I’m a queer, gender-free (they/them), somatic psychotherapist of Chinese descent living on the unceded land of the Chochenyo speaking Ohlone people. My longstanding curiosities revolve around how we as humans learn, unlearn, and evolve towards social and ecological interbeing.
I geek out about anything to do with the edges of consciousness, and I am grateful to have been supported through profound cycles of grief, remembrance, and rebirth. These navigations through challenge and expansion have deepened what it means to serve others’ unfolding growth processes and to be in collaborative inquiry of how to live well, grieve well, and die well. I approach my work with clients with love, curiosity, rigor, and humor as I walk alongside their unique journeys.
I received a Master of Arts degree in Integral Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) and am comprehensively trained in Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy and psychedelic integration work. I’ve also received professional training at the Center for Mindful Psychotherapy, and my continuing studies include somatic bodywork and Daoist martial and healing arts. Some of my greatest teachers in this lifetime include ceremonial plant medicines and my ancestors.
When I’m not working, I’m outside getting some vitamin D and saying hi to plants and creatures, training in martial arts, making something (e.g., food, pottery, ink, paper), hanging out with my partner and cat, dancing, connecting with my community, reading and writing, and always learning.