Teletherapy for Massachusetts

Talk, still the Best Medicine. I'm here for whom is looking for individualized, affordable psychotherapy for self understanding. I would be pleased to see you via phone or Zoom until offices are open again. To schedule an initial meeting, please contact me via email.

Life stress, pressure and uncertainty can be overwhelming, and I’m here to help. In therapy, we can collaborate to develop your strengths, increase awareness of your values and needs, explore your emotions, and clarify your goals. By building a therapeutic relationship of warmth, compassion, and patience, I aim to help you improve your well-being and interpersonal relationships, at your pace. Together we will notice both situational and systemic messages that influence your concerns and work towards increased security and sustainable change. I value authentic communication and invite your feedback throughout the process.

I believe the greatest gift a therapist can offer is full presence with a compassionate ear. Many clients seek therapy because something that was working for them is no longer working. Maybe you feel unheard, unseen, anxious, angry, stuck, or burnt-out. Maybe you have felt this for a long time, but believed you needed permission to feel this way. We all perform the work of care and repair to show up for relationships and our work despite the social and political landscape that shapes how we experience our personal and collective bodies. In our therapy space, even if you take your shoes off at the door, you can bring your whole self.

I specialize in working with children, adolescents, families, and adults around life transitions, grief, adult and child ADD/ADHD, depression, anxiety, and stress. Additionally, as a first generation Asian Indian who was raised in the US, I have firsthand knowledge around the socially and culturally sensitive issues relating to the experience of immigrant families.

If a person’s life could be cataloged into a library of experiences, then therapy could be a dedicated safe lab for crafting its shelf contents. I like to imagine therapy as providing a sort of exploratory space where individuals can go to investigate and learn about themselves. Central to my approach is a focus on body-based awareness and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Understanding each person holistically allows me to work pragmatically from their frame of mind. I offer guidance and support that help individuals actualize aspects about themselves, identify patterns of behavior, and build self-assurance.

You’re a millennial individual or couple and finally ready to explore therapy. I help you articulate what’s most important to you: What do you value? How is your life currently reflecting those values and what is getting in the way? I help you better understand yourself, your needs, and how to get those needs met. It is important to me that the space we create is compassionate, open, curious, reflective, and interactive. Common issues that I work on in therapy include life transitions, managing stress/anxiety, building your sense of Self, relationship concerns, and improving communication.

You’re feeling stuck, out of touch with yourself, unfulfilled, and you’re looking for relief and real change. It may appear like you have it all together, but on the inside you feel doubtful, burdened and stressed. Maybe you’re caught between different cultures, struggling with your identity and finding your place in the world. You might be carrying the trauma of your past or family history, and seeing the impacts in your work, relationships, sleep, energy levels, feelings of isolation and sense of self-worth. Even in your free time, you may find it difficult to truly relax and rest, your sense of pleasure and purpose depleted.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist for And Still We Rise, LLC, graduated with a Masters of Social Work at Boston College and earned certificates in Trauma and Neuroscience in Social Work. As a Hmong-American, Southeast Asian , daughter of refugees, and LGBTQ-identified, and bilingual clinician, my work is grounded in intersectionality. Guided by a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and health liberation framework, I aim to work alongside and empower my clients. I believe clinical work is relational-based, client-centered, and culturally aware. I will follow your lead of what is most valuable to you.

Are you feeling frustrated? Frustration tells us that we want something to be different in our lives. I have several specialties including adolescents, adults, relationship issues. I assist in helping others improve their mood (anxiety, depression, bipolar ), process complicated grief, chronic health complexity and many other issues. During therapy sessions, you will always be treated as a unique person with your own specific needs. It takes courage and perseverance to find a therapist that fits your needs. I encourage you to schedule a 15 minute call with me.

Everyone has the capacity to reach full potential. When this occurs, one experiences an improved sense of self which creates freedom to make decisions that create and sustain meaningful experience in relationships and work. Life can actually feel like it's starting anew. More often than not, answers to repetitive patterns in unfulfilling relationships and negative feelings about the self can be traced to the past. Once goals have been identified, I work with clients in a supportive and collaborative way so that a constructive and meaningful understanding of one's life, with improved ways of coping, can occur now.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years experience and have the privilege of working with adults from diverse backgrounds. Currently, we live in unprecedented and trying times that can lead to increased stress, burnout, and strain on relationships. I can help you with worry/anxiety, sadness/depression, relationship struggles, parenting, work-home life balance, stress, making career changes, shame, grief, and life transitions. I will help you learn more about yourself, understand better the way you think and feel, and live more consciously so that you can feel more empowered and centered in your choices and life.

No one can be everything to everyone. Similarly, no therapist can be everything to every client. It is therefore vital for us to find our “fit” amongst what seem to be endless yet confusing options. I come originally from China and I trained with some of the most renowned multicultural psychologists during my Ph.D. career at Columbia University. Since then, I interned and worked as a bilingual therapist at Mt. Sinai-Roosevelt Hospital in NYC, Mt. Sinai-Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC, and Amherst College Counseling Center in Amherst, MA. My own cross-cultural and cross-lingual experiences continue to shape the way I work.

Life gets hard at times with increasing demands and a finite amount of resources. As creatures of habit, we tend to get stuck in what seems like a never-ending cycle. My clients come to me with a desire for REAL change. They may be managing long-standing mental health problems and/or new and chronic medical conditions. They also seek to improve their relationships and find out what makes their life worth living. In the end, my clients appreciate introspection and understanding the past, but believe that actual concrete change is needed.

Accepting New Patients (MA, NC)… Greetings! Struggling with depression? I specialize in the individualized and compassionate treatment of depression. I aspire to help our patients recover and return to their lives and relationships feeling whole again. I help people boost happiness, mood, meaning in life, joy, self-care, and overall well-being and flourishing, with evidence-based psychological and medical interventions.

PLEASE EMAIL OR SUBMIT WEBSITE FORM (DO NOT CALL) TO SCHEDULE INITIAL PHONE CONSULTATION ------ Waitlist is currently OPEN. ------ Are you looking to better manage your mood, anxiety, health habits, work identity, relationships, cultural or other adjustments? I'm passionate about collaborating with individuals who are looking for support around boundary-setting, acceptance, self-actualization, conflict resolution, and overcoming life's challenges - mental, emotional, and physical.

Accepting New Patients (MA, NC)… Greetings! Struggling with depression? I specialize in the individualized and compassionate treatment of depression. I aspire to help our patients recover and return to their lives and relationships feeling whole again. I help people boost happiness, mood, meaning in life, joy, self-care, and overall well-being and flourishing, with evidence-based psychological and medical interventions.

I am a clinical psychologist with more than 13 years of experience working with adults and older adults with anxiety, OCD, panic attacks, phobias, sleep problems, perfectionism, depression, and other conditions. I provide Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure Therapy, and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP); and routinely incorporate aspects of mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills. I ensure that these strategies are personalized to your unique attributes, preferences, and values.