Trang Phan, M.A., LMFT #96373
Licensed Psychotherapist | Founder, Depth Psychotherapy San Diego
Trang Phan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of experience specializing in trauma-informed care. Her work spans schools, medical clinics, community and virtual spaces, with a deep focus on supporting nervous system healing through integrative methods.
As a former Clinical Program Manager in San Diego, Trang led Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) trauma screening initiatives in medical clinics, helping clients and healthcare teams understand the link between trauma, emotional health, and the body.
Today, she brings that same depth and warmth into her private practice, Depth Psychotherapy San Diego.
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An Integrative Approach
Trang combines traditional and body-based psychotherapies to support whole-person healing. Her modalities include:
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
Polyvagal-informed therapy
Jungian active imagination
Somatic practices including yoga, Hakomi, and intentional breathwork
Solution-Focused Therapy
She is also part of the Trauma Recovery Network, offering probono services to disaster survivors and first responders.
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In 2025, Trang founded Depth Work Retreats, inspired by her freediving journey and its powerful synergy with yoga and nervous system healing.
In collaboration with Certified Freediving Instructors, these ocean-based retreats blend:
Freediving education
Yoga & breathwork
Polyvagal-informed somatics
EMDR-inspired group reprocessing (non-clinical in international settings)
Her goal is to offer safe, nature-based experiences for personal growth and nervous system restoration.
Freediving partners on a seafari during a trip in Los Cabos, Mexico with No Pasa Nada Freediving.
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M.A. in Jungian Depth Psychology – Pacifica Graduate Institute
EMDR Levels 1 & 2, R-TEP & G-TEP – EMDR HAP
Certification in Traumatic Stress Studies – Trauma Research Foundation, Bessel van der Kolk
Certified Massage Therapist (Chinese Medicine) – Pacific College of Health And Science
200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher – Deep Yoga with Laura Plumb
Yoga Therapy for Neuroscience – Soul of Yoga
Hakomi Somatics – Hakomi Institute & Pacifica Graduate Institute
Molchanovs Wave 1 & 2 Freediving – No Pasa Nada & Dive Within Freediving
Photo credit: Diving in Shark’s Cove by Johnny Carabajal
A Personal Note
My deeper connection to the ocean began in college, visiting family in Maui and later, O‘ahu. The sea has always been a place where I felt most alive.
Before I learned to dive, I spent over 15 years on the mat, studying yoga—not just as movement, but as a way of being. That devotion shaped my breath and taught me to meet discomfort with presence and grace.
Freediving felt like a natural next language.
These days, you’ll find me moving through reefs, spearfishing, or back on my mat—returning to the rituals that root me in my body and bring me home to myself.
As a mother of two, I understand how layered and beautiful life can be—how healing isn’t linear, and presence is an ongoing practice.
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The Heart Behind This Practice
I believe shadow work is light work.
It's in the parts of ourselves we've learned to hide or protect—the grief, the rage, the ache—where our deepest healing begins.
My personal experiences have carved my heart open in ways that have deepened my capacity to walk through the shadows with others.
For me, this work is personal, embodied, and sacred.
And it is a privilege to witness others reclaim the parts of themselves and remember who they truly are.
Healing is not about forgetting about the past—it’s about integrating it.
And honoring the strength it took to survive.
My deepest gratitude,
Trang
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