Therapists in Downtown, Seattle, WA

Monday at 4:00pm available in person or online- Thursday at 3:00 in person or online ———-I’ve found that therapy is most powerful when there is a combination of traditional western methodology and eastern philosophy practices. Together, we’ll discuss who you are. I’ll form questions that provide insight into your systems, and patterns. We’ll discuss family of origin. Time and time again. We’ll talk about diet; we’ll talk about love. We’ll discuss death. Together we’ll uncover aspects of your human experience and award you the opportunity to look further inward.

I wish to serve people of color and other marginalized groups who have experienced chronic oppression and injustices. I would love to work with individuals, couples and families who are ready to step into their power and reclaim their voice. I wish to serve those who are in need of healing and need assistance processing grief, loss, frustration and exhaustion from life's trials and adversities. Being a person of color poses many challenges in this country and seeking help from professionals who look or talk nothing like you makes it far more difficult. I see you and I'm here for you.

I aim to empower others like me who have constantly heard “it is not okay to go to therapy and share your personal life with anyone,” to help shift this tabooed narrative into a more positive one. It is OKAY to share your personal life with someone who can help build that trusting relationship with you, and it is also okay to express your feelings and emotions without feeling the pressures of shame and guilt. I use the space we create together to encourage deconstructing harmful internalized messages, processing experiences of attachment and trauma, and managing relational and personal challenges.

My work is rooted in a collaborative, relational, and compassionate framework that considers the full experience of each client's identity. I feel strongly about creating inclusive and supportive spaces for people in transitional stages. I’m fascinated with how our relationship to ourselves and to others affects our wellbeing, and aim to provide a supportive and co-creative space that’s filled with presence, care, understanding, humor, and joy as we navigate these experiences together. Over the last decade I’ve worked with refugees, first-generation college students, and people experiencing trauma and PTSD, anxiety, and depression.

I offer authentic, collaborative, compassionate and strengths-based telehealth counseling services for individuals and couples. Common challenges that I work with include identifying and reducing unhelpful patterns, difficultly with making positive changes happen, ongoing sadness, loss (e.g., job, partner), loneliness, excessive worry, adjusting to a new city, or simply trying to cope in an increasingly fast paced, anxiety producing and complex world. I am particularly well-known in the community for assisting young adults build and navigate independent living skills. My style is to listen and to engage with your goals in mind.

I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in the State of Washington (LW61263458). I hold my Bachelor’s in Social Welfare and my Master’s in Social Work from the University of Washington. I was born in Germany to Vietnamese refugees and relocated to the United States at the age of ten. Being an immigrant has enriched my lived experiences and exposed me to both the complexity of cultural and generational divides, as well as the importance of embracing one’s own cultural identity.

After a recent sabbatical, I have several openings. Please reach out if interested. - You are a high achieving, professional woman, in your 20s or 30s, and something is holding you back. You find yourself struggling to handle everything on your plate and your unresolved internal issues (and family issues) are taking a toll. Perhaps you are struggling in your relationships. You may be searching for a clear path to follow. Or maybe you're trying to understand why you are the way you are and FINALLY break some cycles. You’re looking for a therapist who just gets it and can help you work through your sh!t.