Su Fern Khoo, M.S, LMFT

There are moments in life when things seem “just not quite right.” These are the moments we seek clarity, meaning, new direction, or just a grounded way to manage our emotions and behaviors that have significantly spilled over and impacted our lives. Since 2001, I have been exploring and engaged in the work of inner healing. I integrate my spiritual-contemplative foundation and psychotherapeutic knowledge to support others in their journey. As an Asian therapist with a mixed identity and familiarity with diverse cultural backgrounds, my focus is on accompanying individuals (18 years+) and couples through the struggles they face. These challenges may present themselves as life transitions, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, unprocessed trauma, difficult childhood experiences, and/or existential crises. I know that feeling heard, seen, and connected to someone you trust in a safe and protected space is essential for a person's process, so I meet you where you are. Together we will work towards finding new direction and healthy long-lasting change that benefits you as well those around you. INDIVIDUAL THERAPY: I believe that by deepening self-knowledge and mindful living, we are more able to choose how to respond instead of just react to the circumstances that life delivers to each of us. My goal is to help individuals uncover the roots of emotional and psychological distress. Beyond just coping with the symptoms that may bring a person to therapy, I aim to bring awareness to the underlying causes in order for healing to begin. COUPLES THERAPY: When working with couples, I hope to foster a stronger connection between partners. I help couples deepen their understanding of themselves within the relationship, as well as their partner's perspective. We may address various issues such as relationship imbalances, emotional and physical intimacy, parenting and co-parenting challenges, trust, finances, navigating differences in spirituality or religion, and managing extended family dynamics. By teaching key communication skills and bringing awareness to unhelpful repeated patterns or dynamics, I can enable couples to transform painful conflicts into productive interactions that lead to mutual understanding. Ultimately, the goal is to help couples make the healthiest and most beneficial choices for both themselves and their partner. MY THERAPEUTIC APPROACH: With a warm, person-centered and eclectic approach, I use a psychodynamic, humanistic, existential, and attachment-oriented lens to collaboratively explore the origins of difficult issues and offer coping skills toward the healthy management of emotions and life’s stressors. Additionally, I offer a Jungian-informed depth psychology approach. This includes the analysis of symbols and archetypes through sandplay, dreams, and active imagination. These tools facilitate a deeper understanding of your sense of self and nurture its emergence through profound personal growth and transformation. "Sandplay provides a medium through which deep inner healing can occur, as it taps into the creative and symbolic processes of the mind." – Dora Kalff *Services provided in English or Spanish