Tired of the same story repeating without end? What if it is the story of trauma gone wild? Have you heard of intergenerational trauma?

Kini Chang is the Department Chair and Associate Professor of the Master's in Counseling Psychology, Community Mental Health at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco.

She is a practicing licensed psychotherapist with a private practice in Oakland, CA. In addition, she is pursuing a Doctorate in Philosophy and Transformative Studies. Her expertise is in liberation psychology, working with the trauma associated with intergenerational and multigenerational impacts, immigrants and children of immigrants, decolonial practices and Indigenous justice, confronting systemic oppression and social inequity, addressing community violence, education on juvenile justice reformation, and healing abuse, attachment, and traumatic grief and loss.

Her roles as educator, activist, and healer are guiding principles in her work in the community. She advocates for integrating holistic and nontraditional wellness and medicine into healthcare to offer alternative and culturally accommodating services.  

Kini's friends and colleagues describe her as warm, caring, and has the best laugh. Her favorite hobbies are traveling, taking in the sounds of nature, trying new foods, dancing, creating art, and spending time with her two little fur babies.