he/him

Jimmy Ho

LMFT

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Location

Virtual, California

Insurance Accepted

Anthem Blue Cross Of CA, Aetna, Health Net/MHN, Cigna/Evernorth, Blue Shield of California

Communication Style

Action-oriented, Empowering, Direct

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Focus areas

Anxiety, Chronic Illness, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Immigration, Life Transitions, Stress

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I believe in the potential and inherent desire of people to grow and develop into their best selves.

License number

#111899

Therapy style

I practice from a Humanistic or Person-Centered perspective. This means I believe in the potential and inherent desire of people to grow and develop into their best selves. Many times - whether due to their childhood upbringing, relationships with caregivers and primary attachment figures, their culture, oppression, education/instruction, religious institutions, or beliefs about self - individuals are prevented from developing into their most authentic greater selves. In therapy, clients may uncover and unblock these barriers and find ways to bring them down and overcome them. I also use Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) techniques, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Solution-Focused techniques, Harm Reduction, Strengths-Based approach, and Psychodynamic techniques to help clients identify and remove these barriers, live a healthier and improved life, alleviate suffering, have greater optimism, acquire insight, and increase self-awareness as well as self-in-relationship awareness. I have significant experience working with older populations and gerontology.

Approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Harm Reduction
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Solution-focused

Education

MS - Counseling (Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling), San Francisco State University Clinical Internship, Pacific Institute Clinical Internship, San Francisco Unified School District Clinical Internship, New Leaf Services for our Community

Interests

Traveling, exercise and gym, learning more about nature.