Services
- Individual
- Couples
- Adolescent/Teen
About My Clients
You might be the one everyone thinks is doing okay — but honestly, you’re not sure how much longer you can keep white-knuckling it. Maybe you feel stuck, tired, disconnected, too much, or not enough. I often work with clients making sense of old wounds, complicated relationships, family expectations, and a future that feels hard to picture clearly. For those who want it, this can be a space that makes room for your faith and relationship with God in a clinically grounded way.
My Background and Approach
I’ve spent the last 10 years working with students and families in schools, both in the U.S. and abroad, as a counselor and chaplain. That experience taught me how much is happening beneath the surface for teens and young adults — pressure, anxiety, family dynamics, faith questions, identity, grief, and the quiet exhaustion of trying to keep up. My work is grounded in ACT and cognitive therapies, so we’ll slow things down, notice the patterns that are keeping you stuck, and find more flexible ways to respond. I’m trained in trauma-informed care and have significant experience with anxiety, depression, and faith integration. But more than any technique, I believe the relationship we build matters. Therapy can become a place for corrective experiences — where you practice being more honest, grounded, and yourself. Therapy isn’t just where we talk about change. It’s where we practice it, slowly and honestly, until it starts to feel possible outside the room too.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
My relationship with Jesus is a huge part of why I do this work. Not because therapy with me means Bible verses, sermons, or forced beliefs — it doesn’t. But my faith shapes the way I see people: beloved, complex, worthy of care, and not abandoned in the valley. For clients who share that foundation, this can be a space where faith is welcomed honestly, not flattened into easy answers. I’ve lived in South Korea for the past 8 years, with family life shaped by both Korean and American culture. I’ve also spent years working with Korean teenagers and international families, which has made me slower to judge, quicker to listen, and more aware that I am always learning someone’s lived experience. I’m not here for shame-based religion, spiritual bypassing, or pressure to look “fine” when you’re not. I believe healing can be tender and gritty. Sometimes resilience means softening. Sometimes it means locking in. Often, it means learning how to stay present with God, yourself, and the next ho