated into Spanish and Mandarin. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1545-5300.2011.01373.x/abstract

The full article is available in both English and Spanish. To gain access to full article, interested readers have to register with the journal and pay a fee to gain online access or paper copies.

Markham, L., Chiu, J. (2011). Toy Story 3 Movie Review. The Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 24 (2), 182-189.

A fun review of the movie and its characters by discussing the toys' struggles as if they were human beings, and how therapists can work to conceptualize and treat these individuals in empowering approaches.

This article was published by the Journal of Feminist Family Therapy. Interested readers need to register and pay a fee to gain online access or paper copies.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08952833.2012.648132#tabModule

Letter from the White House

President Obama's Volunteer Service Award in 2012

Published Article for

Family Process in 2011

Published Article for

Journal of Feminist Family Therapy 2011

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