Xiaoting Joyce

Inner Life  

Tension, confusion, loss, fear, envy, loneliness, emptiness, and disconnection; as well as joy, desire, love, creativity, imagination, and moments of feeling deeply alive.

Exploration of dreams, symbols, images, and the less-known parts of ourselves, with curiosity about what they may be expressing and where they may be leading us. 

Relationships, Women’s Lives & Cultural Experience
Relational patterns
Women’s inner life, motherhood, sexuality, and creative and professional identity.
Immigration, cultural adaptation, belonging, and cross-cultural identity
Interracial and intercultural relationships

Life Transitions & Individuation
Major transitions, crossroads, and periods of uncertainty
Midlife questions of meaning

…and other places where the psyche may be asking for attention. 

It's complicated...I suppose...We can talk about it...

Deep within, I believe each person carries a living inner world of dreams, images, memories, and longings that quietly shapes their outer life. When we listen to this inner world with care, doors open to a life that feels more meaningful, truthful, and alive.

 I welcome not only your thoughts and feelings, but also your dreams, symbols, and the “irrational” parts of you that may have been ignored or misunderstood. 

Every individual has a unique story and a unique path of individuation. I offer a warm, steady, and respectful space where we can explore together what your psyche is trying to say and how it may be guiding you to embrace a fuller life.

Work with me:

• Individual Psychotherapy: Jungian-oriented psychotherapy for children, teens, and adults.
• Private Practice: Based in El Dorado Hills, California, with online services throughout California.
• In-person meetings are highly recommended. 
• Language: English, Mandarin

• Master of Science in Clinical Psychology. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. California # 142177

Nevada #5305-R

• Psychoanalysis Training Candidate, C.G. Jung-Institut Zürich, Switzerland. 
• Clinically trained in the San Francisco South Bay and Greater Sacramento.
• Employee' Assistance Program(EAP) provider for employees at high-tech, finance, and retail companies in Silicon Valley and beyond, also work with students from a few universities in California.
• Former clinician and/or supervisor across settings (government, hospital, community agency), working with children, teens, adults and older adults from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.
• Former Graduate Research Assistant at Stanford University in the School of Medicine and Psychology Department.