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Cross cultural Counseling
Reclaim your lost voice
We deeply understand the challenges in the international community. We'll work as a team to address the painful process of loss and separation from home countries, and difficulties to fit in due to language, cultural barriers as well as racial identity issues
ABOUT US
Ally Counseling and Therapy is a women owned practice. Our practice focuses on developing relationships with our clients and our community. We value being connected to our neighbors, community partners, and our natural environment. Our practice is safe, culturally sensitive and inclusive for all people to participate in psychotherapy. We are affirming of all LGBTQIA+ and gender diverse individuals. We are dedicated to teaching and empowering people to understand, improve, and take responsibility for their own emotions, relationships and intimacy.
Services at Ally Counseling and Therapy focus on cultural adjustment issues, racial identity concerns, trauma-focused treatment, women's issues, parenting struggles, parental mental health, anxiety and depression, the identification and treatment of psychosexual and relationship problems, infidelity, LGBTQIA+ issues and more.
We focus on innovative interventions such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Interpersonal Family Therapy (IFS), Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), Sex Therapy, Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Expressive Arts Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment therapy, Life Coaching and animal assisted therapy. We are strength-based and solution-focused.
Our practice is located in Chelsea and Long Island City NYC. We warmly welcome people all over the world to be a part of our community through Telehealth services.
Meet The Team
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Tier IV Therapist
Founder, Clinical Supervisor,
Mandarin Chinese/English Speaking, Bilingual and Bicultural,
Certified EMDR Therapist, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, Hypnotherapist, Relationship Coach, SIFI Certified Field Instructor,
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Tier III Therapist
Clinical Supervisor, English/Mandarin Chinese/Taiwanese Speaking, Multi-lingual and Multi-cultural, Art Therapist, EFT couple therapist, Parenting Coach, International Student Coach
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Tier II Therapist
EMDR Trauma therapist, Mandarin Chinese/English Speaking, Bilingual and Bicultural Therapist,
Asian and Asian American Identity specialist, Relationship Coach, International Student Life Coach,
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Tier II Therapist
Mandarin Chinese and English Speaking ,Bilingual and Bicultural Therapist,Queer Identity specialist, relationship coach, sexuality educator, career coach, international Student Life Coach,
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Tier II Therapist
EMDR Trauma therapist, Certified Bilingual Mandarin Chinese/English School Counselor, Bilingual and Bicultural Therapist,Relationship Coach, International Student Life Coach
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Tier II Therapist
English and Mandarin Chinese speaking,Bilingual and Bicultural Therapist, Body Positivity Advocate, Eating Disorder Coach, International Student Life Coach
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Tier I Therapist
English and Mandarin Chinese Speaking, Bilingual and Bicultural Therapist, NYU Master’s Candidate for Counseling in Mental Health and Wellness, Relationship Coach, International Student Life Coach.
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Tier I Therapist
English and Spanish Speaking, Bilingual and Bicultural Therapist, Master's in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy and Clinical and Health Psychology, NYU Master’s for Counseling in Mental Health and Wellness Candidate
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Tier I Therapist
English and Mandarin Speaking, Bilingual and Bicultural Therapist, NYU Master’s Candidate for Counseling in Mental Health and Wellness, Gender and Sexuality Identity Coach, International Student Life Coach.
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Tier I Therapist
English and Mandarin Chinese Speaking, Bilingual and Bicultural Therapist, NYU Art Therapy Master's Candidate, International Student Life Coach, Multi-Talented Artist.
Tier II Therapist
EMDR Trauma therapist, Mandarin Chinese/English/Japanese/Spanish Speaking, Multi-lingual, Multi-cultural, Gender Identity specialist, International Student Life Coach
Our Values
Create Strong Relationships
The longing and wanting for strong and meaningful relationships is our basic human need. We value building relationships within our community and helping our clients to do the same. It’s also our goal to promote strong, lasting bonds within our team and to work collaboratively both in the office and out in the community.
Serve the community
Part of our mission is to contribute to promoting wellness within the community through community involvement, speaking engagements, and financial contributions. We want to reach out to more people in our community and provide therapeutic and psychoeducational services to people of every ability, age, gender, national origin, race/ethnicity, religious affiliation, and sexual orientation.
Invest in qualities
We’re committed to providing the best atmosphere for our clients and our team. It’s seen in our beautiful workspace for our clinicians and a safe space for our clients. We provide continuing education and quality supervision to our clinicians so clients can feel safe knowing their therapist is always growing professionally.
Promote Inclusions
We’re committed to hiring clinicians of varying backgrounds, beliefs and specialties to better serve diverse and unique experiences of our clients. We value diversity, equity and inclusively within our team.