Discover What is Underneath the Chaos
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Depth-oriented Therapy for Complex Trauma, Perfectionism, and Shame
You’ve worked so hard to fix yourself - to finally feel good enough…
But the harder you fight the more things seem to fall apart.
You are more than the pain, problems, or expectations you've learned to carry.
There is a way forward.
A path toward truly living, rather than just surviving.
Therapy for…
Adults Healing from Complex Trauma & Loss
Trauma and loss leave echoes that can last a lifetime. The way that people survive can leave painful patterns that show up in our relationships, bodies, and minds. While these strategies initially helped us survive, they can leave people feeling trapped in the past and reliving a story that they wish to move on from.
Together, we'll gently explore your story, honoring the ways you've learned to survive while making space for something more.
Therapy for…
Curious, Self-Aware Adults Who Want to Dig Deeper and Heal
You’ve read the books, listened to the podcasts, maybe you’ve even gone to therapy before. You may know exactly where your struggles come from, but it hasn’t brought the peace, connection, or freedom you’re looking for. You know there is something deeper going on — you just need help accessing it.
Together, we will move beyond understanding to experience what is actually happening underneath the problems you understand.
Therapy for…
People Who Feel Like Their Best is Never Quite Good Enough
Life is a constant battle to be perfect, pleasing, or good enough. Struggling to shape yourself into who others want you to be is an exhausting, never ending task. Plus, no matter what you seem to change or accomplish it never quite feels like enough.
Together, we will explore the messages you’ve heard about who you should be, while making space for the parts of you that have been silenced.
Hi, I’m Grace! (she/her)
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I am a silly, curious, and creative human who adores this work. I have always had an insatiable need to understand myself and the world around me, so of course I became a therapist!
As a human, I am a multi-racial Asian American, which has shaped much of how I see identity and the world around me. I am also a lover of fantasy/sci-fi, the outdoors (specifically water), my cats, a lazy day on the couch, and music that makes me feel things.
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The clients who love to work with me are often curious, self-aware adults who crave a space where they can let go, dive deep, and really experience the truth of their lives. Because I am a very abstract person, many of the clients who enjoy working with me identify as creative intellectuals who enjoy deep contemplation and/or abstract thought.
Almost all of my clients hold painful stories of trauma, loss, and/or emotional neglect that have shaped their lives. Many have often had negative experiences with seeking help before due to feeling misunderstood.
Many of my clients hold complex, marginalized identities that they have had to sacrifice or hide to stay safe, survive, and be loved. I often work with people who identify as people of color, immigrants, neurodiverse, or LGBTQ+.
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I have a special place in my heart for depth-oriented, relational, and existential therapy that focuses on what happening underneath the “problem” in the unconscious. This means therapy with me can often take unexpected twists and turns. It is normal that you might come in thinking of one issue and find that we end up in an entirely different place through our work. I am a very abstract person, so generally sessions can get quite creative.
I am a big believer that deep therapy does not have to be only painful. In fact, therapy with me is often very fun, light-hearted, and relaxed. Laughter, joy, and deep emotional processing are inextricably intertwined.
How I Work
At the heart of my work is a deep belief in the importance and power of curiosity, compassion, and connection.
Together, we will move beyond problem solving to…
Reconnect to the parts of you you’ve had to push away to restore your sense of wholeness.
Rebuild your capacity to be with your emotions and body to heal the invisible wounds you carry.
Rediscover your authentic self and sense of purpose to build a life that is truly your own.
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