Greetings!

Welcome

Thank you for visiting Therapy with Vivien. Are you curious about therapy? Reaching out is the biggest step you can take towards your healing journey. Please feel free to browse around my website, get to know me, and how I work.

*This web site is a start of a draft, it is always under construction, please excuse the dust.

If you have any questions or want to see if we’re a good match, please reach out.

You can also call or Email
(424) 261-8651‬
vchiaMFT@gmail.com

“We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect; we apprehend it just as much by feeling.” ― Carl Jung

Working with Vivien

Struggling with perfectionism, anxiety, depression, childhood trauma, and intergenerational trauma caused by parental relationships can be challenging. If you’re experiencing a “sticky feeling” that’s preventing you from moving forward, I’m here to help. We can work together to unpack these patterns and gain insight into their origins, paving the way for personal growth.
While life continues to move forward, these unrealized feelings can be confusing and overwhelming. Using art therapy along with psychodynamic/attachment theories is a great way to give meaning to these lingering emotions and sublimate them into a healing path.

The only way to overcome some of these lingering feelings is to go through them. In our individualized therapeutic relationship, we will collaborate to diffuse and incorporate these traumatic experiences to coexist with the present. This will be hard work, and I am honored to be part of your healing journey to discover your authentic self.

Vivien Chia, MA, LMFT, ATR-BC
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist #156555
Board Certified Registered Art Therapist #24-962
Need Help With
Area of Focus

Stress & Anxiety
Depression
Life’s transition
Identity
Perfectionism
ADHD support
Children & Family
School issues
Peer relations
Women’s issues

Modalities
Therapeutic Approach

Psychodynamic
Art therapy
Person-centered
Humanistic
Attachment-focused
Trauma-focused
EMDR trained
Mindfulness
Eclectic/multidimensional

Who I Work with
Individuals

Children 6+
Teens
Adults

Groups
Please contact Vivien for more infomation




Curious About Art Therapy?

Art Speaks

Note: No art experience necessary for our sessions. It is about process, not the product.

We can be our own hardest critics, whether we haven’t picked up a crayon since grade school or are experienced artists. Art can be a great way to create inner dialogue to help you process feelings you don’t quite have the words for. A doodle on a page, an abstract collage, or a small clay creation can be effective ways to find meaning. Together, we can put meaning to your emotions, and it is deeply cathartic. And it can be a powerful way to give words and meaning to that feeling.

Please check back Art Speaks Blog for information and some creative prompts are in the works.





“I could say things with color and shape that I couldn’t’ say any other way – things I had no words for…”
– Margaret Naumburg


Vivien Chia, MA, LMFT, ATR-BC
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist #156555
Board Certified Registered Art Therapist #24-962

(424) 261-8651‬
vchiaMFT@gmail.com

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WEST LOS ANGELES
1849 Sawtelle Blvd, Ste 610
Los Angeles, CA 90025

SANTA MONICA
720 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 204
Santa Monica, CA 90401

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