Teresa Trinh, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family therapy
Oakland CA
I am empathetic, discerning, and intuitive in my approach. I draw from various modalities to best meet the needs and goals of each client, integrating talk therapy, mindfulness and somatic practices, spirituality, ancestral and intergenerational healing, and social justice frameworks. My approach is deeply relational, trauma-informed, and culturally-aware.
I am a second-generation daughter of immigrants from Vietnam and Cambodia. I embrace my identities as a queer Chinese-American woman, Bay Area native, truth-seeker, and rule-breaker living in between and across cultures. My deepest personal values are rooted in radical self-awareness, family, community, and social justice. Other practices that influence my work as a therapist include my meditation practice, Buddhist philosophy, movement and dance, and artistic endeavors. In my professional life, I have worked in hospitality, at non-profits, in the tech industry, and as an entrepreneur.
I bring a warm and holding presence, with a capacity for playfulness and directness when appropriate. I am competent at steadily guiding clients deeper into the unconscious, discovering meaningful insights, and finding tangible ways forward. I show up with steady patience, acceptance, and honesty.