Kin Leung, MFT

Relationships in the Tech World are hard Being an Asian American couples therapist, in the Bay Area specializing in Couples …

The coronavirus has turned the world upside down. It’s taken many lives, caused the economy to plummet in ways never …

A new book explains six keys to learning that can help anyone overcome barriers to success in school or in …

Meritocracy prizes achievement above all else, making everyone—even the rich—miserable. Maybe there’s a way out. In the summer of 1987, …

Parents today struggle to set screen time guidelines. One big reason is a lack of role models. Grandma doesn’t have …

The emotion can be all-consuming and destructive, as therapists see only too often. But learning from your mistakes has the …

Learning to befriend all moments places us firmly in the life we are living, rather than the ideal life we …

Back in the 1960s, a Harvard graduate student made a landmark discovery about the nature of human anger. At age …

Anxiety about side effects can keep people from starting or sticking to drug regimens or medical procedures. A group of …

A psychologist explains how to face emotional challenges using mindfulness, acceptance, and self-compassion. When I was 15, my mother died …

New research investigates the effects of engaging in behaviors associated with openness to new experiences. Since a large part of …

It started with accepting just how different our life experiences have been. I was having a tough summer. I was …

“It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they’ve been fooled.” — Unknown. I’m an expert on how technology hijacks …

In the 1980s, Dr. Vincent Felitti, now director of the California Institute of Preventive Medicine in San Diego, discovered something …

Neuroscientific investigations often cross the borders between scientific disciplines; they walk boldly from biology to psychology and stride straight through …

Midlife malaise is common, but take heart: Happiness tends to rebound as we get older, and there are ways to …

Emotional intelligence, sometimes referred to as EQ, refers to a person’s ability to recognize, understand, manage, and reason with emotions. …

You may think of people with high self-control as having enviable reserves of willpower, but recent findings suggest this isn’t …

It is an often overlooked fact that one of the easiest ways to learn about a foreign culture is through …

I don’t know anyone who looks like me. I used to stare at family photos and search my parents’ faces …

“I want The Three Bears!” These days parents, caregivers and teachers have lots of options when it comes to fulfilling …

It’s a common experience, but not one that everyone talks about: you had a wonderfully romantic relationship before getting married …

The average human brain contains roughly 100 billion neurons, each of which is attached to thousands of other neurons, meaning …

Positive stereotypes can make people feel like failures if they don’t fulfill them. During my senior year of high school, …

It’s peak “engagement season” — the span of time between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day when, according to the website WeddingWire, …

In this talk, Mandy Len Catron speaks about the reality of love. She describes her own story and explains a …

Most of us have about five dreams each night, though we’re not likely to remember any of them. But a …

Act on your principles, not your moods. How the ancient philosophy of Stoicism can help us smash creative blocks and …

The day I received my letter of acceptance to New York University, I was ecstatic. It was my dream university, …

In April the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced contracts for a program to develop practical methods to help …

Based on my many years of working with couples, the 3 most common issues that come up in therapy are: …

New research suggests that people who laugh together like each other more. Victor Borge once wrote, “Laughter is the closest …

What happens when we feel empathy for another person? What are you feeling when that chronically anxious student sinks further …

The term Marriage and Family Therapy is inherently somewhat confusing. Do we not deal with issues outside of the marriage …

It’s a stereotype that has improved a little over the years but still persists: women are more emotionally expressive than …

I’m an extremely fortunate therapist who’s able to do exactly what he’s passionate about: Couples Counseling Burlingame (or Relationship Therapy). …

Psychotherapy is often referred to as talk therapy where the client and therapist’s primary means of interaction is talking. But …

One question I get asked a lot is: “When should one ask for professional help?” As a psychotherapist, I’ve had …

I have always found it difficult to explain my family’s syncretic faith traditions to both white Americans and to other …

Regardless of the nature of a personal relationship, be it parent/child, husband/wife, close friends, etc, acceptance plays a critical role …

Sometimes it can feel that teenagers are some of the most difficult people to understand on the planet. On top …

A few years ago I worked with a 14 year old boy who had a really difficult relationship with his …

Asian Americans make up 5.8 percent of the total American population. On January 28th this year, many Asian Americans will …

Norman Garmezy, a developmental psychologist and clinician at the University of Minnesota, met thousands of children in his four decades …

Chinese immigrants of my generation in America criticize my English for not being native enough. A compatriot, after reading my …

Here’s a talk that could literally change your life. Which career should I pursue? Should I break up — or …

Grit: The power of passion and perseverance. Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching …

Chun Zheng has lived through a house fire, a flood and an earthquake. None of that, she says, compares to …

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. It starts …

Career choices are not obvious or simple to make. Experts have found that biases that we are not aware of …

James Wong is a man of routine. Every morning, the 63-year-old resident of San Francisco’s Sunset District meets his friends …

Therapy is especially stigmatized in Asian American communities, where saving face is of utmost importance. Acknowledging your problems is akin …