All Therapists // Vi Giang
"Love is being radically honest and surviving."
—adrienne maree brown
About Vi Giang
LMSW | she/they
My therapeutic framework is rooted in connection and social justice principles. I recognize how the world around us deeply impacts our mental health and I strive to understand health as a collective value. My background in anti-carceral and anti-violence work shapes how I work with clients, centering the importance of building compassion and community. I have witnessed the power that connection holds in bringing forth transformation, and I take a highly relational approach to my work with clients. Through our therapeutic work, we will collaborate to cultivate self-compassion, embrace your authentic self, and utilize your strengths to navigate life's challenges. I will honor all that you bring into session with cultural humility, sensitivity, and the understanding that vulnerability is a strength.
Whether you are processing life transitions, kinship/relationship conflict, identity exploration, or healing from violence, you are not alone. I am here to support you in rebuilding your self-esteem, unpacking feelings of guilt/shame, and foster a stronger sense of self and tenderness. I believe humor and art to be incredibly therapeutic and hope to include that in the therapeutic space. Thank you for considering me as your therapist, and I look forward to the opportunity to work together on your path towards healing and transformation.
Education
MS, Social Work - Fordham University
MS, Public Health - Columbia University
BA, Social Welfare & Public Health
Certified Health Education Specialist
Sexuality, Sexual and Reproductive Health Certificate
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Emotions- focused
Relational
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Psychodynamic
Play therapy
Art therapy
Approaches
Identity exploration
Self-esteem
Relationship and kinship support
Depression
Anxiety
Life transitions
Family dynamics
Interpersonal conflict
Trauma
Specialties
Queer
Southeast Asian
Adolescents
Teens
Young Adults
Student
Carceral system-exposed
Client Focus
Book Shelf
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Angela Davis
Be Not Afraid of Love
Mimi Zhu
Loving Corrections
Adrienne maree brown
The Gift of Therapy
Irvin D. Yalom
all about love: new visions
bell hooks
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