Tending to the Child within thanks TAAF & #creatingspaces community #asianamerican #mentalhealth
Practice gently guiding our anxious or ruminating thoughts back to NOW #mentalhealth #mindfulliving
An unexpected normal part of #griefjourney is re-visiting #grief experience as u mature & integrate
Keep building #EQ #emotionalintelligence #lifelonglearning skills for growth are transferable.
#psychologist many folks aren’t taught how2 assert healthy #boundaries #interpersonalrelationships
Thank you Bel Canto Books & Kubo #LongBeach 4 hosting #asianamerican #mentalhealth #traumahealing
#conferencing #psychologist We practice what we teach! #dance & #community benefits #mentalhealth
#psychologist #power #leadership at #APA2025 conference #ootd
#mentalhealth #Survivance is more than #resilience You are a #creative force! #coping #psychologist
Panel connecting #fandom & #mentalhealth & student affairs GeekEd Collective #sdcc2025 #library
#SDCC2025 # #Cosplay promote #mentalhealth - #creativity community & #selfexpression #storytelling
#mentalhealth especially re: #anxiety small consistent exposure & strain is how we build capacity
#mentalhealth #emotionalintelligence Let go of the Should’s
#pridemonth #lgbtqia #mentalhealth suffers fr systemic ignorance hate tho #queerculture enrich all
#traumahealing #mentalhealth requires therapists who understand political & historical factors
#grief for someone who is alive yet harmful & unable or unwilling to heal is real #estrangement
#graduation2025 “Smooth seas never made a skilled sailor” U been THROUGH it! #congratulationsgrads
How is #burnout defined? It’s a real -occupational induced internationally recognized #mentalhealth
#mentalhealth So much of your #guilt might be misplaced #grief & avoidance of acceptance
#mentalhealth #traumahealing Healing from inter generational trauma isn’t much more than diagnosis
3 min. music relaxation. Music therapist Livia Umeda, MT-BC, credits collab Kaitlyn McEowen MT-BC
How #psychologists fight #mentalhealth stigma - research, advocacy & access #psychologicalhealth
#mentalhealth 6 #healing ingredients of #Joy #radicalhealing in #communitycare w Dr. Helen Neville
Support Los Angeles #mentalhealth #communitycare #disasterresponse thoughts from Katrina responder.
#mentalhealth & #ushealthcare is inaccessible to those most in need. #reimaginehealthcare #Taiwan
Sending wishes to you from #taiwan for #mentalhealth & all the #personalgrowth you so deserve!
Current reading #mentalhealth #adhdwomen and girls are under diagnosed #nonfictionbooks #adhd
#adhd in women & girls is usually undiagnosed #mentalhealth #nonfictionbooks #neurodiversity
#mentalhealth #gratitude & acknowledging indigenous people gathering #friendsgiving weekend.
#protectyourpeace #mentalhealth #holidays bring togetherness, but healthy love includes #boundaries.
#parenting real talk about #holidaystress & what we hear #collegestudent #mentalhealth #winterbreak
#mentalhealth #election2024 intense emotional responses are valid, use community care + #selfcare
#mentalhealth Normalizing we are all just holding it together right now in an age of #anxiety #ootd
#mentalhealth #therapy can be hard work-but ultimately the focus is on ur evolution #therapyjourney
#newbook #mentalhealth #memoir Congrats Dr. Jessi Gold bringing humanity to #psychiatry
Congratulations #author educator Ellie Yang Camp! #asianamerican identity, solidarity & self love.
#perfectionism & #parenting a bad mix for #mentalhealth Families benefit from learning & listening
#asianamerican peek at The AAPA graduate leadership institute retreat -our incubator for #psychology
#petgrief #furbaby loss can be a lonely #grief These new cards provide activities & reflections.
Folks with poor #boundaries & #emotional regulation skills will take it out on your #mentalhealth
There is little awareness about #petgrief Thanks 2 the Chakkaphak family for sharing their goodbyes
There’s a #grief stage of leaving #toxic relationships
#WFH #dayinthelife #psychologist zoom isn’t terribly interesting, a peek at comfort food & TNR cats
#mentalhealth sometimes #grief is too difficult to speak: but can be channeled into creative outlet
Do you have a touchstone person to be a trusted perspective? #anxiety #depression #mentalhealth
#healingtrauma includes a #grief journey to integrate losses and lost alternatives /choices & people
Don’t shame yourself #attachmenttrauma honoring the dangers you survived is part of #healingtrauma
#mentalhealth #trauma reactions naturally vary just like our bio-psycho-social-spiritual histories.
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About
Welcome!
I'm Dr. Helen Hsu. I'm here to provide you accurate, jargon-free information about caring for your mental health.
Knowing facts and cultivating a healthy sense of compassion and curiosity is a path to empowerment.
Hella Mental Health - "Hella" is homage to my Northern California upbringing! I have been mentoring psychologists & future therapists since 2003.
Specialties include K-12 school based mental health, children & family health, adolescents, college age populations (Stanford University), Tech workers, grief, BIPOC mental health, & decolonizing mental health.
You may also see me in other roles such as Advisory Board member of the JED Foundation, Past President of the Asian American Psychological Association, Consultant on 13 Reasons Why, Keynote Speaker, and Past President of the American Psychological Association Div. 45
This content is for informational education purposes only and is not intended to replace medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Joined 24 October 2011
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