I believe healing doesn’t happen in isolation, but in community and connection. In our therapy, I hope to co-create a comfortable, nurturing space where you can feel supported as an expert in your own healing.

With a calm and empathic approach, I will use our initial sessions to listen and affirm your experiences, integrating modalities that meet your unique background and needs. I employ client-centered, relational, emotion-focused, narrative, and mindfulness-based therapies to help reframe internalized narratives and foster strength-based growth and self-awareness. As a multiracial Latinx/Asian American therapist, I embrace complexity and strive toward an anti-oppressive, culturally sensitive practice.

I hold a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from Columbia University, and am licensed as a Clinical Social Work Associate. My experience includes working with LGBTQIA2s+ teens and young adults, immigrant and first-generation communities in Japan and the U.S., neurodiverse individuals, chronically ill individuals, and couples and families. I welcome all ages, but primarily focus on adolescents and young adults.

I may be a good match for you if you’re seeking support with:

• ·stress
• ·depression
• ·anxiety
• ·communication / relationships
• ·cultures / identities / family of origin
• ·adjustment (relocation, immigration, life transitions)
• ·trauma recovery

Drawing from my background as an art teacher, I incorporate expressive arts and play therapy when they align with our goals. My hope is to foster a space that feels open to expression beyond words, allowing us to explore and grow together at a pace that feels right for you.

Clinical Supervisor: Dr. Adam Rodriguez, PsyD