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Kayi Hui-Spears, Ph.D.

She/Her/Hers
Accepting New Clients

Contact

Primary Address

Street Address 1
Telehealth
Zip/Postal Code
20901

Summary

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