Tiong Tan (Joshua), LCSW #88693

I graduated from Diana R. Garland School of Social Work at Baylor University, Texas in 2012 as a Global Mission Leadership Scholar. Serving as a clinical social worker in the intensive outpatient care unit in Los Angeles and an outpatient clinic in Orange County has provided me with extensive experience working with individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, suicidal ideation, self-harm behaviors, addictions, psychosis, and bipolar symptoms. 

I also conduct anger management classes and provide therapy to children, teenagers, and adults who were victims of crime. In 2017, I completed a Master of Arts in Theology at Fuller Seminary. During my time at Fuller, I took the opportunity to sharpen my clinical competence through Fuller School of Psychology. My training, education, and background has prepared me to assist individuals with complex mental health challenges. 

Begin Your Healing Journey With Me

You feel as if everything inside you has broken into a million pieces and you feel things can never be the same again. You think that things are beyond fixing and there is no point trying. Now, every little thing becomes unbearable and overwhelming. Those negative struggles reopen old wounds and causing new ones. You tried burying your pain hoping it would go away. You feel lonely and tormented. You feel exhausted, stressed, and angry all the time. You wonder how much more you can take. You are unsure of who or where to turn for help. In the midst of this painful journey, you do not have to go through it alone.

I am here to assist you. We will explore all the pieces and together, like tandem paragliding. My goal is to assist you to re-channel your energy towards rewriting your story and move forward in life creating an alternative path redeveloping hope and happiness. We will work together to begin the journey of making sense of the trauma, regulate the extreme emotions, restore precious relationships and discover new potentials and possibilities. In tandem, you will soar again.

Treatment Approach

My primary therapy style is Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) supplemented with Narrative Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) principles, especially working with attachment challenges. I will assist you by increasing self-awareness via mindfulness exercises, strengthen coping. strategies to regulate intense emotions, arrest negative thoughts successfully, improve your analytical skills, and develop adaptive scripts replacing negative thoughts.

As a multilingual therapist and a global citizen, I appreciate the resiliency and complexity of international transitions and have the expertise in navigating intergenerational, intercultural, interfaith, and third culture issues. I can also provide therapy in Mandarin and Cantonese.

I provide individual therapy sessions for 50 minutes/ $130 per session and couples sessions for 50 minutes/ $150 per session. I would love to learn more about you and help support you on your journey to healing.

Please do not hesitate to contact me for a free 20 minute consultation. 

Email: ttiongtan@gmail.com

Phone #: (949) 229-6943