My approach to therapy

I approach therapy as a collaborative, relational process grounded in cultural responsiveness and an understanding of the whole person. Together, we explore the patterns, relationships, histories, and systems that have shaped you, and make room for new ways of relating to yourself and the world around you.

The Roots…

I carry with me: over a decade of clinical experiences working in crisis counseling, community mental health, and university & college counseling centers. My therapeutic work incorporates decades more of cultural & identity development knowledge, community & student organizing experiences, non-profit community partnerships, and restorative justice practitioner work.

I am rooted in a Filipino diasporic identity, a parent, a partner, and kasama. I share all this, because often therapists don’t. I share that my work as a therapist has been cultivated from a myriad of paths I’ve taken and the different lives I’ve lived.

Therapy with me is like tea time: warm, spacious, invitational, and sometimes uncomfortable in the way truth often is. I believe healing can feel like art, like flow, like time-traveling & remembering.

Thanks for crossing paths with my page, and if what I do & how I do what I do sparks your curiosity, stay for a session or eight, and let’s see what’s brewing!