Minji Yang, Ph.D. | Individual Therapy | Psychological Testing

Dr. Minji Yang (hear pronunciation) pursued her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at the University of Maryland at College Park, where she trained as a researcher and therapist to understand the role of culture in people's lives and how to help people manage life challenges. She graduated with a focus on college and graduate student mental health, Asian and Asian American 1st, 1.5, and 2nd generation immigrant stress and coping, international student mental health, and racial minority mental health.

She pursued these areas further during her APA-accredited doctoral internship at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and subsequently worked as a Staff Psychologist for two years at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor's Counseling and Psychological Services. She then transitioned to San José State University's Counseling & Psychological Services, where she currently works as a tenured Counselor Faculty and Internship Training Coordinator.

Seeking therapy can be a daunting and exciting experience. It can be scary to think of talking about personal experiences that you are struggling with, and energizing to think about getting support to get through issues with a professional. I always think back to the time when I learned about what therapy meant and continue to marvel at the power of two people — therapist and client — joining hearts and efforts to help the client truly start to understand their deeper selves. I applaud you for seeking this service and welcome you to work with me together to co-create a safe space where we can help you achieve your therapeutic goals. I use a warm, collaborative, and integrative approach and pull from psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, and emotion-focused theories while attending to systemic and cultural factors. I will work to help you understand who you are today based on your multicultural factors, familial backgrounds, and earlier experiences, and work to help you cultivate who you want to be in the future. I look forward to the opportunity to work with you! — Dr. Yang

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Selected Publications

Yang, M., Perez-Rojas, A. & Miller, M. J. (2024). The interplay of friendship stress, social support, and optimism on psychological distress in college students. Counselling Psychology Quarterly. Link →

Perez-Rojas, A. E., Choi, N., Yang, M., Bartholomew, T. T., & Perez, G. (2021). Suicide ideation among international students: The role of cultural, academic, and interpersonal factors. The Counseling Psychologist, 49(5), 673–700. Link →

Miller, M. J., Yang, M., Hui, K., Choi, N., & Lim, R. H. (2011). Acculturation, enculturation, and Asian American college students' mental health and attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 58(3), 346–357. Link →