Shanise Mok
Areas Of Support:
- Chronic Health Condition
- BIPOC and Immigrant Experiences
- Grief
- Identity Exploration
- LGBTQIA+ Experiences
- Personality Complexities
- Complex Trauma / CPTSD
Hello,
I’m Shanise Mok (she/her/她).
I provide therapy for teens, young adults and families in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist 164358, Supervised by Moitreyee Chowdhury, LMFT 121934; LPCC 9238
I am a queer, Chinese American woman with Hong Kong roots living with a chronic health condition in a world shaped by many systems that create barriers for people like me. My mission is to challenge those systems and empower my clients to do so as well by helping them discover their individual needs and find meaning along the way.
I believe healing is not linear, and I aim to support you in finding comfort within discomfort by exploring creative approaches that align with your unique needs. I want to do therapy with you. The therapist-client relationship can feel new and vulnerable and I recognize that safety is ultimately co-created. Together, let’s discover ways we can gently bring back genuine, meaningful play and color into life again.
I emphasize the present moment, always through a multicultural, feminist, and queer-affirmative lens. I also bring my diverse background in nonprofit museums and education to my practice, integrating creative and science-backed perspectives.
I work with teens, adults, older adults, couples, and people in all relationship structures (CNM/ENM) who are looking to understand both themselves and their relationship to the world and others more deeply.
I enjoy being in nature, tending to my carnivorous plants, visiting museums, and learning fun facts about dinosaurs and ancient marine reptiles. You will find me in colorful, loudly patterned, or maximalist fashion as it reminds me to approach life with more whimsy and to take care of the child in me. My natural habitat is my couch where I can cozy up with my two dogs and watch reality TV shows.
Credentials & Training
MA, Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in LGBTQ+ counseling, Santa Clara University
Conversational Chinese Language Speaker (Cantonese, Mandarin, 中文: 廣東話, 普通話)
Hospice and Home Care Volunteer Training
Leela Mental Health Services
Individual Therapy
For one partner working through their own patterns before or alongside couples work.
ADHD Therapy
Inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, and combined. These are the patterns that bring families and individuals to the practice.
Trauma & EMDR
For relational triggers that are larger than the present moment — stored responses that require specific processing.
South Asian Therapy
The practice built for South Asian, East Asian, and multicultural clients navigating the full weight of where they came from.
Depression Therapy
For South Asian, East Asian, and immigrant clients carrying what the world never gave space to name.
Child Teen Therapy
A parent consultation at Leela Mental Health — with you alone, before your child has agreed to anything.
Couples Therapy
Couples therapy and marriage counseling in Palo Alto for South Asian, East Asian, and immigrant couples.
Parent & Family Therapy
For South Asian, East Asian, and immigrant families, this is not abstract. The family often spans generations & continents.
Good Faith Estimate: If you are paying out of pocket or not using insurance, you have the right to a written Good Faith Estimate before your first session. Read the full notice ➞