Position:

 Adjunct Faculty

Contact Information:

tsoohoo@paloaltou.edu

Other Positions:

Adjunct Faculty

Programs:

Master's

Education:

PhD in Clinical Psychology, University of California, Berkeley

Biography:

Dr. Soo-Hoo completed his PhD in clinical psychology at the University of California, Berkeley.  He is currently a professor at the California State University East Bay in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program.  Prior to university teaching he devoted over twenty years working in Community Mental Health in San Francisco working with a diverse range of people with many different psychological problems.  He has published on multi-cultural issues in psychotherapy and consultation, and the application of a Strength Based Culturally Informed Integrative Approach to psychotherapy and consultation. In addition, he has special interests in the area of innovative culturally relevant approaches to psychotherapy.  He has also provided extensive training and consultation on these topics to agencies and other professionals.

Areas of Interest:

Multicultural Counseling, Family Therapy, Couples Therapy, Innovative Culturally Relevant Therapies.

Selected Publications:

Soo-Hoo, T. (2021). Working within the client’s cultural context in Strategic Therapy. In: Valeria Saladino (Ed.), Le Strategie in Psicoterapia. Ricerca e Innovazione, Cacucci Editore, Rome, Italy.

Soo-Hoo, T. (2019). Beyond reason and insight: The 180-degree turn in therapeutic interventions. In M.F.Hoyt & M. Bobele (Eds.), Creative Therapy in Challenging Situations: You Said WHAT? New York: Routledge.

Soo-Hoo, T.  (2019). Preface.  In G. Vitry, C. D. Scorraille, T. Garcia-Rivera, B. Paoli, & O. Brosseau (Eds.), Strategies De Changement: Seize Prescriptions Therapeuticques.  Paris: Editions Eres.

Soo-Hoo, T.  (2018). The call for more culturally competent psychology professionals. The Family Psychologist, Vol. 34, No.1: 15-28.

Soo-Hoo, T.  (2018).  Working within the client’s cultural context in single-session therapy.  In: One at a Time: Single-Session Therapy by Walk-in or Appointment. Ed. Michael Hoyt.  Zeig Tucker, & Theisen, Phoenix,AZ.

Soo-Hoo, T. (2016). Asian Americans in Family and Couples Therapy. Encyclopedia of Couples and Family Therapy.  Edited by Lebow, J, Chambers, A, & Breunlin, D.  Springer Publishing.

Soo-Hoo, T.  (2013). In Search of the Spirit:  A Therapist’s Journey, Chapter in Book titled: Therapist Stories of    Inspiration, Passion, and Renewal, Edited by:  Michael Hoyt, Routledge Mental Health, N.Y.

Soo-Hoo, T.  (2005a). Working within the cultural context of Chinese American families.  Journal of Family Psychotherapy, Vol. 16(4): 45-63.

Soo-Hoo, Terry (2005b). Transforming power struggles through shifts in perception in marital therapy. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, Vol. 15(3): 19-38.