Sarah Kwan
Licensed Psychologist - NCSP, PhD
Greetings! My name is Sarah Kwan and I am a Licensed Psychologist and Nationally Certified School Psychologist. I know that finding the right therapist may feel overwhelming, which is why I am so grateful I can provide a space where you can be heard, feel supported and talk freely about your unique experiences. Building upon your strengths, we will work on the skills and tools necessary to help you reach your goals.
My Adult Psychotherapy practice is focused on Women’s Mental Health, with an eye towards the multiple, and often competing, roles that we navigate throughout a lifetime. Making sense of personal identity within these roles can often fall by the wayside, impacting both emotional and physical well-being. I treat a number of challenges that women might face, with an emphasis on relationships, reproductive health (including infertility) and career challenges, with a focus on tech. As an ally and guide, I can offer a safe space where we can begin to explore, with gentle curiosity, the patterns and behaviors that make you feel “stuck.”
My Adolescent & Teen Psychotherapy practice is focused on supporting boys and girls, ages 12 – 18, as they strive to meet increasing social, emotional and academic demands. As an adolescent moves through puberty, rapid physiological, sexual, cognitive, and emotional changes take place; thus my work with this age group demands a style of fluidity and flexibility that is profoundly different than that of a child or adult. The goal of therapy is to provide a judgment-free space in which your child can talk about the many important and stressful decisions he or she faces whilst building up the skills and resilience to lead a happy, healthy life.
I incorporate a range of modalities in my practice, and thus do not subscribe to a one-size-fits-all approach. While I draw on a range of insight-oriented interventions, I always practice mindfully and am particularly attuned to the mind-body connection. Based on personal and professional observations, I believe that true insight and healing is best served when an individual feels safe and stable in their own skin.
Skills and Expertise
Abandonment
Abortion Issues
Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
Academic Underachievement
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adjustment to College
Adult
Anger Management
Anxiety
Attachment Issues
Behavioral Issuess
birth
body dysmorphia
Body Image
Breakups
Bullying
Career Counseling
Child or Adolescent
Chronic Impulsivity
Chronic Pain
codependency
college age
Commitment Issues
Communication Problems
Control Issues
Compulsive Spending and Shopping
Coping Mechanisms
Depression
Dissociation
Divorce
Divorce and Divorce Adjustment
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
Eating Disorders
Emotional Abuse
Emotional Intelligence
Emptiness
Entitlement
expats
Family of Origin Issues
Fatherless
Fear
Fertility Issues
Forgiveness
Gambling
Gay Issues
grief
Guilt
Health Illness and Medical Issues
Helplessness and Victimhood
Highly Sensitive Persons
Hoarding
HIV / AIDS
Identity Issues
Inadequacy
Individuation
Infertility
Infidelity and Affair Recovery
Internet Addiction
Irritability
Isolation
Jealousy
LGBTQ
Loss
Loss or Grief
Life Purpose
Life Coaching
Marital Therapy
Meditation
Midlife Crisis
Mindful Eating
Mindfulness based therapy
Mood Disorders
Multicultural Concerns
Obsessions and Compulsions
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Obesity
pain
Panic
Paranoia
Parenting
Peer Relationships
Perfectionism
Phobias
Physical Abuse
Polyamory and Nonmonogamous Relationships
Postpartum Depression
pregnancy
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Self-Harming
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Addiction
Sexual assault
Single Parenting Issues
Sleep or Insomnia
Stress
Suicidal Ideation
teen
Teen Violence
Teens
Thinking Disorders
Trauma
Trauma and PTSD
Transgender Issues
Weight Loss
Women's issue
Treatment Orientation
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
DBT Informed Therapy
Developmental
Eclectic
Gestalt
Harm Reduction
Health/Wellness-based
holistic health
Interpersonal
Mindfulness
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Psychodynamic
psychotherapy
Relational Therapy
Somatic
Therapeutic/Mindful Movement
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Therapy unique to each client
Trauma Focused Therapy
Writing
Modality