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Huong Phan, LPC

Staff Licensed Professional Counselor
Languages
English
SPECIALTIES
Talk Therapy
LGBTQIA+
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Education and training

  • University of Central Florida, BS
  • Brooklyn College of the City University of Ny, MA

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Huong Phan, LPC

Huong "Claire" Phan is a licensed mental health counselor at the New York State Education Department Office of the Professions and a licensed professional counselor at the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. Claire completed her Master's in Mental Health Counseling at Brooklyn College, City University of New York. Claire has been practicing for 5 years as a licensed therapist providing counseling for mood disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, prolonged grief disorder, adjustment disorders, women's issues, and also helping clients navigate relationship difficulties and other challenges. Claire completed her clinical internship and worked as a therapist at the Institute for Human Identity, one of the first psychotherapy centers in New York to provide LGBTQ+ affirmative psychotherapy. Claire is passionate about serving the LGBTQ+ community and providing a safe space for her clients regardless of differences in gender identity, expression, sexual orientation, race, and culture. Claire practices with a holistic approach that incorporates cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavioral, and mindfulness-based therapy techniques to help clients gain awareness, practice acceptance, and foster resiliency. Each of these therapy modalities requires active participation from the client to connect mind with body, intent with action so that healthier patterns can emerge.

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Specialties
Talk Therapy
LGBTQIA+
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
States
Texas
New York
Languages
English
Takes insurance
Virtual visits
9 years experience