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About My Clients
If you’re hoping to ... unfold your emotional truth; be witnessed in your experience: pain, joy, anger, hope, shame – it’s all welcome; nurture your relationship with yourself, others, the world around you; learn the wisdom in your embodied experience, emotions, reactions, desires; discuss how your socio-cultural environment impacts you; practice caring for yourself beyond traditional ideas of self care; reach for your wants and needs ... I'd be honored to join you on that journey.
My Background and Approach
Having been trained in Relational Gestalt therapy, I’m curious about the many facets of yourself, the world around you, and how these dimensions relate to one another. I’ve experienced therapy to be so powerful and special because we create a space together in which you can feel safe enough to be as you are, sit with the ways you’ve protected yourself from pain and hurt, turn toward that pain and let it be felt (at a gentle and emotionally safe pace), and give those protections permission to not have to work so hard all the time. I have experience working with those navigating anxiety, depression, identity exploration, life transitions, trauma, self-esteem, self-worth, existential exploration, and relationship challenges. If you're a person of color, queer, gender-expansive, neurodivergent, disabled, you belong and are so welcome to reach out.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I’m a Filipino American woman from (a bit outside of) St. Louis, Missouri. Growing up in the Midwest, where I did not always feel I belonged, made what I deeply care about very clear to me: fierce love for people and social justice, anti-racism, anti-homophobia, anti-transphobia, de-colonization, community, authenticity, self-expression, compassion, and mental and emotional health. These values are a big part of who I am and what I bring into the therapy space. I also like to think I’m kind of funny, so if you’re open to some silliness and co-creating a therapeutic space to process and heal, please send me an email or text, and let’s see how we connect! I’m available to meet in person or through Zoom.