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I'm a second-generation Korean American and native Angeleno, shaped by the push and pull of two cultural worlds where the invisible weight of family loyalty, honor, and sacrifice conflicts with the quiet ache of chronic misunderstandings, hurtful labeling, and disconnection. The pain of unaddressed trauma and severe mental health issues within your family leaves you scapegoated and highly masked to belong. A part of you wonders if heartache is just the hand you were dealt, like suffering is stitched into your story.
My approach is depth-oriented and intuitive, grounded in attachment theory, family systems, and trauma-informed care. Shaped by my identities as a highly sensitive, INFP, cisgender person, my clients have shared experiences of constantly feeling "different" in ways they couldn't explain - deeply sensitive, emotionally attuned, and silently overwhelmed by a world that never quite fit.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#149091). I integrate Internal Family Systems (IFS), Brainspotting, and CBT techniques to help you access healing from the inside out. Our work will make space for your story's pain and resilience, for the unspoken wounds and generational gifts you carry forward. Clients have described working with me as creative, open-minded, and welcoming.
My clients are highly sensitive and neurodivergent second-generation teens and adult children of immigrants. They hold the preciousness of language and want to speak to all that is unsaid and make sense of their rich ancestral and spiritual heritage.
I work best with:
-Teens, adults parenting teens, and parent-teen communication.
-My clients are BIPOC adults learning to live life to the fullest while honoring loyalty to their families of origin.
-My clients are neurodivergent or highly sensitive individuals who have spent so much of their lives masking that it's hard to tell where the mask ends and their true self begins.
Special welcome to neurodivergent and highly sensitive teens and BIPOC young adults, especially those who've grown up with family mental illness, childhood trauma, or the challenges of a low-income background.
