CAPS at the A³C
"My career trajectory after Stanford was heavily influenced by my work at the A³C. I focused on social justice work – as an attorney at the ACLU and Associate Director of the City of San Francisco Department on the Status of Women."
ANU '99

Meet Helen Hsu, Psy.D.

Dr. Helen Hsu (she/her/他) is Director of Outreach for Stanford CAPS. She was born in Taipei, Taiwan and grew up all around the Bay Area. She is a proud working class, non-traditional student, (alternative high school to community college to UC route), a past president of the Asian American Psychological Association, past President of the American Psychological Association (APA) Div. 45 (Society for the study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity) and a representative for the APA Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression. She spent most of her career in community-based BIPOC focused clinics before joining Stanford as liasion to A3C. She wrote the Healing Trauma Workbook for Asian Americans which was published in 2024.
Meet Christine Catipon, Psy.D.

Dr. Christine Catipon (she/they/siya) is a female, queer, first-generation Filipinx American licensed clinical psychologist. She is the current President of the Asian American Psychological Association and is a frequent speaker on mental health in AANHPI, LGBTQ+, and Filipina/x/o communities. Her clinical interests include anxiety and mood disorders, college mental health, first generation students of color, LGBTQ+ community, AANHPI mental health and social justice, Filipina/x/o identity, life transitions and adjustment, spirituality, and outreach/community engagement. In her free time, she loves playing mahjong, singing karaoke, and exploring the Filipino food scene in the Bay Area.
Meet Ang Li, LMFT

Ang Li (he/him) is a male Chinese American licensed marriage and family therapist who provides therapy in both Mandarin and English. He has worked in a variety of settings from high school counseling to community mental health to psychiatric hospital. Ang Li is currently working as a clinician at CAPS. His clinical interests are working with people who suffer from depression, anxiety, OCD, and a variety of other disorders, particularly those who came from difficult family dynamics or are still struggling with difficult familial or relationship issues. In his free time, he loves playing good videogames (i.e. Black Myth Wukong, BOTW, TOTK, etc.) and having a good time with his partner.
CAPS Counselors in our Community
We are fortunate to have a team of clinicians who self-identify as Asian American and can provide a culturally-sensitive approach to the diversity of our community. Please check out the CAPS website for more information about their team: CAPS Staff Profiles.