Chian Hsu, LCSW
Hawaii · 5 years in practice
Chian Hsu is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who blends hypnotherapy with talk-based methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes.
License and registration
- LCSW, Hawaii
- LCSW-5366 · expires June 2028
- NPI
- 1306701727 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English, Mandarin
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About Chian
Chian Hsu is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who blends hypnotherapy with talk-based methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. She uses straightforward techniques to help people feel more grounded and capable. Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin and conducted online in formats that fit busy schedules.
With five years of clinical experience, she uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and client-centered work.
Background and approach
These approaches are used to reduce anxious thinking, improve emotion regulation, and support clearer choices during transitions. Hypnotherapy is used as one tool to access focused relaxation and to reinforce positive change. She often helps people dealing with depression, low self-esteem, and relationship concerns as well as those coping with illness, caregiving stress, or end-of-life issues.
Chian pays attention to life context and practical problems, not just symptoms. She aims to make therapy feel relevant to everyday life. Her style is collaborative and paced to each person.
She listens for strengths and helps build concrete skills for managing strong emotions and difficult situations. Clients can expect check-ins on progress and adjustments when needed. Chian integrates coping skills, brief habit changes, and mindfulness practices into sessions so people leave with usable tools.
Her goal is to help people move toward clearer values, steadier routines, and more satisfying daily life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Chian lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Chian names
- Hypnotherapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
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Online support
How hypnotherapy and evidence-based methods work online
Hypnotherapy is used to guide focused relaxation and suggestive work that can support habit change, reduce stress, and reinforce coping steps. Online sessions let the therapist lead simple hypnotic exercises while you practice calming routines that transfer into daily life.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values while learning to live with uncomfortable thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments to change mood and behavior. Both approaches are useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Changes are paced so people can try techniques and give feedback on what feels helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for hands-on teaching and guided exercises, phone calls can fit a busy schedule or involve less bandwidth, and messaging lets people check in between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life while still focusing on meaningful change.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Chian help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, relationship concerns, and coping with life changes. She also works with issues like chronic illness, caregiver stress, and end-of-life questions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is collaborative and practical, blending hypnotherapy with ACT, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and client-centered methods. Sessions focus on building coping skills and making changes that fit daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working with people on stress, mood, and adjustment concerns. That background includes supporting those facing illness, caregiving demands, and life transitions.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a HI LCSW credential and practices from Hawaii. Sessions are offered online to people in multiple locations.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin.
What session formats are offered?
People can meet by video call, phone session, live chat, or through text-based messaging depending on preference and needs.
How is cost handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during sign-up.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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