Services
- Individual
About My Clients
I have experience providing counseling/therapy to children, youth and families who are impacted by immigration and acculturation, oppression and discrimination, complex developmental and transgenerational trauma. However, it is a special interest of mine to work collaboratively with youth, young adults and young women to support their growth and healing journey as they learn to navigate life transitions, heal old wounds, embrace their authentic selves and live from their heart space.
My Background and Approach
Over the past many years, my clinical training, holistic healing practices, volunteer work and spiritual pilgrimage have taken me across different paradigms, cultures, settings, and different parts of the globe, including residential group homes, correctional facilities, school grounds, medical and mental health clinics, hospice care, yoga studios, Buddhist monasteries, and spiritual retreat centers. My life experiences as an (embodied) immigrant woman of color and the lessons from my journey have shaped who I am, expanded my worldview, richly informed my work, and opened me up to connect more deeply to the experiences of the underprivileged communities, specifically Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC).
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
As a child of the East who grew up in the West, I have always believed that a holistic, culturally responsive and trauma-informed practice is not only important, but essential in facilitating long-lasting positive change. Although clinical social work and talk therapy have been the foundation of my work, my passion for body-mind-spirit approach (as known as integrative therapy) has taken me on a lifelong quest. I have had the great privilege to study with different teachers on various healing methods outside of Western traditional therapy, and found my deeper connection to Reiki, hypnotherapy and regression therapy. I have since integrated these powerful techniques as complementary approach to talk therapy. In the last decade, I have incorporated breathwork, guided meditation, expressive arts, mindfulness practice and other psycho-spiritual tools in my work, in efforts to promote holistic healing and mindful living for my clients.