I offer individual therapy for adults (18+) in both short-term and longer-term formats. I work with clients who are physically located in California, New York, Nevada, South Dakota, and Washington, DC. I also work with English- and Spanish-speaking clients living internationally, including expatriates and those connected to the U.S. State Department or military.

Our work together may include traditional talk therapy and/or financial therapy. Many clients come to me for support with stress, life transitions, identity and cultural issues, career decisions, relationship dynamics, and their relationship with money. My approach is precise, practical, and culturally informed, helping people better understand their patterns and make choices that align with the life they want to build.

I often work with thoughtful, globally minded adults navigating complex careers, cross-cultural lives, or major life decisions.

I am not in-network with insurance companies. This allows me to practice in a way that prioritizes your privacy and the type of work we decide is most helpful, rather than being limited by insurance requirements. Insurance companies often require a formal mental health diagnosis and may place restrictions on the type or length of treatment. By working outside of insurance networks, we have more flexibility to focus on your goals and the pace of therapy that feels right for you.

That said, I can provide a Superbill if you have out-of-network benefits. Some clients are able to submit this to their insurance company for partial reimbursement, depending on their plan.

I also keep a small number of sliding-scale spots available, particularly for graduate students and people working in humanitarian, nonprofit, or public service roles.

If my fees are not the right fit, there are several directories that may help you find therapists with different fee structures, including the Asian Mental Health Collective, Open Path Collective, and the Financial Therapy Association directory. These can be good places to find clinicians with a range of specialties and pricing options.

Traditional therapy focuses on emotional well-being, relationships, and life transitions. Financial therapy looks at those same emotional patterns, but through the lens of money. Many people assume money problems are just about budgeting or financial knowledge, but they are often connected to stress, family history, cultural messages, and beliefs we carry about security, success, and self-worth. As a psychologist trained in financial therapy, I help clients understand the deeper, often subconscious patterns that shape how they think and feel about money. I’m not a financial advisor and I don’t give investment or financial recommendations. Instead, we focus on the emotional side of money, how past experiences, habits, and fears influence decisions so you can develop a healthier, more intentional relationship with money.

Many people start with a brief phone consultation so we can see if working together might make sense. This is a chance for you to share a little about what brings you to therapy, ask questions, and get a feel for how I work. It’s informal and there’s no pressure to decide anything on the spot.

If we decide to meet for a first session, that meeting is part of an assessment process. We’ll spend time talking about what’s been going on in your life, what you’d like help with, and any patterns or concerns you’ve noticed. You don’t need to prepare anything or have everything figured out ahead of time. The goal is simply to begin understanding your situation and what kind of support might be most helpful.

After the consultation session, I usually provide a brief summary of what I heard along with some initial thoughts and recommendations about how we might approach the work. That first meeting doesn’t commit you to ongoing therapy. It’s a chance for both of us to see whether it feels like a good fit. If I think another therapist or type of support would serve you better, I will let you know and help point you toward other options..

Clients often tell me they appreciate that I don’t talk like a textbook or hide behind clinical language. While I’m highly trained in psychology, I tend to explain ideas in plain language and use everyday examples or imagery to make complex patterns easier to understand. Therapy with me usually feels more like a thoughtful conversation than a formal interview.

People also say they feel understood quickly. I ask direct, curious questions that help get underneath the surface of what’s going on. Over time, many clients notice that we’re able to identify the core patterns driving a problem rather than circling around it. A few have compared the process to working with a surgeon, not because there’s something “wrong” with you that needs to be removed, but because the work can be precise and focused in getting to the root of an issue.

My goal is to create a space where you feel comfortable being honest about what’s really happening in your life, while also helping you see things more clearly and make meaningful changes.

My training in graduate school was primarily psychodynamic, which means paying attention to how early experiences, relationships, and unconscious patterns shape the way we think, feel, and make decisions today. Early in my career, working in community mental health and hospital settings, I was also trained in several evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and other structured treatments used to address anxiety, trauma, and depression.

Over time, I’ve continued to expand my training and have integrated approaches such as EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic work, trauma-informed care, and financial therapy. I’m also attentive to cultural context and the ways that systems of power, oppression, and historical experiences can shape a person’s life. Part of my perspective involves thinking about how to “decolonize” therapy, recognizing that mental health does not exist in a vacuum and that people’s struggles are often influenced by culture, family history, migration, and social systems.

I also bring a broader philosophical perspective to the work. I grew up in a Buddhist cultural context and today consider myself spiritual, though not affiliated with any particular religion. From that lens, I see pain as a natural part of being human, but suffering is something we often have more influence over than we realize. Difficult and unfair things happen in life, but we still have the capacity to examine the stories we carry about those experiences and reshape the narratives that guide how we move forward.

Many clients tell me they understand their challenges on a cognitive level, they know what they should do—but something still doesn’t feel different internally. Because of this, I try to look at the whole person, not just thoughts or behaviors. That includes emotional patterns, the nervous system, the body, and the broader context of someone’s life. Ideas from the biopsychosocial model, neurobiology, and emerging research on intergenerational patterns and epigenetics can all help us understand how people develop certain responses or habits.

I’m constantly learning because there isn’t a single model that works for everyone. Based on what you’re looking for, I tailor my approach rather than forcing people into one framework. At the same time, research consistently shows that the most important factor in therapy is the relationship between therapist and client. Feeling understood, respected, and able to think honestly together is what allows meaningful change to happen. The techniques matter, but the quality of the therapeutic relationship is what makes the work effective.

Many of the people who seek me out are thoughtful, reflective folks who have already spent time trying to understand themselves. They may read widely, think deeply about their choices, and often carry a lot of responsibility in their professional or personal lives. From the outside, they may appear to be doing well, but internally they may feel stuck, uncertain, or disconnected from what they actually want.

I often work with people navigating complex identities, international or cross-cultural lives, major life transitions, or questions about career, purpose, and money. Many clients are looking not just for symptom relief but for a deeper understanding of themselves and their patterns.

Therapy works best when both the client and therapist feel aligned in how they approach the work. My style tends to be reflective and insight-oriented. While we do focus on practical changes, the work often involves exploring patterns, emotions, and deeper motivations.

If you are primarily looking for quick techniques, worksheets, or a highly structured coaching style, another therapist might be a better fit. I tend to focus more on helping people understand themselves at a deeper level so that lasting change becomes possible.

Many of the people who reach out to me have already spent time in therapy or have done a significant amount of personal work. They often say things like, “I understand my patterns intellectually, but something still feels stuck,” or “I know what I should do, but it doesn’t feel different inside.”

In those situations, the work often shifts from simply gaining insight to helping things land on a deeper level. That may involve paying attention not just to thoughts, but also to emotional patterns, the nervous system, cultural and family influences, and how past experiences still show up in the present. Sometimes people need a space where the pieces they already understand can be integrated in a way that actually changes how things feel and how they move through the world.

Everyone’s previous therapy experience is different, and my goal is never to judge or critique work someone has done with another therapist. Often those experiences laid important groundwork. At the same time, therapists bring different training, perspectives, and ways of understanding people. Given my background across several psychological approaches, as well as my interest in culture, trauma, and the relationship with money, some clients find that we are able to look at familiar patterns from a slightly different angle.

At this stage, therapy is often less about learning something completely new and more about connecting the dots in a clearer way. Many clients find that once those patterns become visible and make sense in the context of their life story, change begins to feel more possible and less forced.

This is a very common question. Many people who reach out to me are thoughtful and self-aware. They’ve read books, listened to podcasts, reflected on their patterns, and sometimes even done therapy before. Because of that, they may wonder whether therapy will offer anything new.

Often the shift isn’t simply about gaining more information. Many people already understand their situation intellectually. What tends to be more helpful is having a space where those insights can be explored more deeply and connected to emotional patterns, the nervous system, and the broader context of someone’s life. Over time, people often find that things start to feel different internally, not just logically.

Therapy is also a collaborative process. The quality of the relationship between therapist and client plays a large role in whether the work is helpful. My goal is to create a space where we can think carefully together about what’s happening in your life and what changes might actually feel meaningful and sustainable.

You don’t have to be certain that therapy will work before reaching out. The initial consultation and first session are simply a chance to explore whether the process feels useful and whether we seem like a good fit. And, ultimately, my “job” is to work myself out of a job.