Nancy Wu, MHC-Intern
Advanced Clinical Intern
Pronouns: They/Them/Their & She/Her/Hers
My name is Nancy Wu (they/she), and I’m a queer, genderqueer, neurodivergent counselor-in-training from Shanghai, China. I’m deeply passionate about using the power of solidarity in healing, and the possibility of therapy being the ideal medium to harness this for deeper reach and more sustained healing. As a bilingual and bicultural child of ex-immigrants, I know that we are constantly translating ourselves to the world around us, across languages, cultures, values, or differences of the mind. Sometimes, we shouldn’t have to. I believe that therapy can and should be a safe space that is uniquely tailored for your healing on your terms. My own therapeutic journey taught me that healing doesn’t have to be a lonesome and exhausting journey, and that solidarity can be the key to this.
I grew up speaking my family’s dialect and feeling connected to queerness through the Chinese underground queer/trans techno scene. I witnessed the severe lack of mental health support and insidious impacts of stigma, familial shame, insufficient mental health support, and incompetent care where it does exist. After too many experiences of helplessness, I decided I would always be equipped with the tools for healing. This would be my way of giving back to the vibrant community that has given me so much and made me who I am. In my own reading, I’ve found a deep resonance with liberation and feminist psychology. I believe in client-first methods of healing that transcend pathologizing labels and instead center the will of the client. We are all constant works in progress, and I hope that together we can grow our self understanding and learn the power of our inherent connectedness with one another.
I am interested in working with queer, genderqueer, or neurodivergent people, people with spiritual or activist inclinations, and individuals of Asian descent. Significant topics of interest for me include intergenerational trauma and QTPOC intersectionality. I hope to help those grappling with their intersectional identities as well as those assessing their positions of privilege to be better allies. My counseling skills were always meant to be a tool for empowering underserved communities. We help not just individuals, but everyone they touch as well. I truly believe that beginning our healing with the heart and mind enables us to break out of cycles of pain and pave the way for our collective liberation.
Please do not hesitate to reach out!
Email: nancy@theqlective.com