Hi, my name is Andrew and welcome to my page. I use he/him/his pronouns, am Gen X, and am a second generation Thai-American. I currently live and have raised my family here in Seattle, but was born and grew up in rural Washington. In my free time I love traveling, spending time outdoors, listening to live music, and seeking out the area’s best katsu and curry.

I hold a Masters of Social Work degree from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. I have spent the last several years providing therapy for children, youth, young adults, and their families in a community mental health setting.

​Entering therapy can be daunting and is a brave step on the path to personal healing, wellness, and transformation. My approach is collaborative, person-centered, and trauma-informed. My goal is to create a safe and welcoming environment in which clients feel free to be creative, reflective, and courageous.

​Therapy can be an effective tool in helping individuals move towards healing and wellness. Therapy does not exclusively mean resolving childhood trauma. People also seek out therapy to examine and change unhelpful patterns, learn better survival skills, or find ways to live a life of intention and purpose. It is okay to not know what you want out of therapy– part of our work together is to identify what you want and need, and to develop a pathway forward. It is also normal to start off with one idea and find that it changes over the course of time.

I work with individuals aged 13-65 who have a wide range of life stories, experiences, and identities. I have extensive experience working with a broad range of symptoms and conditions including: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma/Post-Traumatic Stress, Grief and Loss, Life Transitions, Identity Formation and Transition, and Performance/Perfectionism. I draw mostly from Attachment, Feminist, and Polyvagal theories. I have received training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement-Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), and Lifespan Integration (LI), among others.

I have a special interest in working with youth and young adults of color who are navigating their own immigrant or generational narrative. I am curious about the family immigration story and exploring the complexities of straddling two cultures by exploring how those individuals navigate cultural differences, similarities, resilience, challenges, and identity formation. Through our work together, it is my hope that my clients of color can be seen and heard.