What are your favorite clients to work with (populations of special interest)?
I enjoy working with folks from the BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ community, as well as those navigating multicultural and transnational identities, and neurodivergence. Many clients I work with come to counseling seeking new ways to connect—whether with themselves, their history, their loved ones, their current circumstances, or communities they belong to. I especially enjoy working with those who are navigating identity, deepening their understanding of their inner emotional worlds, and exploring how personal history, culture and systemic influences shape their experiences.
What are one or two interventions that you enjoy using and have found to be supportive to Clients?
I draw from Emotion-Focused, Narrative, and Humanistic-Experiential Therapies. In a session, this might look like holding space for your emotional world, helping you find language to express your truths, and honoring the richness and complexity of your experiences. I also incorporate somatic therapy techniques into my work, because I believe that cultivating awareness of how our bodies hold and express emotion allows us to tap into a deeper level of understanding and healing.
That said, I think that the co-created relationship between client and the therapist is just as important. Sharing our stories and giving voice to the tender parts of ourselves can be deeply vulnerable. In these moments, it makes all the difference to have a safe, trusting space where we can be met in that vulnerability. This is why I strive to always bring care, warmth, humor, presence, and compassion into my sessions. I hope that by showing up in my own humanness, you’ll feel invited to do the same.
What artists, creators, mental health practitioners, healers, or practices help to guide, inform, and/or inspire your work as a therapist?
I love learning from others, and I’m always seeking out new perspectives to guide my work— so this list is always updating! In this season of my work as a therapist, in addition Emotion-Focused, Narrative, Humanistic-Experiential, and Somatic Therapy, these are the folks, books, and practices I draw inspiration from currently:
People
- Alok Vaid-Menon
- Christabel Mintah-Galloway, RN BSN
- Dr. Orna Guralnik, PsyD
- Simone Saunders, MSW, RSW
- Liz Rhea, LMSW
- Angela Han
Books
- The Pain We Carry: Healing from Complex PTSD For People of Color, by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez
- Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox, by Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA LMFT
- Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower, by Dr. Brittney Cooper, PhD
- For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts, by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez
Lastly, my own Thai cultural practices, rituals, and spirituality, passed down through my family, continue to serve as a source of grounding in my practice.
What insurance(s) do you accept?
I accept individuals and couples with Cigna and Evernorth, Providence, Kaiser (Out-of-Network), and Regence. I can also accept out of pocket payments at $130 per session.