Cindy Chien, MA, AMFT
Cindy Chien, MA, AMFT

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Helping High-Conflict Couples

Find Long-Term Recovery

goal-oriented, strengths-based Couple therapy

 
 
 

Available Online and In-Person

In-Person in Walnut Creek

Serving Clients in California

 
 
 
 

Cindy Chien, MA, AMFT

Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

AMFT #140438

We are living in incredibly stressful times, and many of us are looking for some support.

Cindy Chien is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT #140438) based in San Francisco East Bay, California and under licensed supervision. She specializes in couple therapy, trauma therapy, and relational intelligence. She leverages goal-focused counseling, scientifically proven methods, and tool-based approaches to support the needs and preferences of her clients. If you are struggling with communication issues, betrayal, sleep problems, challenges at work, mood swings, anxiety, or depression, she might be a good match for you and your family.

Cindy employs approaches developed by top couple & family therapy researchers, attending several trainings a year to stay current with the latest developments. She is a trauma-informed clinician trained in EMDR and Brainspotting. She has a background in international relations and human resources, punctuated by brief stints in product management and finance. Her efforts had built a multilateral relational bridge for engineering research exchange and promoted entrepreneurial education between UC Berkeley and Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, which continue to be relevant today. Married with one child, she renews herself through spending time with nature.

Cindy received her master’s degree in Psychology from the University of San Francisco and bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from UC Berkeley. She has native fluency in Mandarin Chinese and experience living in Kyoto, Japan. 

 

Clinical Approaches

  • Develop existing strengths and resources to induce a state of flow, melting together action and consciousness.

  • Brief therapy dedicated to finding solutions in the here and now.

  • Recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as first-choice treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

  • Effective neurobiological tool for releasing deeply embedded psychological trauma and emotional pain. Restores brain health. Performance enhancer.

  • Recognized as the gold standard of couples therapy. Research shows that over 70% of couples recover from distress in their relationship within 12 EFT sessions.

  • Change dysfunctional thoughts, feelings, and behaviors by uprooting negative or irrational beliefs.

  • Internal attachment and parts work, promoting self-compassion by engaging with the plurality of mind.

  • Skills training in mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance.

  • Thorough assessment of couple’s relationship, integrating research-based interventions.

  • Pioneering work in family systems and family reconstruction, enhancing individual growth potential toward self-actualization.

 
 

Serving Clients in California

San Francisco Bay Area | Available In-Person in Walnut Creek and Livermore