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Individual therapy office in Harvard Square Cambridge MA, Joy Yang LICSW

In nature nothing is perfect and everything is perfect.
Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways and they are still beautiful. 
~Alice Walker

​Feeling Lost, Stressed or Overwhelmed? I Can Help.

Do you wake up every day, look at your never-ending to-do list, and feel anxious, depressed or overwhelmed, and unsure of where to start? You check things off only to feel like you haven't accomplished anything and get up the next day to do it all over again. Perhaps you've lost sight of who you are, where you're heading and why you're working so hard. Is this all there is to life? Or is there something you're missing?

 

Maybe you feel like you've accomplished all the things. You've ticked off all the boxes—gone to a top-tier college, got a great job, good friends, maybe a relationship. Everyone seems to think you've got it all together. But when you're alone, you struggle with self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and a dissatisfaction you can't quite name. You worry about the missteps you've made, compare yourself to others, and feel anxious at the prospect of being exposed or losing control. 

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Or perhaps life simply surprised you. A loss you didn't see coming. A relationship that fell apart. A diagnosis, a career setback, a door that closed when you least expected it. You're not sure who you are on the other side of it — and you're not sure how to find out.

Whatever your situation, you are not alone. Life is full of uncertainty, and the changes that come your way are often impossible to predict.  But you can learn how to adapt and grow from them. Therapy can help give voice to your narrative, make sense of experiences, and better understand and embrace who you are. Imagine yourself feeling more empowered, confident, self-compassionate, and resilient.

 

With a career that started in community mental health and includes nearly a decade at MIT, I bring almost 20 years of experience helping adults just like you — many of whom are Asian Americans, children of immigrants, or professionals in STEM and academia — access a life of meaning and satisfaction that is true to who you are and how you want to be in this world. Let's get started!

Get in touch to schedule your free consultation.

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JOY YANG, LICSW
HARVARD SQUARE
CAMBRIDGE, MA 
02138
617-286-4954

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