Therapists in Southfield, MI

Our literal and figurative diasporas disrupt the connection we have to our existential, somatic, relationship, and environmental health. I specialize in supporting the diasporic health of disabled, queer and/or trans, racialized lived experience of all income classes whose experiences are sometimes called Au/DHD, BPD, and/or (C-)PTSD. In our sessions, we'll co-develop practices and rituals you need to thrive with and within your community. Using person-centered and strength-based evidence-based practices, we can map, structure, process, and equip you to navigate life’s terrains.

Things change in life and sometimes these transitions require support, care and insight that well-meaning friends and family cannot provide. Gaining an outside perspective, supportive validation and assistance with defining the issues that are most pertinent to you and your progression toward better life outcomes are crucial. Spending the time to address these issues is an important investment in yourself which can impact your relationships, your physical health and your future. Take the time to make that investment, you are worth it.

My goal is to provide a connected, safe relationship to develop insight, new capacities, and meaningful change. I am a psychotherapist offering trauma informed, culturally competent, and queer affirming psychotherapy to individuals. My framework includes using psychodynamic, strengths-based, and relational theories with an approach that's warm, compassionate, and authentic.

My goal is to collaborate with you on developing adaptive coping skills and to create a safe environment that will allow you to feel comfortable with being vulnerable. My areas of clinical in interests include anxiety, depression, trauma, couples therapy and LGBTQ+ issues.

In today's fast-paced world, anxiety and stress can become unwelcome guests, intruding on our daily lives and compromising our well-being. They often leave us feeling trapped, isolated, and overwhelmed, impacting not just our mental state but also our physical health and relationships. As an Asian American with lived experience in being a minority, I also have a firsthand understanding of how societal and cultural issues can exacerbate these challenges.

As a therapist, my approach revolves around exploring narratives and relationships. What stories are shaping your perceptions of yourself and the world? What messages is the world sending you about your life, identities, and relationships? I strive to build a strong therapeutic alliance with my clients, focusing on their inherent strengths and resources. My clinical interests encompass issues related to queer, trans, and other minoritized identities, substance concerns, life transitions, anxiety, and bereavement-grief.

I am accepting clients for mornings and early afternoon! I specialize in a number of different areas such as, but not limited to: grief and loss, trauma, abusive and non-abusive relationships, family issues, life transitions and daily struggles. I work with individuals and couples who are ready to work on bettering themselves and their relationships. I am here to support and provide you with the proper knowledge and tools to help you achieve your goals! There is no need to filter yourself, if you need to cry, cry. If you need to laugh or joke about something, please do, especially if that's the way you communicate, just be yourself!

Reaching out for help is a difficult, but a courageous first step and it signifies your desire for positive change in life. You may be someone who is suffering from emotional pain, and have become "stuck". You've realized it's time to transform. You are ready to set goals, to learn how to love, trust and challenge yourself; to learn how to simplify life and to become more self-reliant. You desire to boost your self-esteem and attain greater self-confidence. Now is the time to take back control of your life and to live a more authentic and happy life.

Clients in my practice share they learn skills to focus on restoring their mental health and or physical health They will develop skills to identify triggers and barriers which can be impacted by include past trauma, lack of knowledge, depression and anxiety

Growing up in a culture between two worlds taught me to empathize with youth, parent’s, & communities dealing with identity conflict, familial & inferiority issues. I work to empower individuals toward a balance of interpersonal autonomy & self-advocacy embracing their world. My doctoral research & experiences supported a framework with diverse populations dealing with: depression, anxiety, identity issues, trauma, self-esteem, life-transitions, and most of all family conflict.

I believe one of the bravest things you can do is begin to understand your own story. Reaching out for support often comes during a time of crisis or after living for many years with the weight emotional pain. Bringing people from crisis to hope is the forefront of my practice. The lack of access to quality mental health care for persons of color is real, and mental health needs are at times unmet. My cultural competence through life experience has allowed me to work well with individuals of diverse backgrounds.