Couples Counseling Therapists in Menlo Park, CA

As humans we have an immense power in our ability to gain insight into our own thoughts, feelings, and actions. However, we often get so caught up in our everyday activities that we are unable to fully understand what is happening on an intrapersonal level. Psychotherapy provides the opportunity to gain this insight, and make changes based upon what we learn, using effective strategies that have emerged from decades of research.

I am passionate about helping COUPLES reconnect, stop ineffective communication patterns, heal emotional wounds and navigate mismatched values and desires. I also focus on NEURODIVERSE COUPLES who may be facing some unique challenges due to their different neurology. It is important to view a partnership through this biological lens as opposed to focusing on external conflicts only. I believe that any couple deserves the chance to rebuild their relationship and to both give and receive love. I have observed that with appropriate guidance, people have the inner resources they need to transform: internally and in relationship .

I specialize in couples therapy, grief work (death/loss/trauma, end of life) and major life transitions. Additionally, as a bilingual therapist (Mandarin/English), I work with Chinese/Asian/multi-race families to address multigenerational traumas, parenting challenges and cultural differences. My work is informed not only by my trainings in psychotherapy but also by my prior careers in the intensely demanding law/finance/startups sectors which has helped me appreciate the enormous stress and complexity in the work/life dynamics facing many of my clients and their families, sometimes seemingly as a result of their very own success.