Meet Peggy Loo, PhD
Founding Director, Clinical Supervisor, Licensed Psychologist
Top specialties: anxiety, perfectionism and burnout, trauma, infertility, interracial relationship stress, and BIPOC mental health
In-Person & Online
Background & Training
Peggy Loo, PhD earned a PhD from Columbia University in counseling psychology, where she trained with leaders in the field of multicultural psychology. She is well versed in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and integrates mindfulness, neuroscience, and active teaching about how mental health works in her approach. Dr. Loo is a certified perinatal mental health professional (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International and completed additional trauma training from the Embody Lab and the Trauma Research Foundation.
Dr. Loo is a clinical supervisor for postdoctoral fellows at Manhattan Therapy Collective and psychology grad students at Columbia. She is on the advisory board for SPEAK, a non-profit organization elevating Asian American mental health in Westchester County. She is also a member of the NYC Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Association, the Asian American Psychological Association, and the Women’s Mental Heath Consortium. Her views have been featured in media outlets like Well+Good, Real Simple, and the New York Times. Dr. Loo loves to bring her dog Hamilton to work, hike, watch stand-up comedy, and anything pickled.
Learn more about Peggy Loo, PhD
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Anger
Anxiety (e.g., generalized anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, health anxiety)
Caregiver stress (e.g., caring for the chronically ill, mentally ill, and parentified adult children)
Egg freezing
Grief (e.g., bereavement, unresolved childhood experiences)
Interracial and intercultural relationship dynamics/challenges
Interpersonal dynamics (e.g., family relationships, friendships, coworkers)
Multicultural identity (e.g., minority stress, racial, gender, bicultural, 2nd gen, and spirituality concerns)
Mindfulness
Pregnancy and postpartum (e.g., pregnancy anxiety, postpartum return to work)
Relationship stress (e.g., conflict or communication skills, breakups, dating in NYC, marriage dynamics)
Self esteem (e.g., imposter syndrome, chronic shame)
Trauma (e.g., emotional abuse, childhood neglect, C-PTSD, racial or religious trauma)
Work stress and burnout (e.g., physicians in high-intensity specialties, senior managers, PhD students)
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I enjoy working with high achieving professionals, working parents, and caregivers that often have little space or time to care for themselves. As a psychologist, I take the time to teach you about how mood, trauma, or whatever tools I’m using works so you feel empowered and learn. I’d describe myself as collaborative, curious, and highly conversational in session. I love to laugh with my patients, and I balance encouragement and gentle challenge. I’m committed to understanding who you are, process what you’ve been through, and helping you live fully.
In sessions, I focus on helping you make insightful connections and foster actionable change - so you can let go of what's not working and strengthen what does. We may tackle something you’re struggling with in the present, or sometimes I'll encourage us to unpack key past experiences or traumas that may still be affecting you today so you can get unstuck. We may practice healthier responses to strong emotions and self-criticism or become more mindful of your body’s cues and instincts. I often help people understand their reactions to relationship dynamics in their personal or professional life and take realistic steps towards a life rooted in your goals and personal values.
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As your therapist, I’ll treat your identities with respect, care, and openness. What makes you, you (e.g., racial, spiritual, gender, ethnicity, LGBTQ+, age, nationality, class, etc) fundamentally shapes your life experiences - so it’s a thread through your story I listen for. I’m a second-generation Taiwanese American therapist, which means I was born and raised in the US by immigrant parents who were born and raised in Taiwan. Because of my personal experiences and training, I'm sensitive to the unique challenges of the immigrant experience, cross-cultural family dynamics, or bicultural identity - and always open to exploring these topics with you. I'll always give space for you to talk about minority stress, complicated feelings about your identities, or the challenges of cross cultural relationships. My dissertation research was in interracial romantic relationships, so I have a special interest in supporting interracial partners.
As a therapist dedicated to liberation psychology, I’m passionate about equity and healing for all from experiences of oppression (e.g., sexism, racism, xenophobia) as a path to individual and collective health. I’m deeply invested in BIPOC mental health and dedicated to helping people from AAPI communities destigmatize therapy. My hope is that you feel comfortable to share and be yourself, knowing that I'm ready to listen, affirm, and dive in.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Emotion Regulation Therapy (ERT)
Feminist Therapy
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Multicultural Therapy
Psychodynamic Therapy
Relational Cultural Therapy
Trauma-Informed Therapy
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I am an out of network provider and my fee ranges from $325-375/session.
