
Kayi Hui-Spears, Ph.D.
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Practice Description
Dr. Kayi Hui-Spears (she/her/hers) is a licensed psychologist and a first-generation, Chinese, straight, cis-woman. Dr. Hui-Spears has attained extensive experience working with emerging and older adults at different University Counseling Centers, private practice, and community-based clinics. As a former international student and first-generational immigrant, her bicultural experiences have shaped her research and clinical interests in immigrants and Asian Americans mental health, cultural identity exploration, relational/intergenerational trauma, body image and disordered eating, and career development of women and racial minorities. Based in the DC Metropolitan area, Dr. Hui-Spears currently provides individual therapy via telehealth in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. She uses an integrative and strength-based approach in therapy, informed by Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, Psychodynamic-Interpersonal Therapy, and Relational-Cultural Therapy. Recognizing the historical and cultural barriers against immigrants and racial minorities to seek psychological services, Dr. Hui-Spears strives to co-create a safe, inclusive and affirming space with her clients to foster emotional insights, healing, empowerment, and lasting change.
Services Offered
- Individual
Ages Served
- Adults
Areas of Focus
- Anxiety
- Borderline Personality
- Career Counseling
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Life Transitions
- Peer Relationships
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Theoretical Orientation(s)
- Career Counseling
- Feminist
- Insight Therapy
- Integrative
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Psychodynamic
- Trauma Focused
Conversational Proficiency Languages
- Chinese - Cantonese
- Chinese - Mandarin
Professional Proficiency Languages
- Chinese - Cantonese
- Chinese - Mandarin
License 1
Type
Psychologist
Primary License State
Maryland
Primary License Number
06277
Licensed Since
2015
Education
- Ph.D. In Counseling Psychology - University Of Maryland, College Park
- M.A. In Counseling Psychology - University Of Maryland, College Park
- M.S. Ed. In Counseling And Psychological Services - University Of Pennsylvania
- B.S. In Psychology - University Of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Payment Types Accepted
- Insurance
- Self Pay
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Carefirst Inc.
Specify Other Insurance
Johns Hopkins EHP, Medicare
More Information
Telehealth
Yes
Sliding Scale
No
Hourly Rate Type
Range
Min Price
225
PsyPact
Yes