ABOUT PHOEBE
Phoebe Hao · Online depth psychotherapy for high achievers in California
Before I became a therapist
I worked in tech as a product manager, started a company, and invested in founders. I know what it’s like to make decisions under pressure and to go home with work still running through your head.
Today I work with high-achieving adults and couples across California. I’m curious about how family, culture, and years of getting things done shape what you ask of yourself and what you allow yourself to want.
HOW I WORK
I’m active and direct in sessions. If you find yourself explaining a feeling before you’ve had a chance to feel it, we might slow down together. We’ll look at what’s happening in the room and how it connects with earlier relationships and the demands you’re facing now.
My work is relational and depth-oriented. I draw on psychodynamic, Gestalt, and Jungian approaches, and we can discuss EMDR when it fits.
My Chinese cultural background informs how I listen for the ways family and culture shape what we expect of ourselves. I offer sessions in English and Mandarin, and we can move between the two if that feels natural to you.
Training and affiliations
Education and clinical training
M.A., Integral Counseling Psychology · California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS)
EMDR training, Levels 1 and 2
The Couples Institute, Level 1
Relational Life Therapy (RLT) with Terry Real, Level 1 and Working with Grandiosity
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), foundational training
Clinical practice
Center for Mindful Psychotherapy · Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #154327
Professional memberships
San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
A FIRST CONVERSATION
In a free 15-minute consultation, we can talk about what it’s taken to get here and what you’d like to make room for now.