Do you feel overwhelmed by the weight of your past experiences holding you back? We are living through an unprecedented time with many social, political, and cultural expectations that trigger our past childhood trauma. Therapy can be an invaluable lifeline during moments of stress and panic.
As a holistic therapist for adults in Oakland, I understand the unique challenges you face and offer a culturally sensitive approach to overcoming your trauma. Holistic therapy services provide such a rich opportunity to integrate our whole selves into the healing process. My private practice focuses on integrating traditional Western cognitive therapies with body based and spiritually focused approaches to help clients overcome their trauma, anxiety, and depression.
It would be my honor to walk with you and support your journey back to wholeness and vitality.
My approach to holistic therapy is deeply informed by my lived experiences growing up as the first born daughter to refugee Vietnamese parents fleeing war violence and a communist regime. I understand that cultural values, social constraints, and unspoken expectations add complicated barriers to healing from complex trauma.
My private practice philosophy centers culturally sensitive care utilizing a holistic and heart-centered framework for all our clients.
We will explore your emotions openly, while also acknowledging the importance of maintaining harmony in relationships. Through culturally adapted therapy modalities, we will address family dynamics and intergenerational influences on your well-being. Together we will cultivate strength by incorporating healthy lifestyle choices like mindful movement and balanced nutrition, all aimed at supporting your mind, body, and spirit.
You Were Born Free opens you up to other possibilities of healing and the ability to explore other affordable psychotherapy and modalities that focuses on collective healing, liberation, and empowerment towards transformative mental health care. Reach out today, if you are ready to journey towards wholeness with someone who honors your dignity, worth, and sovereignty. I am here to support your transformation into your most authentic self.
Hi there, I’m Ms. Emily Tran, a holistic therapist from Oakland in the Bay Area of California. I was raised in an immigrant household where words were few but deliciously made food was the way my mother conveyed her love for me. I grew up expressing my emotions through painting and playing piano. As an adult I discovered that healing intergenerational trauma within my psyche required more than just talk therapy. I found success with holistic therapy because the integrated approaches helped me to accept my ancestral and cultural traditions, while also specializing in uncovering the root causes to the myriad of psychosomatic symptoms I had. Through yoga, meditation, and relaxation techniques, I learned how to better take care of my health and incorporate movement to help me feel safe in my body again. I also had so much anxiety, stress, and pain which I was able to manage through regular acupuncture. Finally I was able to reconcile and honor a traditional Chinese medicine practice from my family's lineage.
It is with a grateful heart, that I offer therapy centered on finding alternative ways of coming back to your innate wisdom within your spirit and body.
You Were Born Free is a private practice that offers holistic therapy to support all our clients in healing their trauma, pain, and suffering so that they can live a whole and integrated life with their children, families, and friends. This holistic therapy approach empowers you to heal on your own terms, honoring your unique identity while providing the tools and support for a purposeful life.
I am committed to going beyond treating your symptoms. With holistic therapy, I am passionate about delving into your physical, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects of life in order to discover the root causes of your suffering. I find that providing an individualized approach to care results in long-term change and sustainable ways of healthy living. We incorporate a variety of approaches including mind-body interventions, relaxation techniques, creative expression, and wellness guidance. The power focusing on the whole person via multifaceted parts is the complete transformation that occurs through holistic therapy.
I value the self-determination and sovereignty of every person I meet and make it a priority to provide clients with tools, knowledge, and embodied wisdom to manage their mental health and well-being independently. The ultimate goal at You Were Born Free is to empower and educate so that you discover how to heal and thrive utilizing holistic therapy. With these gifts, the hope is that you share your living wisdom to someone else in need.
I take a transformative mental health stance which means that I believe that our human condition, mental capacities, and emotions are the impulses for generative change, rather than a pathology. Through holistic therapy services, there are unique opportunities to view and approach healing through multifaceted ways, which includes an understanding of how our collective welfare, societal environment, and relational interactions impact our ability to access healing services. Within this paradigm, you will be able to access a greater depth of healing practices unique to your life, experiences, and ancestral lineages.
A holistic therapist takes a whole-person approach to healing through integrating the mind, body, and spirit. Most holistic therapists encourage an in depth exploration of your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors as they directly affect your physical body and spiritual health. Holistic therapy supports you in uncovering the underlying causes of your pain and suffering that go beyond treating your symptoms. Holistic therapists provide vital care and connection based on individualized interventions that are personal to your needs. Some therapists with the right training also offer expressive arts therapy such as creative arts, sound, music or dance to explore emotions and experiences.
My approach specifically centers on traditional Western psychotherapy modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as well as Eastern traditions like meditation, mindfulness and relaxation techniques. Blending Meditation and Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) with CBT may increase the efficacy of traditional CBT. I encourage exploration of body-centered therapies such as acupuncture and yoga. Lastly, I may integrate indigenous cultural traditions of narrative storytelling within my holistic therapy practice as a way to give voice to the marginalized and oppressed.
Holistic therapy can be quite eclectic and unique. This is the beauty of approaching therapy from a holistic framework. You are welcomed to explore what works best for you. Holistic therapists will typically begin by discussing the different modalities they use. They will guide you in working towards your issues utilizing a variety of interventions. Your therapist may collaborate with other professionals who can support other areas of your well-being.
Holistic therapy is effective for individuals looking for alternatives to traditional psychotherapy and symptom management modalities. Curious to know more? Schedule a free consultation with me for holistic telebehavioral health and sliding scale options to meet your individual needs.
Traditional therapy approaches often address a specific mental or emotional issue utilizing evidenced based techniques such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). The goal with regular therapy is to alleviate symptoms and improve mental health via an analytical and methodical approach to solving your problem. Therapists with specialized training may supplement with medications in order to reactive your thinking brain, memory, and cognition.
The beauty of holistic therapy is the broader and integrative framework that seeks to help you find balance and harmony within your mind, body, and spirit. In my own experience, I find that holistic therapy harmonizes very well with those of us whose ancestors come from a lineage of deep spiritual traditions, honoring collective values that highlight the importance of ecological factors, intuition, and non-verbal connections. Overall, a holistic therapists strive to create a safe and supportive space for you to explore your concerns, address them from various angles and develop tools for self-care and optimal wellness.
You Were Born Free is rooted in the belief that healing is interconnected. When you heal and overcome your suffering, you can then heal others. You may be surprised when you dive into the rabbit hole and stretch your imagination, trust in the divine energy of this earth and each other to show you the answers. My private practice is committed to offering teletherapy for all clients living in Berkeley, Oakland and throughout California. I welcome you to schedule a free consultation if you are interesting in creating a new sense of wonder and reconnecting with your innate wholeness.
