TANIA CHOI
“Papa!”
My voice lowered in gravity.
“Yes?” His eyes twinkled.
“It’s not right,” I said emphatically.
“What the teachers are doing in school is not right.”
Born and raised in Singapore, Tania Choi came to the USA at the age 18 to attend college. Her place at Brown University was secured by her admission essay about seeking “educational asylum” from her previous traumatic educational experiences. Her journey through gaining four degrees in top American institutions revealed the residual trauma of surviving the Singapore System. Her love-hate relationship with a country that was responsible for both her success and ongoing trauma, and her struggle to overcome the social imprinting that made each subsequent degree seem not yet enough, finally culminated in a career as a psychotherapist. Her understanding of being straddled between two cultures has made her a unique counselor for those undergoing assimilation struggles, as well as a critic of educational systems that are responsible not only for success, but for untold suffering.
Bio
Singapore Girl
( Surpassing School - A memoir on Unlearning )
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Courageous Parenting
20 Ways To Help Parents Raise More Confident Kids
( Fearless Parenting - Doing our work so our children can do theirs )
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Sole Proprietor of Tania Choi Psychotherapy ( 2009 - present )
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School Counselor at St Lawence Elementary and Middle School
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Individual, child and couples therapist at Christian Counseling Center ( 2009 - 2017)
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Conference presenter for Singapore Missionary Conference on EMDR/Trauma (2016)
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Workshop presenter for Peninsula Bible Church (2015)
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Workshop presenter for Cherry Chase School District (2015)
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Facilitator of women's codependency group (2007-2012)
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Therapist for Divorce-care for Kids at Bethel Church San Jose (2011)
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Instructor for Teen Parenting Seminars at Calvary Los Gatos( 2011)
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Consultant for Palo Alto School District Preschool Family (2012)
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Youth Ministry Volunteer for Abundant Life Christian Fellowship
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Group Therapist for Teen Challenge San Jose (2011-2012)
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Facilitator of therapeutic writing group (2006 -2007)
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Founder and implementor of conflict resolution program at Yew Chung International School (2004)
rESUME
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Brown University (1994 )
BA English Literature -
Rhode Island School of Design ( 1996 )
BFA in Graphic Design -
Stanford University ( 2000 )
M. Ed Learning Design and Technology -
Santa Clara University ( 2010 )
MA in Counseling Psychology -
Liscensed Marriage and Family Therapist