— Welcome
I'm Sylvia Vang
Am I the Right Therapist for You?
Choosing a therapist is a personal decision. If you’re here, you’re likely asking two important questions:
Is this therapist qualified and experienced?
Will this therapist understand what I’m going through — and help me heal?
This page is here to help you decide whether working together feels like the right fit.
Who I Help
I specialize in working with young adults and adults who are struggling with the lasting effects of trauma and attachment wounds.
Many of the clients I work with:
Experience anxiety, overthinking, or chronic self-doubt
Feel emotionally numb, disconnected, or stuck in survival mode
Struggle with people-pleasing, boundaries, or relationship patterns
Carry unresolved trauma, childhood wounds, or intergenerational stress
Are navigating life transitions, family dynamics, or relationship challenges
If you’ve learned how to function — but not how to feel safe, connected, or at ease — trauma-informed therapy can help.
What to Expect From Working With Me
Therapy with me is collaborative, intentional, and paced with care.
I take an active role in the therapeutic process and help you understand why certain patterns show up — not to judge them, but to gently shift them. Therapy is not a quick fix, but it is a meaningful process that creates lasting change over time.
You won’t be asked to push yourself faster than your nervous system is ready for. We move at a pace that prioritizes safety, trust, and consent.
How Therapy With Me Works
Sessions are centered on you — your experiences, your goals, and what feels most important to address.
Our work may include:
Exploring distressing memories, emotional reactions, or body sensations
Identifying patterns rooted in trauma or attachment experiences
Understanding protective “parts” that developed to help you survive
Building internal and external resources for regulation and resilience
Processing experiences in a way that allows for relief — not just insight
I integrate evidence-based approaches, including:
EMDR Therapy to help the nervous system process trauma and distressing experiences
Internal Family Systems (IFS) / parts work to understand and heal protective patterns with compassion
CBT-informed strategies to support insight, coping, and emotional regulation
There is no one-size-fits-all approach. Therapy is tailored to your needs, readiness, and capacity in each phase of the work.
A Thoughtful Approach to Faith in Therapy
Faith can be deeply meaningful — and it can also carry complexity, questions, or pain.
As a Christian therapist, I hold space for conversations about faith when and if they are relevant to your healing. Spiritual themes are never imposed, directed, or assumed.
Some clients choose to integrate faith into their therapeutic work. Others do not. Both are respected here.
Therapy remains grounded in psychological care, professional ethics, and your autonomy — with openness to exploring faith as one part of your lived experience if it feels supportive to you.
My Professional Background
Education
Bachelor of Science in Human Services, Kaplan University
Master of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Licensure
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
North Carolina License #: C010487
Specialized Trainings
EMDR Trained through Trauma Recovery / Humanitarian Assistance Programs
EMDR Certification (in progress)
Languages
English
Hmong
How I Came to Specialize in Trauma Work
I began my career providing integrated behavioral health services in a primary care setting, working alongside medical and psychiatric providers from 2014–2020.
During that time, I saw how often anxiety, depression, and emotional overwhelm were rooted in unresolved trauma, attachment wounds, and chronic stress — not personal weakness.
Many clients were functioning on the outside while feeling disconnected, inadequate, and mentally exhausted on the inside.
This work led me to pursue trauma-informed training and complete an EMDRIA-approved EMDR training program in 2018. As I began integrating EMDR and parts-based approaches, I witnessed how powerful it can be when therapy addresses both the mind and the nervous system.
What continues to be most meaningful to me is watching clients feel lighter, more grounded, and more connected — no longer living in survival mode, but moving toward a life that feels more aligned and intentional.
You might be a good fit for my practice if:
You want to understand yourself with compassion, not judgment
You’re open to trauma-informed and experiential approaches (like EMDR or IFS)
You value depth, pacing, and emotional safety in therapy
You’re ready to engage in the process, even when it feels challenging
Next Steps
You don’t need to have everything figured out before reaching out.
A free consultation offers a chance to share what’s going on and see whether working together feels like a good fit.