Training & Education

Before I knew I wanted to be a therapist, I studied international relations and history at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where I received my undergraduate degree. My own mental health issues as a college student contrasted starkly with the behaviors of "rational actors" that the international relations models seemed to base their assumptions on. I began to look to other disciplines to help me explain the "irrational" behaviors that seemed to plague myself and others. 

I spent a few years supporting survivors of domestic violence at Asian Americans for Community Involvement, in San Jose, CA where I first learned what it means to provide trauma-informed care that supports a client's self-determination. I also learned the value of culturally and linguistically sensitive services to meet the needs of Silicon Valley's immigrant population. 

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I eventually pursued a Master's in Clinical Social Work degree at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. For my clinical internship, I provided grief and trauma therapy to survivors of community violence and homicide at the Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia. During my time in Philadephia, I learned the fundamentals of grief and trauma therapy, as well as the skills to deconstruct the ideas that shape who we are. 

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After graduating with my Master's degree, I worked at a private mental health clinic in New York City, where I worked closely with psychiatrists and psych NPs to provide effective care for individuals and couples in New York. I received regular, interdisciplinary supervision from experienced psychiatrists and therapists who helped me become the clinician I am today. 

I began my journey to private practice after I started feeling that I wanted more time and flexibility to provide the kind of deep, personalized care that clients deserve, and I haven't looked back since. I consider it a privilege to be able to pay close attention to each client's unique history and lived experience, to be able to provide care that is thoughtful,  deeply attuned, and ultimately, transformative.