About Mikayla T. Phan, MFT
I was adopted from Vietnam and grew up in Elgin, Illinois. I have traveled to many countries in Europe and Asia since the age of eleven, including riding the famed Trans-Siberian Railroad System from Beijing to Budapest. In 1992, I was the youngest to ever be accepted as a student in the Chinese Language Department of the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, China, and the only student to finish their 3-year program in ten months. I hold an Associate’s Degree from Elgin Community College, a bachelor’s degree from Kalamazoo College in Asian Studies with a concentration in Chinese History, a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northcentral University, and am fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
In 1997, I moved to Beijing where I lived the Chinese culture for nine years. I taught English in a local Chinese preschool, during which time I created an English language program for children ages 18 months to 6 years. Additionally, I was the director of a children’s program in Beijing, for which I trained the teachers and wrote a tri-level EFL curriculum, equipped with accompaniment workbooks. I was also the founder and Parenting Coach of Beijing’s only expatriate homeschooling community group to date. From 1998 to 2011, I created and tailored my own project-based, interdisciplinary home-schooling curriculum for my son who has ADHD. In 2003, I wrote an essay entitled, “Path to Parenthood” about overcoming cultural boundaries as a foreigner and parent in China, which was published in a post-graduate textbook, Beyond Cultural Anxieties: Ingredients of Fear, Tests of Character (Trade Paperback, Sept 2004). I have been a guest blogger for Cathy Liska through the Center of Coaching Certification, and a total of fifteen of my writings on ADHD coaching have been featured. I have also written a contribution chapter specifically about ADHD, which was published in the 2014 edition of Coaching Perspectives (ISBN-13: 978-0692330135). My son and I returned to live in the US in 2006 and have been in the Madison area since 2011.
Education
I hold a double certification as a Life Coach from Center for Coaching Certification under Cathy Liska and as an ADHD Coach from JST Coaching under the esteemed Jodi Sleeper-Triplett. I hold a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and have completed 500 hours of clinical practicum and 3000 hours of residency.
I am a member of Delta Kappa, the International Marriage and Family Therapy Honor Society. Delta Kappa is the official honor society for the field of Marriage and Family Therapy and serves to further and complement the work being done by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the American Family Therapy Academy, and the International Family Therapy Association. Delta Kappa recognizes my achievements for maintaining a 4.0 GPA through the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Northcentral University. Additionally, I am a professional member of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), Psychology Today, ADDitude, Therapy Den, Kidazzler, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), and the Wisconsin Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (WAMFT).
Licenses
Mikayla T. Phan, MFT has been registered with the National Provider Identifier database since September 05, 2019, and her NPI number is 1720637507.
Associations
Ms. Mikayla T. Phan, Owner/Psychotherapist is a member of:
- Delta Kappa, the International Marriage and Family Therapy Honor Society
- Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Wisconsin Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- International Family Therapy Association
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- American Family Therapy Academy
Book an Appointment
Ms. Mikayla T. Phan is a verified marriage & family therapist on Vitadox.com and currently accepts new patient appointments.
To schedule an appointment with Ms. Mikayla T. Phan, please call (608) 467-2332.
