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I'm an Asian-American psychotherapist practicing across California — Westwood, Los Angeles, and the greater San Francisco Bay Area — offering attachment-based, trauma-informed care for anxiety, depression, perfectionism, and intergenerational trauma.
Most therapy asks: "What's wrong with you?"
I ask : "What systems taught you to carry this?"
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For Deeper Therapeutic Work
My therapeutic approach is psychodynamic and relational, meaning that my focus is not on symptom-reduction. Instead, our work together is long-term, delving deeper into childhood wounds and how these present themselves today. This work might take two to three years. Of course, this may vary from individual to individual.
Because psychotherapy is based on trust, meeting on a weekly-basis is key. I am excited that you are open to making this commitment to yourself and to the therapeutic process.
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I got involved in the psychology of user interface when I worked with these researchers. I was the psychotherapist who would help create the initial prompt to the chatbots. I believe in the power of the human being when interfacing with AI.
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Defining Thriving Through Resilience
Processing Emotions: The Real Path to Thriving
Why ThRive And Feel?
Traditional therapy often stops at the individual, quietly reinforcing the idea that healing means adapting better to conditions that were never sustainable. My work names the water we're all swimming in — colonization, generational displacement, racial capitalism — because you can't heal what you can't name.
SPECIALTIES & CREDENTIALS
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| Anxiety & Depression | Women of Color | Women in Medicine |
| Athletes | Coaching: Stress Management & Executive Functioning |
Licensed MFT #132544
M.A. Santa Clara University
Counseling Psychology 2017
A.B. Harvard College 2012
U.S. Team 2007 Olympic Qualifier
US Nationals in Figure Skating
Let's Work together
2550 Samaritan Dr.
San Jose, CA 95124
Phone:(408) 471-7291
Mon: 10am-8pm
Tue: 10am-8pm
Wed: 10am-8pm
Thurs: 10am-8pm
Fri: 10am-6pm