Education
Master of Social Work, Clinical
- 2023–26Mental Health Advanced Practice in Social Work (MHAPS) Program FLO
- 2025–26President, UH Association of Asian American Social Workers
- 2023–25Secretary, UH Association of Asian American Social Workers
Licensed Master Social Worker Houston, Texas
Jo Truong, LMSW
Emotionally attuned, depth-oriented clinical work for people carrying trauma, grief, and questions of identity.
A critical thinker and creative problem-solver, with more than a decade of community work behind the practice.
Clinical services provided under the clinical supervision of Chelsea Sanchez, LCSW-S, at Elevate Healing Pathways.
- Based in
- Houston, Texas
- Frameworks
- Psychodynamic, attachment-based
- Especially drawn to
- Trauma, grief, identity
- Sessions
- Reduced-fee available
01Approach
Making sense of how the past shapes the present.
My practice is rooted in psychodynamic and attachment-based frameworks. Together we trace how your earliest relationships, and everything you have lived through since, still shape the way you meet the world.
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Attuned
Careful, emotionally attuned listening, with trust that is built rather than assumed.
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Depth-oriented
Looking beneath the immediate problem to the relationships and experiences that gave it shape.
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Systems-aware
Years inside community organizations taught me to see the systems people live within, not only the person in the room.
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Steady
Calm, organized, and practical when things get complicated.
Especially drawn to working with
- Trauma
- Grief
- Identity-related concerns
02About
A clinician shaped by a decade of community work.
I'm a Licensed Master Social Worker in Houston, building a clinical practice.
Running alongside that clinical path are more than ten years in the nonprofit world: operations, fundraising, and community programming for organizations serving refugees, young people, and Asian American communities.
What that work gave me
- A working understanding of the systems people have to live within.
- A feel for how trust is earned with people from many different backgrounds.
- Composure and structure when a situation gets complicated.
All of it comes with me into the therapy room.
03Credentials
Education and licensure.
Licensure
Licensed Master Social Worker
- License no.
- 119734
- Effective
- July 10, 2026
- Expires
- June 30, 2028
- NPI
- 1265345656
- CAQH Provider ID
- 16935946
Clinical supervision
Chelsea Sanchez, LCSW-S
04Community work
Events, design, and video.
Selected projects from my years with community organizations: design work I'm proud of, events I helped conceive and run, and video I scripted, edited, and produced.
Chinese Community Center
Houston
Lunar New Year Festival 2025
Asian Heritage Tours
Gala exhibits
Video produced
CCC Luncheon 2025, the 45th Anniversary Gala, two Mahjong Workshop promos, and the 2025 Wellness Program.
International Rescue Committee
Wichita
Come Together, a benefit concert Fall 2018
Local musicians and former IRC clients from the Democratic Republic of Congo, on stage at Central Standard Brewery. Sponsored by Dillons, Il Vicino, and Bricktown Brewery.
Cooking Demonstration Series 2018
Demonstrations led by former refugees, teaching supporters to cook Afghan chicken korma in January and Congolese-style ugali with chicken and fried plantains in March. Sponsored by First Church of the Brethren, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, and Dillons.
Articles written for IRC Wichita
Photos and video from these projects are on the original portfolio and volunteer work pages.
05Contact
Start with a short note.
Write to ask about booking sessions, or to request a full résumé. Reduced-fee sessions are available, provided under the clinical supervision of Chelsea Sanchez, LCSW-S, at Elevate Healing Pathways.