Yeh-Chin (Esther) Wu joins SFCS as a bilingual (Mandarin/English) Psychotherapist, specializing in Creative Arts Therapy. Her experience includes work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Her clinical focus is on strengthening family relationships, supporting children’s emotional development, and guiding clients through life transitions and personal growth.

Esther has extensive experience in domestic violence services, school-based programs, and private practice, with a strong specialization in family therapy. She is particularly passionate about trauma recovery, parent–child relationships, couple dynamics, attachment, and family integration. She also has experience facilitating therapeutic work with men and fathers.

Her practice is culturally responsive, and she works closely with immigrant and multicultural communities. She is especially attuned to the unique experiences of cross-cultural parenting, intergenerational relationships, and cultural adjustment.

Drawing on her background in creative arts therapy, Esther has extensive experience working with children and is highly skilled at engaging them through play, artmaking, and developmentally appropriate, creative interventions. This approach helps children feel safe, express emotions, and experience therapy as a natural and supportive process.

Accreditation / Education

LCAT：Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, New York; CLAT：Connecticut Licensed Art Therapist, Connecticut; LPCA：Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, Connecticut; ATR-BC：Art Therapist Registered-Board Certified'; Master's degree in clinical Mental Health Counseling and Art Therapy – Long Island University

Specialities

Individual, couple, family, and group therapy; art therapy; work with men and fathers; gifted children; and immigrant and multicultural populations.