Xiaoting Joyce

• Long-term psychoanalytic therapy 

• Jungian dream work and exploration of symbols, images, and myths

• Sandplay therapy for children and adults

• In-depth support around life transitions and cultural adaptation

• Exploring the meanings of symptoms, conflicts, and relationships in both inner and outer life

• Supporting self-growth, integration and individuation
   

• Emotional Challenges
  • Disconnection, emptiness, loneliness
  • Lack of joy or love, dissociation, feeling “numb” or unreal
• Dream Work
  • Dream exploration and amplification from a Jungian perspective
• Women’s Inner Life
  • Internal growth and development
  • Relationships, motherhood, creative and professional identity
• Life Changes & Cultural Adaptation
  • Major life transitions and crossroads
  • Cultural integration and immigration
  • Interracial and intercultural relationships
  • International students and cross-cultural identity
• Personal Development & Individuation
  • Self-image, intimacy, boundaries 
  • Identity forging and finding one’s own voice 
  • Midlife questions of meaning and direction
• Mental Health Concerns
  • Anxiety, depression, trauma
  • Relational and developmental trauma
• Family & Relationship Issues
  • Couples and family conflicts 
  • Domestic issues
  • Foster care and complex family histories
• …and other areas where the psyche is asking for attention.
   

• Master of Science in Clinical Psychology

• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. 

California # 142177

Nevada #5305-R

• Training Candidate, Psychoanalysis program, C.G. Jung-Institut Zürich, Switzerland. 

• Clinically trained in the San Francisco South Bay and Greater Sacramento.

• Employee' Assistant Program(EAP) provider for employees at leading high-tech, finance, and retail companies in Silicon Valley and beyond, also work with students from several leading 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.
   

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.

• 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. 

• C.G. Jung Institute Zürich, Switzerland
• American Psychological Association, Division 35
• California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
• Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California
• Sacramento Psychoanalytic Society
• Sandplay Therapists of America
• Friends of the CG Jung Institute of San Francisco

• English
• Mandarin Chinese