Natalie Hsieh, PhD, MATS, AMFT
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
#AMFT142591
Phone: 619-858-3105 x 136
Mission Valley Office
I recognize the courage it takes to invite a professional to partner with you in finding your way through a season of life that feels painful, discouraging, or overwhelming. I offer a personalized space where you can feel seen, heard, and respected as we explore what concerns you, at your pace. I position myself as someone who is in your corner, enlarging your hope and guiding you to experience greater relational and emotional well-being and flourishing.
Therapy Experience and Approach
I see clients for individual, couples, parent, family, and group therapy, using a personalized approach that honors the strengths and needs of each client. I consider you and your concerns within a framework that integrates body-mind-sociocultural-spiritual systems at work in your life. My clinical experience has been in faith-based community agencies and with teens, parents, and staff in the public school system. My theological training and ministry experience in several immigrant and ethnic faith-based congregations in San Diego and LA counties also helps me guide clients in processing the intersection of personal, family, sociocultural, and spiritual concerns and relationships more deeply in therapy.
My Therapy Core Values
Building a collaborative therapeutic relationship of personalized and dignifying care
Drawing out your hopes, strengths, resources, vision, and values
Integrating body-mind-sociocultural-spiritual well-being in yourself and your relationships
Helping you discover meaningful insights from your life journey and relational contexts
Sensitively processing grief, shame, and traumatic stress and helping you grow your resilience
Areas of Additional Experience
PREPARE-ENRICH pre-marital counseling (can be tailored to honor a couple's values and goals)
Faith-integrated counseling and exploring spiritual concerns
Cultural journeys and exploring cross-cultural or bicultural identity complexities
Seasons of life adjustment or role/identity challenges, complexities, conflict
Ongoing health/medical needs and navigating healthcare, school, and community resources
Providing education on mental health, trauma, and strengthening family and community relationships and resilience
Education and Specialized Training
PhD in Systems, Families, and Couples, Loma Linda University
MS in Marital and Family Therapy, Loma Linda University
MA in Theological Studies, Bethel Seminary
MA in Psychology, Stanford University
BA in Psychology, Stanford University
Certification, PREPARE-ENRICH Facilitator
Certification, House of Ruth 40-hr Domestic Violence Training
Certification, 4-Day Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) Externship
Professional and Community Education and Research
I am a lifelong learner and enjoy contributing to collective wisdom shared in academic/professional and community settings. I serve as full-time faculty in the Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling program at Pt. Loma Nazarene University, teaching students to nurture their "self of the therapist/counselor" and develop clinical skills through courses in spirituality, sociocultural context, research and theory. I also enjoy providing workshops on mental health, whole-person care, and strengthening bicultural identity and family/community relationships in churches and other faith-based communities. My hope is to use research, writing, and education to strengthen intergenerational families and churches, and to encourage the contributions of underrepresented family and cultural communities to shape the therapy profession.
Selected publications:
Hsieh, N. & ChenFeng, J. (2024). Constructing Shame Resilience as Asian Americans: Face, Race, and Bicultural Identity. In ChenFeng, J. & Kim, L. (Eds.) Asian American Identities, Relationships, and Cultural Legacies: Reflections from Marriage and Family Therapists. New York, NY: Routledge.
Hsieh, N. (2021). Constructing Bicultural Identity and Shame Resilience in Chinese* Americans (Doctoral dissertation, Loma Linda University).
Quek, K. M.-T., Hsieh, N. W-M., & Eppler, C. (2021). Collectivist Discourses in Relational Intersectionality: Insights from Chinese American Christian Couples. Journal of Family Issues, 42(11), 2487–2508.
Selected presentations:
Hsieh, N., Cafferky, B., Williams-Reade, J., Ing, K., ChenFeng, J., Lister, Z. (2021, Nov). Bicultural Identity Negotiation and Shame Resilience in Chinese Americans. Presentation at the Theory Construction and Research Methodology workshop, National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) virtual annual conference.
Hsieh, N., Quek, K., Eppler, C (2021, June). Relational Intersectionality with Collectivist Couples. Presentation at the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) virtual conference.
Hsieh, N., ChenFeng, J., Lister, Z., & Banjoko, S. (2019, June). Bicultural Shame Resiliency in Chinese Americans. Presentation at the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) conference, Oakland, CA.
Hsieh, N., Lister, Z., & Smith, J.D. (2019, May). Cultivating Spiritual Home and Hospitality. Presentation at School of Behavioral Health Spiritual Integration Luncheon, Loma Linda, CA.
Professional Affiliations:
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA)
Contact:
Please contact me at 619-858-3105 x 136 to discuss how we might work together.