Stanly Tran, LCSW
Psychotherapist
Therapy for over-thinkers tired of fighting their mind
Logical solutions cannot always solve psychological problems
When life is simpler, it’s easier to be the person we truly want to be… But as our pain and problems begin to overwhelm us, our mind’s “over-protective, over-analytical, problem-solving” nature logically sorry, “instinctually” drives us to avoid and eliminate painful thoughts and feelings, urging us to do whatever it takes to “feel better” or “not feel bad.” While this isn’t always bad, over time, it often stops working in the long run. Over time, the way we deal with our emotional challenges starts to pull us away from our personal values and goals. Over time, no amount of self-care, positivity, or screen time seems to actually help. Rather than living a life, we are stuck surviving.
Hello! 👋🏼 I’m Stanly
I believe therapy needs to go beyond talking, venting, and coping… The process of therapy has the potential to guide us in becoming more aware, intentional, and flexible, giving us more choice in how we act in response to our thoughts and feelings. My aim is to help people not let their thoughts and feelings get in their way so much so they can redirect their energy into doing what matters. This requires us to work through (not “around”) things we have been avoiding: letting go of old [but now ineffective] coping/control strategies, thinking patterns, and belief systems. I hope we can actively collaborate on cultivating fuller, meaningful lives so that you can spend less time in therapy and more time living.
Background: I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and psychotherapist with over a decade of clinical, management, and supervisory experience in adult mental health. I began in community mental health, supporting people with serious mental illness, often made harder by substance use and limited access to resources and support. This time really taught me a tremendous amount not only about adult clients with mental illness, but the psychological distress it created for their family and friend. From there, I worked in intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs, providing structured, intensive treatment for adults who needed more than weekly therapy. I spent several years as a therapist integrated into primary care. I’m now in full-time private practice and expect to complete my Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in 2027