AMANDA CHEE, ASSOCIATE MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPIST

My role as a psychotherapist is to be a steady presence alongside people as they move through the work of growth and truer self-expression. I enjoy working with individuals and couples who are navigating life transitions, and those that see such challenges not as obstacles to be overcome but pathways towards wholeness.

I believe that psyche carries its own intelligence — one that when listened to with care and curiosity knows the way. In our work together, we create conditions for that inner wisdom to emerge.

Trained in Jungian and archetypal approaches, my work draws from somatic attunement, trauma-informed care, and an attentiveness to stories — cultural, familial, and mythological — that shape our sense of self. I weave together modalities including somatic approaches, family systems, person-centered therapy, and depth psychology. For couples work, I am trained in Level One of Relational Life Therapy (RLT) by Terry Real for real and long-lasting change.

In addition to my clinical training, I bring over a decade of somatic movement facilitation, years of community work in early intervention and advocacy for vulnerable women and children, and the entrepreneurial spirit of someone who has built things from the ground up — and learned from every iteration. These experiences lend to my belief that healing is not confined to a single hour or method, and is instead an orientation toward a soulful life.

My path to this work has had its twists and turns. Raised across cultures and having lived and worked in Singapore, Dubai, Las Vegas, Austin, and beyond, I have been in relationship with people across vast walks of life. This breadth has cultivated in me a deep-rooted curiosity about how culture, identity, and lived experience shape the inner world.

I would be honored to accompany you in your unique journey.

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Client Feedback

  • “I began working with Danielle for the first time when I was at one of the lowest points of my life, and I felt like I was powerless in the face of addiction. I felt like my life was crumbling down on top of me. After I attended Danielle’s groups, I began processing what I was feeling in ways I could never have expected. Danielle didn’t just help me stay sober, she helped me with the complexity of why I was getting sober.”

  • “Danielle had a way of helping me see things that I needed to see. Danielle used a perfect balance interventions and in-depth discussions that challenged my belief system. She also helped me fortify my beliefs in loving myself and being patient and kind to myself. ”

  • “Danielle is gifted. Thoughtful and razor sharp, she gets to the heart of the matter, both spiritually and functionally in her approach to healing. She is not afraid to dig deep and get uncomfortable - the place from where all good things come!”

  • “Danielle helped remove blocks. I used to be overwhelmed by anxiety when it came to my creative work, always delaying the act. My creative process has expanded in a way that it hasn’t in years and I am lucky I came across her as a guide.”

  • “Working with Danielle has made my life significantly better, I am now much more financially secure, my marital issues have been resolved, and not only do I have one year sober from drinking and drugs, I know why I’m worth a life free from drinking and drugs.”

  • “Danielle accesses places you haven’t gone for a long time or perhaps have never allowed yourself to remember, creating a unique juicy collection through a plethora of tools including guided meditation, visualization, active imagination exercises, and writing prompts. This combination was what I needed to crack my armor and my creative flow feels sprung from its self-imposed exile. The greatest gift I gained was the belief that my personal life experience is enough to inspire others to feel and think.”

  • “Besides Danielle’s wonderful understanding and brilliant talent, it is clear after working with her she is passionate to do all she can to help her clients. She knows how to guide; remaining patient, welcoming, and ecstatic to see a person grow from their time with her.”

  • “Danielle has a way of just taking you there. I felt relaxed and safe. Danielle cares deeply; she listens completely when you share and gives sincere and thoughtful feedback. She is so knowledgeable and wise. The message to listen to your intuitive voice, to trust that inner guidance, and to also do the work. “

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“I would like to beg of you, dear friend, as well as I can, to have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart.Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books written in a foreign language. Do not look for the answers. They cannot now be given to you because you could not live them. It is a question of experiencing everything. At present you need to live the question. Perhaps you will gradually, without even noticing it, find yourself experiencing the answer some distant day.”

— Rainer Maria Rilke