"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it Fate."
- Carl Jung
My Affiliation
I am a proud member of Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health, an East Bay non-profit dedicated to offering culturally respectful and inclusive care. Its mission is the product of years of experience (and frustration) in the mental health field, where affordable, culturally competent therapy is as rare as it is needed.
You can find out more about Axis Mundi and our talented team of therapists by clicking here.
My Therapeutic Approach
Many people today value therapy attuned to their lived experience, and this is why I’m passionate about working with clients living with intersectional identities. As a member of BIPOC, Queer, and Neurodivergent communities, I’m proud to serve clients struggling under the weight of systemic oppression. First-generation and decolonizing clients, especially Filipinx/Asian people, will readily find a home with me. If you’re a witch, kinky person, polyam adventurer, or other unconventional sort of human, I want to support you.
To me, therapy is truly a magical space. Its structure allows us to touch every corner of our experience in a profound way, yet it is a place apart from our daily lives, a realm between the real and not-real. It’s a space to imagine and reimagine, to experiment, to grieve our lost loves, to transform, to crash out and lose ourselves, and to learn from wise and sometimes unexpected parts of ourselves. As a therapist, it is a gift to be a witness and guide to your process in our little laboratory. Whatever the result, we’re learning and growing through our experiences together, and when you’re ready, you can carry what you’ve learned into your real life and relationships.
I’m not a sit-back-and-watch kind of therapist. I want to collaborate, to get excited about your experiences, and to tell you point-blank what I see when we arrive somewhere. If you work with me, you’ll know and feel my presence beside you every step of the way. I’m not afraid to take a leap with you into the mystery of self, and I’m here to catch you if we leap too far.
If you’re ready to confront the real, if you’re seeking what lies at the heart of it all, I’m here to begin that work with you. Let's tap into your magic.
The People I Work With
Though I am open to working with many types of clients, I have a special interest in building relationships with people who share some of my experiences and values. I love working with:
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BIPOC people, especially Asian, Filipinx, and Pacific Islanders
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LGBTQ community
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Neurodivergent individuals
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People in the process of decolonizing
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People aligned with earth-based spirituality and ancestral work
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Polyamorous and ENM people
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Survivors of abuse and trauma
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People seeking self-esteem and empowerment​
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Technology Services & Online Privacy
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It's very important to me that clients understand the privacy risks of telehealth, which I take very seriously and do everything in my power to mitigate by using services with robust data privacy standards to the greatest extent possible. I also endeavor not to use services which require login information from clients wherever possible.
Here is the complete list of all digital services I use in my practice with additional information about how your data is collected and protected:
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Telehealth Platforms
I see individual and couples virtually through HIPAA-compliant telehealth platforms called Enghouse Vidyo and Doxy.me. Alternatively, we can meet via phone call sessions.
You can learn more about Enghouse Vidyo and their online privacy practices by clicking here. For Doxy's online privacy practices, click here.​
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Payment System
I use a HIPAA-compliant payment app called Ivy Pay for therapy sessions, which allows me to charge cards kept on file when I meet with clients. For more information about Ivy Pay's privacy practices, click here.
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Forms and Documents
For all online consent documents and forms, I use the dual-encrypted, HIPAA-compliant version of JotForm. For more information on JotForm's privacy practices, click here.
​Digital Communications
For email, I use a zero-access, dual encrypted, open-source and audited email service called Proton Mail and send calendar invites via Proton Calendar. To learn more about Proton's strict privacy standards, click here.
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For text messaging, I offer the option for clients to contact me using Signal, a zero-access, dual-encrypted messaging app, if they would rather avoid sending sensitive information over standard SMS text message. To learn more about Signal's strict privacy standards, click here.​