Outpatient therapy services at the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation offer Southeast Asian community members the opportunity to address significant personal concerns while identifying strengths, barriers and new skills/insight leading to increased functioning, recovery and growth.

Psychotherapy services include one to one counseling, diagnostic assessment, limited psychological testing for children and adults, treatment planning and information and referral, as necessary.

These services are provided by well trained and licensed mental health professionals and are offered to Hmong, Cambodian, Vietnamese and KaRen community members. Whenever possible, therapy services are offered in clients’ preferred language. 

At the core of our work is understanding the complex dynamics of refugee and immigrant experiences and how these impact families and individuals in our community. Building relationships with our clients and collaborating on culturally appropriate interventions are priorities. Treatment approaches will vary according to presenting concerns and may involve client-centered, strength based, problem solving, cognitive-behavioral and psychoeducational strategies.