Houston Mandarin-Speaking Couples Therapist
Bojun Hu, PhD
ABOUT BOJUN (SHE/THEY)
I work with couples who are balancing demanding careers, a committed relationship, family responsibilities, and their cultural identity.
While you and your partner may have been initially drawn together by your shared ambition, that same drive has created a tension that's tearing your relationship apart. It has also brought to light the differences in your cultural backgrounds and upbringings to the point that it feels like it’s impossible to get on the same page. You feel like speaking different languages, and you might be.
I know that you and your partner are committed, goal-oriented, and successful. You have both overcome a great deal to get to where you are. You need a therapist who understands that mentality and can meet you in skill, insight, and drive—so that you can have the life, career, and relationship that fulfill you on every level.
BOJUN’S CURRENT + UPCOMING GROUPS
Anchoring The Heart
A Somatic, Relational Group for Staying Present When It Matters Most
For partnered individuals tired of mental gymnastics to maintain connection and ready for an embodied approach to love.
Weekly on Wednesdays, 5:30-7 pm, in person, April 15th through June 3rd
BOJUN’S SPECIALTIES
Integration of Mind & Body
As high achievers, you and your partner are skilled analysts and problem-solvers. This aptitude not only helped you excel, but it's also become what people know you for.
This edge is often where most ambitious couples get stuck. While there is immense value in the analytical skills you offer, your body holds a different kind of intelligence, yet it speaks a language that's much harder to interpret.
Drawing from somatic and experiential practice, I help you integrate your mind and body so you can access the full wisdom of your being. This can dramatically shift the dynamic between you and your partner, not just in how you fight, but in how you connect and show up across your entire life.
When You’re Straddling Two Worlds
As a bicultural, bilingual therapist (English/Mandarin), I understand the invisible load you carry as you straddle two worlds.
For you, it may be the pressure of family expectations, the history of your people’s pain, or a longing for a sense of home that feels unreachable.
The stress of immigration, acculturation, and assimilation doesn't just live in your memory; it shows up in your body, shapes your career path, and impacts the underlying sense of belonging in your relationship.
I can offer you a path that doesn’t require you to choose between your culture and your partner, so you can build a relationship that makes space for all parts of you.
The greatest highs and deepest challenges of life are often with the people we love the most.
As a psychologist, group facilitator, somatic practitioner, and integrative clinician, I have witnessed the interconnectedness between our identity, cultural background, and intimate relationships firsthand—seeing how each area of life is inexorably tied to the others.
During my decades of inquiry, I uncovered a fundamental truth:
Your capacity to feel connected, safe, and authentic in relationships directly shapes the quality of your life.
So when you choose to do relational work, you’re not just saying ‘yes’ to improve your relationship; you’re opening to beneficial shifts in your career, friendships, health, and how you feel about yourself.
Areas of Expertise
Complex Trauma & PTSD
Grief & Loss
Spirituality & Life Path
Fun Facts
Adventurous meditator since 2001. Sitting, walking, moving meditation—anything that helps me return to presence.
Painting and sketching landscapes. I’m often happiest under an open sky, near water, or among trees.
A decade-long China explorer: immersed in taichi, Chinese painting, street food, and the music and language of everyday life.
Mother to a young child who feels like my spirit animal, constantly reminding me of play and aliveness.
Lover of partner dancing, especially the way it becomes a language beyond words—something felt, co-created, and refined over time.
Credentials
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Bilingual in English and Mandarin Chinese
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BA in Psychology and Interpretation Theory from Swarthmore College
PhD in Clinical Psychology from Fordham University
Clinical Psychology Internship at MMHC, Harvard Medical School
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Postdoctoral Fellowship at Brandeis University
Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy (PACT Level 1)
Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200)
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Licensed Psychologist in Texas: License Number 40827
Licensed Psychologist in Massachusetts: License Number 10561
Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) granted by the PSYPACT® Commission, APIT #23541
RATES
90 minutes: $450
Intakes, Couples and Family
50 minutes: $285
Individuals
OFFICE HOURS
By appointment
In-person and Online
Wednesday-Thursday
10 a.m. - 7 pm (latest session at 5:30)