About Me
I’m Jane Diep (they/she), a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#154493), offering therapy in-person in Glendale, California and remote therapy to clients across the state.
I earned my BAs in Sociology and Feminist Studies from UC Santa Barbara and my MS in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Southern California.
I grew up in a family and cultural context where mental health was stigmatized, which meant learning to navigate my challenges largely on my own. When I eventually sought therapy, I struggled to find therapists who looked like me, let alone who shared my lived experiences. This made an impact that deeply informs and shapes the way I practice today.
As a queer, second-generation Asian American, I am especially attuned to the experience of carrying a mix of identities and navigating issues of safety and self-worth in a world that feels increasingly overwhelming. I understand what it’s like to untangle your own values from those imposed by family, culture, and broader systems. I primarily work with LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC clients (15+) who want a therapist who genuinely understands the layered intersections of identity, family dynamics, and sociocultural expectations.
My specialties include complex trauma and PTSD, identity exploration, relational stress, and communication challenges in couples.
When I’m not in session, I’m usually outside recharging in nature or losing the battle against my cats, Astro and Pluto, for desk space.
My Approach
Over the years, I’ve supported survivors of interpersonal violence, LGBTQIA+ transitional-age youth experiencing homelessness, veterans living with PTSD, and multiracial couples navigating connection and communication. Through this work, I’ve seen how politics, systemic oppression, and social inequities impact one’s ability to feel safe and thrive.
I believe healing happens in relationships when you feel seen, understood, and supported without pressure to perform or hold it all together. My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in both care and accountability, with a decolonized and abolitionist lens that recognizes how systems of power shape our individual and collective experiences.
In sessions, I ask questions, offer reflections, use metaphors, reference memes, and share the kind of realness that invites you to show up as your full self. I’m here to help you make sense of what’s happening, unlearn what’s no longer serving you, and reconnect with what matters most. I use thoughtful self-disclosure when it supports the work, and I believe in naming things gently but directly.
I work well with people who are open to going deeper, who want more than just coping tools and are ready to break patterns, process pain, and build something more intentional. If you’re unsure whether we’re a fit, a consultation is a good place to explore that together.
Education & Training
2022: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
2022: Transgender Affirmative Mental Health Care
2023: Internal Family Systems Circle, IFS Institute
2023: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
2024: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR Institute
2025: The Gottman Method Levels 1 and 2, The Gottman Institute
2025: Intimacy from the Inside Out Circle, IFS Institute
2025: Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy for OCD, Cognitive Behavior Institute
2026: The Integrated EMDR and IFS Model: Level 1, Kendhal Hart