I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #144696, supervised by Sharon Yu, LMFT 50028. My work is informed by trauma and attachment-focused modalities such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO).
My clients navigate diverse identities, from multiracial backgrounds to intercultural marriages to neurodiverse families.
They come as individuals, intimate partners, and families seeking support in significant life transitions that impact their sense of self when their roles drastically change, such as when they discover their own neurodivergence, become new parents, or step in as caregivers to their aging parents. Regardless of the circumstance, they yearn to navigate these shifts with less struggle and more grace.
I work best with clients who care about the relationships they have with themselves just as much as the relationships they have with others. Whether raising a child to honor their own unique self or negotiating the complexities and disconnection they feel from their life partner after life changes, they're sensitive to what they're holding from their past and realize that part of working through current challenges requires that they gently approach past pains and traumas.
My clients share that they want to:
Deeply understand themselves and their generational patterns so that they can make more affirming choices for themselves and for future generations
Learn to communicate and connect within their relationships in a way that both honors their own values and meets the dynamic needs of these relationships
Navigate changing roles within their intimate relationships so that they can rebuild the connection they might have lost after experiencing big life transitions
Through our work together, my clients are often empowered by the embodied understanding that the evolution of a relationship, whether due to external life circumstances, shifting priorities, or life milestones, is an invitation to redefine connection, intimacy, and meaning. As a humanistic therapist, I believe all my clients have an inherent capacity for self-trust, self-direction, and personal growth, and I am honored to join alongside them in the process.
Special welcome to overwhelmed empaths, neurodivergent folks, and creative types.
Post graduate degree in marriage and family therapy: California State University Northridge, Michael D. Eisner College of Educational Psychology and Counseling
Specialized training(s): Internal Family Systems (Parts work/IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT/attachment work with intimate partnerships), Intimacy from the Inside Out (Parts work/IFS for intimate partnerships), Integrative Hypnotherapy.