Amanda Lu, LMHC-D

Asian Therapist in NYC and Seattle

You might be here because...

You have a hard time opening up to those closest to you

Your experience growing up have been significantly affecting your relationships

You don’t like spending time alone because it forces you to be with your emotions

You feel stuck in life due to constantly running into similar issues and not understanding why

Your emotions are big, overwhelming and uncontrollable

You understand what you're supposed to do, but can't seem to get yourself there.

Or maybe you simply know that something needs to change…

This is where I can help.

Therapy is not about telling you how to live your life. It’s about creating space for yourself to slow down, understand what’s happening underneath the surface.

Therapy helps with building stronger connections with ourselves, being able to break out of repeating patterns and start making choices from a place of greater clarity and true autonomy so that we don’t need to feel “controlled by our emotions.”

Who do I work with?

Those who often tell themselves “I wish I could just not feel this way” or “I wish I could just not be like this”

People who want to feel connected and belonged but all they feel is adrift

Individuals who constantly overthink conversations and worry about disappointing others

High achieving individuals who have harsh and loud inner critic and never really felt accomplished

How can I help with that?

I don't believe you are a problem that needs to be fixed.

I believe there is usually a story underneath the way we think, feel, and respond to things, and understanding that story can change the way we move through life.

My role is not to tell you who you should become. Me as a therapist is here to help you understand where you are, make sense of what brought you here, and create space for something different.