Alan Tsang, MA, LCPC, NCC

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Chicago, IL. Works with Life Transitions, Relationship Issues and Racial Identity. Sees clients online only. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Life Transitions
• Relationship Issues
• Racial Identity
• Anxiety
• Bisexual
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Lesbian
• Peer Relationships
• School Issues
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Attachment-basedLooks at early bonds with caregivers and how they shape relationships and emotions now, and works toward a greater sense of safety and connection.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• IntegrativeCombines more than one therapy approach, fitted to the person's needs.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• NarrativeHelps people separate themselves from their problems and retell the stories they hold about their lives in ways that feel truer and more helpful.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• Positive PsychologyFocuses on well-being, strengths, gratitude and what makes life fulfilling, alongside working through difficulties.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• RelationalSees relationships as central to well-being. The relationship with the therapist is used to understand and change patterns in other relationships.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.

More details

Sessions

Online only

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Life Transitions, Relationship Issues, Racial Identity, Anxiety, Asian American Issues / Identity, Behavioral Issues, Bisexual, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Family Conflict, Grief, Infidelity, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Marital and Premarital, Men's Issues, Mood Disorders, Peer Relationships, Personality Disorders, School Issues, Self Esteem, Stress, Trauma and PTSD

Insurance

Aetna, BlueCross and BlueShield, Optum, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, Out of Network

Fees

Individual sessions $200; sliding scale available

Payment methods

American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Ages

Teen, Adults

Works with

Individuals

Communities

Bisexual Allied, Gay Allied, Lesbian Allied, Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied, Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Asian

Religion

Christian

Languages

English

Gender

Male

Education

Northwestern University

Years in practice

10

Education & qualifications