Real healing requires two things that are rarely found together: a space that feels genuinely safe, and a therapist with the depth and skill to go where the work actually needs to go.
Safety without expertise stays on the surface. Expertise without safety never gets there at all.
This is the balance I hold in every session. I bring years of specialized training across trauma, anxiety, and relational healing — and I bring it inside a space where people consistently tell me they can finally exhale. Where the work feels both held and honest. Where there is room for depth, for difficulty, and yes — for laughter and real human moments too.
You don't have to choose between feeling comfortable and doing meaningful work. In this space you get both.
You are more capable of healing than you've been given credit for — including by yourself. My job is to create the conditions where that becomes something you can actually experience. As an extensively trained trauma therapist, I understand that the past doesn't simply stay in the past — it lives on in the body, in relationships, and in the beliefs you carry about yourself. Together we process what's been carried beneath the surface for far too long, so that deeply held patterns can finally shift.
I don't work from a script. Every person is different — different history, different strengths, different pace. I draw from a wide range of evidence-based approaches and shape the work around what you actually need. What remains constant is the depth of the work, the safety of the space, and my genuine investment in where you are headed.
My path as a therapist has been both rich and wide-ranging — suicide & crisis counseling, grief work in hospice, community mental health, youth outreach, and the creative arts. As the daughter of immigrants, I understand how deeply culture shapes our inner world — the pressure to hold it together, to succeed, to not burden others with what's happening inside. I know that territory intimately and hold it with care in everything we do together.
Whether you're new to therapy or ready to go deeper — you don't have to navigate it alone. I'm here to help you find your way toward greater clarity, connection, and a life that feels more like your own.
Education and Affiliations
Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University
Bachelor's degree in Communication from Santa Clara University
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Member
International Association of Trauma Professionals, Member
Therapy for Black Girls, Member
Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development, Member
American Holistic Health Association, Member
Counselors for Social Justice, Member
Modalities and Trainings
Because no two people heal the same way, I've invested deeply in a wide range of approaches — so I can meet you where you are rather than fitting you into a single method. The following represent years of specialized training across trauma, attachment, somatic healing, and relational work, drawn from fluidly depending on what each client needs.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
EMDR / Attachment-focused EMDR
Brainspotting for Childhood Trauma
Somatic Experiencing
Trauma-informed Yoga Facilitator
Expressive Art
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Culturally Sensitive Therapy
Christian Counseling
Codependency Recovery
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) and Dysfunctional Families
Abuse Recovery (including narcissistic and emotional abuse)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples
Gottman Method Relationship Therapy