Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Registered Sandplay Practitioner (Sandplay Therapists of America)

As an Asian therapist in California, fluent in English and Spanish, I bring the lived experience of a mixed identity — offering understanding and deep acceptance to clients of diverse backgrounds. My work honors the nuances of culture and its unconscious embodiment, helping people navigate their lives with greater self-awareness.

My journey in inner healing began in 2001. I hold a Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy and a Master of Divinity. My knowledge and experience in spiritual life, along with its evolution, have made me comfortable exploring both religious and nonreligious expressions of existential crisis. I integrate this spiritual-contemplative foundation together with psychotherapeutic knowledge to support each person's unique path.

One of the most meaningful tools I offer is Jungian sandplay. Sandplay provides a way of making the unconscious more accessible by allowing what lies deep within to emerge in a non-verbal, creative form. Paired with talk therapy, it opens a doorway to deeper transformation. As Carl Jung said, "Often the hands will solve a mystery the intellect has struggled with in vain."

In addition, my own personal growth through the Resources of Infant Educaring® Approach (RIE) has enriched the way I work with individuals and couples navigating the profound shift into parenthood. I integrate these principles with inner child depth work to support each person in developing a deeper understanding of themselves — both within their partnerships and in their evolving identity as a parent.