CLINICAL INTERN
Gladys is pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling at Concordia University Irvine. Gladys strongly believes in the interconnection between an individual’s mind, body, and spirit and the need for holistic care to support an individual from brokenness to healing and growth.
Gladys has practiced the skills from theories and models such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), Gottman Couple Therapy training, and Somatic Experiencing. She is also interested in attachment-based therapeutic approaches informed by family systems theory and trauma-informed lenses as well as integrating the Townsend
Character Model, a Biblically-based, psychodynamic approach to character diagnosis and treatment into her clinical work.
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Gladys’ previous degrees and certifications include a Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics and a Chinese-language Teaching Certificate. For decades, she has taught English and MandarinChinese to students in China and America ranging from elementary, high school, and college to adult immigrants.
With her educational and clinical professional training, cross-cultural background, and
international living experience, Gladys offers individual, family/couple, and group counseling services to clients from diverse backgrounds.
She believes that a collaborative therapeutic
relationship and a safe, accepting environment are the keys to start and sustain the client’s change, healing, and growth process.
Currently, Gladys enjoys living in the Boston area with her husband, two teenagers, a cat, and a turtle. In her free time, she likes gardening, reading at the beach in the summer evenings, biking, birding with her son, and connecting with friends near and far.