Advanced Training & Certifications
- Gottman Level 2 Trained
- EMDR-Trained
- Fluent in Mandarin
Location & Contact
Frisco Office
Phoebe@mosaicwaycounseling.com
214-307-2822
Mandarin-Speaking Couples & Trauma Therapist in Frisco, TX
Phoebe specializes and is trained in helping children (11+), teens, young adults, and adults who have gone through sexual assault, life adjustment related issues, and high conflict within marriage and family relationships. With her background and knowledge in Early Childhood Education, Phoebe enjoys providing age-appropriate treatment to children and teens in coping with life’s uncertainties and building resiliency.
As an American immigrant from Malaysia her experience as a transplant has allowed Phoebe to have the understanding and capability of bringing harmony to different world views within couples and families, as well as adjusting to different cultures. Phoebe is able to provide marriage counseling in Chinese Mandarin upon request.
If you’re looking for a therapist in the Frisco area who can do a full session in Mandarin, Phoebe is one of very few. And it matters more than most people realize. There’s a difference between being able to explain your symptoms in English and being able to actually talk about what happened to you in the language you think and feel in. Phoebe gets that. She’s built a lot of trust within the North Texas Asian-American community specifically because she can meet clients where they are — linguistically and culturally.
Growing up in Malaysia and building a life here in the U.S. gave Phoebe firsthand experience with the things her clients bring into the room. Cultural adjustment. Family expectations that don’t translate across generations. Feeling caught between two identities. She doesn’t just empathize with it — she’s lived it. That shows up in how she connects with clients who are working through immigration-related stress, intergenerational tension, or the quiet pressure of trying to belong in two worlds at once.
On the couples side, Phoebe is trained in the Gottman Method at Level 2. For anyone unfamiliar, Gottman is one of the most research-backed approaches to couples therapy out there. She uses it to help partners actually hear each other, fight more fairly, and rebuild trust when things have gotten rocky. She’s particularly good with cross-cultural couples — the ones dealing with clashing expectations around family roles, communication norms, or how involved in-laws should be. Those conversations can get complicated fast, and Phoebe keeps them productive.
Phoebe also does a lot of trauma work, including with survivors of sexual assault. She leans on TF-CBT, EMDR, and expressive arts depending on the client. Her pace in trauma work is intentionally slow and client-led. She doesn’t push. She doesn’t rush. If you’ve been through something and you’re not sure you’re ready to talk about it yet, Phoebe is the kind of therapist who will sit with you in that uncertainty until you are.
Specialities
- Trauma
- Sexual assault
- Life adjustment issues (immigration, school and college preparation, work-related stress, caregiver to loved ones)
- Marriage and families
- Racial identity
Modalities
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Expressive Arts Therapy
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy
- Solution Focused Therapy
Clientele
- Children (11+)
- Teens
- Young Adults
- Adults
Rates
- Individual Session $165
- Couples Session $195
- Family Session $195
- Sliding scale (Yes, pending availability)
Book a Free Virtual Consultation!
Would you like to book a free consultation with Phoebe? Shoot her an email at phoebe@mosaicwaycounseling.com or schedule a consult here.
Phoebe provides counseling as an independent practitioner contracted with Mosaic Way Counseling.