ABOUT VRCAPS
Counseling and Psychological Services
MEET OUR STAFF
The VRCaPS Team of Compassionate Therapists and Staff
Kane Tung, Ph.D., CASDCS
Founder, Clinical Director
kane@vrcaps.org
Zocdoc rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
I strive to be the therapist I’d want for myself—actively engaged and genuinely invested in your journey. I don’t just throw exercises and vague truths at you but action plans that work and help you understand your genuine self: like a Scientific/Psychological Horoscope Reading. Whether new to therapy or experienced, clients often find me to be their secret weapon in navigating life’s challenges. I specialize in DBT, ACT, CBT, and Gottman Couples Therapy, as well as extensive work with Autism/ADHD, Grief and End-of-Life issues, integrating these approaches to help you Survive. Live. Upgrade/Evolve. Not necessarily in that order.
As a single father of a non-verbal Autistic child and previous staff Psychologist for premier centers for Autism, Hospitals, Neuropsychology clinics, Hospices & Nursing Homes, I constantly train intensely in the field of Autism as if my child’s life depends on it, because it does. And I train to figure out the best self-care as a parent within the limited time and energy I have, so I don’t burn out.
My professional background is varied and dynamic and now have married my clinical practice with a wide spectrum of experiences from being a Producer at SyFy Channel and SONY, as well as a newspaper journalist and playwright to my considerable work with the early Anime and Gaming industry and community.
Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder
Clinical Specialist
N.J. Psychologist License #35SI00571300
N.Y. Psychologist License #021367
Chen Peng, LPC
Supervising Therapist, LPC
chen@vrcaps.org
Chen hails from New York University with her own multicultural background providing bilingual counseling services in English and Chinese for adults, adolescents, children, couples, and families. She sees therapy as a collaborative journey with clients towards a more thriving and satisfactory life state and practices a person-centered, humanistic approach that is integrated with other evidence-based strategies such as: Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with a balance between Cognitive Behavioral and Psychodynamic Therapy. Chen has extensive experience in working with anxiety, depression, alcohol and substance use, trauma, self-esteem, cultural adjustment and developmental difficulties.
NJ LPC License #37PC00858900
NY LMHC License # 012342
Xinyu Sun, LAC
Assistant Clinical Director, Mental Health Counselor
xsun@vrcaps.org
Xinyu is a Mental Health Counselor graduate from The Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness at NYU. She has had a diverse cultural experience growing up in mainland China, living in Hong Kong for four years, and now studying at NYU, giving her a focus on diversity and working with individuals’ unique experience in their sociocultural contexts as well as through different cultural and life experiences.
She has a focus on identifying where you are in your life journey and believes that the therapy room is not only a safe environment for clients to process their past experiences but also a place to work on the here-and-now. Xinyu is able to conduct therapy in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
NJ Lic #AC-GTL-20-01671
Indira Totaram
Counseling Intern
indira@vrcaps.org
Indira is an intern attending Lesley University’s Mental Health Counseling program with a specialization in Dance/Movement Therapy. Throughout her life, Indira has leaned into the benefits of the expressive arts and movement as a therapeutic means of coping and promoting well being in one’s life. As movement is one of our first languages and how we first begin to express ourselves, the mind-body connection is powerful to the therapeutic process. She believes that a combination of talk therapy coupled with creative arts can be beneficial to one’s ability to cope and heal.
Indira believes that art therapy can benefit a wide range of individuals to help them create connection, clarity and overall mental and physical well being
Haoyang Zhang
Counseling Intern
haoyang@vrcaps.org
Haoyang Zhang, our Clinical Counselor Intern from New York University’s esteemed Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness graduate program. Fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese, Haoyang expands our therapy services with his dual-language proficiency.
With a background spanning Sichuan, China to California and now New York City, Haoyang has amassed an appreciation of diversity and cultural experiences. Earning his bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Science from UCLA, he’s developed a deep understanding of the mind and its processes.
A firm believer in cultural humility and the uniqueness of each individual, Haoyang sees therapy as a safe space for healing and preparation for life’s challenges. Passionate about serving diverse clients, he is not just a counselor but a compassionate listener taking a part of the difficult journey of life with you.