Loc Vu

I’m a licensed therapist who works with adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life transitions. I provide individual therapy through a practical, compassionate, and structured approach—helping clients build coping skills, improve relationships and boundaries, and reduce patterns that keep them stuck. I work with clients across diverse identities and backgrounds, including LGBTQIA+ individuals and those managing acculturation or immigration-related stress.

Education: MSW (University of Southern California), MS in Financial Analysis (University of San Francisco), and BA in Psychology (San José State University). I worked in academic and career counseling—experience that informs my goal-focused, real-world style in therapy.

My approach is collaborative and practical. We’ll work on two tracks at the same time: (1) immediate tools to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning (stress, mood, sleep, boundaries, communication), and (2) deeper pattern work so the same issues don’t keep resurfacing. I keep therapy structured enough to feel like it’s going somewhere, but flexible enough to meet you where you are each week. Given my background and current clinical work, I pay particular attention to how work–life pressure, relationships, stress, anxiety, depression, and acculturation or immigration stress shape symptoms and coping.

In the first session, you can expect a clear, grounded intake—not an interrogation. We’ll cover what’s bringing you in now; relevant history (mental health, relationships, trauma if applicable, and medical, sleep, or substance factors); what you’ve tried before; and what “better” would look like in concrete, measurable terms. We’ll also align on logistics and boundaries: confidentiality, session structure, handling between-session needs, and how we’ll know whether therapy is working. If it’s a good fit, you’ll leave the first session with an initial plan and one or two concrete strategies to use right away.