Dr. Theresa Tsuchiya
Dr. Theresa Tsuchiya
She/Her • PsyD, LP
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Waitlist • Virtual Only
Specialties
Anxiety Mood/Depression Attachment Adoption/Fostercare Trauma/PTSD Reproductive Perinatal + Maternal Relationships + Intimacy Neurodivergence (ADHD + 2e)
Grief & Loss Personality Disorders + Narcissism
Children + Families
Ages Served
Children Teens
Adults Older Adults
Modalities
Psychodynamic CBT Play Therapy Experiential Developmental Psychopathology
About Me
Hello! I am glad you are looking into what you might need in order to meet the challenges you are facing. I hope I can give you information that will help you choose a provider that is a good fit for you. It can be tough to know what will be best so please ask for a brief phone call if that would help you decide if I am the right provider for your needs. I am happy to share a little about who I am to help you. I am a White mother, married, and raising three biracial/bicultural children (White and Japanese American). My time within a biracial/bicultural family has made me more attuned to the incredible importance and ongoing effort of cultural responsiveness and humility. I am certainly still learning as a parent and wish I could be better at it given how much education and research I have behind me in child development and parenting! It is not an easy job, and I am very compassionate to that reality.
I have known I wanted to be a psychologist from high school onward. I love the idea of self growth and understanding people better. Because I have always tended toward a zoomed out and complex view of any difficulty, I was drawn to relationships work first and later attachment theory specifically. I have a soft spot for helping people deepen their most significant relationships in all forms. I believe connection to be one of the most important and often painful aspects of human living and so it is a strong focus of mine within most spaces.
I considered many paths within this field before listening to my many mentors over the years and getting a broad education as a doctor of clinical psychology. This has helped me have an expansive base of knowledge, and I am grateful every day for the advice I was given. As a result, I have a wide range of experience in the field of psychology that spans from highly academic to on-the-ground work with people of many types.
Clinical Approaches
In all aspects of my life, I am a highly personable, passionate, highly curious, warm, and “real” person. Previous clients have described me as very knowledgeable, “down to earth,” and straightforward. My main goal is to help people and their loved ones see themselves and each other with more compassion and to learn to understand and appreciate the beautifully complex individuals we all are. Often that comes through in my concerted effort to explain the “whys” behind behavior whenever I can and in my effort to help you understand the context that influences which version of yourself comes through at any given moment. Most of us are trying our best and working to recover from various wounds in our pasts at the same time.
I adapt my therapeutic style to meet each client’s needs, but I often include humor, metaphor, drawings, writing, occasional psychological testing and education into my sessions as appropriate. Although I pull from all therapeutic modalities that I encounter, due to my deep love of learning and the bigger picture, I practice most regularly using these modalities: Relationship-based, psychodynamic, trauma-informed, developmental pathways, systems, resilience focused, cognitive-behavioral therapy, Therapeutic Assessment and non-directive play therapy.
The human behind the credentials.
In my free time, I am a Trekkie and love all things related to space. If you are not a fan, you would not believe how many episodes of TNG cover highly important moral topics or themes. It’s worth a watch, old graphics included! I also love to read, build things (like puzzles, Legos, veggie gardens, or room decor), crafting, painting, being outdoors, watching movies and being with my family. My favorite place is hiking along a rocky river bed or on a beach relaxing. I was a dancer for a large part of my life, but now I spend a lot of my time driving my kids around to their activities which include competitive dance, competitive archery, hockey, band, lacrosse, and baseball to name a few!
I look forward to hearing from you and seeing if working together makes sense for you in your life right now!
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