As a practitioner I seek to assist my clients to begin to shed the layers of the their cocoon, and accept themselves as whole people. I utilize mindfulness techniques, somatic awareness, meditation, attachment and experiential psychotherapy. I encourage clients to stay with their feelings in the here and now, and ask them to accept and honor the present moment with all its feelings rather than exiling or "fixing" their feelings. As queer, multiracial (hapa), adult third culture kid, and first generation immigrant to the US, I have both personal and professional experience dealing with racism, oppression, othering. I specialize in working with BIPOC, QTPOC, people in the LGBTQIA+ community, alternative relationship structures, and adult third culture kids. My practice is grounded in buddhist psychology and mindfulness. My desire is to create a collaborative, supportive and relational experience during our sessions. I hold equity, social justice, inclusivity, and decolonizing as the framework for healing.
Qualifications: | Naropa University |
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Academic Suffixes: | MA, ATR-BC, LCAT |
Expertise: | Anxiety, Depression, Emotional Disturbance, Other, Family Conflict, Grief, Life Transitions, Open Relationships Non-Monogamy, Peer Relationships, Racial Identity, Other, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Sex-Positive, Kink Allied, Spirituality, Stress, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD, Women |