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Luca Oliver Chang

Member profile details

Membership level

Licensed

First name

Luca Oliver

Last name

Chang

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Accepting new clients?

Accepting new clients

Biographical Info

[In solidarity with BIPOC therapists who have not been supported through BAOM, I will not be renewing my membership as an act of dissent.]

You feel like you work tirelessly to get it "right" and be "good." You're tense, on edge, and wonder if you're someone who just.. can't relax. Your nervous system is wired toward movement--you're going, going, going. It's what feels safe, but it's coming at a cost. Your relationships are suffering for it. You act out of your integrity within your most important relationships, often feeling confused and wondering, "Why did I do that?"

Hi, I’m Luca. I am a queer, trans, non-binary, disabled mixed race therapist in Oakland, CA (unceded Chochenyo Ohlone Land). At my Lake Merritt office and online in the SF Bay Area and California, I work with LGBTQ+ adults and adult children of immigrants who feel limited by anxiety, perfectionism, codependency, and relationship issues.

As an integrative therapist who values collaboration, I work with you to figure out what feels right for you and your body. This could be traditional talk therapy, or it could be IFS therapy and somatic therapy. I'm relational through and through, so whatever we choose, we'll be coming back to the therapy relationship to deepen insight into what safety, connection, and closeness feel like for you. Sometimes it's in the therapy relationship that people feel like they can fully show their vulnerable, authentic selves. And sometimes, or often, this can scare the shit out of people. However it goes, I'll be with you along the way, attuning to the pace and depth of therapy that makes the most sense for your nervous system.

Whether we're meeting in Oakland or online throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and California, you'll find that I'm highly emotionally engaged. I'm leaning in, I'm listening with presence, I'm learning about how you have come to be. And I'm inviting you to surrender into who you'll become if--or when--you decide you're ready to put down the armor that no longer keeps you safe.

In my work with queer, trans, genderfluid, 2nd generation, and adult children of immigrants in Oakland and online, I feel passionate about working with people who are courageously asking themselves:
What are my patterns costing me?
What am I willing to risk in order to feel more free and connected?
Who can I become when I let go?

I can't wait to see where these questions take us.

Professional Designation (Licensed)

LMFT

CA License Number

132935

Professional Website

http://www.lucachangtherapy.com

Offers Medication Evaluation and Management

Location of Practice

Telehealth in CA

Gender Identity

Non-binary
Trans

Pronouns

they/them, he/him

Accessibility

ADA accessible office
Single stall/gender neutral restrooms

Types of Insurance Accepted

Private Pay

Areas of Practice

ADD/ADHD
Adolescents/Teens
Anxiety/Panic
Bi/Multicultural Experience
Body Size Diversity
Codependency/ACA
Creativity
Depression
Grief & Loss
Health at Every Size
Immigration/Acculturation
LGBTQIA
Men's Concerns
Neurodiversity
Polyamory & Alt Relationship Configurations
Questioning/Exploring Orientation
Race/Ethnicity & Culture
Trans & Gender Expansive Experience
Trauma/PTSD
Women's Concerns

Modalities

Culturally Responsive
EMDR
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Mindfulness Based
Psychodynamic
Relational/Interpersonal
Somatic Psychotherapy

Race or Ethnicity

Chinese/Chinese American
White/European American

Languages Spoken

English

Office Address: Street

445 Bellevue Ave

Office Address: City

Oakland

Office Address: State

California

Office Address: Zip Code

94610

Expanded profile fields (for Directory members only)

Gender Diversity/Transgender Care Knowledge Level

Specialization

LGBTQIA Knowledge Level

Specialization

Kink/BDSM Knowledge Level

Mindful

Polyamory/Consensual Non-Monogamy Knowledge Level

Informed

Sex Work(er) Knowledge Level

Mindful