Chia-Hua is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Clinical Professional Art Therapist. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan, in 2008, and her master’s degree in Art Therapy from George Washington University in 2014.
She has experience working with families and individuals including children, adolescents, and adults with multiple ethnic backgrounds and life experiences, including depression, anxiety, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and chronic illness such as dementia, brain injury, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). In her counseling sessions, she addresses issues such as identity, boundary-setting, healthy relationships, and overcoming challenges in life transitions. She specializes in trauma therapy and assists individuals who have experienced traumatic experiences, including but not limited to interpersonal trauma, significant losses, and PTSD.
Chia-Hua strives to create a safe space to foster therapeutic relationships through transparent story-telling. In a world full of distractions, her passion is to walk alongside her clients in their search for hope and purpose, setting clear goals in order to assist them to be more present with their loved ones.
“I believe in the healing power of Christian faith, which is the solid foundation of my perspective of the world and everything in it. The Bible gives us so many promises and answers to all kinds of questions that we may have about life. Life is like a journey. If we have a relationship with the one and true God who will not leave us nor forsake us (Deuteronomy 31:8), we will never be lonely.”
Chia-Hua was born and raised in Taiwan. She currently lives in northern Virginia with her husband and three children. She can read and speak both Mandarin and English fluently. She is blessed by being part of her local church. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, cooking (as a new form of art-making!), being out in the nature, and spending time with her family and friends.
