Therapy isn’t my first career.
Before you learn more about me, I want to check in with you and ask, what are you hoping to find?
Maybe you’re here, because you feel trapped in the grind, unsure of where your life is going next.
Maybe you’re here, because you can feel your unfulfilled potential calling to you.
Maybe you’re here, because you’re confused about how to integrate all the different identities you hold.
Maybe you feel lonely or overwhelmed by relationships, and you’re looking for true, deep connection.
Whatever it is that’s bringing you here, I get it.
When the pandemic hit in 2020, I - like many of us - began to question everything about my life, and I finally convinced myself to leave the tech world, so I could apply my skills to healing my community. It was one of the scariest decisions ever, as a child of immigrants, the daughter of a single parent, and someone who valued financial security above “following my passion”.
But I made the leap, thanks to the love and support of my inner circle, and some careful planning. And a few years later — here we are!
It’s taken a village to get me where I am today; and as Arnold Schwarzenegger said, “You can call me anything you want, but don’t ever call me self-made. I didn’t make it this far on my own, and to accept that credit would be to dis-count everyone who gave me advice, who lifted me up when I fell. The ‘the self-made person’ is a myth.”
It’s thanks to my community, both personally and professionally, that I’m able to do my work. I feel blessed to work in a field that capitalizes on my skills, and my lived experience. Having lost and found myself many times, it’s my passion to help others find their way back, or forward, or through, whatever they’re navigating.
When I’m not practicing therapy, I’m either writing in my journal, curating playlists, getting dinner with my loved ones, or walking our German Shepherd, or reading thrillers. Nature, music, independent films, and slow mornings are some of my favorite things in the world. I’m a student of human nature, and I plan on continuing my studies for as long as possible.
Pictured above: Little Jenn, who inspires my work, and taught me about true fashion