I am a first-generation American with both Asian and Jewish parents, which has helped me be sensitive to how different our experiences can be not only within our own families, but within the same macroculture. I have always been drawn to people, and very much enjoy the art of conversation. I am an ENFJ-A, aka The Protagonist, according to the Myers-Briggs personality types. I am a caretaker at heart, endlessly curious about the meaning of life, forever analyzing my relationship with self and others. I look deeply at the mind-body connection, and am always learning to strengthen my own understanding of what it is to be human. I conceptualize my clients through the lens of the nervous system, using a trauma-informed, racial justice-oriented, and culturally curious mindset. I am also a new mom, learning to navigate the role of motherhood and shift in identity that the unconditional caring for another human being brings.
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I completed my Master of Arts in Counseling at Saint Edwards University and my pre-graduation internship at the YWCA Greater Austin, providing mental health services to the community in need. I hold the National Certified Counselor accreditation and am EMDR-trained under Rick Levinson, LCSW. I am currently working towards my full licensure under the supervision of longtime Austin somatic therapist, Karen Finley Breeding, LPC-S, and Sims Foundation Director of Clinical Services, Brandee R. Smith, LPC-S.