Anna Selena Cho, PsyD

Dr. Anna Cho, founder and Clinical Director of HEART THEORY, offers an integrative lens to her work in the field of psychology. Utilizing the resources of the mind, body, the creative process and archetypes, her methods reach into the abstract concepts of what we yearn and strive for, while guiding through the resistance of the emotional process. She is a student of the ocean & earth, creative arts, martial arts, and the community; looking within and beyond to continue challenging and expanding the individual and team potential.

Dr. Cho was traditionally trained in visual arts in her early developmental years and eventually obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Roski School of Fine Arts at the University of Southern California. Upon her personal exploration into the effects of creativity and the mind, she obtained her M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy and Art Therapy at Phillips Graduate University; thereafter completing her Doctoral degree at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Applied Clinical Psychology. She completed her post-doctoral fellowship training at the Reiss Davis Child Study Center specializing in pediatric neuro-diagnostic testing, wherein she continued working with young adults in treatment and addiction programs.

Dr. Cho focuses on emotion-focused therapy as an overarching gateway into and through the work. She works with individuals, couples and families helping them navigate through past traumas, symptoms of need, and developing a meaningful process through conceptualizing the problem story. She has trained with the International Surf Therapy Organization (ISTO) in surf coaching to continue holding a safe space for clients and trainees in and out of the ocean.