I have diverse professional, educational, and lived experience; and, my clinical education began in art therapy before transitioning to clinical psychology. Aligned with whole person health and liberation psychology, I am sensitive to the sociocultural contexts that significantly contribute to biophysiological ("medical model") health.

About Me

Life as a living canvas…

I have always navigated life like an artist—with passion, curiosity, and an openness to explore. As a second-generation Asian American, I grew up with a more traditional idea of the path I was supposed to follow, only to find myself drawn toward one that was far less linear. I’ve learned that the most meaningful journeys rarely move in a straight line. It is often in the detours, the unexpected terrain, and the storms that reshape the landscape that we discover something important about who we are.

My own path has taken me from corporate roles in fashion buying and supply chain management to social impact-focused business consulting, and eventually to the work where I feel most at home: connecting with others, learning about their lived experiences, and supporting them through the different passages of their lives.

The goal is not to arrive somewhere perfect — it is to fall in love with the process of becoming.

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Education

  • Master of Arts (MA) Clinical Psychology, Pepperdine University

  • Graduate Art Therapy Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Cambridge

  • Bachelor of Arts (BA), Wellesley College

Clinical Training

  • UCSF Stanyan Hospital (Formerly St. Mary’s Hospital), McAuley Counseling-Enriched Education Program (CEEP) in partnership with SFUSD and SFDPH — San Francisco, CA

  • St. Mary’s Hospital, McAuley Adolescent Inpatient Unit — San Francisco, CA

  • Momentum for Health, Adult Crisis Residential FSP — San Jose, CA

  • Equine-assisted Therapy, DreamPower Horsemanship —Gilroy, CA

  • Art Therapy, Trellus (formerly Asian Human Services) — Chicago, IL

  • Art Therapy, ArtWorks — Chicago, IL

Licenses

  • Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) California 144852

  • Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC) California 15780

Leadership

  • UCSF Division of Hospital Medicine (DHM), Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC)

  • Diversity Co-Chair and BIPOC Support, Board of Directors, SF CAMFT

Professional Affiliations

  • California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)

  • Silicon Valley Chapter, SCV-CAMFT

  • Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA)

  • California Association for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (CALPCC)