Therapy Services & Specialties

My Approach

My approach to Individual Therapy is to create a safe space for you to come as you are without judgment or shame. I seek to approach my clients with gentle curiosity and to understand the reason why certain patterns, reactions, tendencies, or beliefs exist. I enjoy and value digging deep with my clients to understand the root of their issues on top of building the capacity to work through the “stuck.” Building collaborative relationships and being authentic, even if it means revealing my own foibles and quirks, are essential to building trust and safety. I am not about quick fixes and recognize that it takes time, patience, safety, and trust to delve into deeply rooted and/or vulnerable experiences that have many years to develop.

Specialties

• Anxiety (e.g., Generalized Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, etc.)
• Depression
• Alexithymia – Difficulty identifying and communication emotions
• Religious Trauma and Deconstructing Religion
• Attachment trauma / Relationship Trauma (in romantic relationships, family, etc.)
• Perfectionism
• Relationship difficulties
• Personal growth -increasing insight, better understanding of self
• Young Professionals
• Life Transitions
• Generational Trauma
• Asian American Issues

If you are wondering if therapy could be right for you and if we would be a good fit, feel free to reach out for a free 15-20 minute phone consultation.

I find couples work to be so gratifying as I help couples work through difficult aspects of their relationhip by learning to respond to one another with empathy, understanding, and honesty.

My Approach

I utilize Emotion Focused techniques as well as a Psychodynamic approach to couples therapy. What the heck does that mean? Emotion Focused Therapy focuses on understanding negative interactive patterns through addressing emotional disconnection/wounds and insecure attachments within the relationship. I also find value in incorporating Psychodynamic approaches to couples therapy to help the couple understand why certain triggers can be so activating to their partner in order to gain empathy through understanding.

What to Expect

Couples Therapy is fucking hard. Your shit is inevitably going to be activated by your partner because your partner is the closest person to you. Your shit will activate their shit (and vice versa) and this is when miscommunications, misunderstandings, and relational insecurities can create painful interactions. It is no easy to ask to acknowledge how you may have unintentionally hurt your partner, especially when your partner is someone you deeply love and want to protect. Nevertheless, working together to properly meet one another’s needs and respond to one another can be a deeply reparative and connecting experience. It makes the growing pains worth it.

I do best with couples who are committed to one another and genuinely want to make the relationship work. When someone is checked out of the relationship, I find it difficult to create a collaborative and safe environment. As long as there is willingness, there is hope for the relationsip to be able to find healing and growth.