Teresa

Teresa Trinh

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

As a French-American and US-licensed psychotherapist, I support English-speaking individuals and couples across issues including complex trauma, relationship challenges, life transitions, cultural adjustment stressors, career and purpose, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, neurodiversity, non-monogamy, and sexuality/gender exploration.

About Me

My work is to guide my clients into unconscious material and face entrenched patterns in order to discover meaningful insights and creating lasting change. I am compassionate and intuitive in my approach, bringing directness, discernment, and focus when appropriate.

Approach

I specialize in working with individuals and couples with intersectional identities, integrating various approaches that include: somatic (Hakomi practitioner), mindfulness, psychodynamic, relational, family systems, attachment-oriented, trauma-informed, Buddhist philosophy, psychedelic integration, and Internal Family Systems (parts work). I support clients to cultivate a deeper sense of inner-knowing, self-acceptance, clarity, and agency in order to live a more engaged and liberated life.
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Basic Information

Online Only

Services

Services Offered:

  • Coaching

    A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.

  • Trauma Counseling

    Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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  • Somatic Psychotherapy

    A form of therapy focused on the connection between mind and body, using body awareness and movement to release held tension, trauma, and emotion.

  • Divorce Counselling

    Counselling for individuals or couples going through separation or divorce, addressing the emotional, practical, and relational dimensions.

  • Internal Family Systems

    A therapy model that views the mind as made up of distinct sub-personalities or 'parts', each with its own role, and works to help these parts communicate and heal under the leadership of a core Self.

  • Relationship Counselling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Somatic Therapy

    A body-centred approach to healing that uses physical awareness, breath, and movement to release stored tension and trauma, based on the recognition that the body holds and expresses emotional experience.

  • Trauma Counselling

    Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.

    Learn more about Trauma Counselling

Works With:

  • Couples
  • Families
  • Individuals
  • Parents
  • Adults

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Relocation / Expat

    The psychological challenges of moving to a new country or city, including loneliness, culture shock, identity shifts, and loss of social support.

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  • Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

  • Identity Issues

    A person's sense of who they are, including their values, beliefs, roles, and self-perception, and the distress that arises when this sense is unclear, fragmented, or negative.

  • Self-Esteem

    A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.

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  • Body Image

    How a person perceives, thinks, and feels about their physical appearance. When persistently negative, it can drive distress, avoidance, and disordered eating.

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  • Codependency

    A relational pattern in which a person's sense of identity and self-worth becomes excessively tied to caring for or controlling another person, often at their own expense.

  • Cross-Cultural

    The psychological challenges of living between two or more cultures, including identity conflicts, acculturation stress, and difficulties with belonging.

  • Depression

    A mood disorder marked by persistent low mood, loss of interest or pleasure, and changes in energy, sleep, or appetite that impair daily functioning.

    Learn more about Depression

Professional Title:

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

    A therapist licensed to work with couples and families on relationship difficulties, communication, and family dynamics.

Credentials

Registrations

Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)

Marriage and Family Therapist

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Qualifications

Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology

Pacifica Graduate Institute

Year: 2020

Hakomi Professional Skills Training (Levels 1 & 2)

Hakomi Institute of California

Year: 2022

Gottman Couples Therapy Training (Level 1)

Gottman Institute

Year: 2020

Decolonizing Attachment Theory

Linda Thai, LMSW

Year: 2025

Somatic Abolitionism

Resmaa Menakem

Year: 2021

Service Areas

Teresa Trinh, MA

Online Only

Paris

France