Kai Chiu, Marriage and Family Therapist

Sometimes working at home is hard..... #cat #therapist #therapy #workathome #climbing

When we frequently neglect and dismiss the needs of our inner child, causing the child to feel unheard, they try to get our attention by acting out. We often experience this as intense emotions, anger, anxiety. Getting in touch with your inner child and being a loving, caring, and affirming parent to them can contribute to feeling more fulfilled and secure with who you are. #innerchild #therapy #memes #anger #parenting #healing #therapy #mft #trauma #loveyourself

Therapy isn't something that just happens during session. A lot of the work happens outside when people are just living their lives. The goal to therapy besides addressing immediate problems or deep rooted traumas, is also to help people become capable of taking care of themselves and essentially being their own therapist. #therapy #meme #bestfriend #selflove #breakthrough #realization #lol #mft #mentalhealth

Sometimes people come to therapy and expect that in order for there to be change they need to take dramatic action or learn some fancy interventions. Often times the simplest things can make a huge difference. You don't need to leave session in tears or shining like star to have made meaningful progress! #therapy #mentalhealth #solutions #kiss #keepitsimple #superman #memes #worksmarternotharder #interventions #progress

With everything going on in the world right now.... Sometimes all we can do is laugh. Humor can be a great tool to help people cope, lighten the mood, or provide a brief respite from the chaos around us. Humor starts becoming a problem when we use it as a means to avoid confronting reality and our emotional needs. Hope everyone continues to stay safe and use humor as a tool to help uplift and reinvigorate. Hang in there and reach out for help if you want/need support #emotions #humor #therapy #therapist #funtown #meme #humor #BlackLivesMatter #blacktranslivesmatter #socialjustice #selflove #selfcare #mentalhealth

Come on sing it with me now! Anxiety is a normal part if life, it is a spide-y sense of sorts that let's us know about potentially dangerous situation. For some though, this super power is a bit op and it picks up everything as a potential sign of danger. If you are experiencing anxiety in a way that is affecting your quality of life, it may be helpful to get some help in learning how to mangage that power better! #anxiety #meme #overthinking #mentalhealth #therapy #song #funnymemes #happy #emotions #spiderman #spideysenses #superpower #comics

Sometimes when you feel stuck in a rut or stagnant, it may be worthwhile to look inwards. We often have a 'secondary gain' or a reason (often one that we are not immediately aware of) to keep status quo. Often these gains and reasons are much more compelling or easier to swallow than the ones to change. Bringing awareness to those gains/reasons and addressing them often is the key to start the ball rolling again. #memes #change #trash #possum #introspection #mindful #lifestyle #therapy #mentalhealth #secondarygain #lol #meirl #mine

As much as we sometimes want to please others, it ultimately is impossible to please everyone. Those who love you, truly love you may struggle with the choices you make in life, but in the end they will accept you and who you are. Trying to live a life that isn't authentic to yourself isn't actually doing you or your loved ones any favors. #avatarthelastairbender #avatar #therapy #selfdiscovery #Expectations #shoulds #family #memes #love #Destiny #mft

For those who don't know what it feels like to suffer from generalized anxiety.... This may help #anxiety #gad #generalizedanxietydisorder #lotor #lordoftherings #fellowshipofthering #therapy #mft #memes #cateblanchett #gladriel #mentalhealth #stigma #worry

I often find that there is almost a fetishization of "productivity." We often humble brag/complain about how much sh*t we have to do! "omg I had to pull an all nighter" "can you believe how much overtime they are making me do" Yet when we get a sudden burst of free time, we find ourselves trying to look busy. So here is a reminder to all those who maybe aren't doing as much as they would like during this pandemic! #therapy #mft #productivity #worth #selfcare #selfworth #covid19 #pandemic

Def some of these are hard af for some to swallow....can't say I take all of them down easily.. But I do take my positivity and adaptive thinking pills as often as I can #therapy #hardpilltoswallow #positvevibes #adaptivethoughts #mft #psychotherapy #selflove #counseling #selfcare

"I feel like a bad person" is also acceptable. #memes #meme #batman #robin #mentalhealth #therapy

During this time of social distancing we may all be feeling a little down, maybe even depressed. Remember you don't need any reason to feel depressed. Depression is a disease and not something to feel ashamed about. Many people often don't seek help due to fears they may be shamed for their struggles. Let's change that! #depression #mentalhealth #therapy #counseling #mft #stigmafree #memes #socialdistancing