Services
Individual Psychotherapy
I provide individual insight-oriented psychotherapy for adults 18 and older who live in California.
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Insight-Oriented Therapy
Insight-oriented therapy is grounded in the understanding that life cannot be understood by examining a single thread. We take time to approach the tapestry shaped by our relationships, lived experiences, and cultural context, and explore how they continue to influence the present in unseen ways. We slow down to notice the patterns woven throughout your emotional and relational world, including those that may emerge between us. With curiosity and care, this process allows for deeper insight, expanded emotional awareness, and the possibility of weaving new ways of relating over time.
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Multicultural Perspective
I actively consider how culture, identity, and systemic experiences shape your inner world and relationships. Therapy is not one-size-fits-all, and I strive to create a space that is responsive to your unique background, values, and lived experiences.
This includes being mindful of cultural expectations, intergenerational dynamics, and experiences of marginalization or difference, while supporting you in developing a stronger, more authentic sense of self.
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Parts-Based Lens
At times, it can feel like different parts of you are pulling in different directions For example, one part may pull for connection, while another feels the need to protect or withdraw. In therapy, we make space to understand these internal experiences not as flaws, but as meaningful responses that have developed over time. Through a parts-based lens, we explore these self-states with curiosity and compassion, helping you better understand their roles and how they show up in your life and relationships.
EMDR
At times, certain experiences become tightly woven into your tapestry in ways that feel overwhelming or unresolved. These threads can continue to shape how we feel, think, and respond, even long after the experience has passed.
EMDR therapy is a structured, evidence-based approach that helps the brain process these experiences more fully. Through bilateral stimulation, we work together to gently revisit and reprocess what has been held in a stuck or distressing way. Over time, this allows these experiences to feel less activating and more integrated and creates space for new ways of relating to yourself, others, and the world.
My EMDR training includes basic training through EMDRIA. I integrate EMDR with insight-oriented and parts-based work, which allows us to make space for and explore the internal conflicts that may emerge during reprocessing. Before engaging in reprocessing, we will first discuss your history thoroughly (potentially over months) to have a thorough understanding of the context of stuck points. Simultaneously, we build resourcing, such as grounding skills to cultivate internal safety before beginning reprocessing.
Additional literature regarding EMDR as a therapeutic modality can be found here: https://www.emdria.org/about-emdr-therapy/