LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST & ART THERAPIST

Dr. Helena Ma is clinically trained in art therapy and certified in Christ-centered counseling. She is trilingual in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. She is affirming of all sexual, gender, and relational identities. Her goal is to walk alongside you, lift some of those weights off you, transform you from surviving to thriving, celebrate your uniqueness, integrate and mobilize your innate strengths and resources, and connect to your authentic self so you can live a self‐directed life that brings wholeness. She integrates arts, social change, and therapeutic change to foster personal growth, a sense of purpose, healing, and environmental mastery. 

She believes that it is through the process of being heard and seen in a safe, non-judgmental, accepting, and supportive environment that new depth and meaning are created, change is envisioned, wounds are healed, and conflicts are transformed. Her approach is relational, creative, integrative, empathetic, and person-centered.

Dr. Ma received her Doctorate of Social Work focusing on social innovation and social entrepreneurship from the University of Southern California, CA and an M.A. in Marital and Family Therapy with a specialization in Clinical Art Therapy from Loyola Marymount University, CA.