MORE ABOUT ME
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
In addition to working for my own private practice (previously known as Shamatha Psychotherapy) for the past 10 years, I have worked in a variety of clinical settings, including the King County Crisis Line, Sound Mental Health, Asian Counseling and Referral Services (ACRS), Shoreline Community College, the City Of Seattle Human Services Division, and Mindful Therapy Group, providing academic and professional guidance, mental health assessments, and counseling services to people of all ages throughout King County.
Through my work at Asian Counseling and Referral Services, I had the privilege of serving countless immigrant, refugee, and first/second-generation U.S.-born individuals and families. I also assisted young people with identifying and achieving their educational and professional goals.
In addition, I engaged in advocacy, case management, and mental health treatment with children, youth, and families throughout King County, providing home visits and school visits to communities in nearly every school district in the Greater Puget Sound area while at ACRS.
These experiences helped me to gain a great deal of perspective and experience with individuals, children, adolescents, and family systems. They also lent themselves very well to my private practice, as I found themes of change, loss, and uncertainty to be common to many individuals.
COUNSELING APPROACH
I offer an eclectic approach to mental health services – grounded in evidence-based practices such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC), and Narrative Therapy – with an emphasis on connecting with my clients through attentive listening, non-judgmental guidance, and compassionate challenging of fixed patterns, behaviors, and personal stories.
One of my strengths is working with individuals from diverse, multi-ethnic, and multi-racial backgrounds. In particular, I focus on the ways that our thoughts and feelings can negatively and unintentionally impact ourselves and those around us, when they are not aligned with our values and beliefs. As the parent of two multi-ethnic, multi-racial children, my own experience greatly informs my understanding and approach to working with others. For example, I can better relate to the struggles of balancing work, family, and personal goals as a parent myself. And, I appreciate the challenge of raising caring, compassionate children. I want to meet you where you are and develop an individualized treatment plan, in collaboration with you and your existing healthcare providers, to rewrite your stories about yourself and live the life you want - and deserve.
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