About

​My Story

My path to becoming a therapist wasn't a straight line — it was a calling that emerged from my own healing. Through personal therapy, I first experienced how restorative this work can be, and I knew I wanted to offer that to others. I came to this profession in the second chapter of my life, shaped by my own encounters with motherhood, family of origin dynamics, and intergenerational trauma — experiences that asked me to look honestly at who I was and who I wanted to become.

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I bring my whole self into this work. As a second-generation Korean American, I understand the particular experience of navigating nuanced relationships in immigrant families and finding your way through cultural identity struggles. As a first-generation college student, I know what it means to forge a path without a blueprint. As a cycle breaker, I understand the courage it takes to choose something different from what was handed to you.

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I am especially honored to work with clients of the Asian diaspora — those navigating the complexity of layered identities, and those who have spent a lifetime holding everything together for everyone else, and are finally ready to turn toward themselves.

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My Commitment

Healing doesn't stay contained to one person — it ripples outward, into relationships, families, and communities. I believe wholeheartedly in what I ask of my clients, which is why I remain committed to my own continued growth — engaged in both individual and couples therapy, and living what I ask of you.

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Beyond the Therapy Room

Beyond my work as a therapist, I am a partner of twenty years, a mother to two teenagers, and a devoted dog parent to Juniper. My friends describe me as warm, authentic, and curious — which feels right. I am also a content creator, a serial hobbyist, and someone currently practicing their crawl stroke in hopes of completing a full Ironman one day — because apparently I like a challenge.

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I share this not to center myself, but because I believe you deserve to know who is sitting across from you. Therapy is a deeply human relationship, and I want you to feel the fullness of that from the moment we meet.

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How I Work

I show up to each session with warmth, deep attunement, and gentle curiosity — striving to create a relationship built on trust, safety, and hope, where you feel empowered to share the tender parts of yourself with the assurance you'll be met with compassion and without judgment.

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I draw from an integrative toolkit — including Internal Family Systems, Brainspotting, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, CBT, Narrative Therapy, and Attachment-based approaches — always following your lead on what feels most resonant. No two clients are the same, and neither is the work we do together.

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If you're ready to begin, I'd be honored to take that first step with you.