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Student Affairs and Success
CAPS Staff Psychologist
Staff
CAPS
Haidi is a cisgender, Asian, woman, grew up in China, first generation college student. She is a Counseling Psychologist with a Multicultural focus; studied Literature and Applied Psychology and attended college in Shanghai China; gained her master degree in Counseling Psychology from University of Minnesota in Twin Cities and doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology at Auburn University in Alabama. She completed her doctoral and post-doctoral trainings at Stanford CAPS prior to joining UCSC CAPS and was a staff psychologist and a Mandarin speaking therapist at USF CAPS. She has worked in community mental health, college counseling, and outpatient hospital with diverse populations presenting various concerns, including: depression, anxiety, substance use issues, trauma, psychosis, body image concerns, family and relationship distress, identity development and cultural adjustment issues.
Haidi’s approach to therapy integrates psychodynamic interpersonal process orientation, CBT interventions, and feminist theories through cultural relational lens. She enjoys working with international students, Asian identified students and people holding marginalized or oppressed identities regarding their cultural/ethnic background or gender and sexual identities. She likes to work with clients and support them exploring different ways to build mental wellbeing and self-compassion and she feels privileged to be part of their healing journey.
