Mike Tran, AMFT

Associate Marriage and Family Therapist 141534

Schooling and Training: I obtained my Masters in Clinical Psychology with Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University.  Additionally, I obtained training in LGBTQ+ affirming care from the LGBTQ Center OC.

Therapeutic Focus: I specialize in racial identity and racial trauma related to Asian-American communities (i.e., acculturative stress, intergenerational trauma, societal narratives around stereotypes held about Asian-Americans) and the LGBTQ+ affirming care (i.e., processing internalized shame and traumas associated with systemic oppression and stigmatization).  Additionally, I also work with couples who have trouble managing relational conflict, and who are interested in fostering more intimacy, trust, and connection in their relationships.

Approach to Therapy: I believe that kindness and compassion are my natural orientation and I position myself accordingly as a therapist.  I believe that we are all inherently enough.

My job is not to “fix” you or tell you what to do.  Rather, my job is to help you find the resources and resiliency to relate to yourself in new ways that feel nourishing, envision possibilities where you could not find them before, hold space for you to process what it has meant to arrive where life has taken you in its many complexities and to collaborate on navigating new territories for a life that feels more authentic and aligned.  

I use a non-pathologizing, integrative approach that includes attachment theory, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindful self-compassion, narrative therapy, psychodynamic therapy, Gottman Methods Couples therapy, as well as working from a framework that is rooted in social justice and intersectionality.

While our work will rarely be comfortable and I may gently challenge you, I promise to do so with grace and compassion.

Fun Facts About Me: Like other members of the LGBTQ+ and Asian-American communities, I contain multitudes.  In my past life, I spent over a decade climbing the corporate ladder as an accountant navigating (and letting go of) perfectionism and burnout.  I am an avid yoga practitioner, a dancer, a gaymer, loving uncle, brother, son, and friend.

Fees: $170 for individuals and 190 for couples