My lifelong passion lies in the witnessing and understanding of the different ways people think, feel, sense and connect.   I am a culturally responsive, inclusive educator and attachment-based Emotionally-Focused Therapist (EFT) who brings care and curiosity to your lived experiences as a person and as a partner in your romantic relationships.

Following my autistic self-discovery, my therapeutic work has evolved to include increased understanding and advocacy for the unique needs of those who identify as neurodivergent (ADHD, autism, OCD, sensory processing differences, highly-sensitive). As a neuro-affirming therapist, I see all brain types as equally valuable while also acknowledging that neurodivergent wiring can be challenging or disabling in settings where the right supports are not available. I enjoy educating and supporting autism and ADHD identities from a neuro-affirming stance.

I offer formal adult diagnostic assessments to confirm or rule out ADHD and/or autism. I help clients following diagnosis to fully understand and integrate their specific neurodivergence(s) by supporting them as they are while helping them to understand and advocate for needs. My neurodivergent support groups provide safe and affirming spaces for community, belonging and discovery of one’s unique neurology.

The intersectionality of neurodivergence, race, gender, mental health, and disability compounds my lived experience in the following areas:

2nd generation, child of Chinese immigrants
Intergenerational trauma
Late-identified autism
Highly-sensitive / Sensory processing sensitivity
Empath
High masking
Anxiety
Grief
Chronic illness
Autistic burnout
Internalized ableism
Internalized racism

As a Certified Emotionally-Focused Therapist (EFT) for couples,  I am committed to creating authentic and compassionate relationships where each partner feels seen and deeply understood. I bring my understanding and lived experience of being Asian-American (navigating cultural expectations and struggling with perfectionism and the model minority myth), and multiply neurodivergent (autistic, highly sensitive, gifted) to supporting couples of diverse ethnicity and/or neurotype through the lens of EFT.

I commit on a daily basis to self-reflection and continued deep inner work. For those entering a season of curiosity with their own neurology, who are navigating the nexus of multiply marginalized identities or who are seeking healing for mental health or relationship challenges, I offer culturally responsive support, compassion, wisdom, and grounded authenticity.

My identities and social location: female, cis-gender, heterosexual, Asian-American, US citizen, English as a second language, middle-class, middle age, graduate level education, disability, neurodivergent partner, parent and human. I strive to stay aware of the intersecting systems of identity, belonging, resource, power and oppression that shape how I experience the world. In my spare time, you will find me overthinking, immersing in live music, cooking big meals, and seeking sensory spaces that are still, quiet, dark and warm.

Professional Credentials:

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in the State of Washington

  • Certified Emotionally-Focused Therapist (EFT) for Couples and Individuals, ICEEFT

  • Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher, E-RYT 500, Yoga Alliance

  • Certified in Restorative Yoga, Relax and Renew Levels 1 and 2 with Judith Hanson Lasater

  • Master of Arts, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling; Child, Couple and Family Therapy, Antioch University Seattle

  • Master of Education, School Psychology, New York University

  • Bachelor of Arts, Biological Basis of Behavior, University of Pennsylvania