Hana Tran
Psychotherapist
About me
I am a Licensed Master Social Worker based in New York City. I received my Master of Social Work from Hunter College, CUNY. I am an associate psychotherapist with Union Square Psychotherapy, where I see individuals, couples, and families from a consulting room in downtown Manhattan, and virtually across New York State. In addition to private practice, I have clinical experience in community-based agencies including a high school, an outpatient health center, and a residential substance use treatment program.
I came to clinical practice as an arts producer with over a decade of experience working with artists and arts non-profits to bring creative visions to life. I have a BA in the History of Art from Amherst College, and completed my MA at The Courtauld Institute of Art, where I researched and wrote about the intersection of contemporary art, sexuality, violence, and psychoanalysis. My work with artists has a lot to do with the way I work with my patients as a therapist.
I am queer, Asian, and a child of immigrants. I am attuned to lived experiences of oppression, intergenerational echoes of war and its aftermaths, colonial violence, and migration. I offer services in English.
About you
Navigating your unique life path is no simple task. Depression, anxiety, grief, and anger may overwhelm your sense of agency and fulfillment. Certain ways of coping may give temporary respite but leave you feeling stuck and disconnected. You may encounter parts of yourself that make you question who you think you are.
Seeking therapy is a sign of something going on. It could be processing a loss, a life transition, an event, or a relationship. Maybe you feel off, but you’re not sure how, or why. Or maybe you’re following a familiar pattern, and you want to find another way. There are many reasons to begin therapy, but they all have to do with imagining that things could be different.
What you imagine, and what you dream, are important. They offer glimpses into how you see yourself, how you relate to others, and what you truly desire. Bringing meaning and experience to these insights gives you fuller range to find and choose your path forward.
Treatment
My clinical orientation is psychodynamic. How I think about therapy is influenced by my interdisciplinary background in art and social work. Therapy is a creative process that taps your internal life to bring forward the conditions for lasting change and authentic expression. It is also a relational process that uses the interpersonal situation of therapist and patient to experience parts of yourself that are not readily apparent elsewhere. It takes account of the history and the conditions of the world we live in, and how you have survived it. Therapy, like art, is an exploration of your capacity to make meaning of the known and unknown, and ultimately, to transform.
Before beginning treatment, we meet for a 45-minute consultation, where we talk about what brings you to therapy, and why now. Finding a therapist can be challenging. Your therapist is someone that you will talk to about personal details of your life, and it is important that you feel your therapist is someone who can help. One of the things we might discuss in consultation is what it means and feels like for you to be in the position of seeking such a person. If we choose to work together, treatment begins.
I see patients once or twice a week, usually in person and sometimes by video or phone. In sessions, we listen for the patterns, feelings, and questions that emerge as we explore what it feels like to be you. I bring a warm spirit of curiosity and improvisation that helps the process along. Experiencing yourself in this way is a means to self-authorization, freedom from shame, and relief from suffering. The way I practice is not focused on pathology or diagnoses. It is a collaborative process that uses understanding and acceptance to instill hope.
Fee
I work at a sliding scale rate, which means that your fee will be based on your unique financial circumstances. I believe that therapy should be accessible and affordable to all, especially to those without access to generational wealth and those from historically oppressed groups.
I am not on panel with any insurance companies. I provide superbills to patients using out-of-network benefits. More information about insurance can be accessed here.
Contact
hanatran.therapy@gmail.com, or use the form below.
I am currently accepting new patients. I offer a free 45-minute consultation in-person, by phone, or by video conference so we can discuss what brings you to therapy, and how I can help.
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