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 15 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 centers, county prison, non-profits, and my own private practice. I embrace compassion, respectfulness, warmth and modesty in conversations. Never will I claim to “know” your experiences fully and the extent in which problems have impacted you. It's important to me to be mindful of how my own personal experiences, cultural upbringing, and privileges may impact my views. Thereby, 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 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, who we are supposed to be, how we should think/behave, and our worthiness). Depending on the kinds of identity conclusions we come to internalize and embrace, these narratives 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 our lives from the problems and develop richer understandings of ourselves, in addition to deconstructing dominant discourses that may have undermined our abilities, efforts, and values. This is a non-blaming and non-shaming view that creates some breathing room from the challenges we'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.

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. I donate to organizations and non-profits that weave the fabric of our communities. Further, I devote my time in doing pro bono work 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.

In addition to being a mental health provider, I am a friend, daughter, partner, traveler, hiker, runner/marathoner, sister, and a proud aunt to my two nephews.

Personally, I feel an inseparable connection between my mental health and physical wellness. Physical activity and being in motion offers me feelings of peace and groundedness. I appreciate learning about different cultures, ways of living/being/believing, and cultural stories through foods. Thus, I travel as much as I can, and am wildly curious about getting to know local stories and people, in addition to immersing myself in nature and rejoicing in wildlife encounters.

On my personal time, you'll find me hiking on a trail, laughing with my partner of 20 years, running with a good movie, reading intriguing stories, listening to podcasts, learning Spanish, watching live bear cams, and building Legos and playing video games with my nephews.

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.

Visit: 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 houselessness, substance 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 Intimate Partner Violence Group for women.

Also employed by Pepperdine University to research, design, and implement treatment plans and interventions for the Intimate Partner 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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